Craig
McMurtry
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5''
Weight: 195
 
Born: November 5, 1959 in Usa, TX, TROY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1983 23 KCR AL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 6 6
1984 24 KCR AL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 5 4
1985 25 KCR AL   6 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5
1986 26 KCR AL   6 4 5 5 6 7 7 5 5 5
1987 27 KCR AL   6 5 5 5 6 7 7 4 5 5
1988 28 KCR AL   6 5 5 5 6 7 7 4 5 4
1989 29 KCR AL $ 300,000 5 5 6 5 7 7 7 4 5 5
1990 30 KCR AL $ 300,000 5 6 6 6 7 8 8 4 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   5 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 5 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 5 6 6
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1983 23 AAA   4 6 .400 11 11 1 0 0 75.3 67 33 6 30 54 3.94 .236 .309 .345 .654  
1987 27 AAA   5 0 1.000 74 0 0 0 1 66.0 57 22 4 20 44 3.00 .237 .295 .344 .639  
1988 28 AAA   4 1 .800 75 0 0 0 3 71.0 54 18 4 15 62 2.28 .213 .257 .319 .575  
1989 29 KCR AL 7 10 .412 31 31 0 0 0 167.3 187 78 24 46 102 4.20 .279 .324 .438 .762 9.0
1990 30 KCR AL 2 17 .105 36 36 1 0 0 139.0 148 64 17 27 91 4.14 .270 .303 .434 .737 7.7
2 Years Sim 9 27 .250 67 67 1 0 0 306.3 335 142 41 73 193 4.17 .275 .314 .436 .751 16.7
3 Years AAA 13 7 .650 160 11 1 0 4 212.3 178 73 14 65 160 3.09 .228 .288 .336 .624  
Season Average 4 13 .235 33 33 0 0 0 153.2 167 71 20 36 96 4.17 .275 .314 .436 .751  
Career Highs 7 17 .412 36 36 1 0 0 167.3 187 78 24 46 102 4.20 .279 .324 .438 .762  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   141 62 23 17 97   .258 .281 .445 .726
vs LH   194 80 18 56 96   .288 .343 .429 .772
Home 6 11 .353 33 33 0 0 0 150.0 154 61 18 34 87 3.66 .259 .299 .401 .700
Away 3 16 .158 34 34 1 0 0 156.3 181 81 23 39 106 4.66 .290 .331 .470 .802
Mar/Apr 3 2 .600 10 10 0 0 0 52.3 44 17 4 14 20 2.92 .232 .284 .353 .637
May 3 5 .375 13 13 1 0 0 67.3 76 26 11 11 45 3.48 .278 .306 .465 .772
June 0 7 .000 10 10 0 0 0 36.3 50 27 6 14 36 6.69 .325 .381 .506 .887
July 0 5 .000 10 10 0 0 0 45.0 46 18 9 12 31 3.60 .257 .304 .453 .756
August 3 4 .429 12 12 0 0 0 55.0 60 29 3 12 31 4.75 .275 .313 .394 .708
Sep/Oct 0 4 .000 12 12 0 0 0 50.3 59 25 8 10 30 4.47 .288 .321 .454 .775
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1989 29 KCR AL P 31 31 167.3 12 26 1 0 .974 2.04    
1990 30 KCR AL P 36 36 139.0 13 16 1 0 .967 1.88    
Career Totals   67 67 306.3 25 42 2 0 .971 1.97    
Career Highs   36 36 167.3 13 26 1 0 .974 2.04    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1990-1-17
Games Started
1990-1-36
Complete Games
1990-4-1
Homeruns Allowed
1989-9-24
   
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  6. Bucky Brandon (964)
  7. Ed Morris (963)
  8. Jack Lamabe (963)
  9. Scott Service (962)
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 19th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1972
Injured on 3/17/1973 with a Ruptured Elbow Ligament, out for 5-6 weeks
Earned first career win on 7/12/1973
Traded from Kansas City to Detroit on 2/1/1975 (Going to DET: RF Bob Watson, P Sandy Koufax, CF Leon Roberts, P Doc Medich, P Dan Spillner. Going to KCR: LF Boog Powell, P Jim Palmer, P John Morris)
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
4/3/1979: Signed a minor league contract extension with Milwaukee
Released by Milwaukee on 9/1/1980
Drafted in 5th round, 113rd overall pick, by Kansas City in 1983
Earned first career win on 4/6/1989