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Dwayne Murphy
Dwayne Keith Murphy

Bats Left, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.

Debut April 8, 1978
  vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game October 1, 1989
Born March 18, 1955 in Merced, CA

Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the 1973 amateur draft. (All Transactions)

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Batting  Glossary /
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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1978 23 OAK AL  60   52   15   10   2  0   0    5   0  1   7  14  .192  .279  .231   49   12   1   2   0   0   0
 1979 24 OAK AL 121  388   57   99  10  4  11   40  15 11  84  80  .255  .387  .387  116  150  13   3   6   1  10
 1980 25 OAK AL 159  573   86  157  18  2  13   68  26 15 102  96  .274  .384  .380  118  218  22   3   7   2  12
 1981 26 OAK AL 107  390   58   98  10  3  15   60  10  4  73  91  .251  .369  .408  129  159   8   4   6   2   6 MVP-11
 1982 27 OAK AL 151  543   84  129  15  1  27   94  26  8  94 122  .238  .349  .418  116  227  12   8   2   3   8
 1983 28 OAK AL 130  471   55  107  17  2  17   75   7  5  62 105  .227  .314  .380   96  179   7   6   4   0  16
 1984 29 OAK AL 153  559   93  143  18  2  33   88   4  5  74 111  .256  .342  .472  131  264   4   7   1   3  15
 1985 30 OAK AL 152  523   77  122  21  3  20   59   4  5  84 123  .233  .340  .400  110  209   5   4   3   3  14
 1986 31 OAK AL  98  329   50   83  11  3   9   39   3  1  56  80  .252  .364  .386  112  127   7   4   4   4   4
 1987 32 OAK AL  82  219   39   51   7  0   8   35   4  4  58  61  .233  .388  .374  111   82   3   4   2   0   5
 1988 33 DET AL  49  144   14   36   5  0   4   19   1  1  24  26  .250  .361  .368  108   53   2   0   2   1   0
 1989 34 PHI NL  98  156   20   34   5  0   9   27   0  1  29  44  .218  .341  .423  119   66   0   0   2   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 12 Seasons    1360 4347  648 1069 139 20 166  609 100 61 747 953  .246  .356  .402  115 1746  84  45  39  19  92
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        518   77  127  17  2  20   73  12  7  89 114  .246  .356  .402  115  208  10   5   5   2  11
 Career High    159  573   93  157  21  4  33   94  26 15 102 123  .274  .388  .472  131  264  22   8   7   4  16
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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1978 23 OAK AL   62   46    4   2.3    89| .192  .254| .279  .318| .231  .374| .510  .693|  49  .243  -3.0  -0.3   0%
 1979 24 OAK AL  489  326   62   5.1    97| .255  .262| .387  .326| .387  .397| .774  .724| 116  .534  13.2   1.3  57%
 1980 25 OAK AL  702  468   90   5.2    93| .274  .261| .384  .322| .380  .387| .764  .709| 118  .554  19.8   1.9  63%
 1981 26 OAK AL  477  314   64   5.5    85| .251  .250| .369  .314| .408  .364| .777  .678| 129  .630  17.7   1.8  71%
 1982 27 OAK AL  660  450   88   5.2    93| .238  .257| .349  .320| .418  .392| .767  .711| 116  .561  15.3   1.5  76%
 1983 28 OAK AL  546  398   55   3.7    92| .227  .257| .314  .318| .380  .388| .694  .706|  96  .407  -0.7  -0.1  58%
 1984 29 OAK AL  647  447   90   5.4    91| .256  .255| .342  .317| .472  .385| .814  .702| 131  .581  24.0   2.4  44%
 1985 30 OAK AL  619  429   73   4.6    92| .233  .252| .340  .316| .400  .391| .740  .707| 110  .496  10.2   1.0  44%
 1986 31 OAK AL  400  262   51   5.2    93| .252  .252| .364  .319| .386  .393| .750  .712| 112  .549   8.8   0.9  75%
 1987 32 OAK AL  284  184   36   5.2   100| .233  .257| .388  .324| .374  .412| .762  .736| 111  .522   7.5   0.7  50%
 1988 33 DET AL  171  111   21   5.1    92| .250  .256| .361  .320| .368  .385| .729  .706| 108  .563   2.5   0.2  50%
 1989 34 PHI NL  185  125   24   5.2    90| .218  .253| .341  .320| .423  .376| .764  .696| 119  .610   4.2   0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 12 Seasons     5242 3560  658   5.0    92| .246  .256| .356  .319| .402  .388| .758  .707| 115  .540 119.4  11.7  62%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1978 23 OAK AL OF 45 49 1 0 1 1.000 .978 1.11 2.13 3.02 2.47 7 149.0 LF 21 18 1 0 1 1.000 .974 0.90 1.78 3.00 2.21 1 57.0 RF 14 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 1.85 2.88 2.23 1 25.0 CF 12 23 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.92 2.64 3.09 2.97 5 67.0 DH 5 1979 24 OAK AL OF 118 322 10 4 0 .988 .981 2.81 2.13 2.98 2.46 116 1002.7 CF 114 306 10 4 0 .988 .983 2.77 2.62 2.92 2.92 112 974.7 RF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 1.87 4.91 2.29 2 11.0 LF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.80 3.18 2.22 2 17.0 1980 25 OAK AL CF 158 501 11 5 0 .990 .983 3.24 2.65 3.28 2.92 156 1404.7 GG 1981 26 OAK AL CF 106 329 6 5 0 .985 .988 3.16 2.61 3.16 2.90 106 954.0 GG DH 1 1982 27 OAK AL CF 147 451 14 8 3 .983 .985 3.16 2.49 3.22 2.84 144 1299.7 GG SS 1 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 4.20 4.00 4.90 1 9.0 DH 1 1983 28 OAK AL OF 124 365 7 8 0 .979 .981 3.00 2.16 3.21 2.50 121 1044.3 GG CF 122 358 7 8 0 .979 .987 2.99 2.56 3.20 2.93 119 1026.3 GG DH 7 LF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.90 3.00 2.30 2 18.0 GG 1984 29 OAK AL CF 153 468 14 6 3 .988 .986 3.15 2.62 3.38 3.01 151 1283.0 GG 1985 30 OAK AL CF 150 434 5 5 1 .989 .988 2.93 2.56 3.04 2.91 146 1298.0 GG 1986 31 OAK AL CF 97 280 6 2 3 .993 .986 2.95 2.47 3.14 2.83 93 819.7 DH 1 1987 32 OAK AL CF 79 183 1 3 0 .984 .986 2.33 2.34 2.75 2.70 70 602.7 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.50 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 1988 33 DET AL OF 43 122 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.86 2.14 3.21 2.47 39 345.0 CF 35 104 1 0 0 1.000 .985 3.00 2.52 3.31 2.91 32 285.7 RF 10 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.89 2.98 2.24 7 48.3 LF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.85 0.82 2.29 0 11.0 DH 3 1989 34 PHI NL OF 52 69 1 1 1 .986 .980 1.35 1.96 2.07 2.32 36 303.7 LF 31 40 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.29 1.72 1.90 2.15 24 189.0 RF 18 26 0 1 0 .963 .977 1.44 1.70 2.23 2.12 12 104.7 CF 5 3 1 0 1 1.000 .976 0.80 2.32 3.60 2.70 0 10.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1987 32 OAK AL 1B 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.50 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 1987 32 OAK AL 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 1978 23 OAK AL CF 12 23 0 0 0 1.000 .983 1.92 2.64 3.09 2.97 5 67.0 1979 24 OAK AL CF 114 306 10 4 0 .988 .983 2.77 2.62 2.92 2.92 112 974.7 1980 25 OAK AL CF 158 501 11 5 0 .990 .983 3.24 2.65 3.28 2.92 156 1404.7 1981 26 OAK AL CF 106 329 6 5 0 .985 .988 3.16 2.61 3.16 2.90 106 954.0 1982 27 OAK AL CF 147 451 14 8 3 .983 .985 3.16 2.49 3.22 2.84 144 1299.7 1983 28 OAK AL CF 122 358 7 8 0 .979 .987 2.99 2.56 3.20 2.93 119 1026.3 1984 29 OAK AL CF 153 468 14 6 3 .988 .986 3.15 2.62 3.38 3.01 151 1283.0 1985 30 OAK AL CF 150 434 5 5 1 .989 .988 2.93 2.56 3.04 2.91 146 1298.0 1986 31 OAK AL CF 97 280 6 2 3 .993 .986 2.95 2.47 3.14 2.83 93 819.7 1987 32 OAK AL CF 79 183 1 3 0 .984 .986 2.33 2.34 2.75 2.70 70 602.7 1988 33 DET AL CF 35 104 1 0 0 1.000 .985 3.00 2.52 3.31 2.91 32 285.7 1989 34 PHI NL CF 5 3 1 0 1 1.000 .976 0.80 2.32 3.60 2.70 0 10.0 1978 23 OAK AL DH 5 1981 26 OAK AL DH 1 1982 27 OAK AL DH 1 1983 28 OAK AL DH 7 1986 31 OAK AL DH 1 1988 33 DET AL DH 3 1978 23 OAK AL LF 21 18 1 0 1 1.000 .974 0.90 1.78 3.00 2.21 1 57.0 1979 24 OAK AL LF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.80 3.18 2.22 2 17.0 1983 28 OAK AL LF 2 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 3.00 1.90 3.00 2.30 2 18.0 1988 33 DET AL LF 4 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 0.25 1.85 0.82 2.29 0 11.0 1989 34 PHI NL LF 31 40 0 0 0 1.000 .980 1.29 1.72 1.90 2.15 24 189.0 1978 23 OAK AL OF 45 49 1 0 1 1.000 .978 1.11 2.13 3.02 2.47 7 149.0 1979 24 OAK AL OF 118 322 10 4 0 .988 .981 2.81 2.13 2.98 2.46 116 1002.7 1980 25 OAK AL OF 158 507 13 5 0 .990 .979 3.29 2.15 3.33 2.47 156 1404.7 1981 26 OAK AL OF 106 326 6 5 0 .985 .983 3.13 2.16 3.13 2.48 106 954.0 1982 27 OAK AL OF 147 452 14 8 3 .983 .982 3.17 2.15 3.23 2.47 144 1299.7 1983 28 OAK AL OF 124 365 7 8 0 .979 .981 3.00 2.16 3.21 2.50 121 1044.3 1984 29 OAK AL OF 153 474 14 6 2 .988 .983 3.19 2.17 3.42 2.51 151 1283.0 1985 30 OAK AL OF 150 432 6 5 1 .989 .982 2.92 2.10 3.04 2.44 146 1298.0 1986 31 OAK AL OF 97 276 6 2 3 .993 .980 2.91 2.06 3.10 2.39 93 819.7 1987 32 OAK AL OF 79 185 1 3 0 .984 .980 2.35 2.00 2.78 2.31 70 602.7 1988 33 DET AL OF 43 122 1 0 0 1.000 .979 2.86 2.14 3.21 2.47 39 345.0 1989 34 PHI NL OF 52 69 1 1 1 .986 .980 1.35 1.96 2.07 2.32 36 303.7 1978 23 OAK AL RF 14 8 0 0 0 1.000 .976 0.57 1.85 2.88 2.23 1 25.0 1979 24 OAK AL RF 3 6 0 0 0 1.000 .984 2.00 1.87 4.91 2.29 2 11.0 1988 33 DET AL RF 10 16 0 0 0 1.000 .976 1.60 1.89 2.98 2.24 7 48.3 1989 34 PHI NL RF 18 26 0 1 0 .963 .977 1.44 1.70 2.23 2.12 12 104.7 1982 27 OAK AL SS 1 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 4.20 4.00 4.90 1 9.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF*1272 3579 80 47 11 .987 .981 2.88 2.12 3.13 2.45 1185 10506.3 60 1178 45# CF*1178 3440 76 46 11 .987 .986 2.98 2.56 3.16 2.90 1134 10025.3 LF* 60 71 1 0 1 1.000 .980 1.20 1.76 2.22 2.18 29 292.0 RF* 45 56 0 1 0 .982 .977 1.24 1.80 2.67 2.18 22 189.0 DH 18 Games not counted in Overall Total below 1B* 1 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.00 8.50 18.00 9.90 0 1.0 2B* 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 4.50 9.00 5.40 0 1.0 SS* 1 0 4 0 0 1.000 .976 4.00 4.20 4.00 4.90 1 9.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 1275 3581 85 47 11 .987 .981 2.88 2.13 3.14 2.46 1186 10517
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1981   ALDS  OAK KCR     W   3  11   4   6  1  0  1   2   1   1  .545  .583  .909   0  1   0   0   0 
        ALCS  OAK NYY     L   3   8   0   2  1  0  0   1   2   3  .250  .400  .375   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 Postseason Series   1-1   6  19   4   8  2  0  1   3   3   4  .421  .500  .684   0  1   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
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.

Gold Gloves
1980-AL--OF
1981-AL--OF
1982-AL--OF
1983-AL--OF
1984-AL--OF
1985-AL--OF-Tie
All Multiple Winners

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1981-AL-11-0.11
Car-854-0.11 shares

Games
1980 AL-159-8
1981 AL-107-7

Plate Appearances (approx.)
1980 AL-702-7
1981 AL-477-5

Runs
1981 AL-58-9

Home Runs
1984 AL-33-3

Bases on Balls
1979 AL-84-8
1980 AL-102-4
1981 AL-73-2
1982 AL-94-5
1985 AL-84-9

Strikeouts
1980 AL-96-7
1981 AL-91-2
1982 AL-122-6
1983 AL-105-10
1985 AL-123-9

Stolen Bases
1980 AL-26-10

Runs Created
1981 AL-64-10

Times on Base
1980 AL-261-7
1981 AL-173-4

Sac. Hits
1979 AL-13-8
1980 AL-22-1
1982 AL-12-7

Sac. Flies
1982 AL-8-7

Caught Stealing
1980 AL-15-4

Power/Speed Number
1980 AL-17.3-6
1981 AL-12.0-2
1982 AL-26.5-1

At Bats per Home Run
1984 AL-16.9-5

Outs
1980 AL-468-10

 

Gray Ink: Batting - 21 (965) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 17.4 (790) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 9.0 (1149) (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 

June 5, 1973: Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 15th round of the 1973 amateur draft.

November 9, 1987: Granted Free Agency.

June 5, 1988: Signed as a Free Agent with the Detroit Tigers.

March 27, 1989: Released by the Detroit Tigers.

April 2, 1989: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

November 20, 1989: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
1985Oakland Athletics$845,833
1986Oakland Athletics$900,149
1987Oakland Athletics$759,000
1989Philadelphia Phillies$400,000
Career (may be incomplete)$2,904,982

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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