Hal Carlson vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Hal Carlson
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Hal Carlson 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. Hal Carlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.376 compared to 6.41 and 1.954 for Heath Murray. By the career numbers, Hal Carlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Hal Carlson and Heath Murray

Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
1.69
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.51
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.54
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.72
48.72
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.13
63.13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.54
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.08
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
883
3.97
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6006
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2002
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2256
10.14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.14
10.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.42
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
498
2.24
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
590
2.65
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.33
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.544
0.544
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.16
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8522
38.31
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
0.43
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1013
4.55
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.55
4.55
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7988
35.91
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.31
38.31
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Hal Carlson and Heath Murray

Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.85
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
27
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158.2
9
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.25
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
588
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.11
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.515
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.05
17.05
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Hal Carlson and Heath Murray

Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
303.15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
712
560.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.553
0.553
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
159
125.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
103.94
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.94
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.26
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.68
39.91
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
157.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
145.67
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.532
0.532
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.408
0.408
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
45.67
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
56.69
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125
98.43
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.8
43.94
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.57
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
118
92.91
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
6.46
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
18.9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA