Dale Murphy was born on Monday, March 12, 1956, in Portland, Oregon. Murphy was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 13, 1976, with the Atlanta Braves. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dale Murphy baseball stats page.
"Nolan Ryan said: 'I can't imagine Joe DiMaggio was a better all-around player than Dale Murphy.' Hank Aaron added: 'Dale is probably the best all-around player in either league, probably the most valuable commodity in baseball right now.' It continued after his '83 excellence, too. 'He's the best I've ever seen, and I've seen Willie Mays,' said Chicago Cus pitching coach Billy Connors. 'I've seen Murphy win games every way there is, a base hit in the ninth, a home run, a great catch, beating the throw to first on a double play. I've never seen anything like him before in my life.'" - Author Jack Wilkinson in Game of My Life Atlanta Braves: Memorable Stories of Braves Baseball (Sports Publishing, 04/01/2013, Page 228)
Dale MurphyDale 'All-American Boy' Murphy Autograph on a 1987 Topps Baseball Card (#490 | Checklist) |
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Dale MurphyDale Murphy Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
- | - | Did Not Pitch | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
Dale MurphyDale Murphy Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1976 | 20 | Braves | 19 | 65 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .333 | .354 |
1977 | 21 | Braves | 18 | 76 | 5 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .316 | .316 | .526 |
1978 | 22 | Braves | 151 | 530 | 66 | 120 | 14 | 3 | 23 | 2 | 79 | 42 | 3 | 145 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | .226 | .284 | .394 |
1979 | 23 | Braves | 104 | 384 | 53 | 106 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 57 | 38 | 5 | 67 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | .276 | .340 | .469 |
1980 | 24 | Braves | 156 | 569 | 98 | 160 | 27 | 2 | 33 | 1 | 89 | 59 | 9 | 133 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .281 | .349 | .510 |
1981 | 25 | Braves | 104 | 369 | 43 | 91 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 50 | 44 | 8 | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .247 | .325 | .390 |
1982 | 26 | Braves | 162 | 598 | 113 | 168 | 23 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 109 | 93 | 9 | 134 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .281 | .378 | .507 |
1983 | 27 | Braves | 162 | 589 | 131 | 178 | 24 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 121 | 90 | 12 | 110 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 15 | .302 | .393 | .540 |
1984 | 28 | Braves | 162 | 607 | 94 | 176 | 32 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 100 | 79 | 20 | 134 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | .290 | .372 | .547 |
1985 | 29 | Braves | 162 | 616 | 118 | 185 | 32 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 111 | 90 | 15 | 141 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | .300 | .388 | .539 |
1986 | 30 | Braves | 160 | 614 | 89 | 163 | 29 | 7 | 29 | 0 | 83 | 75 | 5 | 141 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | .265 | .347 | .477 |
1987 | 31 | Braves | 159 | 566 | 115 | 167 | 27 | 1 | 44 | 1 | 105 | 115 | 29 | 136 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | .295 | .417 | .580 |
1988 | 32 | Braves | 156 | 592 | 77 | 134 | 35 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 77 | 74 | 16 | 125 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | .226 | .313 | .421 |
1989 | 33 | Braves | 154 | 574 | 60 | 131 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 84 | 65 | 10 | 142 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | .228 | .306 | .361 |
1990 | 34 | Braves | 97 | 349 | 38 | 81 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 55 | 41 | 11 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | .232 | .312 | .418 |
1990 | 34 | Phillies | 57 | 214 | 22 | 57 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .266 | .328 | .416 |
1991 | 35 | Phillies | 153 | 544 | 66 | 137 | 33 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 81 | 48 | 3 | 93 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 20 | .252 | .309 | .415 |
1992 | 36 | Phillies | 18 | 62 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .161 | .175 | .274 |
1993 | 37 | Rockies | 26 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .143 | .224 | .167 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
18 Years | 2,180 | 7,960 | 1,197 | 2,111 | 350 | 39 | 398 | 5 | 1,266 | 986 | 159 | 1,748 | 6 | 60 | 28 | 209 | .265 | .346 | .469 |
Dale MurphyDale Murphy Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1976 Braves | C | 19 | 17 | 465 | 116 | 6.1 | 113 | 100 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 9 | .974 | 6.56 |
1977 Braves | C | 18 | 17 | 462 | 131 | 7.3 | 125 | 114 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 5 | .954 | 7.31 |
1978 Braves | 1B | 129 | 125 | 3,324 | 1,249 | 9.7 | 1,229 | 1,137 | 92 | 20 | 84 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 9.98 |
1978 Braves | C | 21 | 16 | 440 | 99 | 4.7 | 96 | 83 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 12 | .970 | 5.89 |
1979 Braves | 1B | 76 | 75 | 1,971 | 742 | 9.8 | 727 | 685 | 42 | 15 | 61 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 9.96 |
1979 Braves | C | 27 | 27 | 711 | 147 | 5.4 | 142 | 127 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 6 | .966 | 5.39 |
1980 Braves | 1B | 1 | 1 | 24 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.38 |
1980 Braves | CF | 129 | 125 | 3,339 | 340 | 2.6 | 335 | 324 | 11 | 5 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .985 | 2.71 |
1980 Braves | LF | 4 | 4 | 90 | 8 | 2.0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.40 |
1980 Braves | RF | 21 | 21 | 564 | 43 | 2.0 | 43 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.06 |
1981 Braves | 1B | 3 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 3.3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 12.86 |
1981 Braves | CF | 102 | 99 | 2,691 | 267 | 2.6 | 264 | 255 | 9 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .989 | 2.65 |
1981 Braves | RF | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1982 Braves | CF | 115 | 107 | 2,838 | 287 | 2.5 | 283 | 279 | 4 | 4 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.69 |
1982 Braves | LF | 66 | 47 | 1,284 | 115 | 1.7 | 111 | 109 | 2 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 2.33 |
1982 Braves | RF | 10 | 6 | 201 | 15 | 1.5 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .933 | 1.88 |
1983 Braves | CF | 136 | 131 | 3,450 | 331 | 2.4 | 325 | 318 | 7 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .982 | 2.54 |
1983 Braves | LF | 28 | 25 | 651 | 54 | 1.9 | 54 | 51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.24 |
1983 Braves | RF | 2 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.42 |
1984 Braves | CF | 160 | 160 | 474 | 379 | 2.4 | 374 | 364 | 10 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 21.30 |
1985 Braves | CF | 161 | 161 | 450 | 352 | 2.2 | 345 | 337 | 8 | 7 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 20.70 |
1986 Braves | CF | 155 | 154 | 447 | 307 | 2.0 | 302 | 295 | 7 | 5 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 18.24 |
1986 Braves | RF | 6 | 5 | 135 | 9 | 1.5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 1.60 |
1987 Braves | RF | 159 | 159 | 468 | 349 | 2.2 | 341 | 327 | 14 | 8 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 19.67 |
1988 Braves | RF | 156 | 155 | 456 | 357 | 2.3 | 354 | 339 | 15 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .992 | 20.96 |
1989 Braves | CF | 82 | 82 | 2,190 | 201 | 2.5 | 197 | 195 | 2 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.43 |
1989 Braves | RF | 70 | 69 | 1,836 | 140 | 2.0 | 139 | 136 | 3 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .993 | 2.04 |
1990 Phillies | CF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1990 Phillies | LF | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.00 |
1990 Braves | RF | 97 | 94 | 2,460 | 214 | 2.2 | 210 | 207 | 3 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.30 |
1990 Phillies | RF | 53 | 51 | 1,380 | 115 | 2.2 | 114 | 110 | 4 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .991 | 2.23 |
1991 Phillies | RF | 147 | 141 | 3,705 | 298 | 2.0 | 293 | 287 | 6 | 5 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.14 |
1992 Phillies | RF | 16 | 16 | 363 | 20 | 1.3 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .950 | 1.41 |
1993 Rockies | LF | 2 | 1 | 30 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.70 |
1993 Rockies | RF | 11 | 10 | 201 | 14 | 1.3 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.88 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
CF Totals | 1,041 | 1,020 | 15,906 | 2,467 | 2.4 | 2,428 | 2,370 | 58 | 39 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 4.12 | |
RF Totals | 749 | 729 | 11,832 | 1,577 | 2.1 | 1,552 | 1,503 | 49 | 25 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .984 | 3.54 | |
1B Totals | 209 | 201 | 5,340 | 2,012 | 9.6 | 1,977 | 1,842 | 135 | 35 | 146 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 10.00 | |
LF Totals | 101 | 78 | 2,082 | 183 | 1.8 | 179 | 172 | 7 | 4 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 2.32 | |
C Totals | 85 | 77 | 2,078 | 493 | 5.8 | 476 | 424 | 52 | 17 | 4 | 31 | 91 | 32 | .966 | 6.18 | |
18 Years | 2,185 | 2,105 | 37,238 | 6,732 | 3.1 | 6,612 | 6,311 | 301 | 120 | 172 | 31 | 91 | 32 | .982 | 4.79 |
Dale MurphyDale Murphy Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1976 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 7.2 | 7.2 | - | - | - |
1977 Braves | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 38.0 | 9.5 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1978 Braves | 11 | 7 | .611 | 8 | 0 | n/a | 23.0 | 3.7 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1979 Braves | 6 | 1 | .857 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 18.3 | 5.7 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1980 Braves | 9 | 6 | .600 | 1 | 1 | n/a | 17.2 | 4.3 | 6.4 | - | - | - |
1981 Braves | 14 | 5 | .737 | 2 | 1 | n/a | 28.4 | 5.1 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1982 Braves | 23 | 11 | .676 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 16.6 | 4.5 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1983 Braves | 30 | 4 | .882 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 16.4 | 5.4 | 4.9 | - | - | - |
1984 Braves | 19 | 7 | .731 | 2 | 0 | n/a | 16.9 | 4.5 | 6.1 | - | - | - |
1985 Braves | 10 | 3 | .769 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 16.6 | 4.4 | 5.5 | - | - | - |
1986 Braves | 7 | 7 | .500 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 21.2 | 4.4 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1987 Braves | 16 | 6 | .727 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 12.9 | 4.2 | 5.4 | - | - | - |
1988 Braves | 3 | 5 | .375 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 24.7 | 4.7 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1989 Braves | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 28.7 | 4.0 | 6.8 | - | - | - |
1990 Braves | 9 | 2 | .818 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 20.5 | 4.2 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
1990 Phillies | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 30.6 | 4.7 | 7.6 | - | - | - |
1991 Phillies | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 10 | 0 | n/a | 30.2 | 5.8 | 6.7 | - | - | - |
1992 Phillies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | n/a | 31.0 | 4.8 | 8.9 | - | - | - |
1993 Rockies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.8 | 6.0 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
18 Years | 161 | 68 | .703 | 55 | 2 | n/a | 20.0 | 4.6 | 6.3 | - | - | - |
Dale MurphyDale Murphy Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1976 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $19,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $125,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $250,000.00 | Stats | - |
1981 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $400,000.00 | - | - |
1982 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $900,000.00 | Stats | - |
1983 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $1,300,000.00 | Stats | - |
1984 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $1,500,000.00 | Stats | - |
1985 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $1,625,000.00 | Stats | - |
1986 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $1,825,000.00 | Stats | - |
1987 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $1,925,000.00 | Stats | - |
1988 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
1989 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Atlanta Braves | 3 | $2,000,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | " " | - | - |
1991 Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | $2,500,000.00 | - | - |
1992 Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | $2,500,000.00 | - | - |
1993 Colorado Rockies | 3 | $200,000.00 | - | - |
Dale Murphy Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Dale Bryan Murphy was a former Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves (1976-1990), Philadelphia Phillies (1990-1992) and Colorado Rockies (1993). Murph is - in our opinion - one of the greatest baseball players, not enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Join Baseball Almanac as we take a closer look at some numbers of interest:
2 - Dale Murphy won back-to-back (1982-1983) Most Valuable Player Awards with the Atlanta Braves. The other players who won consecutive MVP Awards before Murph are: Jimmie Foxx (1932-1933), Hal Newhouser (1944-1945), Yogi Berra (1954-1955), Mickey Mantle (1956-1957), Ernie Banks (1958-1959), Roger Maris (1960-1961), Joe Morgan (1975-1976), and Mike Schmidt (1980-1981).
3 - Dale Murphy wore #3 his entire career, with all three teams he played for, and, in 1994, the Atlanta Braves retired his number in his honor. Murph joined fellow Braves, Warren Spahn (1965), Eddie Mathews (1969), Hank Aaron (1977), and Phil Niekro (1984).
4 - Dale Murphy won four consecutive Silver Slugger Award (1982-1985). Murph was the first National League outfielder to win four straight, breaking the record of two-in-a-row originally won by Andre Dawson (1980-1981).
5 - Dale Muphy won five consecutive Gold Glove Awards (1982-1986). Murph was the first ATLANTA Braves outfielder to win a Gold Glove (Hank Aaron won three when the franchise was still located in Milwaukee) and remained the franchise leader until 2003 - do you remember who passed him that year and went on to win ten? [Answer]
740 - Dale Murphy played in 740 consecutive games, good enough for eleventh all time at the time of his retirement! [Consecutive Games Played : The Top 15]
Did you know that Dale Murphy, in 1983, hit thirty-six home runs, swiped thirty bases, and became only the fourth National League player in history to enter the 30-30 Club, joining Willie Mays (1956, 1957), Hank Aaron (1963), and Bobby Bonds (1969, 1973)?
Did you know that Dale Murphy finished his career with 398 home runs, 19th in Major League history at the time of his retirement? Murph was a two-time Home Run Champion (1984-1985) who dominated the decade, hitting 308 of his homers between 1980-1989, behind just one player during that timeframe, Mike Schmidt, who had 313. Next in line, behind those two, Eddie Murray, who had 274.
Dale Murphy only played in twenty-six games for the Colorado Rockies during their inaugural season, but on April 9, 1993, during the first regular season game ever played at Mile High Stadium, he was one of two right fielders used in that historic contest.