Bill Hart vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Bill Hart
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hart as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.65 and WHIP 1.595 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Bill Hart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hart and Joe Murray

Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
1.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
1.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.68
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.48
35.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.23
92.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.92
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
817
4.65
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4746
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1819
10.35
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.2
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.24
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
4.01
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.46
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.44
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7243
41.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1214
6.91
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.91
6.91
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.595
1.595
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6461
36.76
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
36.6
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.21
41.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Bill Hart and Joe Murray

Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
1.2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5244
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1748
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
0.65
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
2.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.26
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
3.3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
3.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.03
92.03
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.528
2.528
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hart and Joe Murray

Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
229
177.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
775
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
579.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.538
0.538
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
120
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
94.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.84
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.61
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
25.55
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51.41
39.8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
211
163.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
134.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
45.68
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
51.87
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
94.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.91
41.73
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.55
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
13.16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
57.29
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.47
10.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.94
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.94
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA