Danny Murphy
Daniel Francis Murphy
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
Final Game: October 1, 1970
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1960 CHC NL 17 OF 21 18 143.1 42 40 1 1 1 .976 -0.2 -1.7 0.8 -0.1 0.9 -1 2.57 1.95 .979 2.20 1.92
1960 CHC NL 17 CF 16 14 113.1 36 34 1 1 1 .972 0.8 8.5 0.8 -0.1 0.9 0 2.78 2.19 .981 2.59 2.32
1960 CHC NL 17 RF 5 4 30.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 -1.0 -40.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -1 1.80 1.20 .983 1.98 1.76
1961 CHC NL 18 OF 4 4 27.1 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -26.3 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 1.98 1.50 .983 2.17 1.85
1961 CHC NL 18 RF 4 4 27.1 6 5 1 0 0 1.000 -0.6 -26.3 -0.6 -0.4 -0.2 0 1.98 1.50 .967 1.94 1.60
1962 CHC NL 19 RF 6 5 41.2 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -25.9 -0.9 -0.9 0.0 0 0.86 0.67 .975 1.90 1.65
1962 CHC NL 19 OF 5 7 60.2 5 5 0 0 0 1.000 -1.6 -31.6 -1.6 -1.0 -0.6 0 0.74 1.00 .980 2.08 1.80
1962 CHC NL 19 LF 2 2 18.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -40.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.35
1962 CHC NL 19 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.1 -120.0 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
1969 CHW AL 26 P 17 0 31.1 4 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.15 0.24 .950 1.87 0.69
1970 CHW AL 27 P 51 0 80.2 15 4 10 1 1 .933 1.56 0.27 .953 1.86 0.67
2 Seasons P 68 0 112.0 19 4 14 1 1 .947 1.45 0.26 .953 1.86 0.68
3 Seasons OF 30 29 231.1 53 50 2 1 1 .981 -2.4 -12.4 -1.4 -1.5 0.1 -1 2.02 1.73 .979 2.16 1.89
2 Seasons CF 17 14 114.1 36 34 1 1 1 .972 0.7 7.3 0.7 -0.2 0.9 0 2.76 2.06 .981 2.59 2.32
3 Seasons RF 15 13 99.0 16 15 1 0 0 1.000 -2.5 -30.3 -1.5 -1.3 -0.2 -1 1.45 1.07 .975 1.94 1.67
1 Season LF 2 2 18.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.6 -40.0 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 0 0.00 0.00 1.80 1.35
5 Seasons TOT 98 29 343.1 72 54 16 2 2 .972 -2.4 -8.4 -1.4 -1.5 0.1 -1 1.83 0.71 .944 2.07 1.05

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1960 CHC NL 17 31 18 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 5 21 8 2
1961 CHC NL 18 4 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0
1962 CHC NL 19 14 7 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6 5 6 0
1969 CHW AL 26 17 0 17 17 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 CHW AL 27 51 0 51 51 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Seasons 117 29 117 117 68 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 15 30 14 2
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- P*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt 31 Tot 1B 2B Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 163 GB LD bFld bF2O%
1969 CHW AL 26 136 79% 22% 6 83% 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 100%
1970 CHW AL 27 380 75% 26% 18 83% 0 4 1 2 14 13 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 100%
2 Seasons 516 76% 25% 24 83% 0 4 1 2 19 17 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 100%
MLB Averages 77% 27% 90% 83%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1960 CHC NL 17 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 3 0 13 3 23.1% 9 1 7.7% 0 546 56% 77% 26% 60 57%
1962 CHC NL 19 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 0 0 0 0 8 50% 63% 25% 1 0%
2 Seasons 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 3 0 13 3 23.1% 9 1 7.7% 0 554 56% 76% 26% 61 56%
MLB Averages 40.4% 2.0% 62% 77% 26% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1960 CHC NL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 0 148 53% 74% 33% 14 43%
1961 CHC NL 18 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.0% 3 0 0.0% 1 118 59% 83% 40% 10 60%
1962 CHC NL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 178 63% 78% 26% 13 31%
3 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 10 2 20.0% 8 0 0.0% 1 444 59% 78% 32% 37 43%
MLB Averages 41.6% 3.1% 62% 77% 26% 53%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1962 CHC NL 19 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 0 0 0 0 69 70% 84% 22% 5 0%
1 Season 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 0 0 0 0 69 70% 84% 22% 5 0%
MLB Averages 57.0% 2.5% 62% 77% 26% 47%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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