Brett Graves vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Brett Graves
MillenialMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Brett Graves as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brett Graves posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 1.650 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Brett Graves had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brett Graves and Joe Murray

Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33.1
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
11.07
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.2
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.07
11.07
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.81
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.54
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.08
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
39.96
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
5.94
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.89
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
35.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.96
39.96
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Brett Graves and Joe Murray

Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
5.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.1
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.62
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.89
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.89
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brett Graves and Joe Murray

Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
6300
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.21
-63.2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Graves
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA