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Craig McMurtry
Joe Craig McMurtry

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 5", Weight 195 lb.

Debut April 10, 1983
  vs. SDP 7.0 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, W
Final Game September 28, 1995
Born November 5, 1959 in Troy, TX

Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Pitching  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Batter
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1983 23 ATL NL  15   9  36  35   6   3   0  0  224.7  204   86   77  13   88  105   1   1   943   1   2  3.08  3.89  126 1.300 CYA-7,RoY-2
 1984 24 ATL NL   9  17  37  30   0   0   1  0  183.3  184  100   88  16  102   99   1   4   811   4   3  4.32  3.84   89 1.560
 1985 25 ATL NL   0   3  17   6   0   0   3  1   45.0   56   36   33   6   27   28   1   3   220   1   0  6.60  3.81   58 1.844
 1986 26 ATL NL   1   6  37   5   0   0   5  0   79.7   82   46   42   7   43   50   2   2   356   5   0  4.74  3.95   83 1.569
 1988 28 TEX AL   3   3  32   0   0   0  14  3   60.0   37   16   15   5   24   35   1   2   236   4   2  2.25  4.09  182 1.017
 1989 29 TEX AL   0   0  19   0   0   0   4  0   23.0   29   21   19   3   13   14   2   1   111   1   1  7.43  3.97   53 1.826
 1990 30 TEX AL   0   3  23   3   0   0   6  0   41.7   43   25   20   4   30   14   1   3   188   0   0  4.32  3.96   92 1.752
 1995 35 HOU NL   0   1  11   0   0   0   3  0   10.3   15   11    9   0    9    4   1   2    56   1   0  7.84  3.89   50 2.323
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
  8 Yr WL% .400  28  42 212  79   6   3  36  4  667.7  650  341  303  54  336  349  10  18  2921  17   8  4.08  3.91   96 1.477
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg     6   9  49  18   1   0   8  0  156.0  151   79   70  12   78   81   2   4   682   3   1  4.08  3.91   96 1.477
 Career High     15  17  37  35   6   3  14  3  224.7  204  100   88  16  102  105   2   4   943   5   3  2.25  4.09  182 1.017

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Batting  Glossary / Minors /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1983 23 ATL NL  36   70    2    6   0  0   0    3   0  0   3  40  .086  .123  .086  -43    6  12   0   0   0   1 RoY-2
 1984 24 ATL NL  40   52    4    6   0  1   0    1   1  0   2  27  .115  .148  .154  -17    8   8   0   0   0   0
 1985 25 ATL NL  17   14    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   7  .071  .071  .071  -61    1   1   0   0   0   1
 1986 26 ATL NL  40   16    3    2   0  0   0    0   1  0   1   9  .125  .176  .125  -17    2   1   0   0   0   0
 1995 35 HOU NL  11    1    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   1  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 8 Seasons      145  153    9   15   0  1   0    4   2  0   6  84  .098  .132  .111  -33   17  22   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        171   10   17   0  1   0    4   2  0   7  94  .098  .132  .111  -33   19  25   0   0   0   2
 Career High     40   70    4    6   0  1   0    3   1  0   3  40                           8  12   0   0   0   1
Special Batting  Glossary
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1983 23 ATL NL   85   77    1   0.4   103| .086  .272| .123  .342| .086  .404| .209  .746| -43  .010 -14.3  -1.5   0%
 1984 24 ATL NL   62   54    2   1.0    99| .115  .271| .148  .337| .154  .394| .302  .732| -17  .068  -8.7  -0.9 100%
 1985 25 ATL NL   15   15    0   0.0    99| .071  .266| .071  .334| .071  .396| .142  .730| -61  .000  -3.1  -0.3   0%
 1986 26 ATL NL   18   15    1   1.8   102| .125  .267| .176  .338| .125  .403| .301  .741| -17  .168  -2.7  -0.3 100%
 1995 35 HOU NL    1    1    0   0.0   101| .000  .262| .000  .330| .000  .408| .000  .738|-100  .000  -0.3   0.0   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 8 Seasons       181  162    4   0.7   101| .098  .271| .132  .339| .111  .400| .243  .739| -33  .032 -29.1  -3.0     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1983 23 ATL NL P 36 15 51 3 3 .957 .952 1.83 0.68 2.64 1.92 35 224.7 1984 24 ATL NL P 37 10 48 1 2 .983 .954 1.57 0.67 2.85 1.88 30 183.3 1985 25 ATL NL P 17 2 12 2 0 .875 .952 0.82 0.68 2.80 1.92 6 45.0 1986 26 ATL NL P 37 6 11 0 1 1.000 .955 0.46 0.66 1.92 1.94 5 79.7 1988 28 TEX AL P 32 8 10 2 3 .900 .963 0.56 0.67 2.70 1.79 0 60.0 1989 29 TEX AL P 19 1 5 1 0 .857 .952 0.32 0.66 2.35 1.88 0 23.0 1990 30 TEX AL P 23 1 8 0 3 1.000 .957 0.39 0.59 1.94 1.77 3 41.7 1995 35 HOU NL P 11 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.36 0.51 3.50 1.83 0 10.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1983 23 ATL NL P 36 15 51 3 3 .957 .952 1.83 0.68 2.64 1.92 35 224.7 1984 24 ATL NL P 37 10 48 1 2 .983 .954 1.57 0.67 2.85 1.88 30 183.3 1985 25 ATL NL P 17 2 12 2 0 .875 .952 0.82 0.68 2.80 1.92 6 45.0 1986 26 ATL NL P 37 6 11 0 1 1.000 .955 0.46 0.66 1.92 1.94 5 79.7 1988 28 TEX AL P 32 8 10 2 3 .900 .963 0.56 0.67 2.70 1.79 0 60.0 1989 29 TEX AL P 19 1 5 1 0 .857 .952 0.32 0.66 2.35 1.88 0 23.0 1990 30 TEX AL P 23 1 8 0 3 1.000 .957 0.39 0.59 1.94 1.77 3 41.7 1995 35 HOU NL P 11 1 3 0 0 1.000 .952 0.36 0.51 3.50 1.83 0 10.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total P* 212 44 148 9 12 .955 .954 0.91 0.65 2.59 1.89 79 667.7 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 212 44 148 9 12 .955 .954 0.91 0.65 2.59 1.89 79 668
An Important note about our fielding stats

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards   Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

CYA (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1983-NL-7-0.02
Car-236-0.02 shares

Sac. Hits
1983 NL-12-4

ERA
1983 NL-3.08-8

Wins
1983 NL-15-6

Won-Loss %
1983 NL-.625-8

Hits Allowed/9IP
1983 NL-8.17-10

Games Started
1983 NL-35-5

Shutouts
1983 NL-3-5

Bases On Balls Allow.
1983 NL-88-9
1984 NL-102-4

Losses
1984 NL-17-2

Earned Runs Allow.
1984 NL-88-8

Adjusted ERA+
1983 NL-126-6

Gray Ink: Pitching - 15 (1211) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 4.0 (1472) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 2.0 (1611) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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Transactions 

January 11, 1980: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft.

February 2, 1987: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Toronto Blue Jays for Damaso Garcia and Luis Leal.

November 22, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

December 8, 1987: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

November 13, 1989: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

April 25, 1990: Released by the Texas Rangers.

May 10, 1990: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

November 5, 1990: Granted Free Agency.

January 8, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the Texas Rangers.

April 4, 1991: Released by the Texas Rangers.

April 29, 1991: Signed as a Free Agent with the San Francisco Giants.

October 15, 1992: Granted Free Agency.

February 16, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

October 15, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

March 2, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Houston Astros.

October 16, 1995: Granted Free Agency.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Atlanta Braves$275,000
1986Atlanta Braves$225,000
1989Texas Rangers$275,000
1995Houston Astros$275,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,050,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Uniforms 
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