Kent Mercker vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Kent Mercker
Gen XIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give Dale Murray a clear advantage over Kent Mercker across the core pitching metrics. Dale Murray led in home run suppression (HR9+ 237 vs 64), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 76), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 90). Kent Mercker held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 81 vs 68). Dale Murray was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Kent Mercker and Dale Murray

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
1.02
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.53
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.45
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.48
52.48
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.68
21.68
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
4.16
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.85
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1307
8.88
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
1.05
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
4.12
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.28
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.32
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
917
6.23
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
3.99
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.37
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.22
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5792
39.33
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3912
39.02
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.07
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
4.59
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.47
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.44
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.31
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
104
0.71
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5042
34.24
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
34.57
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Kent Mercker and Dale Murray

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
4.7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
1.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3976
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.36
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
1.07
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
1.55
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.43
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.54
92.54
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.82
21.82
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.05
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kent Mercker and Dale Murray

Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
698
1485.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
282
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
248
527.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
59.57
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
42.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
10.64
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.02
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.83
14.53
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
85.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
82.98
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.108
0.108
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
25.53
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
38.3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
61.7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.57
-1.21
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
23.4
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
115
244.68
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
212.66
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.45
2.45
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
46.81
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kent Mercker
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA