How Dale Murray's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Dale Murray posted a career ERA of 3.85, near the relief pitcher average of 3.96 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1974, posting 1.03, well below the relief pitcher average of 3.61 that year. The highest point came in 1985 at 15.0, well above the relief pitcher average of 3.9 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.48 in 1983 to 4.94 in 1984 and 15.0 in 1985. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.03 to 15.0 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Dale Murray Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Dale Murray
| Dale Murray
ERA | Dale Murray
Component ERA | Dale Murray
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.85 | 3.93 | 3.83 |
| Season Avg. | 3.85 | 3.93 | 3.83 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.85 | 3.93 | 3.83 |
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Dale Murray ERA Per Season
Dale Murray's 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 ERA by Team
Dale Murray's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dale Murray ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dale Murray's career 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 ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dale Murray's seasonal 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dale Murray's MLB career with 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.
