Ed Green vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Ed Green
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Green as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Murray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.7 and WHIP 1.833 compared to 5.8 and 1.890 for Ed Green. By the career numbers, Joe Murray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Green and Joe Murray

Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.71
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.82
31.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.94
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
5.8
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.7
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
267
12.58
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.2
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.43
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.9
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
43.96
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
42.9
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
8.67
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
39.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
36.6
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.96
43.96
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Ed Green and Joe Murray

Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
936
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.95
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
3.78
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.31
89.31
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.925
2.925
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Green and Joe Murray

Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
164.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
126
532.39
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.98
25.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
76.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
130.99
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
21.13
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
84.51
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.58
19.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.68
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
54.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
29.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Green
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA