Leon Hooten vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Leon Hooten
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Hooten as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Hooten posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.200 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Leon Hooten had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Hooten and Joe Murray

Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.48
6.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
37.8
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
31.32
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Leon Hooten and Joe Murray

Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.48
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Hooten and Joe Murray

Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.46
-79.86
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Hooten
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA