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Johnny
Murphy		  
Nickname: Grandma
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 200
 
Born: July 14, 1908 in Usa, NY, NEW YORK
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1932    1933    1934   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1932 23 ATL NL $ 300,000 7 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1933 24 ATL NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1934 25 ATL NL $ 300,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1935 26 ATL NL $ 1,125,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1936 27 ATL NL $ 1,800,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1937 28 BSN NL $ 3,078,571 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7
1938 29 BSN NL $ 5,000,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
1939 30 DET AL $ 5,000,000 7 5 5 5 5 6 5 7 7 7
1940 31 OAK AL $ 5,000,000 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1941 32 OAK AL $ 1,500,000 6 4 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1942 33 OAK AL $ 1,500,000 6 3 4 4 5 5 5 7 7 7
1943 34 MON NL $ 635,000 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 3 3 3 4 4 4 7 7 7
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000 8 5 5 5 6 6 6 8 8 8
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1932 23 ATL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1933 24 ATL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1934 25 ATL NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1935 26 ATL NL $ 1,125,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1936 27 ATL NL $ 1,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1937 28 BSN NL $ 3,078,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1938 29 BSN NL $ 5,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1939 30 DET AL $ 5,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1940 31 OAK AL $ 5,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1941 32 OAK AL $ 1,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1942 33 OAK AL $ 1,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1943 34 MON NL $ 635,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1932 23 ATL NL 9 6 .600 49 0 0 0 12 60.0 86 28 1 24 17 4.20 .345 .403 .398 .800 4.7
1933 24 ATL NL 5 5 .500 38 2 2 0 15 51.7 69 26 4 20 20 4.53 .317 .382 .408 .790 3.9
1934 25 ATL NL 7 9 .438 64 1 0 0 12 70.3 85 37 4 34 17 4.73 .307 .380 .401 .781 5.2
1935 26 ATL NL 16 14 .533 36 36 9 2 0 274.0 340 148 10 91 67 4.86 .305 .357 .408 .765 9.8
1936 27 ATL NL 15 17 .469 43 43 14 1 0 325.3 353 139 10 109 84 3.85 .281 .338 .372 .710 21.0
1937 28 BSN NL 17 13 .567 34 34 6 1 0 259.0 304 138 10 92 67 4.80 .296 .354 .394 .748 11.9
1938 29 BSN NL 9 9 .500 23 23 5 1 0 168.7 205 88 11 52 61 4.70 .301 .350 .430 .780 5.8
1939 30 BSN NL 0 0 .000 7 1 0 0 0 11.7 19 4 1 1 7 3.08 .358 .364 .528 .892 0.7
  DET AL 3 4 .429 40 3 1 0 3 70.0 75 50 2 33 27 6.43 .269 .343 .373 .716 0.0
  TOT   3 4 .429 47 4 1 0 3 81.7 94 54 3 34 34 5.95 .283 .346 .398 .744 0.7
    AAA   1 2 .333 3 3 0 0 0 17.7 25 11 2 8 9 5.61 .321 .384 .500 .884  
1940 31 OAK AL 2 7 .222 43 0 0 0 23 47.3 55 25 1 23 11 4.75 .299 .377 .386 .763 4.1
1941 32 OAK AL 1 1 .500 17 0 0 0 1 20.0 19 7 1 4 6 3.15 .238 .274 .325 .599 2.0
    AAA   0 7 .000 25 0 0 0 14 29.3 42 19 1 14 21 5.83 .344 .412 .434 .846  
1942 33 OAK AL 3 1 .750 18 0 0 0 0 20.7 35 19 3 14 8 8.28 .389 .467 .589 1.056 0.0
1943 34 AA   7 8 .467 22 22 1 1 0 149.0 161 55 4 60 119 3.32 .275 .342 .341 .683  
11 Years Sim 87 86 .503 412 143 37 5 66 1378.6 1645 709 58 497 392 4.63 .299 .356 .399 .756 69.0
2 Years AAA 1 9 .100 28 3 0 0 14 47.0 67 30 3 22 30 5.75 .335 .401 .460 .861  
1 Years AA 7 8 .467 22 22 1 1 0 149.0 161 55 4 60 119 3.32 .275 .342 .341 .683  
3 Years Minors 8 17 .320 50 25 1 1 14 196.0 228 85 7 82 149 3.90 .290 .357 .372 .729  
Season Average 7 7 .500 37 13 3 0 6 125.3 149 64 5 45 35 4.63 .299 .356 .399 .756  
Career Highs 17 17 .750 64 43 14 2 23 325.3 353 148 11 109 84 8.28 .389 .467 .589 1.056  
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   786 346 33 210 221   .285 .335 .391 .727
vs LH   859 363 25 287 171   .312 .377 .407 .785
Home 47 36 .566 194 71 14 2 26 686.9 800 350 26 250 205 4.59 .294 .353 .386 .739
Away 40 50 .444 218 72 23 3 41 691.6 845 359 32 247 187 4.67 .303 .360 .412 .772
Mar/Apr 12 15 .444 60 22 5 0 7 218.3 292 107 4 76 70 4.41 .323 .376 .402 .777
May 19 11 .633 66 24 5 3 10 237.0 244 91 7 97 55 3.46 .272 .343 .353 .696
June 15 15 .500 70 28 6 1 10 248.3 313 153 11 95 72 5.55 .309 .368 .412 .780
July 17 14 .548 85 24 10 1 12 258.3 271 119 8 94 72 4.15 .269 .331 .358 .689
August 15 15 .500 69 25 9 0 13 232.6 276 128 16 74 61 4.95 .297 .349 .438 .786
Sep/Oct 9 16 .360 62 20 2 0 15 184.0 249 111 12 61 62 5.43 .330 .380 .442 .822
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1932 23 ATL NL 49 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4 0.0
1933 24 ATL NL 38 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 .429 .333 .762 1.0 0.2
1934 25 ATL NL 64 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.0 0.0
1935 26 ATL NL 36 87 8 9 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 27 .103 .124 .103 .227 -2.1 0.0
1936 27 ATL NL 43 102 3 12 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 26 .118 .133 .137 .271 -0.3 0.0
1937 28 BSN NL 34 83 3 9 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 27 .108 .116 .133 .249 -0.3 0.0
1938 29 BSN NL 23 56 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 .107 .105 .107 .212 -1.6 0.0
1939 30 BSN NL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  DET AL 40 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
  TOT   47 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1940 31 OAK AL 43 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2 0.0
1941 32 OAK AL 17 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 -0.1 0.0
1942 33 OAK AL 18 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
11 Years Sim 412 363 19 41 4 0 0 19 0 1 5 111 .113 .126 .124 .250 -4.3 0.2
162 Game Average 142 7 16 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 43 .113 .126 .124 .250 -1.7  
Career Highs 64 102 8 12 2 0 0 8 0 1 2 27 .333 .429 .333 .762 1.0  
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   255 14 24 1 0 0 15 0 1 1 76 .094 .100 .098 .198 -9.9
vs LH   108 5 17 3 0 0 4 0 0 4 35 .157 .188 .185 .373 1.8
Home 194 163 8 21 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 48 .129 .138 .141 .279 -2.0
Away 210 200 11 20 2 0 0 12 0 1 3 63 .100 .117 .110 .227 -6.1
RISP   104 0 11 0 0 0 18 0 0 2 40 .106 .118 .106 .224 -2.7
Close/Late   21 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 .095 .095 .095 .190 -0.8
Mar/Apr 40 63 3 3 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 .048 .048 .063 .111 -4.0
May 44 68 3 7 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 29 .103 .116 .132 .248 -1.6
June 43 65 2 8 0 0 0 6 0 0 1 18 .123 .132 .123 .255 -1.1
July 50 65 4 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 17 .169 .191 .169 .360 0.7
August 43 52 3 4 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 14 .077 .093 .077 .170 -2.6
Sep/Oct 36 50 4 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 16 .160 .176 .180 .356 0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1932 23 ATL NL P 49 0 60.0 5 15 2 2 .909 3.00    
1933 24 ATL NL P 38 2 51.7 1 10 0 0 1.000 1.92    
1934 25 ATL NL P 64 1 70.3 5 17 1 1 .957 2.82    
1935 26 ATL NL P 36 36 274.0 19 74 7 8 .930 3.05    
1936 27 ATL NL P 43 43 325.3 28 70 4 5 .961 2.71    
1937 28 BSN NL P 34 34 259.0 15 61 0 7 1.000 2.64    
1938 29 BSN NL P 23 23 168.7 11 40 3 4 .944 2.72    
1939 30 BSN NL P 7 1 11.7 1 3 0 0 1.000 3.08    
  DET AL P 40 3 70.0 6 18 2 2 .923 3.09    
  TOT   P 47 4 81.7 7 21 2 2 .933 3.09    
1940 31 OAK AL P 43 0 47.3 7 13 0 3 1.000 3.80    
1941 32 OAK AL P 17 0 20.0 2 8 1 0 .909 4.50    
1942 33 OAK AL P 18 0 20.7 1 1 0 1 1.000 0.87    
Career Totals   412 143 1378.6 101 330 20 33 .956 2.81    
Career Highs   64 43 325.3 28 74 7 8 1.000 4.50    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1932 23 ATL NL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 1.3 6 2 1 0 0 13.53 .600 .600 .900 1.500
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 1.3 6 2 1 0 0 13.53 .600 .600 .900 1.500
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1936-9-3.85
 Wins
1935-9-16
1937-10-17
 Losses
1936-8-17
 Winning Pct
1937-9-.567
 Saves
1932-5-12
1933-3-15
1934-4-12
1940-1-23
 Games Pitched
1932-9-49
1934-7-64
Games Started
1936-6-43
 Shutouts
1935-4-2
1936-9-1
 Innings Pitched
1936-9-325.3
 Hits Allowed
1936-9-353
 Walks Allowed
1936-10-109
 OSLG
1936-9-.372
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 35    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  1. Frank Lary (956)
  2. Lee Stine (952)
  3. Red Ruffing (946)
  4. Warren Hacker (941)
  5. Sammy Ellis (941)
  6. John Verhoeven (933)
  7. Chris Zachary (932)
  8. Hank Wyse (932)
  9. Gene Schott (930)
  10. Al Fitzmorris (928)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bill Henry (1000)
  2. Ken Raffensberger (990)
  3. Eddie Fisher (990)
  4. Hal Reniff (988)
  5. Joe Horlen (988)
  6. Bud Byerly (986)
  7. Rube Melton (985)
  8. Bill Walker (984)
  9. Milt Pappas (983)
  10. Sam Nahem (983)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Atlanta in 1932
Earned first career win on 4/28/1932
Was selected to the 1932 Allstar game
Was selected to the 1933 Allstar game
Had first career hit on 7/20/1933, off Red Peery (PIT)
Was selected to the 1934 Allstar game
Injured on 9/26/1934 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
2/5/1935: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,125,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1936: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,800,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1937: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,078,571 through salary arbitration
8/16/1937: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $5,000,000 per year, for 3 years
Won Player of the Week award on 7/21/1938, winning 2 games with a 2.00 ERA
Injured on 8/9/1938 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Boston (N) to Detroit on 5/1/1939 (Going to DET: LF Dusty Cooke, P Roy Mahaffey, P Johnny Murphy. Going to BSN: RF Gene Moore, RF Don Ross)
Traded from Detroit to Oakland on 2/1/1940 (Going to OAK: P Johnny Murphy. Going to DET: CF Lynn King)
8/16/1940: Signed a contract extension with Oakland, $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years
Won World Series with Oakland in 1942
Signed as a free agent by Montreal on 2/5/1943 to a 2-year deal worth $635,000 per year
Injured on 6/6/1943 with a Bruised Finger, out for 4 days
 
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