Charley Hall vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Charley Hall
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Charley Hall built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charley Hall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.09 and WHIP 1.332 compared to 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. By the career numbers, Charley Hall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charley Hall and Joe Murphy

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.86
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.47
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.47
53.47
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.48
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
3.09
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2729
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
909.2
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
821
8.12
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.16
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
3.87
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
4.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.38
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3754
37.14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.88
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
437
4.32
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.332
1.332
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3325
32.9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Charley Hall and Joe Murphy

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.89
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.89
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
447
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.05
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
6.56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
6.16
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.87
93.87
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.586
1.586
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.8
22.8
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Hall and Joe Murphy

Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
307.28
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
600
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
540.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
106.31
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
75.73
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
14.56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
30.58
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.19
39.59
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
155.83
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
138.35
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
46.6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
58.25
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
101.94
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.45
39.97
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.28
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
24.76
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
93
135.44
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
4.43
4.43
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
27.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.46
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.91
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Hall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
4.37
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Charley Hall
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100