Mike Cuellar vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Mike Cuellar
Silent GenerationCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Cuellar 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. Mike Cuellar led in run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 72), walk avoidance (BB%+ 107 vs 84), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 94 vs 77). Role difference aside, Mike Cuellar holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Cuellar and Heath Murray

Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.59
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
0.42
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.73
58.73
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.66
83.66
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.55
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
979
3.14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8424
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2808
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2538
8.13
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
0.71
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
2.63
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1632
5.23
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.33
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.874
0.874
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.17
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.04
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.02
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11505
36.88
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.62
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.3
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
0.29
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10532
33.76
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.88
36.88
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Mike Cuellar and Heath Murray

Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
453
1.45
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
1.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8422
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2807.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.35
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
453
1.45
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.1
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
1.89
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
1.8
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.92
94.92
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.66
83.66
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Cuellar and Heath Murray

Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
456
382.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
716
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
661
553.91
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
63.69
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
47.77
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.7
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.35
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.87
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
15.92
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.15
15.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
94.69
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
72.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.299
0.299
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
31.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
27.65
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
52.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-6.67
-5.59
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.84
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
7.54
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PAverified
304
254.75
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.36
2.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
36.03
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mike Cuellar
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.68
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.19
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Cuellar
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA