Joe Grahe vs. George Murray — Career Comparison

Joe Grahe
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Murray
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grahe as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Grahe posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.41 and WHIP 1.614 compared to 5.38 and 1.559 for George Murray. By the career numbers, Joe Grahe had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Grahe and George Murray

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.88
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.49
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.67
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.86
20.86
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.41
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
5.38
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.41
4.41
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1201
27
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
400.1
9
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
10.14
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
9.73
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.61
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
4.09
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
4.3
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
4.59
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.46
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.964
0.964
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.4
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.5
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1812
40.74
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
40.73
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
2.27
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.78
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.01
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
6.1
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.01
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1574
35.39
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1662
35.93
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.74
40.74
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Joe Grahe and George Murray

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
4.2
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1201
27
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400.1
9
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.47
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
2.36
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.562
0.562
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.946
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.86
20.86
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Grahe and George Murray

Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
4315.38
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
110
434.21
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
600
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
19
438.46
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
540.79
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.789
0.789
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
94.74
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
82.89
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.43
56.17
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.28
24.81
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
118.42
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
110.53
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.718
0.718
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.53
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
31.58
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
63.16
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.98
68.74
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.53
21.84
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Joe Grahe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
43.42
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grahe
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA