Craig Kimbrel vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Craig Kimbrel
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Kimbrel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Kimbrel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.58 and WHIP 1.033 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Craig Kimbrel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Joe Murray

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.61
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.53
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4.82
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.58
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
5.39
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.82
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
3.79
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
14.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.981
1.981
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.77
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.44
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3306
36.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
7.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.88
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2897
31.73
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.21
36.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Joe Murray

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2465
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.92
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.88
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Craig Kimbrel and Joe Murray

Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
255300
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.22
-66.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA