Brad Hand vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Brad Hand
MillenialMinnesotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Hand as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Hand posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.75 and WHIP 1.290 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Brad Hand had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Hand and Joe Murray

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.43
7.43
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.54
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
3.75
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2316
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
772
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
673
7.85
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.93
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
3.46
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
9.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.34
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3266
38.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.96
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
4.15
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.35
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.26
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2871
33.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.08
38.08
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Brad Hand and Joe Murray

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
6.75
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
772
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.93
95.93
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.43
7.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Hand and Joe Murray

Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
579
3993.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
87
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
496.55
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
27.59
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
41.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-4.25
-29.32
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
151.72
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
103.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.79
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Hand
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA