Ken Dayley vs. George Murray — Career Comparison

Ken Dayley
Baby BoomersIdahoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
George Murray
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

George Murray built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Dayley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Dayley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.64 and WHIP 1.461 compared to 5.38 and 1.559 for George Murray. By the career numbers, Ken Dayley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Dayley and George Murray

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.04
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
2.38
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.91
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.43
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.71
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.56
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.31
42.31
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.18
38.18
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.61
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
3.64
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
5.38
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1721
27
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1249
27
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573.2
9
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
416.1
9
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
8.85
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
9.73
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.66
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.37
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
3.53
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
4.3
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.77
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.37
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
2.46
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.37
6.37
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.752
0.752
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.19
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.13
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2450
38.44
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1884
40.73
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.27
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.78
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
4.28
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
6.1
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.31
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.85
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.559
1.559
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2164
33.95
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1662
35.93
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.73
40.73

Fielding Stats for Ken Dayley and George Murray

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
6.04
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1721
27
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573.2
9
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.36
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.99
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.38
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.35
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.55
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.946
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Dayley and George Murray

Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
388
2450.53
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
110
434.21
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
95
600
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
152
600
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
81
511.58
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
137
540.79
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.467
0.467
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
107.37
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
94.74
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
107.37
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
82.89
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.84
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.44
28.02
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.28
24.81
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
17
107.37
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
118.42
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
151.58
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
110.53
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.418
0.418
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.369
0.369
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
25.26
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
35.53
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.63
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
31.58
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
37.89
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
63.16
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.64
35.6
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5.53
21.84
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.95
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
11.84
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
202.11
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
153.95
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.97
2.97
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
44.21
George Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
43.42
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.32
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Dayley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Murray
Career
Per 600 PA