Steve Foucault vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Steve Foucault
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Foucault as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Foucault posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.385 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Steve Foucault had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Foucault and Joe Murray

Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.65
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.3
49.3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.94
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1490
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
496.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
8.3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.74
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
3.44
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
5.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.001
1.001
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.31
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2101
38.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.59
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
3.86
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.72
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.85
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.305
1.305
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1832
33.2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Steve Foucault and Joe Murray

Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
5.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1490
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.53
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.98
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.88
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.41
95.41
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.376
0.376
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Foucault and Joe Murray

Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
277
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.46
-79.86
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Foucault
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA