Walter Murphy vs. Harry Staley — Career Comparison

Walter Murphy
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Harry Staley
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Walter Murphy and Harry Staley are fairly close on the surface numbers. Harry Staley posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.81 vs 9) and WHIP (1.354 vs 2.500). Walter Murphy had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.37). By the career numbers, Harry Staley had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Walter Murphy and Harry Staley

Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
284
1.12
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.02
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
0.54
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.47
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.85
90.85
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
0.92
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.81
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6834
27
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2278
9
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2480
9.8
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.8
9.8
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.37
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
2.39
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
2.97
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.595
0.595
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.36
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9879
39.03
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.1
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
5.86
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9227
36.45
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Walter Murphy and Harry Staley

Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
1.13
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6900
27
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2300
9
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.22
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
1.81
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.16
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
2.2
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
2.03
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.51
92.51
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.796
1.796
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Murphy and Harry Staley

Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
289
168.02
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1032
600
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
959
557.56
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
175
101.74
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
141
81.98
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
11.63
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
19.77
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60.78
35.34
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
133.72
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
244
141.86
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
52.91
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
63.37
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
112.21
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.08
34.35
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
37.79
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
160
93.02
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.45
6.45
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.33
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.07
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Staley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100