Mike Gardiner vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Mike Gardiner
Gen XCANThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Gardiner 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 84), walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 92), and run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 85). Mike Gardiner held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 68). Role difference aside, Dale Murray holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Gardiner and Dale Murray

Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.05
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.53
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.62
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.5
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.64
38.64
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.82
33.82
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
5.21
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.85
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1181
27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
393.2
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
9.6
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.6
9.6
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.12
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
3.68
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.28
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
5.46
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
3.99
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.016
1.016
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1738
39.73
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3912
39.02
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.53
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
5.99
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.47
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.37
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1545
35.32
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3466
34.57
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Mike Gardiner and Dale Murray

Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.05
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1181
27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
393.2
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.8
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.58
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.91
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.76
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.71
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.4
97.4
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.552
0.552
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.82
33.82
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Gardiner and Dale Murray

Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
16320
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
518
3934.18
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
493.67
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
3.47
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.12
-14.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
212.66
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Gardiner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA