Ed Mars vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Ed Mars
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaSyracuse StarsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Mars as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Mars posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.67 and WHIP 1.492 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Ed Mars had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Mars and Joe Murray

Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.37
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.67
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121.1
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
9.79
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.79
9.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
3.63
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
4.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
40.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
5.93
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
36.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.43
40.43
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Ed Mars and Joe Murray

Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Mars and Joe Murray

Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
171.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
546.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
150
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
128.57
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
65.34
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
182.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
203.57
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.673
0.673
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.595
0.595
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
96.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
192.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.17
76.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
53.57
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Mars
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA