Ad Lankford vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Ad Lankford
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln StarsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ad Lankford built a career as a starting pitcher and Heath Murray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ad Lankford posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.53 and WHIP 1.616 compared to 6.41 and 1.954 for Heath Murray. By the career numbers, Ad Lankford had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ad Lankford and Heath Murray

Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.26
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.67
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.34
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.84
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.53
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.88
4.88
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
644
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214.2
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
11.07
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.07
11.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
4.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.33
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.871
0.871
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
988
41.42
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
6.12
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.13
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.96
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
868
36.39
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
36.02
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.341
0.341
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.42
41.42
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Ad Lankford and Heath Murray

Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.27
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.85
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269.2
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.43
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.74
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
2.5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.46
91.46
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.974
1.974
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.05
17.05
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ad Lankford and Heath Murray

Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
36
164.89
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
517.56
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
119.08
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
96.18
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
18.32
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.58
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.63
53.29
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
146.56
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
174.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.587
0.587
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.563
0.563
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
82.44
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
164.89
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.99
59.51
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
54.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
27.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
22.9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ad Lankford
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA