Dale Murray vs. Ben Rivera — Career Comparison

Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ben Rivera
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Ben Rivera 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 237 vs 95), walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 76), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 93). Ben Rivera held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 110 vs 68). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dale Murray.

Pitching Stats for Dale Murray and Ben Rivera

Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.5
57.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.85
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
4.52
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.88
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.88
8.88
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.28
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
152
4.3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
3.99
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.19
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.59
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3912
39.02
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1405
39.72
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.47
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.75
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.45
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.68
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.464
1.464
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
34.57
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1218
34.44
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Dale Murray and Ben Rivera

Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.89
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
955
27
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
318.1
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.34
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.1
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.47
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
1.44
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.761
0.761
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.13
73.13
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Murray and Ben Rivera

Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
67
343.59
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
493.67
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
476.92
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
5.96
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
41.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
75.95
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.086
0.086
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
25.64
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
35.9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.72
-8.8
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
30.77
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
205.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.93
2.93
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
9
68.35
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
92.31
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Ben Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA