Danny Kolb vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Danny Kolb
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Kolb as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Danny Kolb posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.36 and WHIP 1.566 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Danny Kolb had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Danny Kolb and Joe Murray

Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
9.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.72
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.35
32.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
4.36
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
860
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
9.45
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.45
9.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.63
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.21
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.085
1.085
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.75
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1273
39.97
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.62
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
4.71
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.28
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.41
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.517
1.517
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1112
34.91
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.97
39.97
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Danny Kolb and Joe Murray

Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
9.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
860
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.28
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.13
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.51
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.41
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.155
0.155
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Danny Kolb and Joe Murray

Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
174000
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
600
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.11
-66.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Kolb
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA