Willie Blair vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Willie Blair
Gen XKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Willie Blair built a career as a starting pitcher and Heath Murray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Willie Blair led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 122 vs 84), strikeout rate (K%+ 85 vs 67), and run prevention (ERA+ 88 vs 72). Role difference aside, Willie Blair holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Willie Blair and Heath Murray

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.95
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.61
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.1
41.1
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
713
5.04
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1438
10.16
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.16
10.16
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
415
2.93
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
759
5.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.25
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5572
39.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.53
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
5.5
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.37
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.73
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5022
35.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.36
39.36
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Willie Blair and Heath Murray

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
2.95
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.98
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3822
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1274
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.46
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.99
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.25
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
1.51
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
1.45
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.79
95.79
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.25
33.25
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Willie Blair and Heath Murray

Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
418
1510.84
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
166
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
148
534.94
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.76
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
36.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.61
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.36
4.9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
8.49
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
43.37
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
61.45
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
18.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
39.76
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.85
-21.15
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-8.16
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
21.69
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
89
321.69
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
1.87
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Willie Blair
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
43.37
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Willie Blair
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA