Buddy Groom vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Buddy Groom
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Buddy Groom as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Buddy Groom posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.64 and WHIP 1.526 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Buddy Groom had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buddy Groom and Joe Murray

Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
9.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.21
49.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
4.64
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2204
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
734.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
825
10.11
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.11
10.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.89
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
3.19
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.44
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
6.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.05
6.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.25
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.26
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3226
39.52
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
2.39
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
4.94
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.23
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.92
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.477
1.477
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2896
35.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.52
39.52
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Buddy Groom and Joe Murray

Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
786
9.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2204
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
734.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
1.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.02
94.02
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Buddy Groom and Joe Murray

Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
786
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.46
-79.86
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buddy Groom
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA