Hal McKain vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Hal McKain
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal McKain as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Hal McKain posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.93 and WHIP 1.647 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Hal McKain had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal McKain and Joe Murray

Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.42
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.54
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.9
43.9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.3
23.3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.93
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.13
5.13
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
10.27
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.2
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
4.56
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
3.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.863
0.863
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1747
41.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
5.99
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1538
36.3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.23
41.23
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Hal McKain and Joe Murray

Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.16
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.252
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Hal McKain and Joe Murray

Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
451.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
122
504.83
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
78.62
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.55
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.95
66
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
173.79
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
194.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
78.62
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.38
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
120
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.9
69.92
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.86
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.18
5.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.55
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA