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Craig McMurtry
Joe Craig McMurtry
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: November 5, 1959 in Troy, TX
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (4th pick) of the 1980 amateur draft (January). (All Transactions)
Debut: April 10, 1983
Final Game: September 28, 1995
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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1983 23 ATL NL 15 9 .625 3.08 36 35 0 6 3 0 224.2 204 86 77 13 88 1 105 1 2 1 943 126 1.300 8.2 0.5 3.5 4.2 1.19 CYA-7,RoY-2
1984 24 ATL NL 9 17 .346 4.32 37 30 1 0 0 0 183.1 184 100 88 16 102 4 99 1 3 4 811 89 1.560 9.0 0.8 5.0 4.9 0.97
1985 25 ATL NL 0 3 .000 6.60 17 6 3 0 0 1 45.0 56 36 33 6 27 1 28 1 0 3 220 58 1.844 11.2 1.2 5.4 5.6 1.04
1986 26 ATL NL 1 6 .143 4.74 37 5 5 0 0 0 79.2 82 46 42 7 43 5 50 2 0 2 356 83 1.569 9.3 0.8 4.9 5.6 1.16
1988 28 TEX AL 3 3 .500 2.25 32 0 14 0 0 3 60.0 37 16 15 5 24 4 35 1 2 2 236 182 1.017 5.6 0.8 3.6 5.3 1.46
1989 29 TEX AL 0 0 7.43 19 0 4 0 0 0 23.0 29 21 19 3 13 1 14 2 1 1 111 53 1.826 11.3 1.2 5.1 5.5 1.08
1990 30 TEX AL 0 3 .000 4.32 23 3 6 0 0 0 41.2 43 25 20 4 30 0 14 1 0 3 188 92 1.752 9.3 0.9 6.5 3.0 0.47
1995 35 HOU NL 0 1 .000 7.84 11 0 3 0 0 0 10.1 15 11 9 0 9 1 4 1 0 2 56 50 2.323 13.1 0.0 7.8 3.5 0.44
8 Seasons 28 42 .400 4.08 212 79 36 6 3 4 667.2 650 341 303 54 336 17 349 10 8 18 2921 96 1.477 8.8 0.7 4.5 4.7 1.04
162 Game Avg. 7 10 .400 4.08 50 18 8 1 1 1 156 152 80 71 13 79 4 82 2 2 4 683 96 1.477 8.8 0.7 4.5 4.7 1.04
ATL (4 yrs) 25 35 .417 4.06 127 76 9 6 3 1 532.2 526 268 240 42 260 11 282 5 5 10 2330 96 1.476 8.9 0.7 4.4 4.8 1.08
TEX (3 yrs) 3 6 .333 3.90 74 3 24 0 0 3 124.2 109 62 54 12 67 5 63 4 3 6 535 103 1.412 7.9 0.9 4.8 4.5 0.94
HOU (1 yr) 0 1 .000 7.84 11 0 3 0 0 0 10.1 15 11 9 0 9 1 4 1 0 2 56 50 2.323 13.1 0.0 7.8 3.5 0.44
NL (5 yrs) 25 36 .410 4.13 138 76 12 6 3 1 543.0 541 279 249 42 269 12 286 6 5 12 2386 94 1.492 9.0 0.7 4.5 4.7 1.06
AL (3 yrs) 3 6 .333 3.90 74 3 24 0 0 3 124.2 109 62 54 12 67 5 63 4 3 6 535 103 1.412 7.9 0.9 4.8 4.5 0.94

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1983 23 ATL NL 36 85 70 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 40 .086 .123 .086 .209 -43 6 1 0 12 0 0 1 CYA-7,RoY-2
1984 24 ATL NL 40 62 52 4 6 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 27 .115 .148 .154 .302 -17 8 0 0 8 0 0 1
1985 25 ATL NL 17 15 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .071 .071 .071 .143 -61 1 1 0 1 0 0 1
1986 26 ATL NL 40 18 16 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 .125 .176 .125 .301 -17 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1988 28 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1995 35 HOU NL 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 145 181 153 9 15 0 1 0 4 2 0 6 84 .098 .132 .111 .243 -33 17 2 0 22 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 202 171 10 17 0 1 0 4 2 0 7 94 .098 .132 .111 .243 -33 19 2 0 25 0 0
ATL (4 yrs) 133 180 152 9 15 0 1 0 4 2 0 6 83 .099 .133 .112 .245 -33 17 2 0 22 0 0
TEX (3 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HOU (1 yr) 11 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 144 181 153 9 15 0 1 0 4 2 0 6 84 .098 .132 .111 .243 -33 17 2 0 22 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1983 ATL NL 23 P 36 35 224.2 69 15 51 3 3 .957 2.64 1.83 .952 1.92 0.68 CYA-7,RoY-2
1984 ATL NL 24 P 37 30 183.1 59 10 48 1 2 .983 2.85 1.57 .953 1.88 0.67
1985 ATL NL 25 P 17 6 45.0 16 2 12 2 0 .875 2.80 0.82 .956 1.92 0.68
1986 ATL NL 26 P 37 5 79.2 17 6 11 0 1 1.000 1.92 0.46 .953 1.94 0.66
1988 TEX AL 28 P 32 0 60.0 20 8 10 2 3 .900 2.70 0.56 .965 1.78 0.67
1989 TEX AL 29 P 19 0 23.0 7 1 5 1 0 .857 2.35 0.32 .971 1.88 0.66
1990 TEX AL 30 P 23 3 41.2 9 1 8 0 3 1.000 1.94 0.39 .956 1.77 0.59
1995 HOU NL 35 P 11 0 10.1 4 1 3 0 0 1.000 3.48 0.36 .950 1.83 0.51
8 Seasons P 212 79 667.2 201 44 148 9 12 .955 2.59 0.91 .955 1.89 0.65
8 Seasons TOT 212 79 667.2 201 44 148 9 12 .955 2.59 0.91 .910 1.89 0.65

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1983-NL--7--2%
0.02 Career Shares (236th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1983 NL--3.085--8th

Wins s c a p y
1983 NL--15--6th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1983 NL--.625--7th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1983 NL--8.172--10th

Games Started s c a p y
1983 NL--35--5th

Shutouts s c a p y
1983 NL--3--5th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1983 NL--88--9th
1984 NL--102--4th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1983 NL--.521--10th

Losses s c a p y
1984 NL--17--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1984 NL--88--8th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1983 NL--126--6th

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1983 NL--12--4th

                                         

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 6 (1479), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 2 (1623), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 4 (1498), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  3. Bucky Brandon (977)
  4. Johnny Gorsica (965)
  5. Eddie Solomon (965)
  6. Gary Ross (964)
  7. Willard Schmidt (962)
  8. Joe Moeller (961)
  9. Hank Fischer (960)
  10. Jumbo Brown (959)
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  2. Ralph Works (985)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Ken Hill (983)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Steve Stone (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Ron Schueler (980)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Al Worthington (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Steve Mura (984)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  8. Steve Ridzik (957)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

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

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.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
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.

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