Masao Kida vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Masao Kida
Gen XJapanThrows RightBats RightAsiaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Masao Kida as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Murray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.7 and WHIP 1.833 compared to 5.83 and 1.631 for Masao Kida. By the career numbers, Joe Murray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Masao Kida and Joe Murray

Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
5.83
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.7
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.42
5.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
10.72
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.2
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.85
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.67
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
6.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.94
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
40.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.26
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
6.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.21
6.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.599
1.599
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
35.94
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.64
40.64
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Masao Kida and Joe Murray

Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
6.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.85
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.41
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.41
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Masao Kida and Joe Murray

Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
9750
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
41.68
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Masao Kida
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA