Mike Gonzalez vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Mike Gonzalez
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Gonzalez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Gonzalez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.346 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Mike Gonzalez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Gonzalez and Joe Murray

Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
10.31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.34
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.49
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.13
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
3.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1333
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
444.1
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
7.51
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.85
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
4.15
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.45
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
10.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.611
1.611
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1902
38.53
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
3.75
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.59
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.59
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1646
33.34
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.53
38.53
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Mike Gonzalez and Joe Murray

Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
10.31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1333
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444.1
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.97
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.112
0.112
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Gonzalez and Joe Murray

Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
509
101800
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
109.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
109.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gonzalez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA