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 MurphyDwayne Murphy Autograph on a 1985 Donruss Baseball Card (#420) |
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Dwayne MurphyDwayne 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 |
Dwayne MurphyDwayne 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 |
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 |
Career | 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 MurphyDwayne 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 |
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 |
Career | 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 | |
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 | |
2B Totals | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 9.00 | |
12 Years | 1,287 | 1,185 | 28,983 | 3,698 | 2.9 | 3,651 | 3,569 | 82 | 47 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .987 | 3.40 |
Dwayne MurphyDwayne 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 |
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 | - | - | - |
Career | 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 MurphyDwayne Murphy Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
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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