LF Jeff Murchison #38
Philadelphia Quakers MLB
Age: 28 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Great
07/31/1974
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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
101 374 105 14 0 11 55 45 67 .281 .357 .406 2 -0.1
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 65
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
07/30/1974 WAS Loss, 3-5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0
07/29/1974 @ KCB Win, 4-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/28/1974 @ KCB Win, 6-2 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 0
07/27/1974 @ KCB Loss, 4-5 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/26/1974 @ PIT Win, 5-4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
07/25/1974 @ PIT Win, 5-2 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
07/24/1974 @ PIT Win, 6-3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
07/22/1974 CLE Win, 7-4 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
07/21/1974 CLE Loss, 2-7 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/19/1974 CIN Loss, 2-3 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 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:113 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 101 374 105 14 0 11 55 51 45 67 .281 .357 .406 .763 .328 .126 113
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 99 423 1 15 0 13 0 3 152 25 2 4 33.3 51.5 4.81 -0.1  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   121 35 5 0 1 15 14 11 24 0 0 0 .289 .348 .355 .704
Versus Right   253 70 9 0 10 40 37 34 43 3 0 1 .277 .361 .431 .792
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
This Week   6 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Last Week   24 5 0 0 0 5 2 0 5 1 0 0 .208 .200 .208 .408
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
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   4689 1479 249 30 164 746 652 414 714 30 1 34 .315 .373 .486 .859
Home   184 51 9 0 5 24 28 25 32 1 0 0 .277 .362 .408 .770
Road   190 54 5 0 6 31 23 20 35 2 0 1 .284 .352 .405 .757
Grass   374 105 14 0 11 55 51 45 67 3 0 1 .281 .357 .406 .763
Day   239 65 9 0 6 36 31 27 46 3 0 1 .272 .344 .385 .729
Night   135 40 5 0 5 19 20 18 21 0 0 0 .296 .379 .444 .824
As Starter   371 105 14 0 11 54 50 45 67 3 0 1 .283 .360 .410 .769
As Reliever / Substitution   3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pinch Hitting   2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Close/Late   69 17 1 0 0 6 10 11 18 2 0 1 .246 .349 .261 .610
Inning 1-3   141 41 6 0 5 24 18 15 20 0 0 0 .291 .359 .440 .799
Inning 4-6   130 37 6 0 5 18 19 16 24 1 0 0 .285 .361 .446 .807
Inning 7-9   101 26 2 0 1 13 14 13 23 2 0 1 .257 .342 .307 .649
Extra Innings   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
0 Outs   110 27 1 0 3 13 14 7 21 2 0 0 .245 .286 .336 .622
1 Outs   126 35 5 0 5 17 25 20 26 1 0 1 .278 .378 .437 .815
2 Outs   138 43 8 0 3 25 12 18 20 0 0 0 .312 .391 .435 .826
Scoring Position   101 34 6 0 3 43 20 23 16 3 0 0 .337 .449 .485 .934
Bases Empty   181 49 2 0 6 6 19 13 32 0 0 1 .271 .323 .381 .704
Runner on 1st   92 22 6 0 2 6 12 9 19 0 0 0 .239 .307 .370 .676
Runner on 2nd   31 11 3 0 2 10 9 12 5 0 0 0 .355 .535 .645 1.180
Runner on 3rd   9 4 1 0 0 5 3 4 3 0 0 0 .444 .615 .556 1.171
Runner on 1st & 2nd   34 9 1 0 1 8 4 1 1 0 0 0 .265 .286 .382 .668
Runner on 1st & 3rd   11 4 1 0 0 9 3 1 1 2 0 0 .364 .357 .455 .812
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 3 0 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 0 0 .750 .875 .750 1.625
Bases Loaded   12 3 0 0 0 7 0 1 5 1 0 0 .250 .286 .250 .536
Two Strikes   160 32 6 0 2 16 13 15 67 2 0 1 .200 .270 .275 .545
First Pitch   68 15 2 0 4 13 11 14 0 0 0 0 .221 .354 .426 .780
Count 0-1   31 14 2 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .452 .452 .516 .968
Count 0-2   29 5 2 0 0 3 2 0 16 1 0 0 .172 .167 .241 .408
Count 1-0   40 13 0 0 3 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 .325 .317 .550 .867
Count 1-1   32 15 2 0 1 5 8 0 0 0 0 0 .469 .469 .625 1.094
Count 1-2   48 13 3 0 0 4 3 0 20 0 0 1 .271 .286 .333 .619
Count 2-0   14 5 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .357 .400 .357 .757
Count 2-1   21 10 2 0 1 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 .476 .476 .714 1.190
Count 2-2   56 10 1 0 2 8 3 0 23 0 0 0 .179 .179 .304 .482
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 2 11 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   8 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 .125 .417 .125 .542
Full Count   27 4 0 0 0 1 5 15 8 1 0 0 .148 .442 .148 .590
Behind in Count   108 32 7 0 0 12 9 0 36 1 0 1 .296 .300 .361 .661
Ahead in Count   83 29 2 0 4 16 15 16 0 1 0 0 .349 .450 .518 .968
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   133 38 6 0 5 23 21 20 18 3 0 0 .286 .372 .444 .815
Batting 4th   240 67 8 0 6 32 30 25 49 0 0 1 .279 .350 .388 .737
Low Leverage   138 32 2 0 5 13 14 15 28 1 0 1 .232 .310 .355 .665
Medium Leverage   164 56 8 0 5 23 26 22 23 0 0 0 .341 .419 .482 .901
High Leverage   70 16 4 0 1 19 11 8 16 2 0 0 .229 .300 .329 .629
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 27 101 374 105 14 0 11 55 51 45 1 3 67 2 4 .281 .357 .406 .763 116 113 -0.1
Total MLB 1264 4689 1479 249 30 164 746 652 414 34 30 714 6 17 .315 .373 .486 .859 148 145 32.8
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 26 25 55 1 1 60 4 .933 222.0 2.27 -2.5 .966
1974 Philadelphia - MLB RF 74 74 101 9 0 114 4 .965 638.2 1.55 -12.8 .880
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 245 195 424 9 4 443 10 .977 1761.0 2.21 +2.3 1.005
TOTAL CF 9 4 13 1 0 16 2 .875 43.0 2.93 -1.4 .858
TOTAL RF 977 937 1684 83 7 1827 60 .967 8381.0 1.90 -63.1 .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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