Rich Gale vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Rich Gale
Baby BoomersNew HampshireThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rich Gale built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Murray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dale Murray led in home run suppression (HR9+ 237 vs 115), walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 93). Rich Gale held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 68). Role difference aside, Dale Murray holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Rich Gale and Dale Murray

Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.51
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.53
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.52
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.5
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.55
49.55
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.19
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
4.54
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.85
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2910
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
997
9.25
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.25
9.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.76
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
4.24
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.28
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
4.81
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
3.99
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.005
1.005
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.22
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.17
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4263
39.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3912
39.02
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.12
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
5.05
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.47
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.29
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.75
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.499
1.499
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3713
34.45
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
34.57
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Rich Gale and Dale Murray

Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.81
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1.34
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2910
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.45
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.2
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.12
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
1.77
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
1.65
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.19
93.19
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.85
73.85
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rich Gale and Dale Murray

Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
195
1519.48
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
529.87
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.58
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.56
35.52
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
132.47
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
70.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
19.63
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
54.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
50
389.61
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
212.66
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
1.54
1.54
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.58
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Gale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA