Dale Murray vs. Dazzy Vance — Career Comparison

Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dazzy Vance
Lost GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherMVP

Dazzy Vance 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. Dazzy Vance posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.24 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.85 and 1.535 for Dale Murray. By the career numbers, Dazzy Vance had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dale Murray and Dazzy Vance

Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
1.34
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.05
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.6
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.42
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.46
58.46
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.51
78.51
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
0.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.09
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.03
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
3.85
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1068
3.24
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8900
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2966.2
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2809
8.52
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.4
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.28
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
840
2.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
3.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2045
6.2
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
6.2
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.23
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
39.02
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12369
37.52
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.16
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
4.47
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1246
3.78
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3466
34.57
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11452
34.74
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Dale Murray and Dazzy Vance

Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2707
27
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902.1
9
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
714
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
696
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.48
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.575
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Murray and Dazzy Vance

Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
442
238.49
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1112
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
971
523.92
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
78.78
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
62.05
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
12.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.73
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.63
25.7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
103.6
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
125.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.148
0.148
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
36.69
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
40.47
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
73.38
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37.96
20.48
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.78
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
42.63
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
154.86
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
3.87
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
29.68
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.16
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.54
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Dazzy Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100