Rube Manning vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Rube Manning
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Rube Manning 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. Rube Manning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.14 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 3.85 and 1.535 for Dale Murray. By the career numbers, Rube Manning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rube Manning and Dale Murray

Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
1.51
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.02
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.53
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.57
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.5
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.74
40.74
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.86
67.86
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.63
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.14
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
3.85
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
502
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
8.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
2.9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.28
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
212
3.8
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
3.99
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.745
0.745
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.57
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2030
36.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
39.02
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.47
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
4.23
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
4.47
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.285
1.285
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1836
32.92
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
34.57
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.293
0.293
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.39
36.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Rube Manning and Dale Murray

Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.52
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.02
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1512
27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.2
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.59
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
2.05
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
2.84
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.79
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
2.63
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.11
98.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.835
1.835
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.06
67.06
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Manning and Dale Murray

Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
87
271.88
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
192
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
562.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
103.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
87.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.63
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.39
29.35
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
125
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
128.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
37.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
21.88
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
59.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.07
28.33
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.88
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
125
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.8
4.8
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.5
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Manning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA