Jose Melendez vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Jose Melendez
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Melendez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jose Melendez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.233 compared to 5.7 and 1.833 for Joe Murray. By the career numbers, Jose Melendez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Melendez and Joe Murray

Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.65
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.57
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.01
11.01
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.47
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
662
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
8.03
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.2
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.1
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.45
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
7.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.58
1.58
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.051
1.051
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
911
37.16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
42.9
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.51
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
3.67
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.49
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.37
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
819
33.4
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
36.6
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Jose Melendez and Joe Murray

Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.45
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.02
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.31
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Melendez and Joe Murray

Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
2422.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
8
436.36
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
8.61
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
66.67
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.86
-19.16
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
18
400
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Melendez
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA