Lefty Grove vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Lefty Grove
Lost GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVPAll-Star
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lefty Grove 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. Lefty Grove posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.06 and WHIP 1.278 compared to 3.85 and 1.535 for Dale Murray. By the career numbers, Lefty Grove had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lefty Grove and Dale Murray

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
1.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
1.04
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
0.69
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.32
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.03
68.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74.19
74.19
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
0.68
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.08
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.13
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1339
3.06
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
3.85
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11822
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3940.2
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3849
8.79
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
0.37
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1187
2.71
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.28
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2266
5.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
3.99
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.876
0.876
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.12
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16633
37.99
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
39.02
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.28
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1594
3.64
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
4.47
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15404
35.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
34.57
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Lefty Grove and Dale Murray

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
616
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2707
27
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902.1
9
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
722
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
825
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
787
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.39
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.278
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lefty Grove and Dale Murray

Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
619
235.21
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1579
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1369
520.2
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
202
76.76
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
155
58.9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
10.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
5.7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
17.86
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69.38
26.37
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
284
107.92
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
117.42
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
45.22
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
45.98
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
225
85.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.78
19.3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
39.9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
593
225.33
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
212.66
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
39.14
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Lefty Grove
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.76
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Grove
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA