Rob Murphy (MLB)
[edit] Biography
Born on May 26, 1960 in Miami, Florida, Rob Murphy (Robert Albert Murphy) played for the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and Florida Marlins over the course of his 11 year career. Murphy broke into the bigs on September 13, 1985 with the Cincinnati Reds, and put up a .72 ERA in 50.1 innings pitched in 1986, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Rob Murphy's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1989, when he posted a 2.74 ERA and struck out 107 batters. However, others believe that it was 1986, when he posted a .72 ERA.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6.00
| 1
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CIN
| N
| 34
| 0
| 6
| 0
| .72
| 36
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 50.1
| 26
| 0
| 21
| 2
| 5
| 0
|
| 1987
| CIN
| N
| 87
| 0
| 8
| 5
| 3.04
| 99
| 37
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 100.2
| 91
| 7
| 32
| 5
| 1
| 0
|
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 3.08
| 74
| 31
| 29
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 84.2
| 69
| 3
| 38
| 6
| 5
| 1
|
| 1989
| BOS
| A
| 74
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 2.74
| 107
| 38
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 9
| 105
| 97
| 7
| 41
| 8
| 6
| 1
|
| 1990
| BOS
| A
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 6.32
| 54
| 46
| 40
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 57
| 85
| 10
| 32
| 3
| 4
| 1
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 3.00
| 34
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 48
| 47
| 4
| 19
| 4
| 4
| 1
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| 59
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 4.04
| 42
| 28
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 55.2
| 56
| 2
| 21
| 4
| 4
| 0
|
| 1993
| STL
| N
| 73
| 0
| 5
| 7
| 4.87
| 41
| 37
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 64.2
| 73
| 8
| 20
| 6
| 5
| 1
|
| 1994
| STL
| N
| 50
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 3.79
| 25
| 18
| 17
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 40.1
| 35
| 7
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1994
| NY
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 16.20
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.2
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| Total
|
| 53
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 4.29
| 25
| 21
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 42
| 38
| 9
| 13
| 2
| 2
| 0
|
| 1995
| LA
| N
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12.60
| 2
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 6
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
|
| 1995
| FLA
| N
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 9.82
| 5
| 9
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7.1
| 8
| 1
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| 14
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1.95
| 7
| 16
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12.1
| 14
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 395
| 0
| 27
| 24
| 3.52
| 325
| 173
| 161
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 411.2
| 366
| 31
| 155
| 26
| 23
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 202
| 0
| 5
| 14
| 3.87
| 195
| 104
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 20
| 211.2
| 232
| 23
| 92
| 15
| 14
| 3
|
| Total
|
|
| 597
| 0
| 32
| 38
| 3.64
| 520
| 277
| 252
| 0
| 0
| 30
| 623.1
| 598
| 54
| 247
| 41
| 37
| 5
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| P
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| CIN
| N
| P
| 34
| 0
| 50.1
| 1
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| CIN
| N
| P
| 87
| 0
| 100.2
| 7
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| P
| 76
| 0
| 84.2
| 4
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 7
| 6
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1989
| BOS
| A
| P
| 74
| 0
| 105
| 7
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| BOS
| A
| P
| 68
| 0
| 57
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .917
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| P
| 57
| 0
| 48
| 2
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 0
| .833
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| P
| 59
| 0
| 55.2
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1993
| STL
| N
| P
| 73
| 0
| 64.2
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| .917
|
| 1994
| STL
| N
| P
| 50
| 0
| 40.1
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| NY
| A
| P
| 3
| 0
| 1.2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1994
| Total
|
| P
| 53
| 0
| 42
| 0
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| LA
| N
| P
| 6
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| FLA
| N
| P
| 8
| 0
| 7.1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| P
| 14
| 0
| 12.1
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 597
| 0
| 623.1
| 30
| 97
| 4
| 7
| 0
| 8
| 46
| 21
| 2
| .969
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1985
| CIN
| N
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| CIN
| N
| 34
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| CIN
| N
| 87
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .200
| .200
| .200
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| BOS
| A
| 74
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| BOS
| A
| 68
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| SEA
| A
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| HOU
| N
| 59
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| STL
| N
| 73
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .500
| .500
| .500
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| STL
| N
| 50
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| NY
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| Total
|
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| LA
| N
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| FLA
| N
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOT
| N
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 1.000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 395
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 202
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 597
| 12
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| .250
| .250
| .250
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Milwaukee Brewers in the 29th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1978).
- Selected by Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (3rd pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 13, 1981).
- Traded by Cincinnati Reds with Nick Esasky to Boston Red Sox in exchange for Todd Benzinger, Jeff Sellers and a player to be named later (December 13, 1988); Cincinnati Reds received Luis Vasquez (January 12, 1989).
- Traded by Boston Red Sox to Seattle Mariners in exchange for Mike Gardiner (April 1, 1991).
- Granted free agency (December 20, 1991).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 27, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 29, 1992).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (January 7, 1993).
- Claimed on waivers by New York Yankees from St. Louis Cardinals (August 3, 1994).
- Granted free agency (October 28, 1994).
- Signed by Los Angeles Dodgers (April 12, 1995).
- Released by Los Angeles Dodgers (May 16, 1995).
- Signed by Florida Marlins (June 12, 1995).
- Released by Florida Marlins (July 24, 1995).
- Signed by San Diego Padres (January 19, 1996).
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