Sam McDowell vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Sam McDowell 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. Sam McDowell led in strikeout rate (K%+ 138 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 100). Dale Murray held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 237 vs 134). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Sam McDowell.

Pitching Stats for Sam McDowell and Dale Murray

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.51
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.53
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.27
51.27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.37
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
3.17
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
3.85
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.28
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
3.99
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.21
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10587
38.23
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
39.02
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
4.47
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.14
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
34.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.23
38.23
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Sam McDowell and Dale Murray

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
427
1.54
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7480
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2493.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.29
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
1.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.12
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
1.59
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.47
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.52
92.52
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam McDowell and Dale Murray

Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
774
545.71
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
83.9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
76.15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.94
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
7.76
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.092
0.092
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.45
15.83
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
95.89
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
95.89
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.176
0.176
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
23.97
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
25.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
47.94
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.65
6.81
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
212.66
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
39.48
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.23
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.71
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA