RF Jeff Murchison #21
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: L | Morale: Very Good
10/18/1972
RF JEFF MURCHISON #21 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: L - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
153 550 168 25 6 26 104 37 83 .305 .352 .515 2 3.8
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 60 55 60 60
Gap 50 45 50 50
Power 60 55 65 60
Eye 50 45 50 50
Avoid K's 50 45 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 25 45
Errors: - 40 45
Arm: 20 55 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: 30
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
09/24/1972 BRO Win, 4-3 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
09/23/1972 BRO Loss, 4-6 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1972 BRO Win, 5-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/21/1972 PIT Loss, 3-7 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/20/1972 PIT Win, 6-0 5 1 2 1 1 0 2 0
09/19/1972 PIT Loss, 5-6 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 0
09/17/1972 @ MIL Loss, 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
09/16/1972 @ MIL Win, 7-6 5 1 3 3 1 1 0 0
09/15/1972 @ MIL Win, 3-1 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0
09/14/1972 @ BRO Win, 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Jeff has the heart of a lion.
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.:Very Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$322,000
Signed Through:1973 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 33 Days
Service This Yr:175 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:7 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 1972 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 153 550 168 25 6 26 104 85 37 83 .305 .352 .515 .867 .391 .209 161
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 130 593 4 4 0 22 0 2 283 57 2 0 100.0 92.9 6.18 3.8  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   109 29 4 1 4 15 14 3 14 1 0 2 .266 .296 .431 .727
Versus Right   441 139 21 5 22 89 71 34 69 1 0 2 .315 .366 .535 .901
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
April   103 22 2 0 2 9 12 5 15 0 0 0 .214 .250 .291 .541
May   99 25 4 0 5 22 15 5 16 0 0 3 .253 .308 .444 .753
June   97 37 9 2 6 25 16 2 22 1 0 1 .381 .396 .701 1.097
July   99 35 5 2 5 17 17 10 10 0 0 0 .354 .413 .596 1.009
August   61 19 1 1 1 8 11 6 8 0 0 0 .311 .373 .410 .783
September   91 30 4 1 7 23 14 9 12 1 0 0 .330 .386 .626 1.013
Spring Training   41 14 3 0 2 11 4 2 7 0 0 0 .341 .372 .561 .933
Last Year   515 180 28 2 24 74 85 46 61 1 0 8 .350 .411 .551 .962
2 Years Ago   584 216 40 5 29 123 98 70 58 5 0 1 .370 .435 .604 1.039
Career   3723 1190 207 27 133 603 522 308 554 23 1 30 .320 .374 .497 .871
Home   284 82 13 1 11 48 45 20 43 0 0 3 .289 .342 .458 .800
Road   266 86 12 5 15 56 40 17 40 2 0 1 .323 .364 .575 .939
Grass   550 168 25 6 26 104 85 37 83 2 0 4 .305 .352 .515 .867
Day   336 111 15 4 16 70 56 24 50 1 0 1 .330 .376 .542 .917
Night   214 57 10 2 10 34 29 13 33 1 0 3 .266 .316 .472 .788
As Starter   525 160 24 6 26 103 85 37 80 2 0 4 .305 .354 .522 .876
As Reliever / Substitution   25 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 .320 .320 .360 .680
Pinch Hitting   23 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 .348 .348 .391 .739
Close/Late   137 40 10 0 5 19 13 8 19 0 0 2 .292 .340 .474 .815
Inning 1-3   193 56 6 2 6 42 30 12 32 0 0 1 .290 .335 .435 .770
Inning 4-6   172 51 7 3 9 31 32 15 27 2 0 1 .297 .353 .529 .882
Inning 7-9   167 57 11 1 10 28 22 9 20 0 0 2 .341 .382 .599 .981
Extra Innings   18 4 1 0 1 3 1 1 4 0 0 0 .222 .263 .444 .708
0 Outs   173 59 7 4 14 26 41 16 24 0 0 0 .341 .397 .671 1.067
1 Outs   179 53 9 0 6 37 22 6 30 2 0 2 .296 .323 .447 .770
2 Outs   198 56 9 2 6 41 22 15 29 0 0 2 .283 .340 .439 .779
Scoring Position   183 60 8 3 9 84 33 9 25 2 0 1 .328 .359 .552 .911
Bases Empty   256 79 14 3 14 14 37 20 39 0 0 3 .309 .366 .551 .916
Runner on 1st   111 29 3 0 3 6 15 8 19 0 0 0 .261 .311 .369 .680
Runner on 2nd   52 17 2 0 2 13 10 3 7 0 0 1 .327 .375 .481 .856
Runner on 3rd   15 5 1 1 0 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 .412 .533 .945
Runner on 1st & 2nd   55 12 1 1 3 19 7 1 8 0 0 0 .218 .232 .436 .669
Runner on 1st & 3rd   27 13 4 0 1 19 8 0 3 1 0 0 .481 .464 .741 1.205
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   17 5 0 1 2 12 5 3 4 1 0 0 .294 .381 .765 1.146
Bases Loaded   17 8 0 0 1 15 2 0 3 0 0 0 .471 .471 .647 1.118
Two Strikes   218 47 6 1 7 25 24 14 83 0 0 2 .216 .269 .349 .618
First Pitch   91 27 5 1 6 16 18 4 0 0 0 1 .297 .333 .571 .905
Count 0-1   52 16 1 2 3 8 8 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .321 .577 .898
Count 0-2   31 6 1 0 0 1 2 0 16 0 0 0 .194 .194 .226 .419
Count 1-0   54 22 3 1 2 14 5 0 0 1 0 0 .407 .400 .611 1.011
Count 1-1   57 26 7 0 2 16 12 0 0 1 0 0 .456 .448 .684 1.132
Count 1-2   82 16 3 0 2 7 9 0 34 0 0 1 .195 .205 .305 .510
Count 2-0   19 6 0 0 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .316 .789 1.105
Count 2-1   42 15 2 0 3 15 8 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .619 .976
Count 2-2   62 15 1 1 4 12 7 0 21 0 0 1 .242 .254 .484 .738
Count 3-0   1 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Count 3-1   16 8 1 1 0 5 6 11 0 0 0 0 .500 .704 .688 1.391
Full Count   43 10 1 0 1 5 6 14 12 0 0 0 .233 .421 .326 .747
Behind in Count   165 38 5 2 5 16 19 0 50 0 0 2 .230 .240 .376 .615
Ahead in Count   132 52 6 2 8 39 23 19 0 1 0 0 .394 .467 .652 1.119
Batting Leadoff   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 3rd   180 54 8 1 11 36 30 11 26 1 0 2 .300 .345 .539 .884
Batting 4th   333 103 16 5 14 63 53 26 51 1 0 2 .309 .362 .514 .875
Batting 5th   15 5 1 0 1 4 2 0 3 0 0 0 .333 .333 .600 .933
Batting 6th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 7th   1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 8th   11 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .455 .455 .455 .909
Batting 9th   7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Low Leverage   193 65 10 3 14 29 33 14 27 0 0 3 .337 .390 .637 1.028
Medium Leverage   234 59 8 3 5 25 28 15 36 0 0 0 .252 .297 .376 .673
High Leverage   120 42 7 0 7 50 23 8 20 2 0 1 .350 .389 .583 .973
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 .698 108 106 -0.5
1966 Philadelphia - MLB 19 81 267 69 11 1 3 29 16 11 0 1 63 0 0 .258 .287 .341 .628 84 79 0.0
1967 Philadelphia - MLB 20 131 502 144 23 2 7 62 51 29 5 6 97 0 0 .287 .328 .382 .711 116 112 2.9
1968 Philadelphia - MLB 21 157 616 187 39 2 17 78 69 54 5 3 101 0 0 .304 .363 .456 .819 155 150 4.7
1969 Philadelphia - MLB 22 157 620 208 36 7 27 124 115 56 7 4 78 0 3 .335 .394 .547 .941 172 168 7.0
1970 Philadelphia - MLB 23 156 584 216 40 5 29 123 98 70 1 5 58 1 0 .370 .435 .604 1.039 183 179 7.6
1971 Philadelphia - MLB 24 150 515 180 28 2 24 74 85 46 8 1 61 1 3 .350 .411 .551 .962 177 174 4.4
1972 Philadelphia - MLB 25 153 550 168 25 6 26 104 85 37 4 2 83 2 0 .305 .352 .515 .867 151 161 3.8
Total MLB 1010 3723 1190 207 27 133 603 522 308 30 23 554 4 8 .320 .374 .497 .871 154 152 30.0
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 .938 173 178 -0.5
1971 Philadelphia - MLB 24 10 41 20 1 0 4 13 11 6 0 0 5 0 0 .488 .553 .805 1.358 289 292 -0.8
Total MLB 14 55 25 3 0 4 13 12 7 1 0 6 0 0 .455 .524 .727 1.251 260 263
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
TOTAL 1B 11 8 63 1 7 67 3 .955 66.1 8.68 -2.7 .724
TOTAL SS 2 2 0 4 1 5 1 .800 18.0 2.00 -0.6 .850
TOTAL LF 188 170 361 8 3 375 6 .984 1500.0 2.21 +4.2 1.008
TOTAL CF 9 4 13 1 0 16 2 .875 43.0 2.93 -1.4 .858
TOTAL RF 756 719 1315 62 7 1428 51 .964 6492.2 1.91 -44.4 .962
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.
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
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
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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