Rob Murphy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: May 26, 1960 in Miami, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 29th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Christopher Columbus HS (Miami, FL) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL).

High School: Christopher Columbus HS (Miami, FL)

Schools: University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL), University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)

Debut: September 13, 1985 (Age 25-110d, 15,105th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: July 22, 1995 (Age 35-057d)
vs. LAD 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Kim Stratos

Full Name: Robert Albert Murphy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.6

ERA

3.64

597

623.1

520

WHIP

1.356

Hit location and pitches data is shown only for seasons after 1988 (completeness summary of pitch data and hit data).

Summary of 54 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 4 walk-off, 5 tying, 12 go ahead

8 Tms
BOS	17
STL	15
CIN	11
SEA	4
LAD	2
NYY	2
HOU	2
FLA	1

Platoon
vs RHB	43
vs LHB	11

Home/Road
Home	27
Away	27

Outs
0	23
1	19
2	12

23 Opps
ATL	5
CHW	5
MIN	4
SFG	4
OAK	4
SDP	4
PIT	3
COL	2
CHC	2
CIN	2
NYY	2
BAL	2
KCR	2
LAD	2
MON	2
HOU	2
STL	1
TEX	1
SEA	1
NYM	1
PHI	1
CLE	1
MIL	1

48 Batters
Mark McGwire	2
David Justice	2
Matt Williams	2
Dan Pasqua	2
Bo Jackson	2
Dante Bichette	2
John Cangelosi	1
Rob Deer	1
Shane Mack	1
Don Mattingly	1
Mike Marshall	1
Eddie Zambrano	1
Damon Berryhill	1
José Canseco	1
Barry Bonds	1
Mickey Tettleton	1
Larry Walker	1
Darren Daulton	1
Carmelo Martínez	1
Darrin Jackson	1
Kevin McReynolds	1
Wil Cordero	1
Kirby Puckett	1
Cory Snyder	1
Kevin Bass	1
Iván Calderón	1
Eddie Williams	1
Pedro Muñoz	1
Gary Gaetti	1
Fred McGriff	1
Tim Costo	1
José Oquendo	1
Rick Dempsey	1
Carlton Fisk	1
Mark Lemke	1
Alvin Davis	1
Julio Franco	1
Terry Steinbach	1
Ozzie Virgil	1
Ron Kittle	1
Randy Milligan	1
Shawon Dunston	1
Bobby Bonilla	1
Jeff Bagwell	1
Hensley Meulens	1
J.R. Phillips	1
Albert Belle	1
Kevin Mitchell	1

19 Parks
Busch Stad (STL)	11
Fenway Pk (BOS)	9
Cinergy Fld (CIN)	9
RingCentral Col (OAK)	3
Metrodome (MIN)	3
Qualcomm St (SAN)	2
3Com Park (SFO)	2
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
Guaranteed (CHI)	2
Atl-Fulton (ATL)	2
Astrodome (HOU)	1
Shea Stad (NYC)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Arlington St (ARL)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	1
MileHigh Std (DEN)	1

Where Hit
7	25
9	8
8	6
78	6
89	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
3	12
1	10
2	9
5	8
Unk	8
6	4
4	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	45
2·HR gms	3
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	35
1--	7
-2-	5
12-	3
123	1
--3	1
-23	1
1-3	1

80 Runs
RISP	12
0 on	35
1 on	13
2 on	5
3 on	1
Any on	19

Inning
6	5
7	15
8	18
9	11
Extra	5

4-6	5
7-end	49

RelScore
+4..	13
+3	3
+2	6
+1	6
Tied	9
-1	5
-2	3
-3	4
-4..	5

Ahead	28
Tied	9
Behind	17

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	10
Unk	8
1-0	6
1-1	6
3-1	4
0-2	3
1-2	3
2-1	3
0-1	3
2-2	3
2-0	3
3-2	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	12
RF	11
C	7
LF	7
PH	3
2B	3
CF	3
DH	3
3B	3
SS	2

OrderPos
4th	16
5th	11
3rd	8
6th	7
7th	6
8th	3
1st	2
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	15
Medium Lev	6
Low Lev	33

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1985-09-13 (1)	Mike Marshall	LAD	@	CIN	ahead 6-1	t 9	0	---		1	3	9	0%	100%		Home Run
1987	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1987-04-17	Kevin Bass	HOU	@	CIN	behind 6-9	t 6	0	---		1	5	9	8%	22%		Home Run
3	3	2	1	1987-04-30	Ozzie Virgil	ATL	@	CIN	ahead 7-2	t 6	1	---		1	7	2	2%	97%		Home Run
4	4	3	1	1987-06-09	Matt Williams	SFG	@	CIN	ahead 5-1	t 6	0	---		1	8	6	4%	95%		Home Run (Deep LF)
5	5	4	1	1987-07-18	Kevin McReynolds	NYM		CIN	behind 2-7	b 9	1	---		1	6	7	0%	1%		Home Run (Deep CF)
6	6	5	1	1987-08-18	John Cangelosi	PIT	@	CIN	tied 4-4	t 7	0	---		1	9	PH	19%	69%		Home Run (Deep LF)
7	7	6	2	1987-08-18	Barry Bonds	PIT	@	CIN	ahead 5-4	t 9	0	---		1	1	7	9%	92%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	7	3	1987-08-18	Bobby Bonilla	PIT	@	CIN	ahead 6-4	t 9	2	---		1	4	5	5%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1988	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
9	9	1	1	1988-08-05	Carmelo Martínez	SDP	@	CIN	behind 4-7	t 7	1	1-3	5,(1-2) CFBFX	3	5	7	31%	46%		Home Run; T. Gwynn Scores; K. Moreland Scores
10	10	2	1	1988-08-19	José Oquendo	STL		CIN	ahead 5-4	b 8	1	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	7	4	8%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); T. Pendleton Scores
11	11	3	1	1988-09-10	Rick Dempsey	LAD		CIN	ahead 3-0	b 8	2	1--	5,(1-2) FBSFX	2	8	2	2%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); T. Woodson Scores
1989	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
12	12	1	1	1989-04-21	Bo Jackson	KCR	@	BOS	ahead 4-2	t 8	2	--3	2,(0-1) FX	2	6	7	10%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); G. Thurman Scores
13	13	2	1	1989-04-28	Julio Franco	TEX		BOS	tied 6-6	b 12	0	---	5,(2-2) CBBSX	1	5	4	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep CF)
14	14	3	1	1989-06-11 (2)	Don Mattingly	NYY		BOS	ahead 5-2	b 7	0	1--	3,(2-0) .BBX	2	3	DH	3%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); S. Sax Scores
15	15	4	1	1989-07-22	Iván Calderón	CHW	@	BOS	behind 4-6	t 7	1	-23	5,(1-2) BFFFX	3	4	3	35%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); D. Gallagher Scores; S. Lyons Scores
16	16	5	1	1989-08-02	Randy Milligan	BAL	@	BOS	behind 3-6	t 7	1	12-	5,(3-1) CBBBX	3	6	3	31%	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Ripken Scores; M. Tettleton Scores
17	17	6	1	1989-09-02	Alvin Davis	SEA	@	BOS	behind 3-6	t 7	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	3	3	6%	13%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
18	18	7	1	1989-09-17	Mark McGwire	OAK	@	BOS	behind 3-7	t 8	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	3	2%	3%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
1990	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
19	19	1	1	1990-04-13	Rob Deer	MIL	@	BOS	ahead 6-5	t 9	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	9	9%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
20	20	2	1	1990-04-17	Ron Kittle	CHW		BOS	behind 0-1	b 6	1	---	3,(1-1) .SBX	1	4	DH	20%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
21	21	3	1	1990-05-04	José Canseco	OAK		BOS	ahead 4-2	b 7	0	12-	3,(1-1) B2C2X	3	3	9	6%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); R. Henderson Scores; C. Lansford Scores
22	22	4	2	1990-05-04	Terry Steinbach	OAK		BOS	ahead 7-2	b 7	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	4	2	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
23	23	5	1	1990-05-14	Bo Jackson	KCR		BOS	behind 3-5	b 8	2	---	6,(3-2) FBBSBX	1	4	8	10%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
24	24	6	1	1990-05-18	Gary Gaetti	MIN	@	BOS	ahead 4-0	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	5	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
25	25	7	1	1990-05-26	Kirby Puckett	MIN		BOS	tied 5-5	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	8	26%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
26	26	8	1	1990-06-23	Mickey Tettleton	BAL	@	BOS	tied 2-2	t 10	1	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	4	2	38%	82%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
27	27	9	1	1990-08-01	Carlton Fisk	CHW	@	BOS	behind 3-9	t 9	1	---	3,(0-2) FKX	1	5	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
28	28	10	1	1990-08-15	Mark McGwire	OAK		BOS	tied 2-2	b 10	1	123	2,(1-0) .BX	4	4	3	17%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); W. Randolph Scores; D. Jennings Scores/unER; D. Henderson Scores
1991	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
29	29	1	1	1991-05-15	Albert Belle	CLE		SEA	behind 2-6	b 8	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	DH	9%	16%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Lewis Scores; A. Belle Scores
30	30	2	1	1991-06-25	Dan Pasqua	CHW		SEA	ahead 3-0	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	5	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Pasqua Scores
31	31	3	1	1991-06-27	Dan Pasqua	CHW		SEA	ahead 4-2	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) ..BSX	1	5	3	3%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Pasqua Scores
32	32	4	1	1991-07-24	Hensley Meulens	NYY		SEA	ahead 8-2	b 7	1	-2-	3,(1-1) .SBX	2	6	PH	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); M. Hall Scores; H. Meulens Scores
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
33	33	1	1	1992-08-08	Darrin Jackson	SDP		HOU	ahead 4-3	b 7	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	8	17%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); T. Gwynn Scores; G. Sheffield Scores; D. Jackson Scores
34	34	2	1	1992-09-10	Cory Snyder	SFG		HOU	ahead 3-2	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) ...BX	1	4	3	7%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); C. Snyder Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	1993-04-23	Mark Lemke	ATL	@	STL	ahead 2-1	t 9	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	8	4	10%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
36	36	2	1	1993-04-30	Damon Berryhill	ATL		STL	tied 2-2	b 11	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
37	37	3	1	1993-05-02	David Justice	ATL		STL	behind 2-3	b 8	2	-2-	2,(1-0) BX	2	6	9	58%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Gant Scores
38	38	4	1	1993-05-29	Fred McGriff	SDP	@	STL	ahead 6-1	t 9	2	---	3,(0-2) CSX	1	4	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
39	39	5	1	1993-07-05	Jeff Bagwell	HOU		STL	behind 3-8	b 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	3	3	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
40	40	6	1	1993-07-25	Dante Bichette	COL		STL	behind 2-3	b 8	1	1--	3,(1-1) BF1X	2	3	9	50%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Mejía Scores
41	41	7	1	1993-08-30	Tim Costo	CIN	@	STL	ahead 8-3	t 9	0	-2-	3,(2-0) BBX	2	5	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep CF); C. Sabo Scores
42	42	8	1	1993-09-05	Matt Williams	SFG	@	STL	behind 5-6	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	4	5	25%	50%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	1994-04-04	Kevin Mitchell	CIN		STL	tied 4-4	b 10	1	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	7	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
44	44	2	1	1994-05-09	Eddie Zambrano	CHC	@	STL	ahead 4-2	t 8	1	1--	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	7	9	10%	96%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); S. Buechele Scores
45	45	3	1	1994-05-12	Shawon Dunston	CHC	@	STL	tied 6-6	t 9	1	1--	1,(0-0) .1X	2	1	PH	42%	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Hernández Scores
46	46	4	1	1994-05-23	Darren Daulton	PHI	@	STL	ahead 10-3	t 9	0	---	4,(2-1) .CBBX	1	4	2	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
47	47	5	1	1994-06-20	Larry Walker	MON	@	STL	behind 3-4	t 7	0	---	6,(3-2) .BCSBBX	1	4	9	19%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
48	48	6	2	1994-06-20	Wil Cordero	MON	@	STL	tied 4-4	t 7	1	---	6,(2-2) CBFFBX	1	6	6	21%	67%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
49	49	7	1	1994-07-22 (2)	David Justice	ATL	@	STL	behind 1-3	t 8	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	9	9%	16%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
50	50	8	1	1994-08-06	Shane Mack	MIN		NYY	ahead 8-4	b 7	0	---	5,(3-1) BFBBX	1	5	7	2%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive)
51	51	9	2	1994-08-06	Pedro Muñoz	MIN		NYY	ahead 9-4	b 7	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	9	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
52	52	1	1	1995-05-01	J.R. Phillips	SFG		LAD	ahead 5-0	b 8	0	-2-	6,(2-2) BSF1FB.X	2	7	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); R. Clayton Scores
53	53	2	1	1995-05-09	Eddie Williams	SDP		LAD	ahead 7-1	b 6	2	1--	3,(0-2) CSX	2	4	3	1%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Gwynn Scores
54	54	3	1	1995-06-21	Dante Bichette	COL		FLA	ahead 5-3	b 8	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	7	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

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ATL	5
CHW	5
MIN	4
SFG	4
OAK	4
SDP	4
PIT	3
COL	2
CHC	2
CIN	2
NYY	2
BAL	2
KCR	2
LAD	2
MON	2
HOU	2
STL	1
TEX	1
SEA	1
NYM	1
PHI	1
CLE	1
MIL	1

ATL	5
CHW	5
MIN	4
SFG	4
OAK	4
SDP	4
PIT	3
COL	2
CHC	2
CIN	2
NYY	2
BAL	2
KCR	2
LAD	2
MON	2
HOU	2
STL	1
TEX	1
SEA	1
NYM	1
PHI	1
CLE	1
MIL	1

ATL	5
CHW	5
MIN	4
SFG	4
OAK	4
SDP	4
PIT	3
COL	2
CHC	2
CIN	2
NYY	2
BAL	2
KCR	2
LAD	2
MON	2
HOU	2
STL	1
TEX	1
SEA	1
NYM	1
PHI	1
CLE	1
MIL	1