Murray Wall
Murray Wesley Wall
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: September 19, 1926 in Dallas, TX
School: University of Texas at Austin
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1950. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 4, 1950
Final Game: July 25, 1959
Died: October 8, 1971 in Lone Oak, TX
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Standard Pitching

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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
1950 23 BSN NL 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 20 43 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
1957 30 BOS AL 3 0 1.000 3.33 11 0 5 0 0 1 24.1 21 11 9 3 2 0 13 0 0 0 96 119 0.945 7.8 1.1 0.7 4.8 6.50
1958 31 BOS AL 8 9 .471 3.62 52 1 29 0 0 10 114.1 109 51 46 14 33 4 53 5 1 0 482 110 1.242 8.6 1.1 2.6 4.2 1.61
1959 32 TOT AL 2 5 .286 5.54 27 0 19 0 0 3 50.1 60 33 31 8 26 6 14 1 0 2 226 72 1.709 10.7 1.4 4.6 2.5 0.54
1959 32 BOS AL 1 4 .200 5.40 15 0 11 0 0 3 31.2 31 21 19 5 15 4 8 1 0 1 135 74 1.453 8.8 1.4 4.3 2.3 0.53
1959 32 WSH AL 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 58 2.250 20.3 6.8 0.0 0.0
1959 32 BOS AL 1 1 .500 5.71 11 0 8 0 0 0 17.1 26 11 11 2 11 2 6 0 0 1 86 70 2.135 13.5 1.0 5.7 3.1 0.55
4 Seasons 13 14 .481 4.20 91 1 54 0 0 14 193.0 196 100 90 25 63 10 82 6 1 2 824 95 1.342 9.1 1.2 2.9 3.8 1.30
162 Game Avg. 10 10 .481 4.20 67 1 40 0 0 10 143 145 74 67 18 47 61 4 1 1 609 95 1.342 9.1 1.2 2.9 3.8 1.30
BOS (3 yrs) 13 14 .481 4.08 89 1 53 0 0 14 187.2 187 94 85 24 61 10 80 6 1 2 799 98 1.321 9.0 1.2 2.9 3.8 1.31
WSH (1 yr) 0 0 6.75 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 58 2.250 20.3 6.8 0.0 0.0
BSN (1 yr) 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 20 43 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00
AL (3 yrs) 13 14 .481 4.10 90 1 53 0 0 14 189.0 190 95 86 25 61 10 80 6 1 2 804 98 1.328 9.0 1.2 2.9 3.8 1.31
NL (1 yr) 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 20 43 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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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
1957 30 BOS AL 11 97 91 11 21 4 0 3 0 1 2 13 .231 .245 .374 .618 .237 34 0 0 3 1 0
1958 31 BOS AL 52 482 427 51 109 11 0 14 4 1 33 53 .255 .313 .379 .693 .261 162 7 5 13 4 4
1959 32 BOS AL 26 222 186 32 57 8 0 7 1 2 26 14 .306 .391 .462 .853 .299 86 5 1 7 2 6
1959 32 TOT AL 27 227 191 33 60 8 0 8 1 2 26 14 .314 .395 .482 .877 .304 92 5 1 7 2 6
1959 32 WSH AL 1 5 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .600 1.200 1.800 .500 6 0 0 0 0 0
3 Seasons 90 806 709 95 190 23 0 25 5 4 61 80 .268 .328 .406 .734 .270 288 12 6 23 7 10
162 Game Avg. 67 602 530 71 142 17 0 19 4 3 46 60 .268 .328 .406 .734 .270 215 9 4 17 5
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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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 Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1958 31 BOS AL 52 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 19 19 19 14 4 1 0 3.0 4.5 3.0
1 Season 52 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 19 19 19 14 4 1 0 3.0 4.5 3.0
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1957 30 BOS AL 11 11 5 3 0 1 1 0 100% 1 0 17 5 29% 5 0.563 3 3 4 2 0 8 8 2 6 2 6 0 6.6
1958 31 BOS AL 52 51 29 8 8 13 10 4 77% 14 1 44 17 39% 8 1.353 20 18 13 16 12 23 23 28 34 5 35 11 6.5
1959 32 TOT AL 27 27 19 2 5 3 3 0 100% 3 0 17 5 29% 1.027 8 4 15 4 5 18 10 17 18 4 18 2 5.6
1959 32 BOS AL 26 26 19 2 5 3 3 0 100% 3 0 16 5 31% 8 1.021 8 3 15 4 5 17 9 17 17 4 17 2 5.7
1959 32 WSH AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 6 1.293 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 4.0
3 Seasons 90 89 53 13 13 17 14 4 82% 18 1 78 27 35% 1.170 31 25 32 22 17 49 41 47 58 11 59 13 6.3

Ratio Pitching*

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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%
1950 23 BSN NL
1957 30 BOS AL 97 42% 3.1% 13.4% 2.1% 7.2% 33% 0.97 78% 22 0 0%
1958 31 BOS AL 482 35% 2.9% 11.0% 6.9% 5.2% 23% 1.04 76% 88 7 8%
1959 32 TOT AL 227 31% 3.5% 6.2% 11.5% 7.1% 27% 1.39 75% 38 5 13%
1959 32 BOS AL 222 32% 3.2% 6.3% 11.7% 6.8% 26% 1.42 75% 38 5 13%
1959 32 WSH AL 5 0% 20.0% 0.0% 0.0% 20.0% 33% 0.50 80% 0 0
4 Seasons 806 35% 3.1% 10.2% 7.8% 6.0% 25% 1.11 76% 148 12 8%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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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 23 BSN NL 6 0 0
1957 30 BOS AL 92 21 3 0 7 2 1 2 1 11 6 1 55% 2 0 0 35 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5
1958 31 BOS AL 482 109 14 1 21 11 3 5 9 30 11 3 37% 7 0 0 187 4 1 80% 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0
1959 32 TOT AL 226 60 8 0 10 7 1 5 3 16 6 1 38% 2 2 0 87 1 2 33% 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 7 1
1959 32 BOS AL 221 57 7 0 10 6 1 4 3 16 6 1 38% 2 2 0 86 1 2 33% 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 7 1
1959 32 WSH AL 5 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
4 Seasons 800 196 25 1 38 20 5 12 13 57 23 5 40% 11 2 0 309 5 4 56% 5 1 0 2 0 1 4 0 14 6
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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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 23 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 20 43 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 43
1951 24 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 20 43 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 43
1952 25 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 20 43 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 43
1953 26 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 20 43 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 43
1954 27 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 20 43 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 43
1955 28 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 20 43 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 43
1956 29 0 0 9.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 4.0 6 5 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 20 43 2.000 13.5 0.0 4.5 4.5 1.00 43
1957 30 3 0 1.000 4.13 12 0 6 0 0 1 28.1 27 16 13 3 4 0 15 0 0 0 116 96 1.094 8.6 1.0 1.3 4.8 3.75 96
1958 31 11 9 .550 3.72 64 1 35 0 0 11 142.2 136 67 59 17 37 4 68 5 1 0 598 107 1.213 8.6 1.1 2.3 4.3 1.84 107
1959 32 13 14 .481 4.20 91 1 54 0 0 14 193.0 196 100 90 25 63 10 82 6 1 2 824 95 1.342 9.1 1.2 2.9 3.8 1.30 95

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
1950 23 0 0 11.25 4.0 7 6 5 0 2 2 0 2.250 15.8 4.5 4.5 1.00 0.0 1
1957 30 1 1 .500 3.60 25.0 23 11 10 3 2 13 0 1.000 8.3 0.7 4.7 6.50 1.1 11
1958 31 6 6 .500 3.72 116.0 116 53 48 15 35 54 5 1.302 9.0 2.7 4.2 1.54 1.2 52
1959 32 2 3 .400 5.69 49.0 61 34 31 8 26 14 1 1.776 11.2 4.8 2.6 0.54 1.5 27
4 Seasons 9 10 .474 4.36 194.0 207 104 94 26 65 83 6 1.402 9.6 3.9 1.28 1.2 91

* 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Games Played s c a p y
1958 AL--52--4th

Saves s c a p y
1958 AL--10--4th

Games Finished s c a p y
1958 AL--29--4th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 4 (1919), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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