Russ Meers vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Russ Meers
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Russ Meers as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Russ Meers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.482 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Russ Meers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meers and Joe Murray

Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.63
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.98
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.77
4.77
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
8.18
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.16
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.76
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.992
0.992
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.86
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
38.83
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.52
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.52
4.52
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.482
1.482
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
310
33.35
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.83
38.83
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Russ Meers and Joe Murray

Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.442
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meers and Joe Murray

Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
1433.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
566.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
9.91
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.03
-0.93
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
7
233.33
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meers
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA