Jim McGlothlin vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Jim McGlothlin
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Jim McGlothlin built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McGlothlin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.61 and WHIP 1.304 compared to 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. By the career numbers, Jim McGlothlin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Joe Murphy

Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.77
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.46
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.53
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.53
46.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.52
78.52
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.25
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
3.61
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3901
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1300.1
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
8.63
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
0.87
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
2.89
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.21
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
4.91
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.34
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5424
37.54
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.19
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
580
4.01
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.21
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4935
34.16
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.27
2.27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.54
37.54
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Joe Murphy

Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
1.77
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
1.39
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3903
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1301
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.68
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
1.68
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.99
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
2.48
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.44
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
2.37
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.35
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.53
95.53
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.52
78.52
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McGlothlin and Joe Murphy

Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
256
355.56
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
432
600
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
380
527.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.426
0.426
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
66.67
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
45.83
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
12.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.12
21
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
100
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
37.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
20.83
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
54.17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.37
8.85
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
33.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
163
226.39
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
2.65
2.65
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
38.89
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.39
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Jim McGlothlin
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100