Heath Murray vs. Ted Trent — Career Comparison

Heath Murray
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ted Trent
Greatest GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ted Trent built a career as a starting pitcher and Heath Murray as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Trent posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.319 compared to 6.41 and 1.954 for Heath Murray. By the career numbers, Ted Trent had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Heath Murray and Ted Trent

Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.55
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
0.6
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.46
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.58
56.58
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.12
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
6.41
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
517
3.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.41
6.41
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.29
7.29
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3841
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1280.1
9
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
11.57
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1259
8.85
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.85
8.85
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
1.36
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.68
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.33
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
764
5.37
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.37
5.37
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.185
1.185
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.933
0.933
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.57
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.32
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
752
42.66
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5457
38.36
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.79
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.27
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
6.58
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
4.46
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.51
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
1.07
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.36
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
0.6
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.02
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4829
33.95
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.66
42.66
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.36
38.36

Fielding Stats for Heath Murray and Ted Trent

Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
4.99
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
1.55
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.85
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.01
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3840
27
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1280
9
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.2
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.25
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
2.43
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
2.75
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.53
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
2.62
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.4
95.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.05
17.05
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Heath Murray and Ted Trent

Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
2514.29
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
223
271.4
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
493
600
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
537.93
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.31
0.31
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
59.63
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
47.46
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
8.52
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
12.17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
0.02
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
8.49
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.15
14.79
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
76.67
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
94.93
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Heath Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.08
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
32.86
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
65.72
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-8.16
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.38
2.89
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.22
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
34.08
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
285.71
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.3
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.1
2.1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82.17
82.17
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.67
4.67
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
26.77
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.43
Heath Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Trent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100