Joe Murphy vs. John Poloni — Career Comparison

Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
John Poloni
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Poloni 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. Joe Murphy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.97 and WHIP 1.653 compared to 6.43 and 1.286 for John Poloni. By the career numbers, Joe Murphy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Murphy and John Poloni

Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
5.97
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.97
5.97
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
27
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
9
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.779
0.779
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
37.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
36
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Joe Murphy and John Poloni

Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.08
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
27
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
9
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.99
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.44
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.35
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Murphy and John Poloni

Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
160.98
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
8.23
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
73.17
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
58.54
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
43.9
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.21
-17.7
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
117.07
John Poloni
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.13
5.13
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Poloni
Career
Per 600 PA