Chris Carpenter vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Chris Carpenter
Gen XNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Chris Carpenter 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. Chris Carpenter led in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 67), run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 72), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 115 vs 84). Role difference aside, Chris Carpenter holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Chris Carpenter and Heath Murray

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.42
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.58
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.38
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.5
60.5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
927
3.76
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2205
8.94
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.89
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.54
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1697
6.88
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.88
6.88
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.85
4.85
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.047
1.047
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.21
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.34
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9305
37.73
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1021
4.14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.3
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.19
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
0.9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8470
34.35
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.303
0.303
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.73
37.73
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Chris Carpenter and Heath Murray

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
350
1.42
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.35
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6658
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2219.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.75
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
1.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.25
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
446
1.81
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.77
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.76
97.76
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.86
94.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Carpenter and Heath Murray

Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
350
419.16
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
439
525.75
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
62.28
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
50.3
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
9.58
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
11.98
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.02
12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
79.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
66
79.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.103
0.103
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
21.56
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
25.15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
44.31
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.39
-4.06
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
14.37
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
172.46
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.48
3.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
56.29
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5.99
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA