Fred Goldsmith vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Fred Goldsmith
Pre-GenerationalConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Goldsmith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Goldsmith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.73 and WHIP 1.153 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Fred Goldsmith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Joe Murray

Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
1.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
1.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.38
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.22
62.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.88
97.88
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.97
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
2.73
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1609.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1685
9.42
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.42
9.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.96
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
2.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.32
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6765
37.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
884
4.94
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.153
1.153
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6593
36.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
36.6
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.82
37.82
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Joe Murray

Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5856
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1952
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.89
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1.68
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.39
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
2.97
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.8
86.8
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Goldsmith and Joe Murray

Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
219
149.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
881
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
855
582.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
193
131.44
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
100.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
22.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
6.81
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
31.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63.62
43.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
255
173.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
219
149.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.547
0.547
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.425
0.425
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
87.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
51.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
136.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.32
46.53
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
17.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
125
85.13
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Goldsmith
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA