Dale Murphy career batting average
.265Career Regular Season
Dale Murphy has a career batting average of .265 over 18 regular seasons.
- Best season on file: .316 in 1977.
- Most recent: .143 in 1993.
Average of 18 regular seasons, 1976 through 1993. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches. | SLG: Total bases per at-bat, so a home run counts four times a single. | OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory. | ||
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| 1976 |  ATL | 19 | 65 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .262 | .333 | .354 | .687 |
| 1977 | ATL | 18 | 76 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .316 | .316 | .526 | .842 |
| 1978 | ATL | 151 | 530 | 66 | 120 | 23 | 79 | 11 | .226 | .284 | .394 | .679 |
| 1979 | ATL | 104 | 384 | 53 | 106 | 21 | 57 | 6 | .276 | .340 | .469 | .809 |
| 1980 | ATL | 156 | 569 | 98 | 160 | 33 | 89 | 9 | .281 | .349 | .510 | .858 |
| 1981 | ATL | 104 | 369 | 43 | 91 | 13 | 50 | 14 | .247 | .325 | .390 | .716 |
| 1982 | ATL | 162 | 598 | 113 | 168 | 36 | 109 | 23 | .281 | .378 | .507 | .885 |
| 1983 | ATL | 162 | 589 | 131 | 178 | 36 | 121 | 30 | .302 | .393 | .540 | .933 |
| 1984 | ATL | 162 | 607 | 94 | 176 | 36 | 100 | 19 | .290 | .372 | .547 | .919 |
| 1985 | ATL | 162 | 616 | 118 | 185 | 37 | 111 | 10 | .300 | .388 | .539 | .927 |
| 1986 | ATL | 160 | 614 | 89 | 163 | 29 | 83 | 7 | .265 | .347 | .477 | .824 |
| 1987 | ATL | 159 | 566 | 115 | 167 | 44 | 105 | 16 | .295 | .417 | .580 | .997 |
| 1988 | ATL | 156 | 592 | 77 | 134 | 24 | 77 | 3 | .226 | .313 | .421 | .734 |
| 1989 | ATL | 154 | 574 | 60 | 131 | 20 | 84 | 3 | .228 | .306 | .361 | .667 |
| 1990 |  ATL/PHI | 154 | 563 | 60 | 138 | 24 | 83 | 9 | .245 | .318 | .417 | .735 |
| 1991 | PHI | 153 | 544 | 66 | 137 | 18 | 81 | 1 | .252 | .309 | .415 | .724 |
| 1992 | PHI | 18 | 62 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .161 | .175 | .274 | .449 |
| 1993 |  COL | 26 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .143 | .224 | .167 | .391 |
What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · SLG · OPS