Dick McBride vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Dick McBride
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsUnknownStarting Pitcher
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick McBride 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. Dick McBride posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.71 and WHIP 1.246 compared to 6.41 and 1.954 for Heath Murray. By the career numbers, Dick McBride had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick McBride and Heath Murray

Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
1.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
1.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
0.64
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.34
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.64
65.64
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
0.98
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
626
2.71
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6246
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2082
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2420
10.46
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.46
10.46
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.75
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
0.65
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.33
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.156
0.156
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.17
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9401
40.64
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1573
6.8
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
6.58
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.58
6.58
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9227
39.89
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
635
36.02
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.64
40.64
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Dick McBride and Heath Murray

Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
1.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
0.54
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.85
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6363
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2121
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
0.55
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
1.35
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
0.31
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.96
85.96
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.788
1.788
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.8
50.8
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick McBride and Heath Murray

Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
119.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1209
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1192
591.56
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
309
153.35
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
136.48
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
15.88
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
16.87
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.76
43.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
345
171.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
326
161.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.559
0.559
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.415
0.415
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
208
103.23
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
87.84
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
191.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105.12
52.17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
8.44
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
6.95
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86.36
86.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
1.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
12
5.96
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
0.99
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
5.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA