Mike Leake vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Mike Leake
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherGold Glove
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Mike Leake 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. Mike Leake led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 146 vs 84), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 72), and strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 67). Role difference aside, Mike Leake holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Leake and Heath Murray

Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.46
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.48
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.72
51.72
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
824
4.05
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5487
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1829
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1940
9.55
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.55
9.55
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
1.17
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
1.98
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1231
6.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.893
0.893
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.16
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.33
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7693
37.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
4.45
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.25
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.26
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
188
0.93
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7118
35.03
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Mike Leake and Heath Murray

Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
301
1.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
1.46
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5487
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1829
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
1.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.34
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.09
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
2.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
2.39
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.24
96.24
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.34
98.34
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.14
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Leake and Heath Murray

Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
338
369.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
549
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
485
530.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.541
0.541
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
101.64
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
74.32
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
19.67
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.56
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
27.32
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28.78
31.45
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
131
143.17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
121.31
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.491
0.491
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.078
0.078
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.307
0.307
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
50.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
34.97
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
78.69
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.58
26.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.19
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
17.49
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
214.21
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.8
2.8
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Leake
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
50.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
11
12.02
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Leake
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA