Bill Magee vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Bill Magee
Pre-GenerationalCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Magee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Magee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.94 and WHIP 1.600 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Bill Magee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Magee and Joe Murray

Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
1.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.62
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.25
36.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.11
84.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.84
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
4.94
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.94
4.94
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
10.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.28
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
4.26
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.26
4.26
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.95
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.22
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.71
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3376
40.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
523
6.33
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2965
35.88
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.86
40.86
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Bill Magee and Joe Murray

Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2226
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
742
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
2.85
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
2.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.79
89.79
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.972
1.972
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Magee and Joe Murray

Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
214
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
300
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
284
568
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
96
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
84
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
8
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.39
22.77
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
112
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
116
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
54
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
92
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.36
18.72
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
66
132
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.55
4.55
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Magee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA