Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1965
- AL Gold Glove
- 1972
Bio
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Debut
- 1965
- AL Gold Glove
- 1972
Stats
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NYY | 11 | 37 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .243 |
| 1966 | NYY | 21 | 69 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 2 | .174 |
| 1969 | NYY | 152 | 564 | 82 | 146 | 26 | 82 | 7 | .259 |
| 1970 | NYY | 159 | 581 | 95 | 146 | 23 | 78 | 15 | .251 |
| 1971 | NYY | 146 | 529 | 94 | 175 | 25 | 94 | 14 | .331 |
| 1972 | NYY | 153 | 585 | 102 | 171 | 33 | 96 | 11 | .292 |
| 1973 | NYY | 160 | 616 | 83 | 187 | 22 | 95 | 6 | .304 |
| 1974 | NYY | 156 | 606 | 69 | 166 | 10 | 88 | 14 | .274 |
| 1975 | SF | 147 | 526 | 80 | 157 | 11 | 91 | 9 | .298 |
| 1976 | SF | 147 | 533 | 73 | 138 | 23 | 90 | 12 | .259 |
| 1977 | CHC | 154 | 554 | 90 | 147 | 27 | 89 | 16 | .265 |
| 1978 | CHC | 146 | 499 | 66 | 140 | 9 | 64 | 14 | .281 |
| 1979 |  CHC/NYY | 132 | 454 | 64 | 121 | 15 | 55 | 3 | .267 |
| 1980 | NYY | 100 | 297 | 41 | 80 | 13 | 57 | 2 | .269 |
| 1981 | NYY | 50 | 117 | 14 | 31 | 6 | 24 | 0 | .265 |
| 1982 | NYY | 65 | 141 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 30 | 2 | .227 |
| 1983 | NYY | 9 | 22 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .182 |
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NYY | 42 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1966 | NYY | 73 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NYY | 625 | 256 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | NYY | 680 | 244 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | NYY | 624 | 287 | 56 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | NYY | 654 | 314 | 70 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | NYY | 672 | 286 | 53 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NYY | 679 | 229 | 39 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | SF | 632 | 227 | 44 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | SF | 624 | 231 | 45 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CHC | 649 | 252 | 48 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | CHC | 585 | 201 | 37 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | CHC/NYY | 525 | 184 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | 345 | 130 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYY | 130 | 55 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYY | 156 | 59 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYY | 23 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 29.0
- RC
- 1137.3
- 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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NYY | 0.2 | 5 | 4.8 | .135 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 37 | 0 |
| 1966 | NYY | -0.3 | 2.3 | 1.1 | .043 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | NYY | 1.8 | 85.1 | 5.3 | .195 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 21.7 | 0 |
| 1970 | NYY | 4.2 | 91.7 | 5.4 | .169 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 25.3 | 0 |
| 1971 | NYY | 6.4 | 123.6 | 9.1 | .212 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 21.2 | 0 |
| 1972 | NYY | 7.8 | 113.5 | 7.2 | .244 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 17.7 | 0 |
| 1973 | NYY | 4.7 | 103 | 6.3 | .161 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 28 | 0 |
| 1974 | NYY | 0.7 | 83.8 | 4.9 | .104 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 60.6 | 0 |
| 1975 | SF | 1.1 | 99.8 | 7 | .133 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 47.8 | 0 |
| 1976 | SF | 1.9 | 90.3 | 6 | .174 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 23.2 | 0 |
| 1977 | CHC | -0.1 | 97.2 | 6.2 | .190 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 20.5 | 0 |
| 1978 | CHC | -0.1 | 84.6 | 6.2 | .122 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 55.4 | 0 |
| 1979 | CHC/NYY | 0.9 | 70.3 | 5.5 | .139 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 30.3 | 0 |
| 1980 | NYY | -0.1 | 48.6 | 5.7 | .168 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 22.8 | 0 |
| 1981 | NYY | 0.4 | 19 | 5.9 | .205 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 1982 | NYY | -0.4 | 18.2 | 4.4 | .191 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 20.1 | 0 |
| 1983 | NYY | -0.1 | 2.1 | 3.1 | .227 | 0.3 | 1 | 22 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
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 10,340 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Batting Average: 1971 (6th)
- Home Runs: 1972 (6th)
- RBI: 1972 (8th)
- Hits: 1973 (8th)
- OPS: 1971 (4th), 1972 (9th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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