Bill Hawke vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Bill Hawke
Pre-GenerationalDelawareThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Hawke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Hawke posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.98 and WHIP 1.617 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Bill Hawke had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Hawke and Joe Murray

Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
1.28
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.79
50.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.84
86.84
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.83
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
4.98
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.98
4.98
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.92
4.92
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1601
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
533.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
629
10.61
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.2
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.95
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
3.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.49
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2459
41.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
7.03
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2196
37.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
36.6
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.47
41.47
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Bill Hawke and Joe Murray

Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1617
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
539
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.6
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.25
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
2.39
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.51
90.51
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.857
1.857
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Hawke and Joe Murray

Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
185.54
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
233
561.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.543
0.543
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
118.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
93.98
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
16.87
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.59
39.97
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
154.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
144.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.521
0.521
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
53.01
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
65.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
113.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.26
41.59
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
101.2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.41
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Hawke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA