Joe Murray

Joseph Ambrose Murray

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 165 lb.

Born: November 11, 1920 in Wilkes-Barre, PA
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 17, 1950
Team: Athletics 1950

Final Game: September 28, 1950
Died: October 19, 2001 in San Clemente, CA
Buried: Ascension Cemetery, Lake Forest, CA
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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	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1940	19	NYY-min	D	6	14	.300	3.52	27						128.0	121	66	50		71							1.500	8.5		5.0			EAS · ESHL
1941	20	NYY-min	D,C	14	9	.609	3.10	36						157.0	134	69	54		66							1.274	7.7		3.8			EAS,AKR · ESHL,MATL
1942	21	NYY-min	D,C	15	2	.882	4.47	22						145.0	121	82	72		79							1.379	7.5		4.9			BUT,AMS · PASA,CAML
1946	25	NYY-min	C,AAA,A	3	8	.273	5.04	24	6		0	0		75.0	93	59	42		59	9	2	0	0			2.027	11.2		7.1	1.1	0.15	AMS,KCY,BNG · CAML,AA,EL
1947	26	BPT,PCH	B	12	7	.632	2.34	22	17					158.0	158	71	41		76							1.481	9.0		4.3			BPT,PCH · COLL
1948	27	MIN-min	B,AA	5	10	.333	5.55	38						133.0	177	101	82		78							1.917	12.0		5.3			GAD,CNG · SEAL,SOUA
1949	28	WPB	B	15	14	.517	3.13	37						270.0	269	123	94		87							1.319	9.0		2.9			WPB · FLIN
1950	29	OAK-min	B	20	14	.588	2.94	42						266.0	245	118	87	1	117							1.361	8.3	0.0	4.0			WPB · FLIN
1950	29	PHA	AL	0	3	.000	5.70	8	2	3	0	0	0	30.0	34	20	19	1	21	8	0	0	1	143	80	1.833	10.2	0.3	6.3	2.4	0.38
1951	30	OAK-min	A	10	15	.400	4.55	32	26					196.0	235	113	99		71							1.561	10.8		3.3			SAV · SALL
1952	31	OAK-min	AAA	5	9	.357	4.45	34	10		3	0		99.0	97	53	49		39	32	1	0	0			1.374	8.8		3.5	2.9	0.82	OTT · IL
1953	32	OAK-min	A	6	11	.353	5.98	30	17					125.0	178	100	83	9	41							1.752	12.8	0.6	3.0			WPT · EL
1 Yr				0	3	.000	5.70	8	2	3	0	0	0	30.0	34	20	19	1	21	8	0	0	1	143	80	1.833	10.2	0.3	6.3	2.4	0.38
162 Game Avg.				0	20	.000	5.70	54	14	20	0	0	0	204	231	136	129	7	143	54	0	0	7	972	80	1.833	10.2	0.3	6.3	2.4	0.38

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	Awards
1950	29	PHA	AL	30.0	8	2	20	6.00	5.73	-0.11	0.00	99.9	5.84	-1	-0.1	.8	-0.0	0.1	3	.491	.500	$
1 Season				30.0	8	2	20	6.00	5.73	-0.11	0.00	99.9	5.84	-1	-0.1	.8	-0.0	0.1	3	.491	.500	$

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	ROE
1950	29	PHA	AL	8	110	120	20	34	6	2	1	0	0	21	8	.283	.390	.392	.782	.297	47	2	0	2	0	2
1 Yr				8	110	120	20	34	6	2	1	0	0	21	8	.283	.390	.392	.782	.297	47	2	0	2	0	2
162 Game Avg.				54	748	816	136	231	41	14	7	0	0	143	54	.283	.390	.392	.782	.297	320	14	0	14	0	14
MLB Averages																.266	.346	.390	.736	.280

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1950	29	PHA	AL	-3.2	-0.3	111	-0.5	0.9	-1.5	.58	-0.2	-0.8	-1.7	-0.2	0.58	-0.8	1	1	2
1 Yr				-3.2	-0.3	111	-0.5	0.9	-1.5	.58	-0.2	-0.8	-1.7	-0.2	0.58	-0.8	1	1	2

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS
1950	29	PHA	AL	8	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	17.5	20	15	5	3	0	2	5.0	0.0	3.0
1 Yr				8	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	18	20	15	5	3	0	2	5.0	0.0	3.0
MLB Averages													.500						47%	49	104	1					4.9	4.9	6.7

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1950	29	PHA	AL	8	6	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	3	0	0%		.580	1	1	2	0	1	3	1	3	4	1	3	0	12.0
1 Yr				8	6	3	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	3	0	0%		.580	1	1	2	0	1	3	1	3	4	1	3	0	12.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1950	29	PHA	AL	143	32%	0.9%	7.3%	19.1%	8.2%	27%	1.07	101%	23	2	9%
1 Yr				143	32%	0.9%	7.3%	19.1%	8.2%	27%	1.07	101%	23	2	9%
MLB Averages					49%	2.7%	12.3%	12.8%	7.3%	25%	0.95	94%			11%

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
1950	29	PHA	AL	110	34			1	0	6	1	0	1	0	7	2	0	29%	2	1	0	43	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	33
1 Yr				110	34			1	0	6	1	0	1	0	7	2	0	29%	2	1	0	43	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	33
MLB Averages																		52%							55%

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+
1950	29	0	3	.000	5.70	8	2	3	0	0	0	30.0	34	20	19	1	21		8	0	0	1	143	80	1.833	10.2	0.3	6.3	2.4	0.38	80

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

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
1950	29	1	2	.333	4.78	32.0	33	19	17	1	20	9	0	1.656	9.3	5.6	2.5	0.45	0.3	8
1 Yr		1	2	.333	4.78	32.0	33	19	17	1	20	9	0	1.656	9.3		2.5	0.45	0.3	8

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