Tom Murphy
32-Year-Old
2024 Stats
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.000
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Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
A small fracture in his left thumb truncated his 2023 season, but even when healthy, Murphy rarely saw the field while playing behind Cal Raleigh in Seattle. Murphy was active for four and a half months and only logged 159 plate appearances. His performance at the plate in that small sample was excellent, as he slashed .290/.335/.538 with eight homers. He's been above average at the plate throughout most of his career, to the point where he can be considered passable in two-catcher leagues as a replacement. Entering his age-33 season, Murphy has only once reached even 300 plate appearances in a season, so he's a clear backup, though a quality one. After signing a two-year, $8 million deal with the Giants, Murphy will likely serve as the No. 2 behind Patrick Murphy in San Francisco, seeing most of his starts against left-handed pitching. Read Past Outlooks
In battle for backup catcher role
Murphy has gone 2-for-7 with a double and three strikeouts over his first three Cactus League games.
ANALYSIS
Murphy was signed in the offseason to back up Patrick Bailey at catcher. Murphy has played no more than 97 games in a season in his major-league career. He's often hit well in a backup role, but Joey Bart (3-for-9) and Blake Sabol (1-for-8) are also options to fill that spot to begin 2024. More clarity should be available once the Giants trim down their spring roster, though it appears Murphy's experience is favored to win out over Bart, who could be waived or traded if he doesn't earn a roster spot.
Murphy was signed in the offseason to back up Patrick Bailey at catcher. Murphy has played no more than 97 games in a season in his major-league career. He's often hit well in a backup role, but Joey Bart (3-for-9) and Blake Sabol (1-for-8) are also options to fill that spot to begin 2024. More clarity should be available once the Giants trim down their spring roster, though it appears Murphy's experience is favored to win out over Bart, who could be waived or traded if he doesn't earn a roster spot.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+2%
OPS vs RHP
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OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .867 | 84 | 3 | 9 | .297 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .887 | 115 | 6 | 9 | .288 | ||||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023vs Left | .869 | 72 | 3 | 9 | .292 | ||||
2023vs Right | .876 | 86 | 5 | 8 | .288 | ||||
2022vs Left | .833 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||||
2022vs Right | .914 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .292 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
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Since 2022Home | .927 | 103 | 5 | 7 | .308 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .829 | 96 | 4 | 11 | .276 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | .910 | 84 | 5 | 7 | .289 | ||||
2023Away | .833 | 74 | 3 | 10 | .290 | ||||
2022Home | .993 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||||
2022Away | .808 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .222 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Tom Murphy compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.23BB Rate
6.3%K Rate
27.8%BABIP
.358ISO
.248AVG
.290OBP
.335SLG
.538OPS
.873wOBA
.375Exit Velocity
89.5 mphHard Hit Rate
41.8%Barrels/PA
9.4%Expected BA
.261Expected SLG
.498Sprint Speed
22.8 ft/secGround Ball %
44.7%Line Drive %
18.4%Fly Ball %
36.9%Advanced Batting Stats
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Could return to Seattle in 2024
The Mariners are interested re-signing Murphy, who finished the 2023 season on the injured list due to a fractured thumb, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
ANALYSIS
Murphy suffered a left thumb sprain this past August and was later diagnosed with a season-ending fracture of that same digit, but he is fully healthy now as he moves into free agency. The 32-year-old catcher posted an .873 OPS across 47 games when healthy in 2023 and could potentially return as Cal Raleigh's backup behind the plate in 2024 if he doesn't find a starting opportunity elsewhere.
Murphy suffered a left thumb sprain this past August and was later diagnosed with a season-ending fracture of that same digit, but he is fully healthy now as he moves into free agency. The 32-year-old catcher posted an .873 OPS across 47 games when healthy in 2023 and could potentially return as Cal Raleigh's backup behind the plate in 2024 if he doesn't find a starting opportunity elsewhere.
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Murphy appeared set to see significant playing time behind the plate for the Mariners in 2022, but he suffered a shoulder injury after just 14 games and ultimately underwent season-ending surgery in June. Cal Raleigh busted out with 27 home runs and a .773 OPS last season and will enter 2023 as Seattle's clear top catcher. Murphy had an .859 OPS in 2019 and does have some upside, but he's never played in more than 97 games and should serve as the backup catcher as long as Raleigh remains healthy.
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Heads to San Francisco
Murphy agreed to a two-year, $8 million contract with the Giants on Monday, Jon Heyman of the New York Post reports.
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Set for imaging Friday
Murphy is slated to have imaging performed on his injured thumb Friday in order to determine whether he's ready to return to baseball activities, the team's official site reports.
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Nursing small fracture in thumb
Murphy has been diagnosed with a small fracture in his left thumb and has been shut down for the last 10 days. He'll be re-evaluated Sept. 22, Shannon Drayer of Seattle Sports 710 AM reports.
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Set to increase activities
Murphy (thumb) is expected to be cleared to increase the intensity of his baseball activities this week, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
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Goes on IL with thumb sprain
Seattle placed Murphy on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a left thumb sprain.
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