Steve Avery vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Steve Avery
Gen XMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Avery 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 237 vs 101), walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 99). Steve Avery held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 100 vs 68). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Murray.

Pitching Stats for Steve Avery and Dale Murray

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
0.56
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.48
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.63
53.63
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.08
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
4.19
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.85
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1529
8.85
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
148
0.86
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
569
3.29
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
980
5.67
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
3.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.67
5.67
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.3
3.3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.15
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.05
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6609
38.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
39.02
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.06
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
4.63
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.41
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.75
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5896
34.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
34.57
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.26
38.26
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Steve Avery and Dale Murray

Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
1.72
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
1.51
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4664
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1554.2
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.36
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
1.75
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
2.19
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
2.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.56
96.56
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.08
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Avery and Dale Murray

Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
306
370.91
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
495
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
437
529.7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.506
0.506
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
92.12
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.45
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
16.97
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
26.67
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.5
27.28
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
133.33
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
106.67
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.446
0.446
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
42.42
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
38.79
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.36
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.93
21.73
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
135
163.64
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.67
3.67
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
49.7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.06
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.85
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.42
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Avery
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA