LF Jeff Murchison #38
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
09/16/1974
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LF JEFF MURCHISON #38 - AGE: 28 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: GREAT
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
143 522 146 19 0 22 90 62 89 .280 .355 .443 2 0.6
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 55 50 55 60
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 60 50 65 60
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 45
Errors: - 35 45
Arm: 20 50 65
Turn DP: - 20 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: 50
1st Base: 30 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: 50
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Aggressiveness: 50
Stealing Ability: 50
Baserunning Inst.: 40
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/15/1974 BRO Win, 1-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/14/1974 BRO Win, 2-1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/13/1974 BRO Loss, 3-8 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/12/1974 @ CIN Loss, 3-6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/11/1974 @ CIN Loss, 7-10 5 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
09/10/1974 @ CIN Win, 6-4 4 2 3 0 0 1 0 0
09/07/1974 @ NYK Win, 5-2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/06/1974 @ NYK Loss, 9-10 3 2 3 8 2 2 0 0
09/05/1974 @ NYK Win, 8-1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0
09/04/1974 @ SDC Win, 7-5 6 1 1 2 1 0 2 0
PERSONALITY
Jeff knows how to rally the troops.
Personality Class: Captain
High: Leader, Adaptability, Work Ethic
Birthday:07/27/1946
Born in:Thornhill, ON
Nationality:Canadian
Height:6' 0"
Weight:200 lbs
Local Popularity:Extremely Popular
National Pop.:Extremely Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$702,000
Signed Through:1977 Season
Major Service:9 Years, 33 Days
Service This Yr:160 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:9 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1964, 2nd Pick in Round 1
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1974 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 143 522 146 19 0 22 90 72 62 89 .280 .355 .443 .797 .341 .163 122
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 136 589 1 22 0 15 0 4 231 41 2 4 33.3 79.0 5.34 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   157 47 7 0 6 31 22 12 29 0 0 0 .299 .349 .459 .808
Versus Right   365 99 12 0 16 59 50 50 60 4 0 1 .271 .357 .436 .793
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   23 4 0 0 1 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 .174 .240 .304 .544
April   80 22 3 0 2 13 9 9 14 0 0 0 .275 .348 .388 .736
May   102 28 5 0 2 15 13 12 23 1 0 0 .275 .348 .382 .730
June   94 26 3 0 3 8 16 14 16 0 0 1 .277 .376 .404 .780
July   98 29 3 0 4 19 13 10 14 2 0 0 .296 .355 .449 .804
August   102 30 3 0 7 22 13 11 16 0 0 0 .294 .363 .529 .892
September   46 11 2 0 4 13 8 6 6 1 0 0 .239 .321 .543 .864
Spring Training   52 13 3 0 2 7 4 5 10 0 0 0 .250 .316 .423 .739
Last Year   592 184 28 3 20 88 79 61 93 4 0 3 .311 .376 .470 .845
2 Years Ago   550 168 25 6 26 104 85 37 83 2 0 4 .305 .352 .515 .867
Career   4837 1520 254 30 175 781 673 431 736 31 1 34 .314 .372 .488 .860
Home   257 68 11 0 9 39 37 34 42 1 0 0 .265 .349 .412 .762
Road   265 78 8 0 13 51 35 28 47 3 0 1 .294 .360 .472 .832
Grass   522 146 19 0 22 90 72 62 89 4 0 1 .280 .355 .443 .797
Day   331 84 11 0 12 56 40 37 60 3 0 1 .254 .328 .396 .724
Night   191 62 8 0 10 34 32 25 29 1 0 0 .325 .401 .524 .924
As Starter   515 146 19 0 22 89 71 61 88 4 0 1 .283 .358 .449 .807
As Reliever / Substitution   7 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .125 .000 .125
Pinch Hitting   6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .000 .143 .000 .143
Close/Late   107 26 1 0 2 12 14 15 26 2 0 1 .243 .336 .308 .644
Inning 1-3   189 56 8 0 11 43 28 21 27 1 0 0 .296 .365 .513 .878
Inning 4-6   180 49 7 0 6 23 24 21 30 1 0 0 .272 .347 .411 .758
Inning 7-9   149 40 4 0 5 24 20 19 32 2 0 1 .268 .351 .396 .747
Extra Innings   4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .400 .250 .650
0 Outs   158 37 2 0 7 22 21 10 28 3 0 0 .234 .275 .380 .655
1 Outs   172 52 7 0 11 34 34 29 30 1 0 1 .302 .404 .535 .939
2 Outs   192 57 10 0 4 34 17 23 31 0 0 0 .297 .372 .411 .784
Scoring Position   138 46 8 0 9 72 29 32 22 4 0 0 .333 .448 .587 1.035
Bases Empty   258 69 5 0 10 10 29 16 41 0 0 1 .267 .313 .403 .716
Runner on 1st   126 31 6 0 3 8 14 14 26 0 0 0 .246 .321 .365 .687
Runner on 2nd   42 12 3 0 3 12 11 19 7 0 0 0 .286 .508 .571 1.080
Runner on 3rd   9 4 1 0 0 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .444 .615 .556 1.171
Runner on 1st & 2nd   44 12 2 0 2 14 5 2 3 0 0 0 .273 .304 .455 .759
Runner on 1st & 3rd   18 7 2 0 2 18 6 1 2 3 0 0 .389 .364 .833 1.197
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   8 5 0 0 2 10 3 5 1 0 0 0 .625 .769 1.375 2.144
Bases Loaded   17 6 0 0 0 13 1 1 6 1 0 0 .353 .368 .353 .721
Two Strikes   221 43 8 0 5 31 18 16 89 2 0 1 .195 .250 .299 .549
First Pitch   86 18 2 0 5 14 12 19 0 0 0 0 .209 .352 .407 .759
Count 0-1   38 17 3 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .447 .447 .526 .974
Count 0-2   38 7 2 0 1 6 3 0 19 1 0 0 .184 .179 .316 .495
Count 1-0   58 18 1 0 3 6 7 0 0 1 0 0 .310 .305 .483 .788
Count 1-1   56 27 3 0 6 19 15 0 0 0 0 0 .482 .482 .857 1.339
Count 1-2   68 17 3 0 1 7 5 0 27 0 0 1 .250 .261 .338 .599
Count 2-0   21 8 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 0 0 0 .381 .458 .381 .839
Count 2-1   32 14 2 0 3 12 6 0 0 1 0 0 .438 .424 .781 1.205
Count 2-2   72 13 3 0 2 14 4 0 27 0 0 0 .181 .181 .306 .486
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 3 14 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   10 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 0 0 0 .100 .550 .100 .650
Full Count   43 6 0 0 1 4 6 16 16 1 0 0 .140 .367 .209 .576
Behind in Count   144 41 8 0 2 18 12 0 46 1 0 1 .285 .288 .382 .670
Ahead in Count   121 41 3 0 6 21 23 27 0 2 0 0 .339 .453 .512 .966
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   187 53 9 0 8 30 28 27 23 4 0 0 .283 .367 .460 .827
Batting 4th   331 93 10 0 14 60 44 35 65 0 0 1 .281 .351 .438 .790
Batting 9th   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Low Leverage   190 46 5 0 6 16 18 17 35 1 0 1 .242 .306 .363 .669
Medium Leverage   231 74 9 0 10 35 36 32 32 1 0 0 .320 .402 .489 .891
High Leverage   99 25 5 0 6 39 18 13 22 2 0 0 .253 .333 .485 .818
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1965 Philadelphia - MLB 18 25 69 18 5 2 0 9 3 5 0 1 13 0 2 .261 .307 .391 .698 107 103 -0.5
1966 Philadelphia - MLB 19 81 267 69 11 1 3 29 16 11 0 1 63 0 0 .258 .287 .341 .628 81 75 -0.1
1967 Philadelphia - MLB 20 131 502 144 23 2 7 62 51 29 5 6 97 0 0 .287 .328 .382 .711 114 108 2.7
1968 Philadelphia - MLB 21 157 616 187 39 2 17 78 69 54 5 3 101 0 0 .304 .363 .456 .819 152 147 4.4
1969 Philadelphia - MLB 22 157 620 208 36 7 27 124 115 56 7 4 78 0 3 .335 .394 .547 .941 173 171 7.2
1970 Philadelphia - MLB 23 156 584 216 40 5 29 123 98 70 1 5 58 1 0 .370 .435 .604 1.039 185 182 7.8
1971 Philadelphia - MLB 24 150 515 180 28 2 24 74 85 46 8 1 61 1 3 .350 .411 .551 .962 176 177 4.6
1972 Philadelphia - MLB 25 153 550 168 25 6 26 104 85 37 4 2 83 2 0 .305 .352 .515 .867 153 153 3.6
1973 Philadelphia - MLB 26 153 592 184 28 3 20 88 79 61 3 4 93 0 5 .311 .376 .470 .845 136 128 3.3
1974 Philadelphia - MLB 27 143 522 146 19 0 22 90 72 62 1 4 89 2 4 .280 .355 .443 .797 125 122 0.6
Total MLB 1306 4837 1520 254 30 175 781 673 431 34 31 736 6 17 .314 .372 .488 .860 148 145 33.4
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1964 Total - 17 20 88 48 12 1 8 32 46 14 2 0 5 2 1 .545 .615 .977 1.593 100 100 3.3
CAREER POSTSEASON BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1969 Philadelphia - MLB 22 4 14 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .357 .438 .500 .938 174 181 -0.5
1971 Philadelphia - MLB 24 10 41 20 1 0 4 13 11 6 0 0 5 0 0 .488 .553 .805 1.358 289 295 -0.7
Total MLB 14 55 25 3 0 4 13 12 7 1 0 6 0 0 .455 .524 .727 1.251 260 266
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1965 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 6 6 40 1 6 44 3 .932 48.0 7.69 -2.5 .522
1965 Philadelphia - MLB RF 18 17 31 1 0 34 2 .941 142.0 2.03 -1.0 .963
1966 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 -0.3 .000
1966 Philadelphia - MLB LF 28 28 68 2 0 70 0 1.000 236.0 2.67 -1.7 .991
1966 Philadelphia - MLB RF 44 43 98 2 1 102 2 .980 360.0 2.50 +0.1 1.002
1967 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 3 2 21 0 1 21 0 1.000 16.1 11.57 +0.0 1.047
1967 Philadelphia - MLB SS 2 2 0 4 1 5 1 .800 18.0 2.00 -0.6 .850
1967 Philadelphia - MLB LF 102 97 223 6 3 234 5 .979 844.2 2.44 +5.9 1.024
1967 Philadelphia - MLB RF 29 26 60 1 0 64 3 .953 228.2 2.40 -2.7 .939
1968 Philadelphia - MLB LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1968 Philadelphia - MLB CF 3 2 10 1 0 12 1 .917 21.0 4.71 -0.5 .904
1968 Philadelphia - MLB RF 151 144 305 8 1 326 13 .960 1349.0 2.09 -6.4 .984
1969 Philadelphia - MLB LF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.1 .998
1969 Philadelphia - MLB CF 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000 9.0 0.00 -0.8 .000
1969 Philadelphia - MLB RF 149 144 236 14 1 261 11 .958 1336.2 1.68 +0.4 .988
1970 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1970 Philadelphia - MLB LF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.3 1.954
1970 Philadelphia - MLB CF 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 9.0 3.00 -0.1 .974
1970 Philadelphia - MLB RF 145 140 239 21 1 269 9 .967 1234.1 1.90 -3.0 .983
1971 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Philadelphia - MLB LF 47 45 62 0 0 63 1 .984 396.0 1.41 -0.4 .962
1971 Philadelphia - MLB CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 4.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1971 Philadelphia - MLB RF 90 75 139 4 1 148 5 .966 695.2 1.85 -11.8 .901
1972 Philadelphia - MLB LF 6 0 5 0 0 5 0 1.000 15.1 2.93 -0.0 .982
1972 Philadelphia - MLB RF 130 130 207 11 2 224 6 .973 1146.1 1.71 -20.0 .916
1973 Philadelphia - MLB 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 3.0 3.00 0.0 .000
1973 Philadelphia - MLB LF 31 0 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 39.0 1.85 +0.7 1.177
1973 Philadelphia - MLB RF 147 144 268 12 0 285 5 .982 1249.2 2.02 -5.9 .972
1974 Philadelphia - MLB LF 64 62 104 1 1 109 4 .963 552.0 1.71 -5.7 .950
1974 Philadelphia - MLB RF 75 74 101 9 0 114 4 .965 639.2 1.55 -13.2 .878
TOTAL 1B 13 8 64 1 7 68 3 .956 69.1 8.44 -2.7 .724
TOTAL SS 2 2 0 4 1 5 1 .800 18.0 2.00 -0.6 .850
TOTAL LF 283 232 473 9 4 492 10 .980 2091.0 2.07 -0.8 .997
TOTAL CF 9 4 13 1 0 16 2 .875 43.0 2.93 -1.4 .858
TOTAL RF 978 937 1684 83 7 1827 60 .967 8382.0 1.90 -63.5 .958
PLAYER HISTORY
12/16/1964 Drafted in the 1964 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 2, 2nd overall pick) by the Philadelphia Quakers, out of high school Notre Dame (Notre Dame; Burlington, ON).
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 35 (65); Power: 25 (55); Eye: 30 (55).
04/13/1965 Named the #3 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1965 Named the #1 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (65); Power: 30 (55); Eye: 30 (55).
11/08/1966 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $19,800.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (65); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 35 (55).
06/27/1967 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),out for 4 weeks.
08/21/1967 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
11/08/1967 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $21,000.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (65); Power: 35 (55); Eye: 35 (55).
07/07/1968 Was selected to the 1968 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
11/17/1968 Received a 1-year contract through arbitration worth a total of $106,020.
01/01/1969 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 55 (70); Eye: 45 (55).
04/05/1969 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $1,480,000 with the Philadelphia Quakers organization.
05/14/1969 Goes 5-5 against the Los Angeles Blockbusters, with 1 2B, 5 RBI and 0 R.
07/06/1969 Was selected to the 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/01/1969 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
10/29/1969 Finished 3rd in 1969 MLB NBL Most Valuable Player Award voting.
01/01/1970 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 65 (65); Eye: 50 (55).
04/19/1970 Injured (sprained thumb),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
06/01/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Batter of the Month Award.
06/15/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/17/1970 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
07/05/1970 Was selected to the 1970 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/26/1970 Goes 5-5 against the Brooklyn Bluebirds, with 2 2B, 0 RBI and 2 R.
08/31/1970 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
01/01/1971 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 70 (70); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
06/14/1971 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
06/25/1971 Injured (jammed finger),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/29/1971 Goes 0-4 against the New York Knickerbockers, ending his hitting streak at 28 games.
07/04/1971 Was selected to the 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
07/18/1971 Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
10/03/1971 Wins the 1971 MLB NBL Divisional Round MVP Award.
01/01/1972 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 45 (50).
08/11/1972 Injured (strained back muscle),day-to-day for 5 days.
08/12/1972 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
09/12/1972 Hits for the CYCLE, going 4-8 against the Brooklyn Bluebirds, with 2 RBI and 1 runs scored.
01/01/1973 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 60 (60); Power: 60 (60); Eye: 50 (50).
01/19/1973 Signed a 4-year contract extension worth a total of $2,533,000 with the Philadelphia Quakers organization.
03/05/1973 Unsuccessfully completed training to improve his plate discipline at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
07/08/1973 Was selected to the 1973 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1974 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 55 (60); Power: 60 (65); Eye: 50 (50).
03/05/1974 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
04/07/1974 Detrimentally completed training to improve his base-stealing technique at the Philadelphia Quakers development complex.
07/15/1974 Wins the MLB NBL Player of the Week Award.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year PA Rank
1968 678 2
1969 687 2
1970 660 9
Year AB Rank
1968 616 1
1969 620 1
Year H Rank
1968 187 1
1969 208 1
1970 216 1
1971 180 8
1973 184 8
Year TB Rank
1968 281 2
1969 339 1
1970 353 3
1971 284 7
1972 283 8
Year 2B Rank
1968 39 2
1969 36 5
1970 40 6
Year HR Rank
1969 27 6
1970 29 8
1971 24 8
1972 26 4
Year RBI Rank
1968 78 5
1969 124 1
1970 123 2
1972 104 3
Year R Rank
1969 115 2
1970 98 10
Year BB Rank
1968 54 7
Year IBB Rank
1968 13 1
1969 9 1
1970 7 6
1971 7 4
1973 19 5
Year HP Rank
1969 7 5
1971 8 6
Year SF Rank
1967 6 8
Year EBH Rank
1968 58 5
1969 70 2
1970 74 4
1972 57 10
Year AVG Rank
1967 .287 7
1968 .304 4
1969 .335 1
1970 .370 1
1971 .350 1
1972 .305 9
Year OBP Rank
1968 .363 5
1969 .394 6
1970 .435 5
1971 .411 6
Year SLG Rank
1968 .456 6
1969 .547 3
1970 .604 3
1971 .551 6
1972 .515 5
Year RC Rank
1968 97.30 3
1969 127.16 3
1970 149.10 4
1971 110.56 7
Year RC/27 Rank
1968 5.79 5
1969 7.79 4
1970 10.17 4
1971 8.34 5
Year ISO Rank
1969 .211 7
1970 .235 8
1971 .202 8
1972 .209 5
Year wOBA Rank
1968 .362 7
1969 .413 4
1970 .450 3
1971 .426 5
1972 .391 10
Year OPS Rank
1968 .819 4
1969 .941 3
1970 1.039 2
1971 .962 5
1972 .867 10
Year WAR Rank
1969 7.0 4
1970 7.8 4
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