Andy Messersmith vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Andy Messersmith
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Andy Messersmith 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. Andy Messersmith led in strikeout rate (K%+ 121 vs 68), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 92), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 104 vs 100). Dale Murray held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 237 vs 103). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Andy Messersmith.

Pitching Stats for Andy Messersmith and Dale Murray

Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
0.52
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.53
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.4
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.77
56.77
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.4
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
709
2.86
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
3.85
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.212
0.212
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6691
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2230.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1719
6.94
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.94
6.94
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.7
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
831
3.35
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.28
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
6.56
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
3.99
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.101
1.101
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.28
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.16
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.03
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9120
36.8
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
39.02
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
812
3.28
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
4.47
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.35
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.32
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8126
32.79
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
34.57
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.8
36.8
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Andy Messersmith and Dale Murray

Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
1.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
1.19
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6694
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2231.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
0.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
318
1.28
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
495
2
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
1.83
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.72
91.72
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.76
85.76
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Andy Messersmith and Dale Murray

Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
353
256.42
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
826
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
729
529.54
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
124
90.07
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
64.65
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
21.79
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.63
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.42
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.81
28.92
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
122.76
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
124.21
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.451
0.451
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.062
0.062
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.355
0.355
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
35.59
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.23
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
98
71.19
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33.3
24.19
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
212
154
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.91
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.36
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Messersmith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA