Mike Golden vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Mike Golden
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee GraysNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Golden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Golden posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.79 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Mike Golden had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Golden and Joe Murray

Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
1.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.73
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.81
23.81
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.84
91.84
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.92
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.79
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1179
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
10.47
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.2
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.47
10.47
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
1.97
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.12
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1806
41.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
8.11
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.11
8.11
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.298
1.298
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1753
40.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
36.6
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.36
41.36
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Mike Golden and Joe Murray

Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2871
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
1.34
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.84
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
2.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.31
84.31
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Golden and Joe Murray

Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
152.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
415
592.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
128.57
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
111.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
12.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
17.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.9
32.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
150
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
135.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
54.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
50
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
104.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.76
35.37
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
68.57
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.75
8.75
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Golden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
60
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA