Ross Grimsley vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Ross Grimsley
Baby BoomersKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ross Grimsley 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 75), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 87), and strikeout rate (K%+ 68 vs 58). Ross Grimsley held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 127 vs 111). Role difference aside, Dale Murray holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ross Grimsley and Dale Murray

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.61
55.61
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.35
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
863
3.81
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
3.85
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2105
9.29
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.29
9.29
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
0.89
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.47
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.28
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
750
3.31
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
3.99
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.642
0.642
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.18
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.07
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8544
37.71
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
39.02
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
947
4.18
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
4.47
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.51
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
173
0.76
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7792
34.39
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
34.57
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.71
37.71
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Ross Grimsley and Dale Murray

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.52
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6118
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2039.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
0.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
357
1.58
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
430
1.9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
1.84
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.98
96.98
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.209
1.209
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.51
85.51
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ross Grimsley and Dale Murray

Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
346
519
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
400
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
353
529.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
67.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
61.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
6
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.1
9.15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
73.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
78
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
31.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
22.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
54
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.33
-5
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
174
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.45
3.45
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
58.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Ross Grimsley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
7.5
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ross Grimsley
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA