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Danny Murphy

Daniel Francis Murphy

Positions: Pitcher and Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 23, 1942 in Beverly, MA
High School: St. John's Prep (Danvers, MA)
Signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent in 1960. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1960
Teams (by GP): WhiteSox/Cubs 1960-1970

Final Game: October 1, 1970
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Standard Batting

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
1960 17 CHC NL 31 81 75 7 9 2 0 1 6 0 0 4 13 .120 .175 .187 .362 0 14 2 1 1 0 0 8/9
1961 18 CHC NL 4 14 13 3 5 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 5 .385 .429 .846 1.275 229 11 0 0 0 0 0 /9
1962 19 CHC NL 14 37 35 5 7 3 1 0 3 0 0 2 9 .200 .243 .343 .586 53 12 0 0 0 0 0 /978
1969 26 CHW AL 17 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1970 27 CHW AL 51 8 6 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 .333 .500 .833 1.333 261 5 1 0 0 0 0 1
5 Yrs 117 142 130 18 23 5 1 4 13 0 0 11 29 .177 .246 .323 .570 54 42 3 1 1 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 197 180 25 32 7 1 6 18 0 0 15 40 .177 .246 .323 .570 54 58 4 1 1 0 0
CHC (3 yrs) 49 132 123 15 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 7 27 .171 .221 .301 .522 41 37 2 1 1 0 0
CHW (2 yrs) 68 10 7 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 .286 .545 .714 1.260 244 5 1 0 0 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 49 132 123 15 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 7 27 .171 .221 .301 .522 41 37 2 1 1 0 0
AL (2 yrs) 68 10 7 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 .286 .545 .714 1.260 244 5 1 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1960 17 CHC NL 31 81 -9 0 0 -0 -0 -9 -1.0 3 -6 -0.7 .467 .494 -0.7 -0.1 -6 $ 8/9
1961 18 CHC NL 4 14 2 0 0 -1 -0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .539 .501 0.3 -0.1 3 $ /9
1962 19 CHC NL 14 37 -2 0 0 -2 -0 -4 -0.4 1 -2 -0.3 .473 .498 -0.1 -0.2 -1 $ /978
1969 26 CHW AL 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .503 .500 0.0 -0.0 1 $ 1
1970 27 CHW AL 51 8 1 -0 -0 0 1 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 -0.0 2 $ 1
5 Seasons 117 142 -7 0 0 -2 0 -9 -1.0 5 -4 -0.6 .492 .499 -0.3 -0.4 -1 $
CHC (3 yrs) 49 132 -9 1 0 -2 -1 -11 -1.2 4 -7 -0.8 .475 .497 -0.5 -0.3 -4 $
CHW (2 yrs) 68 10 2 -0 -0 0 1 2 0.3 0 3 0.2 .504 .501 0.2 -0.0 3 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1960 17 CHC NL 81 69 2 0.8 98 .131 .120 .261 .175 .326 .187 .400 .362 .727 0 .041 -10.5 -1.1 .279 .120 .067 .0
1961 18 CHC NL 14 8 5 16.7 106 .500 .385 .270 .429 .337 .846 .421 1.275 .757 229 .912 2.2 0.2 1.500 .538 .462 .0
1962 19 CHC NL 37 28 3 2.9 107 .269 .200 .275 .243 .343 .343 .417 .586 .760 53 .300 -2.5 -0.2 .500 .200 .143
1969 26 CHW AL 2 1 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .261 .667 .339 .000 .394 .667 .733 97 .000 0.4 0.0 2.000 2.000 .000
1970 27 CHW AL 8 5 2 10.8 98 .333 .333 .259 .500 .334 .833 .395 1.333 .729 261 .843 1.4 0.1 1.400 .833 .500 .0
5 Yrs 142 111 12 2.9 101 .196 .177 .265 .246 .332 .323 .407 .570 .739 54 .316 -8.9 -0.9 .491 .231 .146 .0
162 Game Avg. 197 154 17 2.9 101 .196 .177 .265 .246 .332 .323 .407 .570 .739 54 .316 -8.9 -0.9 .491 .231 .146
CHC (3 yrs) 132 105 10 2.6 101 .194 .171 .266 .221 .332 .301 .407 .522 .739 41 .266 -10.7 -1.1 .433 .187 .130 .0
CHW (2 yrs) 10 6 2 9.0 99 .250 .286 .259 .545 .335 .714 .395 1.260 .730 244 .795 1.8 0.2 1.500 1.000 .429 .0
NL (3 yrs) 132 105 10 2.6 101 .194 .171 .266 .221 .332 .301 .407 .522 .739 41 .266 -10.7 -1.1 .433 .187 .130 .0
AL (2 yrs) 10 6 2 9.0 99 .250 .286 .259 .545 .335 .714 .395 1.260 .730 244 .795 1.8 0.2 1.500 1.000 .429 .0

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1960 17 CHC NL 81 1.2% 16.1% 4.9% 3.7% 33% 3.25 5.8 75.0 12.5 1.08 75%
1961 18 CHC NL 14 14.3% 35.7% 7.1% 14.3% 40% 5.00 2.6 6.5 4.3 0.50 43%
1962 19 CHC NL 37 0.0% 24.3% 5.4% 10.8% 57% 4.50 3.9 11.7 1.57 70%
1969 26 CHW AL 2 0.0% 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.00 0.00 50%
1970 27 CHW AL 8 12.5% 25.0% 25.0% 12.5% 50% 1.00 3.0 6.0 6.0 2.00 38%
5 Yrs 142 2.8% 20.4% 7.8% 7.0% 44% 2.64 4.5 32.5 10.0 1.14 68%
MLB Averages 2.2% 15.1% 8.4% 6.2% 28% 1.80 5.9 41.0 8.9 1.10 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1960 17 CHC NL -10.6 -1.1 81 -0.6 1.1 -1.6 1.06 -0.9 0.3 -7.8 -0.8 0.98 -9.4 1.03 7
1961 18 CHC NL 2.2 0.2 14 0.1 0.3 -0.2 .73 0.4 -0.2 1.7 0.2 0.82 3.7 0
1962 19 CHC NL -2.5 -0.2 37 0.1 0.7 -0.6 .96 -0.1 0.2 -0.0 -0.0 0.95 -1.4 1.39 6
1969 26 CHW AL 0.4 0.0 2 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 .47 0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.62 0.1 0
1970 27 CHW AL 1.4 0.1 8 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .86 0.2 -0.3 0.6 0.1 0.75 1.6 0
5 Yrs -9.0 -0.9 142 -0.5 2.2 -2.7 .98 -0.4 -0.1 -5.7 -0.6 0.94 -5.5 1.19 13

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1960 17 CHC NL 2 0 46% 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 80% 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2
1961 18 CHC NL 0 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1962 19 CHC NL 1 0 56% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1969 26 CHW AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 27 CHW AL 0 0 67% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
5 Yrs 3 0 45% 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 80% 4 1 3 1 0 1 5 1 4

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1960 17 CHC NL 81 98% 9 7 0 0 0 1.03 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 100% 22 2 9% 14 4 29% 48 5 10% 2 1 50% 6 3 50% 0
1961 18 CHC NL 14 86% 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 7 1 14% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1962 19 CHC NL 37 54% 7 6 0 0 0 1.39 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 18 3 17% 0 0 0 0 0
1969 26 CHW AL 2 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 27 CHW AL 8 50% 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 142 82% 23 13 0 0 0 1.19 4 0 2 4 0 3 1 0 2 1 50% 30 3 10% 18 4 22% 74 9 12% 4 1 25% 6 3 50% 0
MLB Averages 52% 77% 10% 30% 14% 47% 52%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1960 17 31 81 75 7 9 2 0 1 6 0 0 4 13 .120 .175 .187 .362 0 14 2 1 1 0 0
1961 18 35 95 88 10 14 2 0 3 9 0 0 5 18 .159 .213 .284 .497 35 25 2 1 1 0 0
1962 19 49 132 123 15 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 7 27 .171 .221 .301 .522 41 37 2 1 1 0 0
1963 20 49 132 123 15 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 7 27 .171 .221 .301 .522 41 37 2 1 1 0 0
1964 21 49 132 123 15 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 7 27 .171 .221 .301 .522 41 37 2 1 1 0 0
1965 22 49 132 123 15 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 7 27 .171 .221 .301 .522 41 37 2 1 1 0 0
1966 23 49 132 123 15 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 7 27 .171 .221 .301 .522 41 37 2 1 1 0 0
1967 24 49 132 123 15 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 7 27 .171 .221 .301 .522 41 37 2 1 1 0 0
1968 25 49 132 123 15 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 7 27 .171 .221 .301 .522 41 37 2 1 1 0 0
1969 26 66 134 124 15 21 5 1 3 12 0 0 9 27 .169 .231 .298 .530 43 37 2 1 1 0 0
1970 27 117 142 130 18 23 5 1 4 13 0 0 11 29 .177 .246 .323 .570 54 42 3 1 1 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1960 17 32 84 78 6 9 2 0 1 5 0 4 14 .115 .169 .179 .348 2 31
1961 18 4 14 13 3 5 0 0 2 3 0 1 5 .385 .429 .846 1.275 5 4
1962 19 14 37 35 5 7 3 1 0 3 0 2 9 .200 .243 .343 .586 3 14
1969 26 17 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 .667 .000 .667 0 17
1970 27 51 8 6 4 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 .333 .500 .833 1.333 3 51
5 Yrs 118 146 133 18 23 5 1 4 12 0 11 30 .173 .241 .316 .557 13 117
162 Game Avg. 162 200 183 25 32 7 1 5 16 0 15 41 .173 .241 .316 .557 18 117

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Youngest s c a p y
1960 NL  born 1942-08-23 (1st)
1961 NL  born 1942-08-23 (1st)
1962 NL  born 1942-08-23 (4th)

                                         

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