David Hale vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

David Hale
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and David Hale as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. David Hale posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.484 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, David Hale had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Hale and Joe Murray

David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.88
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.39
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
52
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.49
19.49
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
4.44
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.1
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.1
10.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.05
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.86
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
6.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.998
0.998
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.66
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1197
39.37
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
4.77
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.89
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1092
35.91
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.37
39.37
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for David Hale and Joe Murray

David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
3.88
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.62
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.97
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.97
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.509
0.509
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.49
19.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Hale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for David Hale and Joe Murray

David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
1416
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
528
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
2.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-2.39
-28.64
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
20
240
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Hale
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA