Butch Metzger vs Dale Murray

Butch MetzgerDale Murray

Butch Metzger and Dale Murray compared on their MLB careers: Butch Metzger played 5 seasons, 1974 to 1978, Dale Murray 12 seasons, 1974 to 1985. Butch Metzger has 18 wins to Dale Murray's 53.

Who has the better career numbers?

Butch Metzger and Dale Murray career totals
191GP518
18W53
9L50
3.7ERA3.9
293.1IP902.1
175K400
140BB329
1.5WHIP1.4
23SV60

Titles and awards

  • Butch Metzger: 0 championships; NL Rookie of the Year
  • Dale Murray: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Butch Metzger and Dale Murray season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1974103.551974111.03
2nd1975107.7119751583.96
3rd19761142.921976493.26
4th1977423.591977724.94
5th1978136.511978963.78
6th————19795104.57
7th————1980016.14
8th————1981101.17
9th————1982873.16
10th————1983244.48
11th————1984124.94
12th————19850015.00

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA