Edwin Jackson vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Edwin Jackson
MillenialWest GermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Edwin Jackson 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 93), walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 83), and run prevention (ERA+ 92 vs 83). Edwin Jackson held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 98 vs 68). Role difference aside, Dale Murray holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Edwin Jackson and Dale Murray

Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
1.89
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
0.49
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.53
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.61
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.5
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.18
77.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1040
4.78
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.85
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2094
9.62
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.62
9.62
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
249
1.14
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
3.58
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.28
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1508
6.92
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
3.99
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.5
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8569
39.35
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3912
39.02
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.14
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1135
5.21
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.47
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.32
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.25
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
0.8
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7628
35.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
34.57
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Edwin Jackson and Dale Murray

Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
412
1.89
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.46
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5880
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1960
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.58
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
0.86
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.14
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
1.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
331
1.52
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.44
91.44
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.18
77.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.08
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Edwin Jackson and Dale Murray

Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
429
768.36
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
335
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
297
531.94
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
87.76
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
77.01
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
7.16
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
10.75
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.78
22.89
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
105.67
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
112.84
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.401
0.401
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
42.99
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
23.28
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
62.69
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.92
17.76
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
25.07
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
128
229.25
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
212.66
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.62
2.62
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Edwin Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
41.19
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.79
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.58
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edwin Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
50
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA