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Career Summary
| Years | PA | AVG | OBP | SLG | TAv | WARP |
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| 12 | 6522 | .267 | .316 | .379 | .257 | 14.7 |
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| YEAR | TEAM | AGE | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | TB | BB | SO | HBP | SF | SH | RBI | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 1955 | SLN | 24 | 144 | 586 | 534 | 58 | 150 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 231 | 36 | 64 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 68 | 2 | 4 | .281 | .322 | .433 | .273 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 1956 | PIT | 25 | 133 | 547 | 509 | 67 | 170 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 235 | 33 | 63 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 6 | 6 | .334 | .374 | .462 | .296 | 22.7 | -4.4 | 1.9 |
| 1956 | SLN | 25 | 24 | 80 | 71 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .269 | .324 | .222 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1957 | PIT | 26 | 144 | 605 | 561 | 59 | 141 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 215 | 33 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 50 | 3 | 3 | .251 | .291 | .383 | .239 | 4.7 | -1.7 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | PIT | 27 | 144 | 662 | 604 | 75 | 161 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 234 | 52 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 3 | .267 | .324 | .387 | .271 | 21.9 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| 1959 | PIT | 28 | 144 | 583 | 519 | 67 | 132 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 184 | 55 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 41 | 7 | 4 | .254 | .327 | .355 | .257 | 16.4 | 6.6 | 2.4 |
| 1960 | PIT | 29 | 120 | 454 | 409 | 60 | 108 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 166 | 40 | 44 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 40 | 8 | 2 | .264 | .326 | .406 | .273 | 25.6 | 5.5 | 3.3 |
| 1961 | PIT | 30 | 146 | 660 | 599 | 81 | 156 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 221 | 49 | 45 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 58 | 5 | 8 | .260 | .313 | .369 | .253 | 15.9 | -4.3 | 1.2 |
| 1962 | PIT | 31 | 156 | 705 | 663 | 82 | 164 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 229 | 36 | 65 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 5 | 13 | .247 | .286 | .345 | .226 | 0.3 | -17.2 | -1.7 |
| 1963 | PIT | 32 | 142 | 607 | 554 | 58 | 149 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 207 | 43 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 53 | 1 | 2 | .269 | .321 | .374 | .266 | 19.0 | -0.2 | 2.1 |
| 1964 | PIT | 33 | 145 | 511 | 473 | 59 | 115 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 141 | 30 | 48 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 5 | .243 | .287 | .298 | .226 | -0.0 | -3.7 | -0.4 |
| 1965 | PIT | 34 | 135 | 519 | 481 | 58 | 134 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 178 | 30 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 4 | 3 | .279 | .322 | .370 | .259 | 15.7 | -1.4 | 1.6 |
| 1968 | PIT | 37 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | .668 | 1.0 | -0.0 | 0.1 |
| Career | 1583 | 6522 | 5980 | 735 | 1596 | 237 | 81 | 91 | 2268 | 442 | 647 | 8 | 39 | 53 | 502 | 47 | 54 | .267 | .316 | .379 | .257 | 157.5 | -20.3 | 14.7 | ||
Advanced
'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.| YEAR | Team | Lg | G | PA | TAv | oppAVG | oppOBP | oppSLG | oppTAv | BABIP | BPF | BRAA | repLVL | POS_ADJ | FRAA | BRR | BVORP | BWARP | VORP | WARP |
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| 1955 | SLN | MLB | 144 | 586 | .273 | .252 | .312 | .400 | .000 | .288 | 101 | 6.4 | 13.0 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -2.5 | 14.0 | 1.5 | 14.0 | 1.5 |
| 1956 | PIT | MLB | 133 | 547 | .296 | .249 | .308 | .393 | .000 | .368 | 98 | 15.3 | 11.2 | 1 | -4.4 | -3.1 | 22.7 | 1.9 | 22.7 | 1.9 |
| 1956 | SLN | MLB | 24 | 80 | .222 | .247 | .305 | .387 | .000 | .210 | 106 | -3.1 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 1957 | PIT | MLB | 144 | 605 | .239 | .254 | .310 | .390 | .000 | .273 | 97 | -11.2 | 14.6 | 1.3 | -1.7 | -0.2 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | PIT | MLB | 144 | 662 | .271 | .259 | .319 | .402 | .000 | .288 | 98 | 7.3 | 17.5 | 1.6 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 21.9 | 2.3 | 21.9 | 2.3 |
| 1959 | PIT | MLB | 144 | 583 | .257 | .255 | .312 | .388 | .000 | .277 | 99 | -1.6 | 15.9 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 3.2 | 16.4 | 2.4 | 16.4 | 2.4 |
| 1960 | PIT | MLB | 120 | 454 | .273 | .251 | .311 | .386 | .000 | .276 | 99 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 25.6 | 3.3 | 25.6 | 3.3 |
| 1961 | PIT | MLB | 146 | 660 | .253 | .258 | .318 | .400 | .000 | .266 | 99 | -5 | 18.7 | 1.7 | -4.3 | 4.2 | 15.9 | 1.2 | 15.9 | 1.2 |
| 1962 | PIT | MLB | 156 | 705 | .226 | .259 | .319 | .390 | .000 | .266 | 98 | -24.8 | 19.5 | 1.8 | -17.2 | 1.6 | 0.3 | -1.7 | 0.3 | -1.7 |
| 1963 | PIT | MLB | 142 | 607 | .266 | .242 | .295 | .357 | .000 | .287 | 96 | 3.4 | 15.0 | 1.4 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 19.0 | 2.1 | 19.0 | 2.1 |
| 1964 | PIT | MLB | 145 | 511 | .226 | .250 | .301 | .368 | .000 | .264 | 100 | -15.7 | 12.8 | 1.1 | -3.7 | 1.2 | -0.0 | -0.4 | -0.0 | -0.4 |
| 1965 | PIT | MLB | 135 | 519 | .259 | .245 | .301 | .371 | .000 | .304 | 100 | -0.5 | 12.2 | 1.1 | -1.4 | 2.4 | 15.7 | 1.6 | 15.7 | 1.6 |
| 1968 | PIT | MLB | 6 | 3 | .668 | .233 | .299 | .328 | .000 | .000 | 92 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | -0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Career | MLB | 6522 | .257 | .252 | .310 | .386 | .255 | .285 | 99 | -22.7 | 165.0 | 13.5 | -20.3 | 15.1 | 157.5 | 14.7 | 157.5 | 14.7 | ||
Statistics For All Levels
| Year | Team | Lg | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | ISO | TAv | VORP | FRAA | WARP |
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| 1955 | SLN | MLB | 586 | 58 | 150 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 68 | 36 | 64 | 2 | 4 | .281 | .322 | .433 | .152 | .273 | 14.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 1956 | PIT | MLB | 547 | 67 | 170 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 63 | 6 | 6 | .334 | .374 | .462 | .128 | .296 | 22.7 | -4.4 | 1.9 |
| 1956 | SLN | MLB | 80 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | .211 | .269 | .324 | .113 | .222 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1957 | PIT | MLB | 605 | 59 | 141 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 50 | 33 | 69 | 3 | 3 | .251 | .291 | .383 | .132 | .239 | 4.7 | -1.7 | 0.3 |
| 1958 | PIT | MLB | 662 | 75 | 161 | 24 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 52 | 70 | 5 | 3 | .267 | .324 | .387 | .121 | .271 | 21.9 | -0.1 | 2.3 |
| 1959 | PIT | MLB | 583 | 67 | 132 | 24 | 2 | 8 | 41 | 55 | 65 | 7 | 4 | .254 | .327 | .355 | .100 | .257 | 16.4 | 6.6 | 2.4 |
| 1960 | PIT | MLB | 454 | 60 | 108 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 8 | 2 | .264 | .326 | .406 | .142 | .273 | 25.6 | 5.5 | 3.3 |
| 1961 | PIT | MLB | 660 | 81 | 156 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 49 | 45 | 5 | 8 | .260 | .313 | .369 | .109 | .253 | 15.9 | -4.3 | 1.2 |
| 1962 | PIT | MLB | 705 | 82 | 164 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 47 | 36 | 65 | 5 | 13 | .247 | .286 | .345 | .098 | .226 | 0.3 | -17.2 | -1.7 |
| 1963 | PIT | MLB | 607 | 58 | 149 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 53 | 43 | 55 | 1 | 2 | .269 | .321 | .374 | .105 | .266 | 19.0 | -0.2 | 2.1 |
| 1964 | PIT | MLB | 511 | 59 | 115 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 30 | 48 | 1 | 5 | .243 | .287 | .298 | .055 | .226 | -0.0 | -3.7 | -0.4 |
| 1965 | PIT | MLB | 519 | 58 | 134 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 30 | 49 | 4 | 3 | .279 | .322 | .370 | .091 | .259 | 15.7 | -1.4 | 1.6 |
| 1968 | PIT | MLB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | 1.333 | 1.000 | .668 | 1.0 | -0.0 | 0.1 |
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| Title | Author | Date | |
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| The Lineup Card: 9 Baseball Movies That Should Be Made | Baseball Prospectus | 2011-09-21 | |
| Baseball ProGUESTus: Astros Appreciation | Allen Barra | 2011-07-15 | |
| Prospectus Hit and Run: Billy and George | Jay Jaffe | 2010-11-22 | |
 | GM for a Day: Baltimore Orioles | Steven Goldman | 2010-10-15 |
| You Could Look It Up: Yosted by His Own Petard | Steven Goldman | 2008-09-16 |
| Prospectus Toolbox: Value Over Replacement Player | Derek Jacques | 2007-05-15 | |
| Schrodinger's Bat: Double Steals And More | Dan Fox | 2007-03-22 | |
| Prospectus Matchups: More Than Their Fair Share | Jim Baker | 2006-09-19 |
| "This is Our Fault": The McClatchy Ownership as Team Builder, Part IV | Steven Goldman | 2003-09-02 |
| Casey, TK, Gardenhire: How Does Your Prospect Grow?: How the Twins Haven't Learned from Stengel | Steven Goldman | 2003-07-02 |
BP Chats
| Date | Question | Answer |
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| 2009-02-06 13:00:00 | Steven,
Taken in context with the era he was playing in, where would you rank Bobby Murcer’s 1971 offensive season (.331/.427/.543) with those of other Yankee stars of the past 40 years? The numbers are gaudy enough by today’s standards, but given the norms of the early 70’s (1971 A.L. average .247/.317/364), that has to be considered a bona fide monster season.
Ironically, Murcer finished 7th in the MVP voting that year, while he finished 5th the following season after a somewhat inferior, if still impressive, performance (.292/.361/.537).
It’s been 34 years, but aside from rumored personality clashes with Gabe Paul and Bill Virdon, I still can’t figure out what the Yanks were thinking when they sent Murcer packing to S.F. in October, 1974. His disappointing showing at Shea that season (though he caught fire in September and carried the offense during the team’s ill-fated pennant drive) seemed to be insufficient reason to jettison the team’s best player; especially when they’d shortly be returning to Yankee Stadium’s short porch after one last season at Shea.
(Rich from NJ) | I know I've written about Murcer's 1971-72 before. He was crazy good in those years, a 10-win player in context. If you ranked all the big seasons by the Yankees, these would rank somewhere after all the big Ruth/Gehrig/DiMaggio/Mantle seasons, but still quite high up the list. I don't know what went wrong between Murcer and George Steinbrenner and I got the sense that neither did he, though it might just be that George's hair-trigger impatience got the better of him after Murcer's rough showing at Shea. You're right that those years deserve to be better remembered. Unfortunately, no one was thinking about offensive context in the early 70s. (Steven Goldman) |
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