Bobby Murcer

Position: Outfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)

Born: May 20, 1946 in Oklahoma City, OK us

Died: July 12, 2008 in Oklahoma City, OK

Buried: Rose Hill Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK

High School: Southeast HS (Oklahoma City, OK)

School: University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)

Debut: September 8, 1965 (Age 19-111d, 12,414th in major league history)
vs. WSA 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: June 11, 1983 (Age 37-022d)
vs. MIL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1966 season

Full Name: Bobby Ray Murcer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.0

6730

1862

252

.277

972

RBI

1043

127

OBP

.357

SLG

.445

OPS

.802

OPS+

124

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
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
1964	18	NYY-min	WRk,Rk	82	344	304	56	80	12	7	2	40	10	0	34	45	.263	.334	.368	.703		112		1	0	5			YAN,JOH · FECI,APPY
1965	19	NYY-min	A	126	539	478	95	154	30	5	16	90	18	3	54	67	.322	.390	.506	.897		242		2	1	4			GBO · CARL
1965	19	NYY	AL	11	42	37	2	9	0	1	1	4	0	0	5	12	.243	.333	.378	.712	103	14	0	0	0	0	0	6
1966	20	NYY-min	AAA	133	540	492	69	131	19	9	15	62	16	9	37	82	.266	.317	.433	.750		213		3	1	7			TOL · IL
1966	20	NYY	AL	21	73	69	3	12	1	1	0	5	2	2	4	5	.174	.219	.217	.437	29	15	0	0	0	0	0	6/H
1967			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1968	22	NYY-min	WRk																										YAN · FLIL
1968			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1969	23	NYY	AL	152	625	564	82	146	24	4	26	82	7	5	50	103	.259	.319	.454	.773	119	256	8	3	2	6	2	*958/H
1970	24	NYY	AL	159	680	581	95	146	23	3	23	78	15	10	87	100	.251	.348	.420	.768	116	244	7	2	4	6	5	*8/H
1971	25	NYY	AL	146	624	529	94	175	25	6	25	94	14	8	91	60	.331	*.427*	.543	.969	181	287	9	0	1	3	13	*8/H	AS,MVP-7
1972	26	NYY	AL	153	654	585	102	171	30	7	33	96	11	9	63	67	.292	.361	.537	.898	169	314	6	2	0	4	7	*8/H	AS,MVP-5,GG
1973	27	NYY	AL	160	672	616	83	187	29	2	22	95	6	7	50	67	.304	.357	.464	.821	135	286	11	3	0	3	6	*8	AS,MVP-9
1974	28	NYY	AL	156	679	606	69	166	25	4	10	88	14	5	57	59	.274	.332	.378	.710	106	229	11	2	2	12	10	*98/H	AS,MVP-21
1975	29	SFG	NL	147	632	526	80	157	29	4	11	91	9	5	91	45	.298	.396	.432	.828	127	227	11	2	1	12	6	*9/H8	AS
1976	30	SFG	NL	147	624	533	73	138	20	2	23	90	12	7	84	78	.259	.362	.433	.796	124	231	11	4	0	3	10	*9/H
1977	31	CHC	NL	154	649	554	90	147	18	3	27	89	16	7	80	77	.265	.355	.455	.810	107	252	6	3	2	10	13	*9/H46
1978	32	CHC	NL	146	585	499	66	140	22	6	9	64	14	5	80	57	.281	.376	.403	.779	109	201	12	0	0	6	15	*98H
1979	33	TOT	MLB	132	525	454	64	121	16	1	15	55	3	4	61	52	.267	.354	.405	.760	104	184	13	3	3	4	4	*987/H
1979	33	CHC	NL	58	231	190	22	49	4	1	7	22	2	3	36	20	.258	.374	.400	.774	104	76	3	1	1	3	2	9/H8
1979	33	NYY	AL	74	294	264	42	72	12	0	8	33	1	1	25	32	.273	.339	.409	.748	103	108	10	2	2	1	2	87/9H
1980	34	NYY	AL	100	345	297	41	80	9	1	13	57	2	0	34	28	.269	.339	.438	.777	114	130	9	2	3	9	2	7DH9
1981	35	NYY	AL	50	130	117	14	31	6	0	6	24	0	0	12	15	.265	.331	.470	.801	131	55	3	0	0	1	1	DH
1982	36	NYY	AL	65	156	141	12	32	6	0	7	30	2	1	12	15	.227	.288	.418	.707	94	59	4	1	0	2	2	DH
1983	37	NYY	AL	9	23	22	2	4	2	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	.182	.217	.409	.626	71	9	3	0	0	0	0	/DH
1985	39	NYY-min	A	4	16	12	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	.083	.250	.083	.333		1		0	0	1	0		FTL · FLOR
17 Yrs				1908	7718	6730	972	1862	285	45	252	1043	127	75	862	841	.277	.357	.445	.802	124	2993	124	27	18	81	96
162 Game Avg.				162	655	571	83	158	24	4	21	89	11	6	73	71	.277	.357	.445	.802	124	254	11	2	2	7	8
				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
NYY (13 yrs)				1256	4997	4428	641	1231	192	29	175	687	74	48	491	564	.278	.349	.453	.802	129	2006	81	17	14	47	50
CHC (3 yrs)				358	1465	1243	178	336	44	10	43	175	32	15	196	154	.270	.367	.426	.792	108	529	21	4	3	19	30
SFG (2 yrs)				294	1256	1059	153	295	49	6	34	181	21	12	175	123	.279	.379	.432	.812	125	458	22	6	1	15	16

AL (13 yrs)				1256	4997	4428	641	1231	192	29	175	687	74	48	491	564	.278	.349	.453	.802	129	2006	81	17	14	47	50
NL (5 yrs)				652	2721	2302	331	631	93	16	77	356	53	27	371	277	.274	.372	.429	.801	115	987	43	10	4	34	46

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