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Matt Murton
Matthew Henry Murton

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 1", Weight 215 lb.
School Georgia Institute of Technology

Debut July 8, 2005

Born October 3, 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2003. (All Transactions)

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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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 2005 23 CHC NL  51  140   19   45   3  2   7   14   2  1  16  22  .321  .386  .521  132   73   2   2   4   0   4
 2006 24 CHC NL 144  455   70  135  22  3  13   62   5  2  45  62  .297  .365  .444  104  202   1   2   1   5  16
 2007 25 CHC NL  94  235   35   66  13  0   8   22   1  0  26  39  .281  .352  .438  100  103   0   0   0   0   4
 2008 26 CHC NL   8   14    2    3   0  0   0    4   0  0   1   2  .214  .267  .214   27    3   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 4 Seasons      297  844  126  249  38  5  28  102   8  3  88 125  .295  .363  .451  106  381   3   4   5   5  25
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        460   69  136  21  3  15   56   4  2  48  68  .295  .363  .451  106  208   2   2   3   3  14
 Career High    144  455   70  135  22  3  13   62   5  2  45  62  .297  .365  .444  104  202   2   2   4   5  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% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 2005 23 CHC NL  160  104   28   7.2   111| .321  .273| .386  .344| .521  .435| .907  .779| 132  .675   6.4   0.6  66%
 2006 24 CHC NL  508  341   72   5.7   116| .297  .276| .365  .347| .444  .448| .809  .795| 104  .548   2.8   0.3  71%
 2007 25 CHC NL  261  173   37   5.8   115| .281  .278| .352  .347| .438  .443| .790  .791| 100  .556  -0.2   0.0 100%
 2008 26 CHC NL   15   12    1   2.2   111| .214  .270| .267  .347| .214  .428| .481  .775|  27  .188  -1.6  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 4 Seasons       944  630  138   5.9   115| .295  .276| .363  .347| .451  .444| .814  .791| 106  .568   7.5   0.7  72%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Minors / 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 ------+
2005 23 CHC NL LF 43 62 1 2 1 .969 .984 1.47 1.52 1.72 1.94 38 329.0 2006 24 CHC NL LF 133 240 3 3 2 .988 .982 1.83 1.54 2.08 1.97 122 1049.0 2007 25 CHC NL OF 68 115 3 4 1 .967 .984 1.74 1.94 2.26 2.30 53 469.3 RF 41 65 2 4 1 .944 .981 1.63 1.81 2.13 2.18 32 282.7 LF 28 50 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.82 1.55 2.47 2.00 21 185.7 CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2008 26 CHC NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.50 1.50 1.88 1 12.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.10 0 3.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
2007 25 CHC NL CF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 2005 23 CHC NL LF 43 62 1 2 1 .969 .984 1.47 1.52 1.72 1.94 38 329.0 2006 24 CHC NL LF 133 240 3 3 2 .988 .982 1.83 1.54 2.08 1.97 122 1049.0 2007 25 CHC NL LF 28 50 1 0 0 1.000 .985 1.82 1.55 2.47 2.00 21 185.7 2008 26 CHC NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.00 1.50 1.50 1.88 1 12.0 2005 23 CHC NL OF 43 62 1 2 1 .969 .984 1.47 1.86 1.72 2.19 38 329.0 2006 24 CHC NL OF 133 240 3 3 2 .988 .984 1.83 1.88 2.08 2.22 122 1049.0 2007 25 CHC NL OF 68 115 3 4 1 .967 .984 1.74 1.94 2.26 2.30 53 469.3 2007 25 CHC NL RF 41 65 2 4 1 .944 .981 1.63 1.81 2.13 2.18 32 282.7 2008 26 CHC NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.00 0.00 2.10 0 3.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total OF* 244 417 7 9 4 .979 .984 1.74 1.89 2.07 2.24 213 1847.3 206 1 42# LF* 206 354 5 5 3 .986 .983 1.74 1.54 2.05 1.97 182 1575.7 RF* 42 65 2 4 1 .944 .981 1.60 1.81 2.11 2.18 32 285.7 CF* 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 2.30 0.00 2.70 0 1.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 244 417 7 9 4 .979 .984 1.74 1.89 2.07 2.24 213 1847
# 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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 2007   NLDS  CHC ARI     L   1   4   1   1  0  0  0   0   0   0  .250  .250  .250   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

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


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Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

June 3, 2003: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2003.

July 31, 2004: Traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Boston Red Sox with Nomar Garciaparra to the Chicago Cubs. The Minnesota Twins sent Doug Mientkiewicz to the Boston Red Sox. The Montreal Expos sent Orlando Cabrera to the Boston Red Sox. The Chicago Cubs sent Brendan Harris, Alex Gonzalez, and Francis Beltran to the Montreal Expos. The Chicago Cubs sent Justin Jones (minors) to the Minnesota Twins.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Salaries Leaders
2006Chicago Cubs$337,000
2007Chicago Cubs$415,000
Career (may be incomplete)$752,000

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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