How Dale Murray's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dale Murray posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 3.83, near the relief pitcher average of 4.08 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1981, posting 2.41, well below the relief pitcher average of 4.05 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at 5.25, well above the relief pitcher average of 4.2 that year. The Defense Independent ERA trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.47 in 1983 to 3.89 in 1984 and 3.0 in 1985. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 12 seasons.
Dale Murray Lifetime Defense Independent ERA
Stats similar to Defense Independent ERA for Dale Murray
| Dale Murray
Defense Independent ERA |
|---|
| Career | 3.83 |
| Season Avg. | 3.83 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.83 |
| More Info | See More |
Dale Murray Defense Independent ERA Per Season
Dale Murray's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dale Murray Defense Independent ERA by Team
Dale Murray's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dale Murray Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dale Murray's career Defense Independent ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Dale Murray Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dale Murray's seasonal Defense Independent ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dale Murray Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dale Murray's MLB career with Defense Independent ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
