Zach Jackson vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Zach Jackson
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Zach Jackson built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach Jackson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.81 and WHIP 1.566 compared to 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. By the career numbers, Zach Jackson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach Jackson and Joe Murphy

Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.88
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.27
77.27
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
5.81
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
11.19
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
10.71
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.19
11.19
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.71
10.71
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.28
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
2.91
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.38
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
41.1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.32
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.32
6.32
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.567
1.567
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
37
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.1
41.1
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Zach Jackson and Joe Murphy

Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.88
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.45
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105.1
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.51
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.54
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.31
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.05
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.27
77.27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach Jackson and Joe Murphy

Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
1015.38
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
4.57
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
8.23
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.1
-4.76
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
117.07
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.13
5.13
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Zach Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100