Fred Gladding vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Fred Gladding
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Gladding as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Gladding posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.13 and WHIP 1.388 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Fred Gladding had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Gladding and Joe Murray

Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
6.74
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.72
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.54
58.54
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
1.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
3.13
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1803
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
566
8.48
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.48
8.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.57
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.34
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.67
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
5.9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.027
1.027
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2552
38.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
4.16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.55
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2277
34.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Fred Gladding and Joe Murray

Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
6.74
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1802
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
600.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Gladding and Joe Murray

Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
3970.59
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
555.88
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.24
-55.04
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
40
352.94
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
1.7
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
35.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Gladding
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA