Joe Lucey vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Joe Lucey
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Lucey 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. Heath Murray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 6.41 and WHIP 1.954 compared to 9 and 2.909 for Joe Lucey. By the career numbers, Heath Murray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Lucey and Heath Murray

Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.73
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.99
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28.57
28.57
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
6.41
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.41
6.41
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.53
10.53
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.346
0.346
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.321
0.321
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
14.73
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
11.57
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.73
14.73
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.57
11.57
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
11.45
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.33
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.33
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.185
1.185
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
54
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
752
42.66
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.79
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
16.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
6.58
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.36
16.36
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.909
2.909
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.878
1.878
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
42.55
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
635
36.02
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Joe Lucey and Heath Murray

Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.85
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
27
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158.2
9
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.25
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.14
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.917
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.05
17.05
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Lucey and Heath Murray

Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
600
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
6.61
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
8.49
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.48
-16.01
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-8.16
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Joe Lucey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Lucey
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA