Wayne Granger vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Wayne Granger
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Wayne Granger as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Wayne Granger posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.394 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Wayne Granger had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Wayne Granger and Joe Murray

Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
6.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.49
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
1.52
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1916
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
638.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
632
8.91
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.91
8.91
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.66
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
2.83
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.8
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
4.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.789
0.789
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2718
38.3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
3.8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
4.09
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.39
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.17
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.304
1.304
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2455
34.6
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.3
38.3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Wayne Granger and Joe Murray

Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
6.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1918
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
639.1
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.7
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.98
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
2.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
2.69
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.83
91.83
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.423
0.423
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Wayne Granger and Joe Murray

Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
3382.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
80
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
510
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
52.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.48
18.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
82.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
97.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.338
0.338
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
2.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
32
240
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Granger
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA