Yuki Matsui vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Yuki Matsui
MillenialJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Yuki Matsui as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Yuki Matsui posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.310 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Yuki Matsui had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Yuki Matsui and Joe Murray

Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
3.86
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.216
0.216
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
7.07
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.29
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
4.29
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.29
4.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
9.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.508
1.508
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
529
37.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.57
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.262
1.262
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
32.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.79
37.79
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Yuki Matsui and Joe Murray

Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
8.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
378
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.43
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.088
0.088
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Yuki Matsui and Joe Murray

Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
125
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.46
-79.86
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Yuki Matsui
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA