Doc McMahon vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Doc McMahon
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc McMahon 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. Doc McMahon posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.85 and 1.535 for Dale Murray. By the career numbers, Doc McMahon had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc McMahon and Dale Murray

Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
386
3.85
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
976
9.73
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.73
9.73
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
3.28
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
3.99
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3912
39.02
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
4.47
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3466
34.57
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Doc McMahon and Dale Murray

Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.58
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
287
2.86
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
2.63
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc McMahon and Dale Murray

Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.93
111.84
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA