Willard Mains vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Willard Mains
Pre-GenerationalMaineThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati Kelly's KillersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Willard Mains as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willard Mains posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.53 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Willard Mains had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Willard Mains and Joe Murray

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.41
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.54
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.57
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.19
76.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.81
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.53
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
803
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
267.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
8.78
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
5.18
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.934
0.934
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.57
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1219
40.99
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
6.42
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1050
35.31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.99
40.99
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Willard Mains and Joe Murray

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
2.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.26
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
2.84
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.58
91.58
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.977
1.977
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Willard Mains and Joe Murray

Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
207.69
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
130
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
124
572.31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.658
0.658
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
147.69
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
115.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.46
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.62
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
32.31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.05
60.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
198.46
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
175.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.639
0.639
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.554
0.554
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
78.46
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
69.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
143.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.61
67.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
27.69
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
64.62
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.29
9.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willard Mains
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA