Lance Lynn vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Lance Lynn
MillenialIndianaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Lance Lynn 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. Lance Lynn led in run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 72), strikeout rate (K%+ 104 vs 67), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 110 vs 84). Role difference aside, Lance Lynn holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Lance Lynn and Heath Murray

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.64
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.09
59.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
3.74
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1856
8.33
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.04
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
3.16
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.09
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2015
9.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.04
9.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.355
1.355
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.185
1.185
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.27
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.4
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8520
38.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
4.11
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
147
0.66
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.276
1.276
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7643
34.28
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.52
2.52
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.22
38.22
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Lance Lynn and Heath Murray

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
1.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.53
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6019
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2006.1
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.37
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.25
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.07
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
1
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.53
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.67
93.67
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Lynn and Heath Murray

Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
364
655.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
333
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
283
509.91
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
43.24
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
34.23
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
9.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.73
6.71
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
8.49
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
52.25
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
68.47
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
27.03
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
12.61
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
39.64
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
-8.03
-14.47
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.29
-8.16
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
21.62
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
159
286.49
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
285.71
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.1
2.1
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
63.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Lance Lynn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.8
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.6
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Lynn
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA