Jose Mercedes vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Jose Mercedes
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Jose Mercedes 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. Jose Mercedes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.75 and WHIP 1.455 compared to 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. By the career numbers, Jose Mercedes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Mercedes and Joe Murphy

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.6
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.83
45.83
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.48
54.48
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
4.75
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.75
4.75
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
9.52
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.16
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.44
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
4.79
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.914
0.914
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.32
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2530
39.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
5.19
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.2
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.37
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.05
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2249
34.72
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.32
2.32
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Jose Mercedes and Joe Murphy

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.24
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.22
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1749
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.37
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.77
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.99
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
1.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.44
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.35
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.48
54.48
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Mercedes and Joe Murphy

Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
4350
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
19
570
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
3.13
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
8.23
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
30
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.04
-31.17
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-17.7
Jose Mercedes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
12
360
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
117.07
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Jose Mercedes
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100