Sam Moran vs. Joe Murray — Career Comparison

Sam Moran
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Murray
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Moran as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Murray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.7 and WHIP 1.833 compared to 7.47 and 2.059 for Sam Moran. By the career numbers, Joe Murray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Moran and Joe Murray

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.44
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.33
33.33
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.86
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
7.47
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.7
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.7
5.7
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.82
6.82
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62.2
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
11.2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
10.2
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
11.2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.2
10.2
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
7.32
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
6.3
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.32
7.32
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.3
6.3
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.73
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.4
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.117
1.117
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.01
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
45.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
42.9
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.9
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9.05
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.05
9.05
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.059
2.059
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.833
1.833
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.34
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
36.6
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.1
45.1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.9
42.9

Fielding Stats for Sam Moran and Joe Murray

Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.43
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.29
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Joe Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Moran and Joe Murray

Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
244.44
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
436.36
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
600
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
577.78
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
88.89
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
44.44
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.07
45.99
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
200
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
111.11
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.7
37.68
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-79.86
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
163.64
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
27
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Moran
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murray
Career
Per 600 PA