Joe McGinnity vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Joe McGinnity
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe McGinnity built a career as a starting pitcher and Heath Murray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe McGinnity posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.66 and WHIP 1.188 compared to 6.41 and 1.954 for Heath Murray. By the career numbers, Joe McGinnity had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe McGinnity and Heath Murray

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
1.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
1
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
0.64
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.37
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.4
63.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.94
81.94
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
0.82
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.08
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1016
2.66
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10324
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3441.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3276
8.57
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
2.12
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1068
2.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.33
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.08
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
0.47
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14132
36.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
0.19
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1436
3.76
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13141
34.37
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.96
36.96
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Joe McGinnity and Heath Murray

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
475
1.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.44
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.85
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10506
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3502
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
0.56
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
2.39
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.26
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1249
3.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1148
2.95
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.91
91.91
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.417
2.417
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.42
36.42
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe McGinnity and Heath Murray

Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
477
201.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1423
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1297
546.87
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.501
0.501
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
105.83
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
92.76
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.85
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
13.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.46
28.87
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
292
123.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
296
124.81
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
45.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
37.95
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
199
83.91
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.3
30.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.64
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.34
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PAverified
158
66.62
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.01
9.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
34.15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
10.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe McGinnity
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA