Bobby Murcer stats

Last played for the New York Yankees, 1983

Designated Hitter

1946–2008 · 5' 11"

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Bobby Murcer played 17 MLB seasons, 1965 to 1983.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
1,908
AB
6,730
R
972
H
1,862
HR
252
RBI
1,043
SB
127
AVG
.277

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
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.
1965NYY113729140.243
1966NYY2169312052.174
1969NYY1525648214626827.259
1970NYY15958195146237815.251
1971NYY14652994175259414.331
1972NYY153585102171339611.292
1973NYY1606168318722956.304
1974NYY15660669166108814.274
1975SF1475268015711919.298
1976SF14753373138239012.259
1977CHC15455490147278916.265
1978CHC1464996614096414.281
1979CHC/NYY1324546412115553.267
1980NYY100297418013572.269
1981NYY5011714316240.265
1982NYY6514112327302.227
1983NYY92224110.182

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
8
AB
11
R
0
H
1
HR
0
RBI
0
SB
0
AVG
.091

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
7,718
TB
2,993
XBH
582
HBP
27
IBB
96
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1965NYY421420000
1966NYY731520000
1969NYY625256543200
1970NYY680244492500
1971NYY6242875601300
1972NYY654314702700
1973NYY672286533600
1974NYY6792293921000
1975SF632227442600
1976SF6242314541000
1977CHC6492524831300
1978CHC5852013701500
1979CHC/NYY525184323400
1980NYY345130232200
1981NYY13055120100
1982NYY15659131200
1983NYY23930000

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
29.0
RC
1,137.3
RC/27
6.10
ISOP
.168
SECA
.304
BB/K
1.02
AB/HR
26.7
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1965NYY0.254.8.1350.30.4370
1966NYY-0.32.31.1.0430.10.800
1969NYY1.885.15.3.1950.30.521.70
1970NYY4.291.75.4.1690.30.925.30
1971NYY6.4123.69.1.2120.41.521.20
1972NYY7.8113.57.2.2440.40.917.70
1973NYY4.71036.3.1610.20.8280
1974NYY0.783.84.9.1040.21.060.60
1975SF1.199.87.1330.32.047.80
1976SF1.990.36.1740.31.123.20
1977CHC-0.197.26.2.1900.41.020.50
1978CHC-0.184.66.2.1220.31.455.40
1979CHC/NYY0.970.35.5.1390.31.230.30
1980NYY-0.148.65.7.1680.31.222.80
1981NYY0.4195.9.2050.30.819.50
1982NYY-0.418.24.4.1910.30.820.10
1983NYY-0.12.13.1.2270.31220

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Died
Jul 12, 2008Aged 62, born May 20, 1946
Height
5' 11"
Debut
1965
Birthplace
Oklahoma City, OK
AL Gold Glove
1972

What were Bobby Murcer's career stats?

Bobby Murcer played 17 seasons for the Yankees, the Giants and the Cubs. He was a career .277 hitter with 1,862 hits, 252 home runs and 1,043 RBI. His best season was 1971: a .331 batting average, 25 home runs and 94 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

17 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1965 to 1983

Bobby Murcer finished top 10 in a stat 6 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 253rd in home runs (252)
  • 238th in rbi (1,043)

Among the 10,544 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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