Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1976
- College
- BYU
- NL MVP
- 2x
- NL Gold Glove
- 5x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 4x
Bio
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 1976
- College
- BYU
- NL MVP
- 2x
- NL Gold Glove
- 5x
- NL Silver Slugger
- 4x
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 2,180
- AB
- 7,960
- R
- 1,197
- H
- 2,111
- HR
- 398
- RBI
- 1,266
- SB
- 161
- AVG
- .265
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | ATL | 19 | 65 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .262 |
| 1977 | ATL | 18 | 76 | 5 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .316 |
| 1978 | ATL | 151 | 530 | 66 | 120 | 23 | 79 | 11 | .226 |
| 1979 | ATL | 104 | 384 | 53 | 106 | 21 | 57 | 6 | .276 |
| 1980 | ATL | 156 | 569 | 98 | 160 | 33 | 89 | 9 | .281 |
| 1981 | ATL | 104 | 369 | 43 | 91 | 13 | 50 | 14 | .247 |
| 1982 | ATL | 162 | 598 | 113 | 168 | 36 | 109 | 23 | .281 |
| 1983 | ATL | 162 | 589 | 131 | 178 | 36 | 121 | 30 | .302 |
| 1984 | ATL | 162 | 607 | 94 | 176 | 36 | 100 | 19 | .290 |
| 1985 | ATL | 162 | 616 | 118 | 185 | 37 | 111 | 10 | .300 |
| 1986 | ATL | 160 | 614 | 89 | 163 | 29 | 83 | 7 | .265 |
| 1987 | ATL | 159 | 566 | 115 | 167 | 44 | 105 | 16 | .295 |
| 1988 | ATL | 156 | 592 | 77 | 134 | 24 | 77 | 3 | .226 |
| 1989 | ATL | 154 | 574 | 60 | 131 | 20 | 84 | 3 | .228 |
| 1990 |  ATL/PHI | 154 | 563 | 60 | 138 | 24 | 83 | 9 | .245 |
| 1991 | PHI | 153 | 544 | 66 | 137 | 18 | 81 | 1 | .252 |
| 1992 | PHI | 18 | 62 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .161 |
| 1993 | COL | 26 | 42 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | .143 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- AB
- 11
- R
- 1
- H
- 3
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 1
- AVG
- .273
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 9,041
- TB
- 3,733
- XBH
- 787
- HBP
- 28
- IBB
- 159
- GIDP
- 209
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | ATL | 72 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | 76 | 40 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATL | 583 | 209 | 40 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
| 1979 | ATL | 429 | 180 | 30 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATL | 634 | 290 | 62 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 1981 | ATL | 416 | 144 | 26 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATL | 698 | 303 | 61 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATL | 687 | 318 | 64 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATL | 691 | 332 | 76 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATL | 712 | 332 | 71 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATL | 692 | 293 | 65 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATL | 693 | 328 | 72 | 7 | 29 | 11 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATL | 671 | 249 | 63 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATL | 647 | 207 | 36 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATL/PHI | 629 | 235 | 48 | 1 | 14 | 22 | 0 |
| 1991 | PHI | 599 | 226 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| 1992 | PHI | 63 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | COL | 49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 42.6
- RC
- 1276.8
- RC/27
- 5.60
- ISOP
- .204
- SECA
- .339
- BB/K
- 0.56
- AB/HR
- 20.0
- 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | ATL | -0.1 | 8.3 | 4.6 | .092 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | ATL | -0.4 | 10.8 | 5.2 | .211 | 0.2 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| 1978 | ATL | -0.8 | 56.3 | 3.5 | .168 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | ATL | 0.1 | 60.1 | 5.5 | .193 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 18.3 | 0 |
| 1980 | ATL | 6.2 | 99.1 | 6.3 | .228 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 17.2 | 0 |
| 1981 | ATL | 1.5 | 47.3 | 4.3 | .144 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 28.4 | 0 |
| 1982 | ATL | 5.8 | 115.3 | 6.8 | .226 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 16.6 | 0 |
| 1983 | ATL | 6.8 | 125.9 | 7.8 | .238 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 16.4 | 0 |
| 1984 | ATL | 5.3 | 120.5 | 7.2 | .257 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 16.9 | 0 |
| 1985 | ATL | 4.7 | 125.8 | 7.5 | .239 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 16.6 | 0 |
| 1986 | ATL | 2.3 | 100 | 5.8 | .212 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 21.2 | 0 |
| 1987 | ATL | 7.4 | 135.7 | 8.7 | .284 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 12.9 | 0 |
| 1988 | ATL | 2.8 | 72.9 | 4 | .194 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 24.7 | 0 |
| 1989 | ATL | 1.4 | 63.1 | 3.7 | .132 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 28.7 | 0 |
| 1990 | ATL/PHI | 0.7 | 71.3 | 4.2 | .172 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 23.5 | 0 |
| 1991 | PHI | 0.5 | 66.5 | 4.1 | .164 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 30.2 | 0 |
| 1992 | PHI | -0.7 | 1.1 | 0.5 | .113 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 31 | 0 |
| 1993 | COL | -0.9 | -0.4 | -0.3 | .024 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were Dale Murphy's career stats?
Dale Murphy played 18 seasons for the Braves, the Phillies and the Rockies. He was a career .265 hitter with 2,111 hits, 398 home runs and 1,266 RBI. His best season was 1977: a .316 batting average, 2 home runs and 14 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
18 seasons, 1 postseason, 1976 to 1993
Dale Murphy finished top 10 in a stat 13 times.
Awards
- NL Gold Glove ×5: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986
- NL MVP ×2: 1982, 1983
- NL Silver Slugger ×4: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
All-time career rank
- 61st in home runs (398)
- 229th in hits (2,111)
- 117th in rbi (1,266)
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
- Home Runs: 1980 (7th), 1982 (5th), 1983 (3rd), 1984 (2nd), 1985 (2nd), 1987 (3rd)
- RBI: 1982 (7th), 1983 (3rd), 1985 (7th)
- OPS: 1983 (2nd), 1984 (2nd), 1985 (7th), 1987 (5th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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