Nestor Cortes vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Nestor Cortes
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nestor Cortes 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. Nestor Cortes led in run prevention (ERA+ 135 vs 72), strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 67), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 84). Role difference aside, Nestor Cortes holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Nestor Cortes and Heath Murray

Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.37
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.73
65.73
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.94
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
8.02
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.52
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
2.69
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
9.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.02
9.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.185
1.185
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2490
37.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.24
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
4.06
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.18
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2279
34.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.21
37.21
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Nestor Cortes and Heath Murray

Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
143
2.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1807
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
602.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.28
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.54
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.25
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.85
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.82
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.49
96.49
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.73
65.73
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nestor Cortes and Heath Murray

Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144
86400
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
88
2514.29
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
8.49
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-8.16
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nestor Cortes
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA