Sonny Collins vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Sonny Collins
UnknownPhiladelphia Bacharach GiantsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sonny Collins 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. Heath Murray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.41 and WHIP 1.954 compared to 9.22 and 2.305 for Sonny Collins. By the career numbers, Heath Murray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sonny Collins and Heath Murray

Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
9.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
6.41
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.22
9.22
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.97
8.97
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.38
5.38
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
15.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
11.57
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.48
15.48
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.57
11.57
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.33
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.805
0.805
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
48.73
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
42.66
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
6.58
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.21
10.21
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.305
2.305
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.878
1.878
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
42.48
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635
36.02
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.17
5.17
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.73
48.73
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Sonny Collins and Heath Murray

Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.98
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sonny Collins and Heath Murray

Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
7
300
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
91.31
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
214.29
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.846
0.846
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.47
105.72
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sonny Collins
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA