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 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
2005 CHC NL 23 LF 43 38 329.0 65 62 1 2 1 .969 3.8 13.9 4.8 2.0 2.8 -1 1.72 1.47 .985 1.94 1.52
2005 CHC NL 23 OF 43 38 329.0 65 62 1 2 1 .969 3.8 13.9 4.8 2.0 2.8 -1 1.72 1.47 .985 2.19 1.86
2006 CHC NL 24 LF 133 122 1049.0 246 240 3 3 2 .988 6.8 7.8 6.8 6.1 0.7 0 2.08 1.83 .982 1.97 1.54
2006 CHC NL 24 OF 133 122 1049.0 246 240 3 3 2 .988 6.8 7.8 6.8 6.1 0.7 0 2.08 1.83 .984 2.22 1.88
2007 CHC NL 25 OF 68 53 469.1 122 115 3 4 1 .967 1.2 3.1 1.2 1.1 0.1 0 2.26 1.74 .984 2.30 1.94
2007 CHC NL 25 RF 41 32 282.2 71 65 2 4 1 .944 -2.1 -8.9 -2.1 0.3 -2.4 0 2.13 1.63 .982 2.18 1.81
2007 CHC NL 25 LF 28 21 185.2 51 50 1 0 0 1.000 4.0 25.9 4.0 0.8 3.2 0 2.47 1.82 .984 2.00 1.55
2007 CHC NL 25 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -840.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
2008 TOT MLB 26 OF 19 13 127.0 42 41 1 0 1 1.000 4.4 41.6 4.4 1.4 3.0 0 2.98 2.21 .986 2.26 1.95
2008 TOT MLB 26 LF 17 13 123.0 41 40 1 0 1 1.000 4.3 42.0 4.3 1.4 2.9 0 3.00 2.41 .983 1.98 1.55
2008 CHC NL 26 OF 12 6 66.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1.2 21.8 1.2 -0.2 1.4 0 1.91 1.17 .986 2.21 1.91
2008 CHC NL 26 LF 10 6 62.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.1 21.3 1.1 -0.2 1.3 0 1.89 1.30 .985 1.90 1.47
2008 CHC NL 26 RF 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.1 30.0 0.1 0.0 0.1 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.02 1.85
2008 OAK AL 26 LF 7 7 61.0 28 27 1 0 1 1.000 3.2 63.0 3.2 1.6 1.6 0 4.13 4.00 .982 2.05 1.66
2008 OAK AL 26 OF 7 7 61.0 28 27 1 0 1 1.000 3.2 63.0 3.2 1.6 1.6 0 4.13 4.00 .986 2.32 2.01
2009 COL NL 27 OF 16 8 85.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1.38 0.81 .985 2.20 1.91
2009 COL NL 27 LF 12 8 74.2 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 1.45 1.00 .983 1.93 1.52
2009 COL NL 27 RF 5 0 10.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.87 0.20 1.000 2.09 1.80
5 Seasons OF 279 234 2059.1 488 471 8 9 5 .982 16.2 9.4 17.2 10.6 6.6 -1 2.09 1.72 .984 2.24 1.90
5 Seasons LF 233 202 1761.1 415 404 6 5 4 .988 18.9 12.9 19.9 10.3 9.6 -1 2.10 1.76 .983 1.97 1.54
3 Seasons RF 48 32 297.0 73 67 2 4 1 .945 -2.0 -8.1 -2.0 0.3 -2.3 0 2.09 1.44 .982 2.18 1.81
1 Season CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.7 -840.0 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.30
5 Seasons TOT 282 234 2059.1 488 471 8 9 5 .982 16.2 9.4 17.2 10.6 6.6 -1 2.09 1.70 .964 2.00 1.59
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
2005 CHC NL 23 51 38 51 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 0 43 0 12 0
2006 CHC NL 24 144 122 144 133 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 0 0 133 0 12 1
2007 CHC NL 25 94 53 94 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 1 41 68 0 34 0
2008 CHC NL 26 19 6 19 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 12 0 12 0
2008 OAK AL 26 9 7 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 7 0 2 0
2009 COL NL 27 29 8 29 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 5 16 0 17 1
5 Seasons 346 234 346 279 0 0 0 0 0 0 233 1 48 279 0 89 2
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%
2005 CHC NL 23 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 18 17 0 5 2 0 9 4 0 5 0 0 3 3 0 40 26 65.0% 14 0 0.0% 1 1466 61% 71% 34% 126 49%
2006 CHC NL 24 3 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 36 30 0 35 16 0 30 20 0 14 2 1 20 19 0 135 87 64.4% 47 1 0.7% 2 4791 61% 70% 37% 503 48%
2007 CHC NL 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 8 0 5 2 0 9 6 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 28 19 67.9% 9 0 0.0% 1 830 69% 73% 40% 105 49%
2008 CHC NL 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 4 100.0% 0 0 0.0% 0 265 61% 68% 40% 25 52%
2008 OAK AL 26 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 8 4 50.0% 4 0 0.0% 1 262 48% 73% 40% 37 73%
2009 COL NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 8 4 50.0% 4 0 0.0% 0 335 51% 75% 35% 29 41%
5 Seasons 5 0 4 1 1 6 2 3 1 0 67 58 0 51 22 0 51 32 0 23 2 1 31 30 0 223 144 64.6% 78 1 0.4% 5 7949 61% 70% 37% 825 49%
MLB Averages 62.6% 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%
2007 CHC NL 25 4 0 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 9 6 0 10 5 0 12 9 1 6 0 0 6 1 1 43 21 48.8% 20 2 4.7% 0 1293 57% 72% 39% 135 49%
2008 CHC NL 26 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 15 73% 67% 33% 1 100%
2009 COL NL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 52 38% 75% 37% 6 17%
3 Seasons 4 0 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 12 8 0 10 5 0 13 10 1 6 0 0 6 1 1 47 24 51.1% 21 2 4.3% 0 1360 57% 72% 38% 142 48%
MLB Averages 49.3% 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%
2007 CHC NL 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 6 67% 50% 50% 1 0%
1 Season 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 6 67% 50% 50% 1 0%
MLB Averages 43.7% 1.7% 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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