Ken McBride vs. Heath Murray — Career Comparison

Ken McBride
Silent GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ken 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. Ken McBride led in home run suppression (HR9+ 119 vs 77), strikeout rate (K%+ 101 vs 67), and run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 72). Heath Murray held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 84 vs 83). Role difference aside, Ken McBride holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Ken McBride and Heath Murray

Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.68
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.45
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.56
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.44
44.44
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.79
80.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
3.79
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2423
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807.2
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
7.99
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.84
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
363
4.04
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.09
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
503
5.61
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.61
5.61
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.072
1.072
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.28
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.55
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3467
38.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
4.32
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.337
1.337
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3055
34.04
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.63
38.63
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66

Fielding Stats for Ken McBride and Heath Murray

Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
1.68
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2423
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
807.2
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.87
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.28
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
2.06
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
3.03
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.93
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.69
96.69
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.742
1.742
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80.79
80.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken McBride and Heath Murray

Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
160
328.77
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
292
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
542.47
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
78.08
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
51.37
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
22.6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
26.71
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.342
0.342
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.06
20.66
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
110.96
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
102.74
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.132
0.132
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
41.1
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
24.66
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
63.7
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.28
8.8
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
22.6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
102
209.59
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.86
2.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
26.71
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ken McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.16
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
4
8.22
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA