Joe Connors vs. George Murray — Career Comparison

Joe Connors
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaAltoona Mountain CityUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher
George Murray
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Connors as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Murray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.38 and WHIP 1.559 compared to 5.57 and 2.238 for Joe Connors. By the career numbers, George Murray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Connors and George Murray

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.18
38.18
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.57
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.393
0.393
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
18
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
9.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
4.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.752
0.752
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
48
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
40.73
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.78
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
12
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
6.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.238
2.238
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
45.86
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
35.93
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Joe Connors and George Murray

Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
27
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
9
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.26
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.11
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.84
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.37
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.143
2.143
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Connors and George Murray

Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
6
156.52
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
434.21
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
600
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
540.79
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
94.74
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
82.89
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
6.69
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
24.81
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
110.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.53
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
63.16
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.52
-13.45
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
21.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
43.42
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA