Steve Blass vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Blass 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. Steve Blass led in run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 72), home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 77), and strikeout rate (K%+ 87 vs 67). Role difference aside, Steve Blass holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Heath Murray

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
3.63
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
8.78
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.72
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.36
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.28
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.33
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.32
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6780
38.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.16
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6092
34.32
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Heath Murray

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.09
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.04
96.04
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Heath Murray

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
295
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
546
546
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
140
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA