David Murphy
David Matthew Murphy
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4" , Weight: 192 lb.

Born: October 18, 1981 in Houston, TX
High School: Klein (Klein, TX)
School: Baylor University
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (17th pick) of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed June 12, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 2, 2006
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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
2006 BOS AL 24 OF 16 6 65.1 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 3.7 0.2 0.3 -0.1 0 1.65 0.75 .983 2.30 1.99
2006 BOS AL 24 CF 8 4 36.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 0.7 23.3 0.7 0.9 -0.2 0 2.25 1.13 .989 2.65 2.29
2006 BOS AL 24 LF 6 1 20.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -0.8 -48.0 -0.8 -0.6 -0.2 0 0.45 0.17 1.000 2.07 1.68
2006 BOS AL 24 RF 2 1 9.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 38.6 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 1.93 1.00 1.000 2.22 1.85
2006 BOS AL 24 DH 1
2007 TOT AL 25 OF 45 25 254.0 68 63 4 1 1 .985 -2.8 -13.2 -2.8 -1.6 -1.2 0 2.37 1.49 .987 2.30 2.00
2007 TOT AL 25 LF 32 5 95.1 27 26 0 1 0 .963 -0.5 -6.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 -1 2.45 0.81 .985 2.11 1.71
2007 TOT AL 25 RF 15 10 80.0 18 14 4 0 1 1.000 -1.1 -16.5 -2.1 -1.5 -0.6 1 2.02 1.20 .983 2.08 1.77
2007 BOS AL 25 OF 2 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 48.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 3.60 1.00 1.000 2.34 2.00
2007 BOS AL 25 LF 1 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.2 240.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0 9.00 1.00 1.000 1.80 1.70
2007 BOS AL 25 RF 1 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.25 1.00 1.000 2.02 1.80
2007 TEX AL 25 OF 43 25 249.0 66 61 4 1 1 .985 -3.0 -14.5 -3.0 -1.8 -1.2 0 2.35 1.51 .986 2.30 2.00
2007 TEX AL 25 LF 31 5 94.1 26 25 0 1 0 .962 -0.7 -8.9 0.3 0.1 0.2 -1 2.39 0.81 .985 2.11 1.71
2007 TEX AL 25 RF 14 10 76.0 17 13 4 0 1 1.000 -1.1 -17.4 -2.1 -1.5 -0.6 1 2.01 1.21 .982 2.08 1.77
2007 TEX AL 25 CF 10 10 78.2 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 -1.2 -18.3 -1.2 -0.4 -0.8 0 2.63 2.30 .987 2.71 2.42
2008 TEX AL 26 OF 106 100 897.0 229 223 4 2 1 .991 5.6 7.5 3.6 1.1 2.5 2 2.28 2.14 .986 2.31 2.02
2008 TEX AL 26 RF 56 43 407.1 109 107 1 1 1 .991 6.4 18.9 5.4 1.2 4.2 1 2.39 1.93 .985 2.15 1.83
2008 TEX AL 26 LF 54 48 404.2 90 86 3 1 0 .989 0.9 2.7 -0.1 -0.1 0.0 1 1.98 1.65 .984 2.05 1.66
2008 TEX AL 26 CF 13 9 85.0 30 30 0 0 0 1.000 -1.7 -24.0 -1.7 0.0 -1.7 0 3.18 2.31 .990 2.71 2.35
2008 TEX AL 26 DH 2
2009 TEX AL 27 OF 112 104 934.1 223 214 7 2 2 .991 6.8 8.7 7.8 3.0 4.8 -1 2.13 1.97 .987 2.33 2.04
2009 TEX AL 27 LF 104 96 858.1 200 195 4 1 1 .995 5.7 8.0 6.7 0.9 5.8 -1 2.09 1.91 .987 2.12 1.80
2009 TEX AL 27 DH 11
2009 TEX AL 27 RF 10 8 74.0 23 19 3 1 1 .957 1.1 17.8 1.1 2.1 -1.0 0 2.68 2.20 .983 2.13 1.75
2009 TEX AL 27 CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.40
4 Seasons OF 279 235 2150.2 532 512 15 5 4 .991 9.8 5.5 8.8 2.8 6.0 1 2.21 1.89 .986 2.32 2.02
4 Seasons LF 196 150 1378.1 318 308 7 3 1 .991 5.3 4.6 6.3 0.5 5.8 -1 2.06 1.61 .986 2.10 1.74
4 Seasons RF 83 62 570.2 152 142 8 2 3 .987 6.7 14.1 4.7 1.8 2.9 2 2.37 1.81 .985 2.14 1.81
4 Seasons CF 32 23 201.2 62 62 0 0 0 1.000 -2.2 -13.1 -2.2 0.5 -2.7 0 2.77 1.94 .989 2.70 2.36
3 Seasons DH 14
4 Seasons TOT 311 235 2150.2 532 512 15 5 4 .991 9.8 5.5 8.8 2.8 6.0 1 2.21 1.69 .977 2.17 1.82
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

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
2006 BOS AL 24 20 6 20 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 2 16 0 2 5
2007 TEX AL 25 43 25 43 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 10 14 43 0 0 3
2007 BOS AL 25 3 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0
2008 TEX AL 26 108 102 108 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 13 56 106 2 3 1
2009 TEX AL 27 128 115 128 112 0 0 0 0 0 0 104 1 10 112 11 4 2
4 Seasons 302 248 302 279 0 0 0 0 0 0 196 32 83 279 13 10 11
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 -- 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%
2006 BOS AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 86 45% 76% 35% 6 17%
2007 TEX AL 25 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 3 0 0 4 4 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 17 12 70.6% 5 0 0.0% 0 437 56% 71% 35% 54 46%
2007 BOS AL 25 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 4 50% 100% 100% 1 100%
2008 TEX AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 19 17 0 20 10 1 8 5 0 3 0 0 6 6 0 56 38 67.9% 17 1 1.8% 2 1902 50% 76% 39% 210 42%
2009 TEX AL 27 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 1 1 1 34 31 0 26 8 1 19 11 0 7 3 0 17 15 0 103 68 66.0% 34 1 1.0% 3 3829 53% 74% 39% 400 50%
4 Seasons 3 0 2 1 1 7 0 3 1 2 58 53 0 50 19 2 32 20 0 12 3 0 26 24 0 178 119 66.9% 57 2 1.1% 5 6258 52% 74% 39% 671 47%
MLB Averages 62.4% 2.1% 56% 74% 39% 46%

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%
2006 BOS AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 45 56% 76% 40% 2 100%
2007 TEX AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 1 0 4 2 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 55.6% 4 0 0.0% 4 347 56% 75% 34% 31 52%
2007 BOS AL 25 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 16 63% 63% 44% 2 50%
2008 TEX AL 26 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 25 19 0 11 3 0 9 4 0 6 0 1 10 6 0 61 32 52.5% 28 1 1.6% 0 1827 53% 75% 40% 206 52%
2009 TEX AL 27 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 4 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 11 5 45.5% 6 0 0.0% 3 329 54% 73% 39% 36 58%
4 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 8 2 3 2 1 33 24 0 16 4 0 13 7 0 7 0 1 13 8 0 82 43 52.4% 38 1 1.2% 7 2564 54% 75% 39% 277 53%
MLB Averages 49.7% 2.2% 56% 74% 39% 50%

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%
2006 BOS AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 171 53% 73% 41% 17 53%
2007 TEX AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 12 5 41.7% 7 0 0.0% 0 373 53% 72% 39% 48 48%
2008 TEX AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 8 4 0 4 1 0 2 0 0 3 3 0 20 10 50.0% 10 0 0.0% 0 417 60% 74% 42% 62 48%
2009 TEX AL 27 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 12 42% 75% 50% 2 0%
4 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 7 0 13 5 0 6 1 0 4 1 0 5 4 0 36 18 50.0% 18 0 0.0% 0 973 56% 73% 41% 129 48%
MLB Averages 43.6% 1.6% 56% 74% 39% 52%

* 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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