Jim Bunning vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Jim Bunning
Silent GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Bunning 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. Jim Bunning led in strikeout rate (K%+ 119 vs 67), walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 77). Heath Murray held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 77 vs 71). Role difference aside, Jim Bunning holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bunning and Heath Murray

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
1.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.24
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
224
0.54
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.44
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.9
54.9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
0.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.1
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1366
3.27
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11281
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3433
8.22
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
0.89
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
2.39
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.23
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.39
2.39
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2855
6.83
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.11
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.38
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15618
37.38
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1527
3.65
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.06
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14418
34.51
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.38
37.38
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Jim Bunning and Heath Murray

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
591
1.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
519
1.24
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11280
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3760
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
0.49
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
372
0.89
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.25
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.06
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
601
1.44
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.38
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.17
96.17
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.978
0.978
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.82
87.82
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bunning and Heath Murray

Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
601
257.39
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1401
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1275
546.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
91.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
77.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
8.99
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
1.71
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
13.7
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.26
19.38
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
263
112.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
106.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.395
0.395
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
35.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
32.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
64.24
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.33
11.28
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.43
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.56
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
155.03
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
36.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.57
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
36
15.42
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA