Dale Murray vs. Mike Mussina — Career Comparison

Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Mussina
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

Mike Mussina 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. Mike Mussina led in strikeout rate (K%+ 108 vs 68), walk avoidance (BB%+ 139 vs 111), and run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 92). Dale Murray held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 237 vs 106). Role difference aside, Mike Mussina holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dale Murray and Mike Mussina

Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
0.68
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
0.39
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.83
63.83
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.14
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.06
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
3.85
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1458
3.68
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3460
8.74
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
376
0.95
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.28
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
1.98
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.07
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
3.99
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2813
7.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.11
7.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.24
5.24
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.18
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
39.02
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14593
36.86
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
4.47
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1559
3.94
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.23
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.21
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
0.74
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.192
1.192
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
34.57
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13576
34.3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.86
36.86

Fielding Stats for Dale Murray and Mike Mussina

Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
1.36
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
1.35
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10688
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3562.2
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.58
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
0.58
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
497
1.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.04
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
1.88
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
728
1.84
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.98
97.98
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.81
99.81
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.09
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Murray and Mike Mussina

Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
518
3934.18
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
537
5966.67
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
577.78
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.398
0.398
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.82
20.23
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
111.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.381
0.381
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.209
0.209
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
55.56
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
15.69
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
100
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Mike Mussina
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Mussina
Career
Per 600 PA