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David Murphy

David Matthew Murphy

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 210 lb.

Born: October 18, 1981 in Houston, TX
High School: Klein HS (Klein, TX)
School: Baylor University (Waco, TX)
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 (Age 24)
Teams (by GP): Rangers/RedSox 2006-2013
2013 Contract Status: 3rd-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$5.78M (13) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2013): 5.087, Free Agent: 2014 [*], Agents: Mike Moye, previously: Tom O'Connell [*]
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Fine Details  · Last updated May 26, 2013 12:17AM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #1341. Harry Bemis… #1342. Craig Reynolds… #1343. Ivan Calderon… #1344. DAVID MURPHY… #1345. Sam Leslie… #1346. Reed Johnson… #1347. Everett Scott… 

Standard Batting

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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
2006 24 BOS AL 20 26 22 4 5 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 4 .227 .346 .409 .755 91 9 1 0 0 0 0 /879D
2007 25 TOT AL 46 112 105 17 36 12 2 2 14 0 0 7 20 .343 .384 .552 .936 143 58 1 0 0 0 0 798
2007 25 BOS AL 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 .500 1.500 2.000 390 3 0 0 0 0 0 /79
2007 25 TEX AL 43 110 103 16 35 12 1 2 14 0 0 7 19 .340 .382 .534 .916 138 55 1 0 0 0 0 798
2008 26 TEX AL 108 454 415 64 114 28 3 15 74 7 2 31 70 .275 .321 .465 .786 105 193 7 0 2 6 3 978/D
2009 27 TEX AL 128 494 432 61 116 24 1 17 57 9 4 49 106 .269 .338 .447 .785 101 193 5 1 2 9 3 *7D9/8
2010 28 TEX AL 138 471 419 54 122 26 2 12 65 14 2 45 71 .291 .358 .449 .806 111 188 6 0 0 3 2 *798/D
2011 29 TEX AL 120 440 404 46 111 14 2 11 46 11 6 33 61 .275 .328 .401 .729 92 162 11 0 1 2 3 *798/D
2012 30 TEX AL 147 521 457 65 139 29 3 15 61 10 5 54 74 .304 .380 .479 .859 125 219 7 4 0 4 7 *79/D8
2013 31 TEX AL 46 160 148 15 33 6 1 6 20 0 3 11 24 .223 .275 .399 .674 74 59 2 0 0 1 1 *7
8 Yrs 753 2678 2402 326 676 140 14 79 339 51 22 234 430 .281 .343 .450 .793 107 1081 40 5 5 25 19
162 Game Avg. 162 576 517 70 145 30 3 17 73 11 5 50 93 .281 .343 .450 .793 107 233 9 1 1 5 4
TEX (7 yrs) 730 2650 2378 321 670 139 13 78 337 51 22 230 425 .282 .343 .450 .793 107 1069 39 5 5 25 19
BOS (2 yrs) 23 28 24 5 6 1 1 1 2 0 0 4 5 .250 .357 .500 .857 115 12 1 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 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
2006 24 BOS AL 20 26 -0 0 0 -3 -0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .485 .498 0.1 -0.3 1 /879D
2007 25 BOS AL 3 2 1 0 0 0 -0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .523 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /79
2007 25 TEX AL 43 110 6 1 0 0 -2 5 0.5 4 9 0.9 .511 .503 0.9 -0.1 9 798
2008 26 TEX AL 108 454 -0 1 2 0 -5 -2 -0.0 17 15 1.6 .498 .499 1.5 -0.4 15 $393,000 978/D
2009 27 TEX AL 128 494 1 0 1 -3 -6 -6 -0.5 19 12 1.2 .495 .496 1.5 -0.8 15 $414,820 *7D9/8
2010 28 TEX AL 138 471 12 1 1 0 -5 9 1.1 18 27 2.8 .507 .506 2.8 -0.5 27 $427,670 *798/D
2011 29 TEX AL 120 440 -6 -1 1 4 -5 -7 -0.7 16 9 0.9 .493 .495 0.5 -0.1 5 $2,400,000 *798/D
2012 30 TEX AL 147 521 16 -1 0 6 -7 15 1.5 20 34 3.5 .511 .510 2.9 -0.1 28 $3,625,000 *79/D8
2013 31 TEX AL 46 160 -5 -1 -0 -1 -2 -10 -0.9 6 -4 -0.4 .478 .494 -0.3 -0.2 -3 $5,775,000 *7
8 Seasons 753 2678 23 -0 6 3 -31 1 0.6 100 101 10.3 .500 .500 9.9 -2.5 98 $13,035,490
TEX (7 yrs) 730 2650 23 -0 6 6 -31 3 0.9 99 102 10.4 .500 .500 9.7 -2.2 96 $13,035,490
BOS (2 yrs) 23 28 0 0 0 -3 -0 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .490 .499 0.2 -0.3 2

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2010 28 TEX AL ALDS TBR W 2 7 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .143 .143 .286 1 0 0 0 0 0
2010 28 TEX AL ALCS NYY W 6 17 13 6 3 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 4 .231 .412 .538 .950 7 0 0 0 0 2
2010 28 TEX AL WS SFG L 3 8 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .143 .250 .143 .393 1 0 0 0 0 0
2011 29 TEX AL ALDS TBR W 3 7 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 .429 .333 .762 2 0 0 0 0 0
2011 29 TEX AL ALCS DET W 5 20 17 4 7 2 1 0 3 1 0 3 2 .412 .500 .647 1.147 11 0 0 0 0 1
2011 29 TEX AL WS STL L 7 22 18 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 .222 .364 .278 .641 5 0 0 0 0 0
2012 30 TEX AL ALWC BAL L 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Yrs (7 Series) 27 83 70 11 18 4 1 1 6 1 0 13 14 .257 .373 .386 .759 27 0 0 0 0 3
1 ALWC 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALDS 5 14 13 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .231 .286 .231 .516 3 0 0 0 0 0
2 ALCS 11 37 30 10 10 3 1 1 5 1 0 7 6 .333 .459 .600 1.059 18 0 0 0 0 3
2 WS 10 30 25 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 4 .200 .333 .240 .573 6 0 0 0 0 0

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary
Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2006 BOS AL 24 OF 16 6 4 65.1 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 0 -3 4 -55 1.65 0.75 .986 2.30 2.27
2006 BOS AL 24 CF 8 4 3 36.0 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1 -2 23 -67 2.25 1.13 .989 2.65 2.61
2006 BOS AL 24 LF 6 1 0 20.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -1 -1 -48 -66 0.45 0.17 .990 2.07 2.03
2006 BOS AL 24 RF 2 1 1 9.1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 39 0 1.93 1.00 .985 2.22 2.15
2006 BOS AL 24 DH 1 0
2007 TOT AL 25 OF 45 25 14 254.0 68 63 4 1 1 .985 -3 -0 -13 0 2.37 1.49 .987 2.30 2.28
2007 TOT AL 25 LF 32 5 4 95.1 27 26 0 1 0 .963 -0 -1 -6 -12 2.45 0.81 .985 2.11 2.09
2007 TOT AL 25 RF 15 10 3 80.0 18 14 4 0 1 1.000 -1 1 -17 15 2.02 1.20 .984 2.08 2.06
2007 BOS AL 25 OF 2 0 0 5.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 48 0 3.60 1.00 .985 2.34 2.30
2007 BOS AL 25 LF 1 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 240 0 9.00 1.00 .980 1.80 2.10
2007 BOS AL 25 RF 1 0 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 2.25 1.00 .980 2.02 2.10
2007 TEX AL 25 OF 43 25 14 249.0 66 61 4 1 1 .985 -3 -0 -14 0 2.35 1.51 .987 2.30 2.28
2007 TEX AL 25 LF 31 5 4 94.1 26 25 0 1 0 .962 -1 -1 -9 -13 2.39 0.81 .985 2.11 2.09
2007 TEX AL 25 RF 14 10 3 76.0 17 13 4 0 1 1.000 -1 1 -17 14 2.01 1.21 .985 2.08 2.06
2007 TEX AL 25 CF 10 10 7 78.2 23 23 0 0 0 1.000 -1 0 -18 0 2.63 2.30 .989 2.71 2.68
2008 TEX AL 26 OF 106 100 81 897.0 229 223 4 2 1 .991 6 0 7 0 2.28 2.14 .986 2.31 2.28
2008 TEX AL 26 RF 56 43 37 407.1 109 107 1 1 1 .991 6 4 19 12 2.39 1.93 .985 2.15 2.13
2008 TEX AL 26 LF 54 48 37 404.2 90 86 3 1 0 .989 1 -1 3 -3 1.98 1.65 .984 2.05 2.03
2008 TEX AL 26 CF 13 9 7 85.0 30 30 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -3 -24 -42 3.18 2.31 .989 2.71 2.69
2008 TEX AL 26 DH 2 2
2009 TEX AL 27 OF 112 104 99 934.1 223 214 7 2 2 .991 7 -3 9 -3 2.13 1.97 .987 2.33 2.30
2009 TEX AL 27 LF 104 96 92 858.1 200 195 4 1 1 .995 6 -3 8 -4 2.09 1.91 .987 2.12 2.09
2009 TEX AL 27 DH 12 11
2009 TEX AL 27 RF 10 8 7 74.0 23 19 3 1 1 .957 1 0 18 0 2.68 2.20 .982 2.13 2.10
2009 TEX AL 27 CF 1 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
2010 TEX AL 28 OF 125 105 93 968.0 216 206 9 1 1 .995 -11 -0 -14 0 2.00 1.72 .986 2.30 2.28
2010 TEX AL 28 LF 74 59 51 533.0 120 113 6 1 0 .992 -4 5 -9 11 2.01 1.61 .983 2.07 2.05
2010 TEX AL 28 RF 51 40 39 381.1 83 80 3 0 1 1.000 -3 -1 -11 -3 1.96 1.63 .984 2.10 2.08
2010 TEX AL 28 CF 10 6 3 53.2 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -4 -4 -89 -89 2.18 1.30 .990 2.73 2.71
2010 TEX AL 28 DH 2 0
2011 TEX AL 29 OF 109 100 83 895.2 200 191 5 4 2 .980 -5 4 -7 5 1.97 1.80 .986 2.28 2.26
2011 TEX AL 29 LF 78 62 54 556.1 129 123 2 4 1 .969 -9 1 -19 2 2.02 1.60 .982 2.13 2.11
2011 TEX AL 29 RF 32 27 25 247.1 48 47 1 0 0 1.000 5 3 26 15 1.75 1.50 .986 2.09 2.07
2011 TEX AL 29 CF 13 11 4 92.0 23 21 2 0 1 1.000 -2 0 -21 0 2.25 1.77 .990 2.61 2.59
2011 TEX AL 29 DH 9 5
2012 TEX AL 30 OF 133 118 82 1025.0 202 197 4 1 2 .995 11 6 13 7 1.76 1.51 .986 2.17 2.16
2012 TEX AL 30 LF 120 106 72 913.0 182 177 4 1 2 .995 12 7 15 9 1.78 1.51 .984 1.94 1.93
2012 TEX AL 30 RF 17 12 10 110.0 20 20 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -1 -4 -11 1.64 1.18 .984 1.99 1.98
2012 TEX AL 30 DH 9 7
2012 TEX AL 30 CF 2 0 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.55
2013 TEX AL 31 LF 46 37 32 348.2 69 67 1 1 0 .986 5 -1 16 -3 1.76 1.48 .991 1.94 1.92
2013 TEX AL 31 OF 46 37 32 348.2 69 67 1 1 0 .986 5 -1 16 -3 1.76 1.48 .990 2.24 2.22
8 Seasons OF 692 595 488 5388.0 1219 1173 34 12 9 .990 9 3 2 0 2.02 1.74 .986 2.27 2.25
8 Seasons LF 514 414 342 3729.1 818 788 20 10 4 .988 9 6 3 1 1.95 1.57 .985 2.05 2.03
7 Seasons RF 183 141 122 1309.1 303 289 12 2 4 .993 8 6 8 5 2.07 1.64 .985 2.11 2.08
7 Seasons CF 57 40 24 349.1 98 96 2 0 1 1.000 -8 -9 -27 -30 2.52 1.72 .989 2.68 2.65
8 Seasons TOT 692 595 488 5388.0 1219 1173 34 12 9 .990 9 3 2 0 2.02 1.74 .986 2.27 2.25
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1945 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1945 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1945 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1916 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1945 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1916) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
  • For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1945 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
  • For detailed information on the availability of data on this site by year, see our data coverage page

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
2012 AL  .304 (10th)

On-Base% s c a p y
2012 AL  .380 (6th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
2012 AL  .674 (8th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
2009 AL  9 (4th)

Caught Stealing s c a p y
2013 AL  3 (5th)

SB % s c a p y
2010 AL  87.50 (5th)

Def. Games as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2012 AL  120 (3rd)
2013 AL  46 (1st)
Active  514 (13th)

Putouts as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2012 AL  177 (4th)
2013 AL  67 (5th)
Active  788 (13th)

Assists as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  20 (19th)

Errors Committed as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2011 AL  4 (3rd)
2013 AL  1 (2nd)
Active  10 (19th)

Double Plays Turned as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2012 AL  2 (2nd)
Active  4 (17th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
2013 AL  46 (3rd)

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2012 AL  12 (1st)
2013 AL  5 (2nd)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
Active  1.95 (7th)
Career  1.95 (71st)

Range Factor/Game as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
Active  1.57 (11th)

Fielding % as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2012 AL  .995 (2nd)
Active  .988 (6th)
Career  .988 (21st)

Total Zone Runs as RF (s.1954) s c a p y
2011 AL  5 (4th)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
Active  .990 (21st)
Career  .990 (47th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 4 (1881), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 2 (1934), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1401), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Left Field (194th), 10.7 career WAR/10.9 7yr-peak WAR/10.8 JAWS
Average HOF LF (out of 19) = 64.9 career WAR/41.2 7yr-peak WAR/53.1 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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  3. Bob Nieman (976)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
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  5. Xavier Nady (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

Transactions

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Salaries

 Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses
Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes/Other Sources
200826Texas Rangers$393,000
200927Texas Rangers$414,820
201028Texas Rangers$427,670
201129Texas Rangers$2,400,000
201230Texas Rangers$3,625,000contracts
201331Texas Rangers$5,775,000
2013 Status3rd-Year Arb Eligible, Earliest Free Agent: 2014
Career to date (may be incomplete)$13,035,490
Primary salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Additional 1915-1969 salaries researched via Baseball Hall of Fame contract archives by Dr. Michael Haupert of UW-LaCrosse.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.
Salaries converted to alternate years using Consumer Price Index (CPI) data courtesty of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Board.

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