What years did Red Murff play?

Red Murff played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1957.

Was Red Murff a pitcher?

Yes. Red Murff pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 31 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Red Murff hit?

Red Murff hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

Red Murff

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1956-1957)

W–L 2–2

ERA 4.65

WHIP 1.47

SO 31

Pitcher PIV 117.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 4/1/1921 in Burlington, TX, USA
Died: 11/28/2008 in Tyler, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1956-04-21
Last Game: 1957-05-30

Full name: John Robert Murff

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	2	26	2	0	0	3	50.3	56	26	6	18	31	4.65	117.0

Career ERA 4.65 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — 19.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1956	ML1	NL	0	0	14	1	1	24.3	25	12	7	18	4.44	3.96 (-12%)	372.3
1957	ML1	NL	2	2	12	1	2	26.0	31	14	11	13	4.85	3.83 (-26%)	-255.3
Career · 2 seasons			2	2	26	2	3	50.1	56	26	18	31	4.65	—	117

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
26	11	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.091	.091	.091	.182	0

Career AVG .091 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 64.7% below league average.

Career OBP .091 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 72.3% below league average.

Career SLG .091 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 76.9% below league average.

Career OPS .182 vs. league average .722 across their career seasons — 74.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1956	ML1	NL	14	5	0	1	0	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	ML1	NL	12	6	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			26	11	1	1	1	.091	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	12	4	0	1	0	0	.250
Away	14	7	1	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	12	22.1	24	11	7	18	4.43
Away	14	28.0	32	15	11	13	4.82

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	SO
1957-05-30	ATL	CHC	L	1	0	0
1957-05-26	ATL	CHC	L	0	0	0
1957-05-24	ATL	CHC	L	0	0	0
1957-05-19	ATL	NY1	L	0	0	0
1957-05-16	ATL	PIT	L	0	0	0
1957-05-12	ATL	STL	W	2	1	0
1957-05-08	ATL	PHI	L	0	0	0
1957-05-06	ATL	BRO	L	0	0	0
1957-05-03	ATL	PIT	W	1	0	1
1957-05-02	ATL	PIT	W	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1957-05-30	ATL	CHC	—	3.1	6	3	3	1	1	0
1957-05-26	ATL	CHC	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
1957-05-24	ATL	CHC	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	3	0
1957-05-19	ATL	NY1	L	2.0	5	3	3	2	1	0
1957-05-16	ATL	PIT	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1957-05-12	ATL	STL	—	4.0	7	4	4	0	2	2
1957-05-08	ATL	PHI	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1957-05-06	ATL	BRO	L	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	1
1957-05-03	ATL	PIT	W	2.0	2	0	0	1	1	0
1957-05-02	ATL	PIT	SV	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	26	2	5	11	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1956	ML1	P	14	1	4	4	1	0
1957	ML1	P	12	1	1	7	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	26

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Murff

What years did Red Murff play?: Red Murff played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1957.
Was Red Murff a pitcher?: Yes. Red Murff pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 31 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Red Murff hit?: Red Murff hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.