Brandon Kolb vs. George Murray — Career Comparison

Brandon Kolb
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Murray
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Kolb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. George Murray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.38 and WHIP 1.559 compared to 7.99 and 2.197 for Brandon Kolb. By the career numbers, George Murray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brandon Kolb and George Murray

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
2.38
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.99
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
5.38
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.99
7.99
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.01
7.01
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
12.17
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
9.73
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.17
12.17
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.28
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.28
2.28
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.23
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
4.3
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.61
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.46
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.648
1.648
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.52
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
45.25
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1884
40.73
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.04
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.78
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
9.13
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
6.1
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
6.1
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.14
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.155
2.155
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.559
1.559
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
36.89
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1662
35.93
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.366
0.366
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.25
45.25
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Brandon Kolb and George Murray

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
7.99
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
27
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.2
9
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.14
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.095
0.095
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.946
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Brandon Kolb and George Murray

Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
6300
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
434.21
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
600
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
137
540.79
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
94.74
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
82.89
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
24.81
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
110.53
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.53
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
63.16
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
21.84
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
39
153.95
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
43.42
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA