Steve Avery vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Avery posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.19 and WHIP 1.367 compared to 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. By the career numbers, Steve Avery had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Joe Murphy

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.88
87.88
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
4.19
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
569
3.29
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.16
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.05
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
800
4.63
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.41
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.27
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.75
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Joe Murphy

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.72
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
1.75
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
2.19
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
2.11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.229
1.229
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Joe Murphy

Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
306
370.91
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
437
529.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
14.55
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
135
163.64
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
49.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4.85
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.21
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.42
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100