Morrie Martin vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Morrie Martin
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Morrie Martin as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Morrie Martin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.29 and WHIP 1.419 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Morrie Martin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Morrie Martin and Joe Murray

Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
3.72
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.57
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.8
16.8
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
4.29
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1814
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
9.03
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.03
9.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.83
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
3.71
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.65
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.817
0.817
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.22
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2637
39.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.76
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.416
1.416
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2361
35.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.25
39.25
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Morrie Martin and Joe Murray

Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
8.85
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
763
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254.1
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
4.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
4.92
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
4.74
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.4
96.4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.536
0.536
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Morrie Martin and Joe Murray

Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
250
842.7
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
165
556.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
94.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
87.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.74
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.74
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.07
17.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
101.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
107.87
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.371
0.371
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.131
0.131
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
50.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
23.6
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
74.16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.52
11.87
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
151.69
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.96
3.96
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
30.34
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.74
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morrie Martin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA