Dale Murray vs. Edinson Volquez — Career Comparison

Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Edinson Volquez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Edinson Volquez 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 104), walk avoidance (BB%+ 111 vs 71), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 100 vs 89). Edinson Volquez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 99 vs 68). Role difference aside, Dale Murray holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dale Murray and Edinson Volquez

Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.71
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.59
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.53
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.55
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.5
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.52
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.46
51.46
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.63
51.63
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
3.85
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
765
4.45
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1507
8.77
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.4
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.93
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.28
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
735
4.28
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.16
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
3.99
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1323
7.7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.7
7.7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.331
1.331
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.32
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
0.45
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.44
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3912
39.02
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6797
39.56
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
4.47
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
829
4.82
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.34
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.29
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.73
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.446
1.446
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
34.57
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5878
34.21
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Dale Murray and Edinson Volquez

Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
1.71
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.59
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4639
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1546.1
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
0.47
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
171
1
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
1.52
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
251
1.46
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.99
91.99
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.8
95.8
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.854
0.854
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
93.2
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Murray and Edinson Volquez

Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
12
12
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
295
488.95
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
308
510.5
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.335
0.335
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
46.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
41.44
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.31
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
4.97
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
7.07
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
54.7
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
75.95
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
59.67
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.107
0.107
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.86
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
38.12
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-8.7
-14.42
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
13.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
212.66
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
156
258.56
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.82
2.82
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
2.32
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
9
68.35
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
74.59
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Edinson Volquez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Edinson Volquez
Career
Per 600 PA