Johnny Murphy

Position: Relief Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 190lb (188cm, 86kg)

Born: July 14, 1908 in New York, NY us

Died: January 14, 1970 in New York, NY

Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, NY

High School: Fordham Preparatory School (Bronx, NY)

School: Fordham University (New York, NY)

Last Game: September 16, 1947 (Age 39-064d)
vs. CHW 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1934 season

Full Name: John Joseph Murphy

Nicknames: Fireman, Grandma or Fordham Johnny

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

15.1

ERA

3.50

415

107

1045.0

378

WHIP

1.367

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1929	20	-6.5	Albany	EL	A		8	4	.667	3.26	3.44	16	15					102.0	88	39	37		47							1.324	7.8		4.1
1930	21	-8.3	St. Paul	AA	AA		11	10	.524	5.68	6.46	39	22					195.0	246	140	123		64							1.590	11.4		3.0
1931	22	-6.3	St. Paul	AA	AA		16	13	.552	4.01	4.68	38	30					256.0	273	133	114		108							1.488	9.6		3.8
1932	23	-4.4	Newark	IL	AA	NYY	6	7	.462	4.18	4.74	16	16					112.0	95	59	52		46							1.259	7.6		3.7
1932	23	-5.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	0	0		16.20	16.20	2	0	2	0	0	0	3.1	7	6	6	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	19	3.000	18.9	0.0	8.1	5.4	0.67
1933	24	-3.4	Newark	IL	AA	NYY	9	6	.600	2.97	3.15	40	4					103.0	86	36	34		49							1.311	7.5		4.3
1934	25	-3.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	14	10	.583	3.12	3.42	40	20	13	10	0	4	207.2	193	79	72	11	76	3	70	0	0	1	859	1.295	8.4	0.5	3.3	3.0	0.92
1935	26	-2.1	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	10	5	.667	4.08	5.15	40	8	19	4	0	5	117.0	110	67	53	7	55	1	28	0	0	1	510	1.410	8.5	0.5	4.2	2.2	0.51
1936	27	-1.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	3	.750	3.38	3.89	27	5	12	2	0	5	88.0	90	38	33	5	36	2	34	1	0	1	382	1.432	9.2	0.5	3.7	3.5	0.94
1937	28	-0.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	13	4	.765	4.17	4.83	39	4	30	0	0	10	110.0	121	59	51	7	50	8	36	1	0	2	497	1.555	9.9	0.6	4.1	2.9	0.72
1938	29	0.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	8	2	.800	4.24	4.63	32	2	26	1	0	11	91.1	90	47	43	5	41	2	43	1	0	0	398	1.434	8.9	0.5	4.0	4.2	1.05
1939	30	1.6	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	3	6	.333	4.40	4.84	38	0	34	0	0	19	61.1	57	33	30	2	28	6	30	0	0	0	260	1.386	8.4	0.3	4.1	4.4	1.07
1940	31	2.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	8	4	.667	3.69	3.84	35	1	28	0	0	9	63.1	58	27	26	5	15	1	23	0	0	1	255	1.153	8.2	0.7	2.1	3.3	1.53
1941	32	3.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	8	3	.727	1.98	2.33	35	0	31	0	0	15	77.1	68	20	17	1	40	8	29	0	0	3	333	1.397	7.9	0.1	4.7	3.4	0.73
1942	33	4.0	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	4	10	.286	3.41	4.19	31	0	26	0	0	11	58.0	66	27	22	2	23	4	24	2	0	1	260	1.534	10.2	0.3	3.6	3.7	1.04
1943	34	4.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	12	4	.750	2.51	2.91	37	0	32	0	0	8	68.0	44	22	19	2	30	5	31	0	0	2	275	1.088	5.8	0.3	4.0	4.1	1.03

1946	37	7.2	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	4	2	.667	3.40	4.40	27	0	24	0	0	7	45.0	40	22	17	4	19	3	19	0	0	1	192	1.311	8.0	0.8	3.8	3.8	1.00
1947	38	8.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	0		2.80	2.80	32	0	16	0	0	3	54.2	41	17	17	1	28	3	9	0	0	2	231	1.262	6.8	0.2	4.6	1.5	0.32
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (13 seasons)					Majors		93	53	.637	3.50	4.00	415	40	293	17	0	107	1045.0	985	464	406	52	444	46	378	5	0	15	4471	1.367	8.5	0.4	3.8	3.3	0.85
Minors (5 seasons)					Minors		50	40	.556	4.22	4.77	149	87					768.0	788	407	360		314							1.435	9.2		3.7
All Levels (17 Seasons)							143	93	.606	3.80	4.32	564	127	293	17	0	107	1813.0	1773	871	766	52	758	46	378	5	0	15	4471	1.396	8.8		3.8

AA (4 seasons)					Minors		42	36	.538	4.36	4.97	133	72					666.0	700	368	323		267							1.452	9.5		3.6
A (1 season)					Minors		8	4	.667	3.26	3.44	16	15					102.0	88	39	37		47							1.324	7.8		4.1