Webster McDonald vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Webster McDonald
Lost GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia StarsNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Webster McDonald 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. Webster McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.247 compared to 3.85 and 1.535 for Dale Murray. By the career numbers, Webster McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Webster McDonald and Dale Murray

Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.48
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.57
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.38
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.7
59.7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.63
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.06
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
535
3.8
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
3.85
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3799
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1266.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1277
9.08
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.08
9.08
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.44
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.28
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
553
3.93
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
3.99
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.675
0.675
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
34.32
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
39.02
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.17
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
4.65
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.47
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.07
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.64
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.59
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.247
1.247
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4340
30.84
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
34.57
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.32
34.32
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Webster McDonald and Dale Murray

Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
208
1.64
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.14
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3433
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1144.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.2
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
2.22
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
2.05
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
2.52
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
2.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.64
95.64
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.476
1.476
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.71
69.71
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Webster McDonald and Dale Murray

Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
223
252.45
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
530
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
473
535.47
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.568
0.568
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
115.47
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
96.23
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
12.45
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.53
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
19.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.25
38.77
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
129
146.04
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
144.91
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
47.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
90.57
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.76
43.88
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
29.43
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
265
265
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
35.09
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Webster McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA