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Matt Murton

Matthew Henry Murton

Positions: Leftfielder and Pinch Hitter
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
Teams (by GP): Cubs/Rockies/Athletics 2005-2009
Agents: ACES [?]
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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

Player Value--Batters

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rroe Rdp Rfield Rpos Rrep RAR WAR Salary Pos Awards
2005 23 CHC NL 160 4 0 -1 1 4 -2 4 10 1.1 7
2006 24 CHC NL 508 5 0 0 0 7 -6 15 21 2.1 $337,000 *7
2007 25 CHC NL 261 1 -1 1 0 1 -3 8 7 0.7 $415,000 97/8
2008 26 CHC NL 42 -3 0 0 0 1 0 1 -1 -0.1 7/9
2008 26 OAK AL 31 -6 0 0 0 3 0 1 -2 -0.2 /7
2009 27 COL NL 56 -2 0 0 0 -3 0 2 -3 -0.3 7/9
5 Seasons 1058 -1 -1 0 1 13 -11 31 32 3.3 $752,000
CHC (4 yrs) 971 7 -1 0 1 13 -11 28 37 3.8 $752,000
COL (1 yr) 56 -2 0 0 0 -3 0 2 -3 -0.3
OAK (1 yr) 31 -6 0 0 0 3 0 1 -2 -0.2

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

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
2005 CHC NL 23 LF 43 38 329.0 65 62 1 2 1 .969 4 4 14 15 1.72 1.47 .985 1.94 1.92
2005 CHC NL 23 OF 43 38 329.0 65 62 1 2 1 .969 4 4 14 14 1.72 1.47 .985 2.19 2.16
2006 CHC NL 24 LF 133 122 1049.0 246 240 3 3 2 .988 7 6 8 7 2.08 1.83 .982 1.97 1.95
2006 CHC NL 24 OF 133 122 1049.0 246 240 3 3 2 .988 7 6 8 6 2.08 1.83 .984 2.22 2.20
2007 CHC NL 25 OF 68 53 469.1 122 115 3 4 1 .967 1 4 3 10 2.26 1.74 .984 2.30 2.29
2007 CHC NL 25 RF 41 32 282.2 71 65 2 4 1 .944 -2 2 -9 8 2.13 1.63 .982 2.18 2.17
2007 CHC NL 25 LF 28 21 185.2 51 50 1 0 0 1.000 4 2 26 13 2.47 1.82 .984 2.00 1.99
2007 CHC NL 25 CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -840 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
2008 TOT MLB 26 OF 19 13 127.0 42 41 1 0 1 1.000 4 2 42 18 2.98 2.21 .986 2.26 2.23
2008 TOT MLB 26 LF 17 13 123.0 41 40 1 0 1 1.000 4 2 42 19 3.00 2.41 .983 1.98 1.95
2008 CHC NL 26 OF 12 6 66.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 1 2 22 36 1.91 1.17 .986 2.21 2.20
2008 CHC NL 26 LF 10 6 62.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 1 2 21 39 1.89 1.30 .985 1.90 1.89
2008 CHC NL 26 RF 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 30 0 2.25 0.50 1.000 2.02 2.10
2008 OAK AL 26 LF 7 7 61.0 28 27 1 0 1 1.000 3 0 63 0 4.13 4.00 .982 2.05 2.03
2008 OAK AL 26 OF 7 7 61.0 28 27 1 0 1 1.000 3 0 63 0 4.13 4.00 .986 2.32 2.29
2009 COL NL 27 OF 16 8 85.0 13 13 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -2 -32 -28 1.38 0.81 .985 2.20 2.18
2009 COL NL 27 LF 12 8 74.2 12 12 0 0 0 1.000 -0 -1 -6 -16 1.45 1.00 .983 1.93 1.91
2009 COL NL 27 RF 5 0 10.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 -2 -1 -221 -117 0.87 0.20 1.000 2.09 2.06
5 Seasons OF 279 234 2059.1 488 471 8 9 5 .982 14 14 8 8 2.09 1.72 .984 2.24 2.22
5 Seasons LF 233 202 1761.1 415 404 6 5 4 .988 19 13 13 8 2.10 1.76 .983 1.97 1.95
3 Seasons RF 48 32 297.0 73 67 2 4 1 .945 -4 1 -16 4 2.09 1.44 .982 2.18 2.16
1 Season CF 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -840 0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
5 Seasons TOT 282 234 2059.1 488 471 8 9 5 .982 14 14 8 8 2.09 1.70 .983 2.00 1.99
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rdrs Rtot/yr Rdrs/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Total Zone Runs as LF (s.1954) s c a p y
2006 NL  7 (5th)
Career  19 (57th)

Range Factor/9Inn as LF (s.1954)† s c a p y
2006 NL  2.08 (5th)

                           

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

June 3, 2003: Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (32nd pick) of the 2003 amateur draft. Player signed July 8, 2003.

July 31, 2004: Traded as part of a 4-team trade by the Boston Red Sox with Nomar Garciaparra to the Chicago Cubs. The Minnesota Twins sent Doug Mientkiewicz to the Boston Red Sox. The Montreal Expos sent Orlando Cabrera to the Boston Red Sox. The Chicago Cubs sent Francis Beltran, Alex Gonzalez and Brendan Harris to the Montreal Expos. The Chicago Cubs sent Justin Jones (minors) to the Minnesota Twins.

July 8, 2008: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Josh Donaldson, Sean Gallagher and Eric Patterson to the Oakland Athletics for Chad Gaudin and Rich Harden.

February 4, 2009: Traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Colorado Rockies for Corey Wimberly (minors).

December 7, 2009: Released by the Colorado Rockies.

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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
200624Chicago Cubs$337,000
200725Chicago Cubs$415,000
Career to date (may be incomplete)$752,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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