Bill Henry vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Bill Henry
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Henry as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Henry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.294 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Bill Henry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Henry and Joe Murray

Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
5.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.49
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.92
47.92
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.35
8.35
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.89
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
8.3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.88
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.92
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
6.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.004
1.004
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.25
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.25
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3833
37.78
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
2.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.81
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3512
34.62
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.78
37.78
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Bill Henry and Joe Murray

Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
6.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.26
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2251
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
750.1
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.96
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.02
97.02
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Henry and Joe Murray

Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
531
1488.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
203
569.16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
100.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
84.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.7
24.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
123.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
123.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
50.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
86.92
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.03
19.7
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
71
199.07
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
3.01
3.01
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.61
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.41
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Henry
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA