Russ Meyer vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Russ Meyer
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Russ Meyer 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. Dale Murray posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.85 and WHIP 1.535 compared to 3.99 and 1.409 for Russ Meyer. By the career numbers, Dale Murray had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Russ Meyer and Dale Murray

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.87
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
1.29
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.43
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.29
56.29
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.65
68.65
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.08
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
679
3.99
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.85
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4594
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1531.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
9.44
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.8
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
3.18
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.28
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.06
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
672
3.95
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
3.99
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.11
2.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.792
0.792
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.21
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6570
38.61
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
39.02
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
761
4.47
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
4.47
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.402
1.402
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6014
35.35
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
34.57
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Russ Meyer and Dale Murray

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
8.44
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
518
5.17
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1021
27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
340.1
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.82
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.58
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
6.8
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
2.05
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.34
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.23
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
8.96
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
287
2.86
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
8.62
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
2.63
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.17
96.17
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.36
15.36
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.14
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Russ Meyer and Dale Murray

Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
319
336.38
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
569
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
484
510.37
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
58
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
48.51
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6.33
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.11
10.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
71.7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
82.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
27.42
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
26.36
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
52.72
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.44
-3.62
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
23.2
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
153.95
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.9
3.9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Russ Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
65.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9.49
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Russ Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA