Bryan Harvey vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Bryan Harvey
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Harvey as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bryan Harvey posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.49 and WHIP 1.140 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Bryan Harvey had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bryan Harvey and Joe Murray

Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
7.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.58
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.48
40.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
4.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.49
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.49
2.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.82
2.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.199
0.199
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1161
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
387
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
6.47
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.7
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.35
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.44
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
10.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
36.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
6.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.84
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1396
32.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.79
36.79
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Bryan Harvey and Joe Murray

Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
7.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1161
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.65
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.98
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bryan Harvey and Joe Murray

Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
322
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.46
-79.86
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Harvey
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA