Elden Auker vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Elden Auker
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Elden Auker built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Murray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Murray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 4.42 and 1.495 for Elden Auker. By the career numbers, Dale Murray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elden Auker and Dale Murray

Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
1.53
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.2
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.6
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.46
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.28
56.28
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.38
78.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.58
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.06
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
964
4.42
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.85
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5890
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1963.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2230
10.22
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.73
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
0.59
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.24
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.28
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
594
2.72
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
3.99
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.662
0.662
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.05
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.17
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8688
39.83
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3912
39.02
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.18
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1106
5.07
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.47
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.495
1.495
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7944
36.42
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
34.57
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Elden Auker and Dale Murray

Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
333
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2707
27
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902.1
9
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
460
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
580
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.742
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elden Auker and Dale Murray

Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
356
272.45
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
784
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
700
535.71
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
100.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
77.3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.48
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
6.89
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.59
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.96
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.05
35.24
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
139.29
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
133.16
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.073
0.073
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
55.87
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
55.1
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
106.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.57
34.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
31.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
177.55
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.38
3.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
31.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.53
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elden Auker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA