Tom Murphy

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 185lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: December 30, 1945 in Cleveland, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Houston Astros in the 18th round of the 1965 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ohio University (Athens, OH), the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 1966 MLB June Draft-Secondary Phase from Ohio University (Athens, OH) and the California Angels in the 1st round (6th) of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Ohio University (Athens, OH).

High School: Euclid HS (Euclid, OH)

School: Ohio University (Athens, OH)

Debut: June 13, 1968 (Age 22-166d, 10,317th in MLB history)
vs. BOS 6.0 IP, 4 H, 7 SO, 3 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: May 8, 1979 (Age 33-129d)
vs. MIN 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1968 season

Full Name: Thomas Andrew Murphy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

8.5

W

L

101

ERA

3.78

G

439

GS

147

SV

IP

1444.0

SO

621

WHIP

1.328

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1967	21	CAL-min	AA,A,AAA	7	10	.412	2.96	23	19		11	2		155.0	115	58	51	12	43	1	145	8	1	11				1.019	6.7	0.7	2.5	8.4	3.37	ELP,QDS,SLE TL,MIDW,PCL
1968	22	CAL-min	AAA,AA	3	1	.750	2.68	8	8		1	1		57.0	49	19	17	2	27	2	41	2	0	2				1.333	7.7	0.3	4.3	6.5	1.52	SLE,ELP PCL,TL
1968	22	CAL	AL	5	6	.455	2.17	15	15	0	3	0	0	99.1	67	30	24	5	28	0	56	5	0	2	391	134	2.91	0.956	6.1	0.5	2.5	5.1	2.00
1969	23	CAL	AL	10	16	.385	4.21	36	35	1	4	0	0	215.2	213	110	101	12	69	3	100	21	0	16	917	82	3.56	1.308	8.9	0.5	2.9	4.2	1.45
1970	24	CAL	AL	16	13	.552	4.24	39	38	0	5	2	0	227.0	223	114	107	32	81	10	99	7	1	8	953	85	4.76	1.339	8.8	1.3	3.2	3.9	1.22
1971	25	CAL	AL	6	17	.261	3.77	37	36	0	7	0	0	243.1	228	108	102	24	82	9	89	9	1	17	1002	86	4.12	1.274	8.4	0.9	3.0	3.3	1.09
1972	26	KCR-min	AAA	4	6	.400	2.61	12	12		7	1	0	93.0	80	36	27	6	22	2	80	6	0	4				1.097	7.7	0.6	2.1	7.7	3.64	OMA AA
1972	26	TOT	AL	4	4	.500	3.36	24	9	3	1	1	1	80.1	90	32	30	3	24	1	36	6	0	1	340	90	3.11	1.419	10.1	0.3	2.7	4.0	1.50
1972	26	CAL	AL	0	0		5.40	6	0	1	0	0	0	10.0	13	6	6	0	8	1	2	0	0	1	48	57	4.40	2.100	11.7	0.0	7.2	1.8	0.25
1972	26	KCR	AL	4	4	.500	3.07	18	9	2	1	1	1	70.1	77	26	24	3	16	0	34	6	0	0	292	99	2.93	1.322	9.9	0.4	2.0	4.4	2.13
1973	27	KCR-min	AAA	0	0		6.30	3	1		0	0	0	10.0	15	10	7	0	7	1	4	0	0	0				2.200	13.5	0.0	6.3	3.6	0.57	OMA AA
1973	27	STL	NL	3	7	.300	3.76	19	13	0	2	0	0	88.2	89	38	37	5	22	0	42	3	0	5	367	98	3.20	1.252	9.0	0.5	2.2	4.3	1.91
1974	28	MIL	AL	10	10	.500	1.90	70	0	66	0	0	20	123.0	97	27	26	6	51	18	47	2	0	3	497	189	3.74	1.203	7.1	0.4	3.7	3.4	0.92	MVP-30
1975	29	MIL	AL	1	9	.100	4.60	52	0	43	0	0	20	72.1	85	43	37	5	27	5	32	5	0	1	327	84	3.93	1.548	10.6	0.6	3.4	4.0	1.19
1976	30	TOT	AL	4	6	.400	4.17	52	0	29	0	0	9	99.1	116	61	46	7	34	14	39	4	0	4	445	93	3.91	1.510	10.5	0.6	3.1	3.5	1.15
1976	30	MIL	AL	0	1	.000	7.36	15	0	9	0	0	1	18.1	25	18	15	2	9	3	7	2	0	1	94	48	5.09	1.855	12.3	1.0	4.4	3.4	0.78
1976	30	BOS	AL	4	5	.444	3.44	37	0	20	0	0	8	81.0	91	43	31	5	25	11	32	2	0	3	351	115	3.65	1.432	10.1	0.6	2.8	3.6	1.28
1977	31	TOT	AL	2	2	.500	4.79	35	1	22	0	0	2	82.2	107	47	44	12	30	3	39	1	0	4	374	91	4.81	1.657	11.6	1.3	3.3	4.2	1.30
1977	31	BOS	AL	0	1	.000	6.75	16	0	10	0	0	0	30.2	44	25	23	6	12	0	13	0	0	1	143	68	5.61	1.826	12.9	1.8	3.5	3.8	1.08
1977	31	TOR	AL	2	1	.667	3.63	19	1	12	0	0	2	52.0	63	22	21	6	18	3	26	1	0	3	231	116	4.34	1.558	10.9	1.0	3.1	4.5	1.44
1978	32	TOR	AL	6	9	.400	3.93	50	0	35	0	0	7	94.0	87	43	41	11	37	10	36	0	0	6	396	100	4.52	1.319	8.3	1.1	3.5	3.4	0.97
1979	33	TOR	AL	1	2	.333	5.40	10	0	5	0	0	0	18.1	23	11	11	1	8	0	6	0	0	0	82	81	4.10	1.691	11.3	0.5	3.9	2.9	0.75
12 Yrs				68	101	.402	3.78	439	147	204	22	3	59	1444.0	1425	664	606	123	493	73	621	63	2	67	6091	94	3.95	1.328	8.9	0.8	3.1	3.9	1.26
162 Game Avg.				8	12	.402	3.78	51	17	24	3	0	7	168	165	77	70	14	57	8	72	7	0	8	707	94	3.95	1.328	8.9	0.8	3.1	3.9	1.26
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
CAL (5 yrs)				37	52	.416	3.85	133	124	2	19	2	0	795.1	744	368	340	73	268	23	346	42	2	44	3311	87	4.00	1.272	8.4	0.8	3.0	3.9	1.29
TOR (3 yrs)				9	12	.429	4.00	79	1	52	0	0	9	164.1	173	76	73	18	63	13	68	1	0	9	709	102	4.41	1.436	9.5	1.0	3.5	3.7	1.08
MIL (3 yrs)				11	20	.355	3.29	137	0	118	0	0	41	213.2	207	88	78	13	87	26	86	9	0	5	918	112	3.92	1.376	8.7	0.5	3.7	3.6	0.99
BOS (2 yrs)				4	6	.400	4.35	53	0	30	0	0	8	111.2	135	68	54	11	37	11	45	2	0	4	494	95	4.18	1.540	10.9	0.9	3.0	3.6	1.22
KCR (1 yr)				4	4	.500	3.07	18	9	2	1	1	1	70.1	77	26	24	3	16	0	34	6	0	0	292	99	2.93	1.322	9.9	0.4	2.0	4.4	2.13
STL (1 yr)				3	7	.300	3.76	19	13	0	2	0	0	88.2	89	38	37	5	22	0	42	3	0	5	367	98	3.20	1.252	9.0	0.5	2.2	4.3	1.91

AL (11 yrs)				65	94	.409	3.78	420	134	204	20	3	59	1355.1	1336	626	569	118	471	73	579	60	2	62	5724	94	4.00	1.333	8.9	0.8	3.1	3.8	1.23
NL (1 yr)				3	7	.300	3.76	19	13	0	2	0	0	88.2	89	38	37	5	22	0	42	3	0	5	367	98	3.20	1.252	9.0	0.5	2.2	4.3	1.91

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