Dwayne Murphy Stats

Dwayne Murphy was born on Friday, March 18, 1955, in Merced, California. Murphy was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 8, 1978, with the Oakland Athletics. 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 Dwayne Murphy baseball stats page.

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Dwayne Murphy

Dwayne Murphy Autograph on a 1985 Donruss (#420)

Dwayne Murphy Autograph on a 1985 Donruss (#420)
 

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Birth Name:   Dwayne Keith Murphy
Nickname:   None
Born On:   03-18-1955  (Pisces)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Merced, California
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Antelope Valley High School (Lancaster, CA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-01   Player Weight Chart Weight:   185
First Game:   04-08-1978 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-01-1989
Draft:   1973 : 15th Round (359th)
Dwayne Murphy

Dwayne Murphy Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Dwayne Murphy

Dwayne Murphy Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1978 23 Athletics 60 52 15 10 2 0 0 0 5 7 0 14 1 2 0 0 .192 .279 .231
1979 24 Athletics 121 388 57 99 10 4 11 0 40 84 6 80 13 3 1 10 .255 .387 .387
1980 25 Athletics 159 573 86 157 18 2 13 0 68 102 7 96 22 3 2 12 .274 .384 .380
1981 26 Athletics 107 390 58 98 10 3 15 1 60 73 6 91 8 4 2 6 .251 .369 .408
1982 27 Athletics 151 543 84 129 15 1 27 0 94 94 2 122 12 8 3 8 .238 .349 .418
1983 28 Athletics 130 471 55 107 17 2 17 2 75 62 4 105 7 6 0 16 .227 .314 .380
1984 29 Athletics 153 559 93 143 18 2 33 0 88 74 1 111 4 7 3 15 .256 .342 .472
1985 30 Athletics 152 523 77 122 21 3 20 0 59 84 3 123 5 4 3 14 .233 .340 .400
1986 31 Athletics 98 329 50 83 11 3 9 0 39 56 4 80 7 4 4 4 .252 .364 .386
1987 32 Athletics 82 219 39 51 7 0 8 0 35 58 2 61 3 4 0 5 .233 .388 .374
1988 33 Tigers 49 144 14 36 5 0 4 0 19 24 2 26 2 0 1 0 .250 .361 .368
1989 34 Phillies 98 156 20 34 5 0 9 0 27 29 2 44 0 0 0 2 .218 .341 .423
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
12 Years 1,360 4,347 648 1,069 139 20 166 3 609 747 39 953 84 45 19 92 .246 .356 .402
Dwayne Murphy

Dwayne Murphy Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1978 Athletics CF 12 5 201 23 1.9 23 23 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.09
1978 Athletics LF 21 1 171 19 0.9 19 18 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1978 Athletics RF 14 1 75 8 0.6 8 8 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.88
1979 Athletics CF 114 112 2,922 320 2.8 316 306 10 4 0 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.92
1979 Athletics LF 2 2 51 6 3.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.18
1979 Athletics RF 3 2 33 6 2.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.91
1980 Athletics CF 158 156 4,212 517 3.3 512 501 11 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .990 3.28
1981 Athletics CF 106 106 309 340 3.2 335 329 6 5 0 n/a n/a n/a .985 29.27
1982 Athletics CF 147 144 3,897 473 3.2 465 451 14 8 3 n/a n/a n/a .983 3.22
1982 Athletics SS 1 1 27 4 4.0 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1983 Athletics CF 124 119 3,078 373 3.0 365 358 7 8 0 n/a n/a n/a .979 3.20
1983 Athletics LF 2 2 54 6 3.0 6 6 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1984 Athletics CF 153 151 3,849 488 3.2 482 468 14 6 3 n/a n/a n/a .988 3.38
1985 Athletics CF 150 146 3,894 444 3.0 439 434 5 5 1 n/a n/a n/a .989 3.04
1986 Athletics CF 97 93 2,457 288 3.0 286 280 6 2 3 n/a n/a n/a .993 3.14
1987 Athletics 1B 1 0 3 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 18.00
1987 Athletics 2B 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1987 Athletics CF 79 70 1,806 187 2.4 184 183 1 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .984 2.75
1988 Tigers CF 35 32 855 105 3.0 105 104 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.32
1988 Tigers LF 4 0 33 1 0.3 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 0.82
1988 Tigers RF 10 7 144 16 1.6 16 16 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
1989 Phillies CF 5 0 30 4 0.8 4 3 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.60
1989 Phillies LF 30 23 567 40 1.3 40 40 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.90
1989 Phillies RF 18 12 312 27 1.5 26 26 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .963 2.25
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
CF Totals 1,180 1,134 27,510 3,562 3.0 3,516 3,440 76 46 11 n/a n/a n/a .987 3.45
LF Totals 59 28 876 72 1.2 72 71 1 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.22
RF Totals 45 22 564 57 1.3 56 56 0 1 0 n/a n/a n/a .982 2.68
2B Totals 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
SS Totals 1 1 27 4 4.0 4 0 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.00
1B Totals 1 0 3 2 2.0 2 2 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 18.00
12 Years 1,305 1,185 28,983 3,709 2.8 3,662 3,569 82 47 12 n/a n/a n/a .987 3.40
Dwayne Murphy

Dwayne Murphy Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1978 Athletics 0 1 .000 5 20 5 0.0 3.7 10.4 - - -
1979 Athletics 15 11 .577 2 1 0 35.3 4.9 9.7 - - -
1980 Athletics 26 15 .634 0 1 0 44.1 6.0 8.4 - - -
1981 Athletics 10 4 .714 0 0 1 26.0 4.3 6.5 - - -
1982 Athletics 26 8 .765 3 0 1 20.1 4.5 5.8 - - -
1983 Athletics 7 5 .583 1 0 7 27.7 4.5 6.3 - - -
1984 Athletics 4 5 .444 0 0 0 16.9 5.0 6.4 - - -
1985 Athletics 4 5 .444 3 0 0 26.2 4.3 8.9 - - -
1986 Athletics 3 1 .750 2 2 1 36.6 4.1 8.4 - - -
1987 Athletics 4 4 .500 5 2 0 27.4 3.6 6.3 - - -
1988 Tigers 1 1 .500 6 0 3 36.0 5.5 7.6 - - -
1989 Phillies 0 1 .000 52 0 n/a 17.3 3.5 5.8 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
12 Years 100 61 .621 79 26 18 26.2 4.6 7.1 - - -
Dwayne Murphy

Dwayne Murphy Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1978 Oakland Athletics 36 $21,000.00 - -
1979 Oakland Athletics 21 $21,000.00 - -
1980 Oakland Athletics 21 $30,000.00 - -
1981 Oakland Athletics 21 Undetermined - -
1982 Oakland Athletics 21 Undetermined - -
1983 Oakland Athletics 21 Undetermined - -
1984 Oakland Athletics 21 Undetermined - -
1985 Oakland Athletics 21 $845,833.00 - -
1986 Oakland Athletics 21 $900,149.00 - -
1987 Oakland Athletics 21 $759,000.00 - -
1988 Detroit Tigers 40 Undetermined - -
1989 Philadelphia Phillies 6 $400,000.00 - -


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