George Murray vs. Fred Wenz — Career Comparison

George Murray
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Wenz
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

George Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Wenz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Wenz posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.68 and WHIP 1.512 compared to 5.38 and 1.559 for George Murray. By the career numbers, Fred Wenz had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Murray and Fred Wenz

George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
2.38
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.59
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.56
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.48
43.48
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
5.38
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
4.68
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.59
4.59
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
450
9.73
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
7.65
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.91
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
4.3
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
2.46
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.08
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
40.73
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
39.97
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.78
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
6.1
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.89
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1662
35.93
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
33.38
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for George Murray and Fred Wenz

George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.64
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
27
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
9
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.946
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.129
0.129
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Murray and Fred Wenz

George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
434.21
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
3100
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
600
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
540.79
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
94.74
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
82.89
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.28
24.81
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
110.53
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.418
0.418
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
35.53
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
63.16
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.53
21.84
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-24.1
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
153.95
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
43.42
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA