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Dan Murray

Daniel Saffle Murray

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 193 lb.

Born: November 21, 1973 in Los Alamitos, CA
High School: Pacifica HS (Garden Grove, CA)
School: San Diego State University (San Diego, CA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 10th round of the 1995 amateur draft.
Signed June 8, 1995. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 9, 1999
Teams (by GP): Royals/Mets 1999-2000

Final Game: September 30, 2000
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Standard Pitching

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
1995	21	NYM-min	A-	0	6	.000	1.97	22	0	19	0	0	6	32.0	24	17	7	1	16	3	34	1	0	3	145		1.250	6.8	0.3	4.5	9.6	2.13	PFD · NYPL
1996	22	NYM-min	A+	7	5	.583	4.25	33	13	5	0	0	0	101.2	114	60	48	2	53	3	56	8	0	11	465		1.643	10.1	0.2	4.7	5.0	1.06	SCE · FLOR
1997	23	NYM-min	A+	12	10	.545	3.45	30	24	3	4	2	0	156.1	150	75	60	4	55	3	91	10	0	13	682		1.311	8.6	0.2	3.2	5.2	1.65	SCE · FLOR
1998	24	NYM-min	AA	11	6	.647	3.18	27	27	0	1	1	0	164.1	153	64	58	13	54	2	159	8	0	5	681		1.260	8.4	0.7	3.0	8.7	2.94	BNG · EL
1999	25	NYM-min	AAA	12	10	.545	4.97	29	27	1	3	1	0	145.0	149	91	80	22	70	5	96	7	3	11	650		1.510	9.2	1.4	4.3	6.0	1.37	NFK · IL
1999	25	TOT	MLB	0	0		7.84	5	0	1	0	0	0	10.1	13	11	9	4	6	0	9	1	0	1	51	66	1.839	11.3	3.5	5.2	7.8	1.50
1999	25	NYM	NL	0	0		13.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	3	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	12	38	3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	4.5	0.50
1999	25	KCR	AL	0	0		6.48	4	0	0	0	0	0	8.1	9	8	6	4	4	0	8	1	0	0	39	80	1.560	9.7	4.3	4.3	8.6	2.00
2000	26	KCR-min	AAA	10	9	.526	5.57	27	22	3	1	1	1	140.2	148	99	87	22	60	3	102	7	1	9	618		1.479	9.5	1.4	3.8	6.5	1.70	OMA · PCL
2000	26	KCR	AL	0	0		4.66	10	0	3	0	0	0	19.1	20	10	10	7	10	0	16	1	0	2	86	111	1.552	9.3	3.3	4.7	7.4	1.60
2001	27	KCR-min	AAA	3	3	.500	3.95	48	1	25	0	0	8	98.0	105	49	43	10	30	3	70	4	0	4	418		1.378	9.6	0.9	2.8	6.4	2.33	OMA · PCL
2002	28	TEX-min	AAA	5	7	.417	6.24	39	12	7	0	0	2	109.2	132	96	76	14	51	0	53	10	0	15	514		1.669	10.8	1.1	4.2	4.3	1.04	OKC · PCL
2003	29	TEX-min	AAA	5	9	.357	5.86	41	6	13	0	0	2	81.1	108	56	53	9	35	1	49	1	0	5	380		1.758	12.0	1.0	3.9	5.4	1.40	OKC · PCL
2 Yrs				0	0		5.76	15	0	4	0	0	0	29.2	33	21	19	11	16	0	25	2	0	3	137	89	1.652	10.0	3.3	4.9	7.6	1.56
162 Game Avg.				0	0		5.76	68	0	18	0	0	0	135	150	95	86	50	73	0	113	9	0	14	621	89	1.652	10.0	3.3	4.9	7.6	1.56

KCR (2 yrs)				0	0		5.20	14	0	3	0	0	0	27.2	29	18	16	11	14	0	24	2	0	2	125	99	1.554	9.4	3.6	4.6	7.8	1.71
NYM (1 yr)				0	0		13.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	3	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	12	38	3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	4.5	0.50

AL (2 yrs)				0	0		5.20	14	0	3	0	0	0	27.2	29	18	16	11	14	0	24	2	0	2	125	99	1.554	9.4	3.6	4.6	7.8	1.71
NL (1 yr)				0	0		13.50	1	0	1	0	0	0	2.0	4	3	3	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	12	38	3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	4.5	0.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1999	25	NYM	NL	2.0	1	0	3	13.50	5.18	0.21	-0.39	94.0	4.31	-2	-0.2	.0	0.1	-0.1	-2	.331	.499	$
1999	25	KCR	AL	8.1	4	0	8	8.64	5.28	0.20	-0.39	97.6	4.58	-4	-0.3	1.1	-0.0	-0.3	-3	.419	.498	$
2000	26	KCR	AL	19.1	10	0	10	4.66	5.83	0.25	-0.43	105.6	5.44	2	0.1	.5	-0.1	0.2	4	.514	.501	$
2 Seasons				29.2	15	0	21	6.37	5.63	0.24	-0.41	102.6	5.12	-4	-0.3	.6	-0.1	-0.2	-0	.477	.499	$

KCR (2 yrs)				27.2	14	0	18	5.86	5.67	0.24	-0.42	103.2	5.18	-2	-0.2	.7	-0.1	-0.1	2	.487	.499	$
NYM (1 yr)				2.0	1	0	3	13.50	5.18	0.21	-0.39	94.0	4.31	-2	-0.2	.0	0.1	-0.1	-2	.331	.499	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1999	25	KCR	AL	4	39	34	8	9	0	0	4	0	0	4	8	.265	.359	.618	.977	.227	21	1	1	0	0	0	1
1999	25	NYM	NL	1	12	9	3	4	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	.444	.500	.556	1.056	.444	5	0	0	0	1	0	0
1999	25	TOT	MLB	5	51	43	11	13	1	0	4	1	0	6	9	.302	.392	.605	.997	.290	26	1	1	0	1	0	1
2000	26	KCR	AL	10	86	72	10	20	2	0	7	0	1	10	16	.278	.369	.597	.966	.260	43	2	1	2	1	0	0
2 Yrs				15	137	115	21	33	3	0	11	1	1	16	25	.287	.378	.600	.978	.272	69	3	2	2	2	0	1
162 Game Avg.				68	621	521	95	150	14	0	50	5	5	73	113	.287	.378	.600	.978	.272	313	14	9	9	9	0	5
MLB Averages																.271	.345	.436	.780	.301

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1999	25	TOT	MLB	-3.6	-0.3	53	-0.3	0.3	-0.6	.38	-0.5	-0.3	-6.3	-0.5	0.37	-5.7	1	1	3
1999	25	NYM	NL	-1.8	-0.2	14	-0.0	0.0	-0.0	.02	-0.1	-0.2	-1.9	-0.2	0.02	-1.7	0	0	1
1999	25	KCR	AL	-1.8	-0.2	39	-0.3	0.3	-0.6	.50	-0.3	-0.3	-4.3	-0.4	0.50	-4.0	1	1	2
2000	26	KCR	AL	1.4	0.1	89	0.1	0.8	-0.8	.53	-0.0	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.53	-2.8	0	2	7
2 Yrs				-2.2	-0.2	142	-0.2	1.1	-1.4	.47	-0.5	-0.0	-5.6	-0.5	0.47	-8.5	1	3	10

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1999	25	TOT	MLB	5	5	1	3	3	100%		.384	1	1	3	0	1	4	1	4	5	0	5	6.2	41
1999	25	NYM	NL	1	1	1	0	0		8	.019	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	6.0	47
1999	25	KCR	AL	4	4	0	3	3	100%	3	.496	1	1	2	0	1	3	1	3	4	0	4	6.3	40
2000	26	KCR	AL	10	10	3	6	1	17%	6	.532	0	2	7	1	0	9	3	7	7	2	8	5.8	34
2 Yrs				15	15	4	9	4	44%		.477	1	3	10	1	1	13	4	11	12	2	13	5.9	36

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1999	25	TOT	MLB	51	61%	7.8%	17.7%	11.8%	9.8%	39%	0.52	1.00	61%	23%	18.2%	4%	13	1	8%
1999	25	NYM	NL	12	58%	0.0%	8.3%	16.7%	8.3%	25%	0.50	0.67	75%	33%	0.0%	0%	4	0	0%
1999	25	KCR	AL	39	62%	10.3%	20.5%	10.3%	10.3%	44%	0.53	1.13	56%	19%	25.0%	6%	9	1	11%
2000	26	KCR	AL	86	56%	8.1%	18.6%	11.6%	10.5%	45%	1.27	1.93	58%	19%	31.8%	0%	15	2	13%
2 Yrs				137	58%	8.0%	18.3%	11.7%	10.2%	42%	0.89	1.52	59%	20%	25.0%	2%	28	3	11%
MLB Averages					47%	3.0%	16.4%	9.5%	8.1%	34%	0.76	1.06	69%	23%	8.5%	13%			10%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1999	25	TOT	MLB	51	206	4.04	122	59%	27%	15%	30%	29%	73%	0%	43%	80%	57%	6%	3	3	16%	8	3	1	44%	2	0	0	0	0
1999	25	NYM	NL	12	47	3.92	28	60%	32%	18%	18%	32%	68%	0%	40%	74%	58%	17%	2	2	8%	1	0	0	100%	0	0	0	0	0
1999	25	KCR	AL	39	159	4.08	94	59%	26%	14%	33%	28%	74%	0%	44%	81%	56%	3%	1	1	18%	7	3	1	38%	2	0	0	0	0
2000	26	KCR	AL	87	339	3.90	195	58%	29%	13%	27%	30%	71%	0%	41%	81%	45%	8%	7	2	11%	10	4	0	50%	3	5	-1	0	0
2 Yrs				138	545	3.95	317	58%	28%	14%	28%	30%	72%	0%	42%	81%	49%	7%	10	5	13%	18	7	1	48%	5	5	-1	0	0
MLB Averages						3.74		61%	26%	15%	27%	32%	74%	1%	45%	80%	56%	6%			19%				27%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1999	25	TOT	MLB	51	13	1	0	4	0	4	4	0	0	4	7	3	1	43%	1	1	0	20	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1999	25	NYM	NL	12	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	3	0	60%	0	1	0	5	1	0	100%	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
1999	25	KCR	AL	39	9	1	0	4	0	2	4	0	0	4	2	0	1	0%	1	0	0	15	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2000	26	KCR	AL	86	20	1	0	7	0	0	5	2	6	1	3	2	1	67%	0	2	0	30	0	1	0%	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
2 Yrs				137	33	2	0	11	0	4	9	2	6	5	10	5	2	50%	1	3	0	50	1	1	50%	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
MLB Averages																		55%							69%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	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	ERA+
1999	25	0	0		7.84	5	0	1	0	0	0	10.1	13	11	9	4	6	0	9	1	0	1	51	66	1.839	11.3	3.5	5.2	7.8	1.50	66
2000	26	0	0		5.76	15	0	4	0	0	0	29.2	33	21	19	11	16	0	25	2	0	3	137	89	1.652	10.0	3.3	4.9	7.6	1.56	89

Neutralized Pitching

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Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1999	25	0	1	.000	7.20	10.0	13	9	8	4	6	9	1	1.900	11.7	5.4	8.1	1.50	3.6	5
2000	26	1	1	.500	4.26	19.0	19	10	9	7	10	15	1	1.526	9.0	4.7	7.1	1.50	3.3	10
2 Yrs		1	2	.333	5.28	29.0	32	19	17	11	16	24	2	1.655	9.9		7.4	1.50	3.4	15

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