Steve Busby vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Steve Busby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Busby 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 Busby led in home run suppression (HR9+ 138 vs 77), strikeout rate (K%+ 125 vs 67), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 116 vs 77). Role difference aside, Steve Busby holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Busby and Heath Murray

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.59
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.46
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.45
56.45
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
438
3.72
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
8.51
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.62
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
3.67
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.19
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
5.59
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.24
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.21
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4505
38.23
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
4.1
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.26
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3963
33.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Steve Busby and Heath Murray

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
1.42
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3182
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1060.2
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.64
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.68
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
2.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
2.32
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.26
92.26
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.641
1.641
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.82
89.82
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Busby and Heath Murray

Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
6680
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
88
2514.29
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
31
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.03
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Steve Busby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Busby
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA