Nelson Briles vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Nelson Briles
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nelson Briles 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. Nelson Briles led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 125 vs 84), strikeout rate (K%+ 97 vs 67), and run prevention (ERA+ 93 vs 72). Role difference aside, Nelson Briles holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nelson Briles and Heath Murray

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.48
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
3.44
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6335
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2111.2
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2141
9.13
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.13
9.13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
0.79
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
2.33
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.34
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1163
4.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.33
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.21
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.22
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8858
37.75
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
3.96
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.18
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.28
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8184
34.88
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.75
37.75
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Nelson Briles and Heath Murray

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.93
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279
1.19
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6337
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2112.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
0.56
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
263
1.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.25
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.74
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1.68
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.57
96.57
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.73
61.73
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nelson Briles and Heath Murray

Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
452
509.77
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
532
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
469
528.95
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
81.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
65.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
15.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.05
21.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
106.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
107.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
32.71
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
62.03
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.33
13.9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
23.68
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PAverified
171
192.86
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.11
3.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
0.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
41.73
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Nelson Briles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.38
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.64
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson Briles
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA