Billy Hart vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Billy Hart
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Hart as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Billy Hart posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.262 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Billy Hart had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Billy Hart and Joe Murray

Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.54
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.31
92.31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.89
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.67
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.1
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
8.4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.95
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.54
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.72
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
866
38.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.96
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
784
35.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.71
38.71
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Billy Hart and Joe Murray

Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Billy Hart and Joe Murray

Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
182.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
89
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
525.84
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.577
0.577
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
101.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
87.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
44.61
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
128.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
175.28
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
47.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
53.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
94.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.35
49.55
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
13.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
60.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Hart
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA