Buzz
Murphy
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 225
 
Born: April 26, 1895 in Usa, CO, DENVER
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1918 23 NYA AL     7 7 7 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 4 7 8 7
1919 24 NYA AL     6 6 6 2 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 4 7 8 8
1920 25 NYA AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 3 3 6 7 7 4 4 4 7 8 8
1921 26 NYA AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 6 7 7 4 4 4 7 8 8
1922 27 NYA AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 7 8 7 4 4 4 7 8 7
1923 28 NYA AL     7 7 6 2 3 3 7 8 7 3 4 4 7 7 7
1924 29 NYA AL $ 300,000   6 6 6 2 3 3 7 8 7 3 3 3 7 7 7
1925 30 NYA AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 1 2 2 6 7 7 3 3 3 6 7 7
1926 31 NYA AL $ 350,000   7 7 6 1 2 2 6 7 7 3 3 3 7 7 7
1927 32 NYA AL $ 350,000   7 7 7 1 2 2 7 8 7 3 3 3 6 7 7
1928 33 NYA AL $ 350,000   6 6 6 1 2 2 7 8 7 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     6 6 6 1 2 2 6 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 7 8 7 4 5 4 7 8 8
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1918 23 AAA   131 508 101 167 33 6 10 57 16 9 76 67 .329 .416 .476 .892 96.5  
1919 24 AAA   94 359 63 122 25 4 10 52 8 5 43 33 .340 .410 .515 .926 69.8  
1920 25 NYA AL 60 211 14 60 13 1 1 42 4 4 17 24 .284 .336 .370 .706 23.9 2.9
    AAA   41 162 26 48 3 3 2 16 7 3 23 16 .296 .384 .389 .773 25.3  
1921 26 NYA AL 53 139 18 42 14 2 0 20 1 2 12 12 .302 .362 .432 .793 19.7 3.1
1922 27 NYA AL 15 36 2 9 3 0 0 5 0 1 3 5 .250 .317 .333 .650 3.4 0.0
    AAA   99 385 54 120 22 2 4 40 21 8 62 41 .312 .407 .410 .818 66.5  
1923 28 AAA   132 540 86 177 41 5 7 88 15 6 63 50 .328 .398 .461 .859 94.2  
1924 29 NYA AL 22 14 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 .286 .286 .500 .786 1.9 0.3
1925 30 AAA   130 496 70 152 30 4 6 90 15 6 42 34 .306 .361 .419 .780 72.4  
1926 31 AAA   131 534 78 141 32 2 3 68 13 3 46 53 .264 .322 .348 .671 60.7  
1927 32 AAA   130 523 69 172 28 0 5 63 9 6 48 44 .329 .385 .411 .796 79.2  
1928 33 AAA   127 532 73 133 29 5 2 56 9 2 49 41 .250 .313 .335 .648 56.8  
4 Years Sim 150 400 37 115 31 4 1 69 5 7 32 43 .288 .342 .393 .734 48.9 6.3
9 Years AAA 1015 4039 620 1232 243 31 49 530 113 48 452 379 .305 .381 .417 .798 621.4  
162 Game Average 432 39 124 33 4 1 74 5 7 34 46 .288 .342 .393 .734 52.8  
Career Highs 60 211 18 60 14 2 1 42 4 4 17 24 .302 .362 .500 .793 23.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   321 33 93 26 4 1 57 3 6 29 35 .290 .350 .405 .755 41.9
vs LH   79 4 22 5 0 0 12 2 1 3 8 .278 .305 .342 .647 7.7
Home 76 210 23 68 21 3 0 34 3 2 15 21 .324 .370 .452 .822 31.6
Away 74 190 14 47 10 1 1 35 2 5 17 22 .247 .311 .326 .638 18.0
RISP   124 0 38 8 1 1 63 0 0 12 12 .306 .371 .411 .782 18.1
Pinch Hitting   13 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .154 .214 .231 .445 0.5
Close/Late   51 4 11 6 1 0 7 0 0 2 12 .216 .245 .373 .618 4.2
Mar/Apr 12 27 8 7 2 1 0 4 0 0 4 2 .259 .375 .407 .782 3.9
May 12 38 3 11 2 0 0 5 1 1 2 5 .289 .325 .342 .667 3.9
June 21 56 5 17 6 2 0 8 0 0 4 7 .304 .350 .482 .832 8.5
July 14 47 5 13 4 0 0 9 3 1 6 6 .277 .364 .362 .725 6.4
August 35 98 5 27 5 1 0 16 1 3 4 10 .276 .311 .347 .658 8.9
Sep/Oct 53 134 11 40 12 0 1 27 0 2 12 13 .299 .349 .410 .759 18.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1920 25 NYA AL CF 60 60 523.3 135 3 4 0 .972 2.37   2.1
1921 26 NYA AL CF 49 37 345.7 96 3 4 0 .961 2.58   1.1
    LF 1 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
1922 27 NYA AL LF 6 4 33.3 7 0 0 0 1.000 1.89   0.1
    1B 3 3 25.0 32 1 0 4 1.000 11.88   0.1
    CF 3 3 21.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.43    
    RF 2 2 14.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
1924 29 NYA AL SS 7 0 13.3 6 10 0 4 1.000 10.80   0.2
    1B 6 0 10.3 13 2 0 1 1.000 13.07   0.0
    LF 2 0 5.0 4 0 0 0 1.000 7.20   0.1
    CF 2 0 4.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
  CF 114 100 894.0 234 6 8 0 .968 2.42   3.3
  LF 9 4 40.3 12 0 0 0 1.000 2.68   0.2
  1B 9 3 35.3 45 3 0 5 1.000 12.23   0.1
  RF 2 2 14.0 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.93    
  SS 7 0 13.3 6 10 0 4 1.000 10.80   0.2
Career Totals   141 109 997.0 300 19 8 9 .976 2.88   3.7
Career Highs   60 60 523.3 135 12 4 5 1.000 10.20    
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 18th overall pick, by New York (A) in 1918
Injured on 6/15/1918 with a Bruised Ankle, out for 6 days
Injured on 6/17/1919 with a Spasms Back, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 4/8/1920 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 7 weeks
Had first career hit on 7/16/1920, off Ralph Caldwell (WAS)
Injured on 8/11/1920 with a Pulled Hip Muscle, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 9/27/1920, off Bill Doak (PHA)
Injured on 6/28/1921 with a Fractured Hand, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 8/2/1922 with a Bruised Heel, out for one week
Injured on 9/3/1923 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
2/14/1925: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1926: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/29/1926 with a Strained Hamstring Muscle, out for one week
2/12/1927: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/12/1928: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration