Joe Muir vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Joe Muir
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Muir built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.457 compared to 5.19 and 1.500 for Joe Muir. By the career numbers, Mike Venafro had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Muir and Mike Venafro

Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.19
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.09
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.34
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
3.81
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.904
0.904
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
40.5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1107
39.33
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.69
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.88
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.58
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
36.17
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
965
34.28
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Joe Muir and Mike Venafro

Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253.1
9
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.81
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Muir and Mike Venafro

Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
1145.45
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
10.81
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.01
-0.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.5
5.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Muir
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA