Matt Murton
Matthew Henry Murton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 215 lb.

Born: October 3, 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
High School: Eagle's Landing (McDonough, GA)
School: Georgia Institute of Technology
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 2003 amateur draft.
Signed July 8, 2003. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 8, 2005
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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
2005 23 CHC NL 51 160 140 19 45 3 2 7 14 2 1 16 22 .321 .386 .521 .908 132 73 4 0 2 2 4 7
2006 24 CHC NL 144 508 455 70 135 22 3 13 62 5 2 45 62 .297 .365 .444 .809 104 202 16 5 1 2 1 *7
2007 25 CHC NL 94 261 235 35 66 13 0 8 22 1 0 26 39 .281 .352 .438 .791 99 103 4 0 0 0 0 97/8
2008 26 TOT MLB 28 73 70 3 13 3 0 0 8 0 0 2 12 .186 .219 .229 .448 18 16 3 1 0 0 0 7/9
2008 26 CHC NL 19 42 40 2 10 2 0 0 6 0 0 1 5 .250 .286 .300 .586 50 12 2 1 0 0 0 7/9
2008 26 OAK AL 9 31 30 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .100 .129 .133 .262 -28 4 1 0 0 0 0 /7
2009 27 COL NL 29 56 52 7 13 5 0 1 6 2 0 4 14 .250 .304 .404 .707 79 21 0 0 0 0 0 7/9
5 Seasons 346 1058 952 134 272 46 5 29 112 10 3 93 149 .286 .352 .436 .788 100 415 27 6 3 4 5
162 Game Avg. 162 495 446 63 127 22 2 14 52 5 1 44 70 .286 .352 .436 .788 100 194 13 3 1 2 2
CHC (4 yrs) 308 971 870 126 256 40 5 28 104 8 3 88 128 .294 .362 .448 .810 105 390 26 6 3 4 5
COL (1 yr) 29 56 52 7 13 5 0 1 6 2 0 4 14 .250 .304 .404 .707 79 21 0 0 0 0 0
OAK (1 yr) 9 31 30 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .100 .129 .133 .262 -28 4 1 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 337 1027 922 133 269 45 5 29 110 10 3 92 142 .292 .358 .446 .804 103 411 26 6 3 4 5
AL (1 yr) 9 31 30 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7 .100 .129 .133 .262 -28 4 1 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2005 23 CHC NL 160 104 28 7.2 111 .336 .321 .273 .386 .344 .521 .435 .908 .779 132 .675 6.4 0.6 .900 .321 .200 3.1
2006 24 CHC NL 508 341 72 5.7 116 .319 .297 .276 .365 .347 .444 .448 .809 .795 104 .548 2.8 0.3 .754 .253 .147 7.2
2007 25 CHC NL 261 173 37 5.8 115 .309 .281 .279 .352 .349 .438 .445 .791 .794 99 .556 -0.5 -0.1 .751 .272 .157 1.8
2008 26 TOT MLB 73 60 3 1.3 109 .224 .186 .270 .219 .341 .229 .428 .448 .769 18 .084 -8.6 -0.8 .317 .071 .043
2008 26 CHC NL 42 32 3 2.5 115 .286 .250 .276 .286 .350 .300 .441 .586 .791 50 .227 -3.1 -0.3 .438 .075 .050
2008 26 OAK AL 31 28 0 0.0 101 .130 .100 .262 .129 .329 .133 .412 .262 .741 -28 .000 -5.5 -0.5 .179 .067 .033
2009 27 COL NL 56 39 7 4.8 114 .324 .250 .276 .304 .351 .404 .438 .707 .789 79 .500 -1.7 -0.2 .692 .269 .154 1.3
5 Seasons 1058 717 147 5.5 114 .312 .286 .276 .352 .347 .436 .443 .788 .790 100 .541 -1.6 -0.2 .734 .255 .150 14.9
162 Game Avg. 495 336 69 5.5 114 .312 .286 .276 .352 .347 .436 .443 .788 .790 100 .541 -1.6 -0.2 .734 .255 .150 7
CHC (4 yrs) 971 650 140 5.8 115 .318 .294 .276 .362 .347 .448 .445 .810 .792 105 .562 5.6 0.5 .760 .261 .154 12.4
COL (1 yr) 56 39 7 4.8 114 .324 .250 .276 .304 .351 .404 .438 .707 .789 79 .500 -1.7 -0.2 .692 .269 .154 1.3
OAK (1 yr) 31 28 0 0.0 101 .130 .100 .262 .129 .329 .133 .412 .262 .741 -28 .000 -5.5 -0.5 .179 .067 .033
NL (5 yrs) 1027 689 147 5.7 115 .318 .292 .276 .358 .347 .446 .444 .804 .792 103 .559 3.9 0.4 .757 .261 .154 14.9
AL (1 yr) 31 28 0 0.0 101 .130 .100 .262 .129 .329 .133 .412 .262 .741 -28 .000 -5.5 -0.5 .179 .067 .033

Postseason Batting

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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
2007 25 CHC NL NLDS ARI L 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 NLDS 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2005 23 CHC NL 160 4.4% 13.8% 10.0% 7.5% 27% 1.38 6.4 20.0 10.0 1.61 2.52 71% 11% 17.5% 13%
2006 24 CHC NL 508 2.6% 12.2% 8.9% 7.5% 28% 1.38 7.3 35.0 7.3 1.39 1.91 75% 17% 8.6% 8%
2007 25 CHC NL 261 3.1% 14.9% 10.0% 8.1% 32% 1.50 6.0 29.4 10.7 0.94 1.03 72% 19% 9.0% 12%
2008 26 TOT MLB 73 0.0% 16.4% 2.7% 4.1% 23% 6.00 5.8 8.8 1.38 1.61 79% 12% 0.0% 4%
2008 26 CHC NL 42 0.0% 11.9% 2.4% 4.8% 20% 5.00 8.0 6.7 1.50 2.00 83% 14% 0.0% 0%
2008 26 OAK AL 31 0.0% 22.6% 3.2% 3.2% 33% 7.00 4.3 15.0 1.20 1.22 74% 9% 0.0% 10%
2009 27 COL NL 56 1.8% 25.0% 7.1% 10.7% 46% 3.50 3.7 52.0 8.7 0.73 1.00 66% 16% 5.3% 14%
5 Seasons 1058 2.7% 14.1% 8.8% 7.6% 29% 1.60 6.4 32.8 8.5 1.25 1.63 74% 16% 9.0% 10%
MLB Averages 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 2.02 4.9 32.9 7.8 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13%

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2005 23 CHC NL 0 0 22% 75 2 1 67% 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 64% 9 4 5 0 0 0 5 1 4
2006 24 CHC NL 6 0 33% 227 5 2 71% 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 11 43% 38 25 13 8 5 3 15 5 10
2007 25 CHC NL 4 0 32% 101 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 38% 14 11 3 3 0 3 12 6 5
2008 26 TOT MLB 1 0 19% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 67% 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0
2008 26 CHC NL 0 0 17% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
2008 26 OAK AL 1 0 25% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
2009 27 COL NL 1 0 38% 20 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 22% 4 4 0 1 0 1 4 2 1
5 Seasons 12 0 31% 437 10 3 77% 10 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 8 25 43% 66 44 22 13 5 8 37 15 20
MLB Averages 31% 72% 39%

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2005 23 CHC NL 160 49% 45 9 0 10 2 0 1 1.38 7 0 4 4 3 2 5 0 2 2 100% 28 4 14% 18 9 50% 95 8 8% 13 6 46% 9 3 33% 0
2006 24 CHC NL 508 31% 135 19 0 12 3 0 1 1.40 13 0 15 7 6 7 6 0 1 1 100% 89 16 18% 45 9 20% 318 54 17% 33 16 48% 37 15 41% 0
2007 25 CHC NL 261 39% 66 13 0 29 5 2 5 1.46 8 0 3 5 3 2 6 0 0 0 42 4 10% 19 2 11% 151 14 9% 9 3 33% 17 5 29% 0
2008 26 TOT MLB 73 34% 13 3 0 13 2 0 1 1.24 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 18 3 17% 13 4 31% 61 10 16% 5 4 80% 3 1 33% 0
2008 26 CHC NL 42 45% 10 2 0 11 2 0 1 1.46 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 15% 9 4 44% 42 7 17% 5 4 80% 3 1 33% 0
2008 26 OAK AL 31 19% 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0.02 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 5 1 20% 4 0 0% 19 3 16% 0 0 0 0 0
2009 27 COL NL 56 55% 13 1 0 14 3 0 1 1.12 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14 0 0% 6 0 0% 40 5 13% 3 1 33% 1 0 0% 0
5 Seasons 1058 37% 272 45 0 78 15 2 9 1.34 29 0 29 16 13 12 17 0 4 3 75% 191 27 14% 101 24 24% 665 91 14% 63 30 48% 67 24 36% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 32% 14% 51% 43%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2005 23 CHC NL 160 551 3.44 337 61% 22% 17% 24% 36% 78% 7% 48% 78% 36% 8% 12 0 18% 29 14 6% 9 7 36% 0 0 0
2006 24 CHC NL 508 1883 3.71 1150 61% 28% 12% 26% 34% 72% 1% 44% 84% 29% 5% 25 0 16% 82 47 10% 49 26 39% 0 0 0
2007 25 CHC NL 261 982 3.76 606 62% 26% 14% 28% 32% 74% 0% 46% 81% 35% 7% 18 1 20% 53 26 13% 33 18 23% 0 0 0
2008 26 TOT MLB 73 264 3.62 173 66% 28% 13% 25% 34% 72% 0% 47% 82% 29% 3% 2 0 11% 8 3 8% 6 4 8% 0 0 0
2008 26 CHC NL 42 145 3.45 95 66% 26% 14% 23% 37% 74% 0% 48% 81% 31% 5% 2 0 12% 5 1 10% 4 3 0% 0 0 0
2008 26 OAK AL 31 119 3.84 78 66% 29% 13% 28% 29% 71% 0% 46% 82% 26% 0% 0 0 10% 3 2 6% 2 1 14% 0 0 0
2009 27 COL NL 56 224 4.00 146 65% 30% 16% 27% 26% 70% 0% 46% 76% 20% 4% 2 0 5% 3 1 4% 2 1 43% 0 0 0
5 Seasons 1058 3904 3.69 2412 62% 27% 13% 26% 34% 73% 1% 45% 82% 31% 6% 59 1 17% 175 91 9% 99 56 32% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 26% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2005 23 51 160 140 19 45 3 2 7 14 2 1 16 22 .321 .386 .521 .908 132 73 4 0 2 2 4
2006 24 195 668 595 89 180 25 5 20 76 7 3 61 84 .303 .370 .462 .832 111 275 20 5 3 4 5
2007 25 289 929 830 124 246 38 5 28 98 8 3 87 123 .296 .365 .455 .820 108 378 24 5 3 4 5
2008 26 317 1002 900 127 259 41 5 28 106 8 3 89 135 .288 .354 .438 .792 101 394 27 6 3 4 5
2009 27 346 1058 952 134 272 46 5 29 112 10 3 93 149 .286 .352 .436 .788 100 415 27 6 3 4 5

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2005 23 51 155 138 18 43 3 2 7 14 2 15 22 .312 .374 .514 .889 27 51
2006 24 144 495 446 63 126 21 3 12 56 5 42 62 .283 .349 .424 .773 65 144
2007 25 94 255 231 31 62 12 0 8 20 1 24 39 .268 .337 .424 .761 33 94
2008 26 28 72 69 3 12 3 0 0 7 0 2 12 .174 .208 .217 .426 3 28
2009 27 29 56 52 6 13 5 0 1 5 2 4 14 .250 .304 .404 .707 6 29
5 Seasons 346 1033 936 121 256 44 5 28 102 10 87 149 .274 .338 .421 .759 134 346
162 Game Avg. 162 484 438 57 120 21 2 13 48 5 41 70 .274 .338 .421 .759 63 346

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 12 (1438), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  1. Ryan Spilborghs (973)
  2. Gibby Brack (971)
  3. Lyle Mouton (968)
  4. Len Koenecke (967)
  5. Robb Quinlan (965)
  6. David Murphy (962)
  7. Benny Agbayani (962)
  8. Fred Lewis (961)
  9. Red Worthington (960)
  10. Angel Pagan (959)
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  1. David Dellucci (973)
  2. Jerry Lynch (968)
  3. Mike Vail (968)
  4. Dwight Smith (966)
  5. Chris Singleton (965)
  6. Johnny Lindell (965)
  7. Vic Power (965)
  8. Hank Bauer (964)
  9. Mickey Brantley (964)
  10. Mitch Webster (964)
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  2. Andre Ethier (981)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Rusty Greer (971)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. David Dellucci (973)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C

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