What years did Daniel Murphy play?

Daniel Murphy played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2020.

Was Daniel Murphy a pitcher?

No. Daniel Murphy was a position player (Second Baseman).

How many home runs did Daniel Murphy hit?

Daniel Murphy hit 138 career home runs with 1572 hits.

Daniel Murphy

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2020)

AVG .296

HR 138

RBI 735

H 1,572

OPS .796

PIV 8,796

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 223 lb
Born: 4/1/1985 in Jacksonville, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-08-02
Last Game: 2020-09-26
Awards: 3× All-Star · NLCS MVP · 2× Silver Slugger

Full name: Daniel Thomas Murphy

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,452	5,308	710	1,572	371	29	138	735	68	364	709	.296	.341	.455	.796	8,796

Career AVG .296 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — +16.3% above league average.

Career OBP .341 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — +6.0% above league average.

Career SLG .455 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +10.8% above league average.

Career OPS .796 vs. league average .732 across their career seasons — +8.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	NYN	NL	49	131	24	41	9	3	2	17	0	18	28	.313	.263 (+19%)	.333 (+19%)	.416 (+14%)	.749 (+16%)	409.3
2009	NYN	NL	155	508	60	135	38	4	12	63	4	38	69	.266	.262 (+1%)	.332 (-6%)	.417 (+2%)	.750 (-1%)	-252.2
2011	NYN	NL	109	391	49	125	28	2	6	49	5	24	42	.320	.255 (+25%)	.320 (+13%)	.399 (+12%)	.719 (+12%)	911.3
2012	NYN	NL	156	571	62	166	40	3	6	65	10	36	82	.291	.254 (+14%)	.318 (+4%)	.405 (-1%)	.724 (+1%)	113.1
2013	NYN	NL	161	658	92	188	38	4	13	78	23	32	95	.286	.253 (+13%)	.317 (avg)	.396 (+5%)	.714 (+3%)	205.6
2014	NYN	NL	143	596	79	172	37	2	9	57	13	39	86	.289	.251 (+15%)	.313 (+6%)	.386 (+4%)	.700 (+5%)	523.1
2015	NYN	NL	130	499	56	140	38	2	14	73	2	31	38	.281	.254 (+10%)	.316 (+2%)	.404 (+11%)	.721 (+7%)	528.6
2016	WAS	NL	142	531	88	184	47	5	25	104	5	35	57	.347	.255 (+36%)	.321 (+21%)	.417 (+43%)	.738 (+33%)	3455.5
2017	WAS	NL	144	534	94	172	43	3	23	93	2	52	77	.322	.254 (+26%)	.324 (+18%)	.425 (+28%)	.750 (+24%)	2626.6
2018	WAS	NL	56	190	17	57	9	0	6	29	1	13	17	.300	.247 (+21%)	.318 (+7%)	.409 (+8%)	.727 (+8%)	244.4
2018	CHN	NL	35	138	23	41	6	0	6	13	2	7	23	.297	.247 (+20%)	.318 (+3%)	.409 (+15%)	.727 (+10%)	244.4
2019	COL	NL	132	438	56	122	35	1	13	78	1	32	74	.279	.252 (+10%)	.322 (+2%)	.434 (+4%)	.757 (+3%)	190.3
2020	COL	NL	40	123	10	29	3	0	3	16	0	7	21	.236	.244 (-4%)	.321 (-15%)	.417 (-20%)	.739 (-18%)	-365.8
Career · 13 seasons			1,452	5,308	710	1,572	371	29	138	735	68	364	709	.296	—	—	—	—	8,834

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
25	97	21	30	3	0	8	19	15	21	.309

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2018	NLWC	CHN	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
2017	NLDS2	WAS	5	19	5	4	1	1	2	3	6	.211
2016	NLDS2	WAS	5	16	3	7	0	0	6	5	1	.438
2015	NLCS	NYN	4	17	6	9	1	4	6	1	3	.529
2015	NLDS2	NYN	5	21	5	7	1	3	5	0	3	.333
2015	WS	NYN	5	20	2	3	0	0	0	5	7	.150

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	723	2571	315	756	54	346	.294
Away	728	2733	395	815	84	389	.298

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
2020-09-26	COL	AZ	W	4	1	1	1	0	0
2020-09-24	COL	SFG	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020-09-18	COL	LAD	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2020-09-16	COL	OAK	L	1	0	0	0	0	1
2020-09-12	COL	LAA	L	5	0	0	0	0	1
2020-09-11	COL	LAA	W	0	1	0	0	1	0
2020-09-09	COL	SDP	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
2020-09-07	COL	SDP	L	3	0	0	0	0	0
2020-09-05	COL	LAD	W	3	0	0	0	0	0
2020-09-04	COL	LAD	L	3	0	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	364	323	2795	289	31	285
2B	837	806	1372	2035	78	469
3B	87	83	36	141	11	13
OF	60	57	107	2	5	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	NYN	OF	32	30	50	1	2	1
2009	NYN	1B	101	97	790	74	10	81
2009	NYN	OF	27	27	56	1	3	1
2011	NYN	1B	52	46	419	36	4	36
2011	NYN	2B	24	19	36	55	2	5
2011	NYN	3B	28	25	13	43	4	4
2011	NYN	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0
2012	NYN	1B	12	7	46	4	0	5
2012	NYN	2B	138	129	228	325	15	69
2013	NYN	1B	7	7	70	5	2	3
2013	NYN	2B	150	148	263	391	16	86
2014	NYN	1B	1	0	0	0	0	0
2014	NYN	2B	126	126	209	347	15	88
2014	NYN	3B	16	16	6	26	0	4
2015	NYN	1B	17	14	117	14	1	12
2015	NYN	2B	69	65	118	166	6	32
2015	NYN	3B	42	41	16	71	6	5
2016	WAS	1B	21	17	134	16	1	14
2016	WAS	2B	117	115	194	265	9	76
2016	WAS	3B	1	1	1	1	1	0
2017	WAS	2B	139	136	218	353	9	86
2018	WAS	1B	14	10	82	4	0	8
2018	WAS	2B	38	36	53	69	4	9
2018	CHN	2B	33	32	53	61	2	17
2019	COL	1B	110	98	909	109	9	97
2019	COL	2B	3	0	0	3	0	1
2020	COL	1B	29	27	228	27	4	29

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
First Base	364
Second Base	837
Third Base	87
Left Field	60
Designated Hitter	14

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
2019	Player of the Week	Week of 2019-07-13
2017	Silver Slugger	2B
2017	TSN All-Star	2B
2016	MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player
2016	Player of the Month	July
2016	Player of the Month	May
2016	Silver Slugger	2B
2016	TSN All-Star	2B
2015	NLCS MVP
2013	Player of the Week	Week of 2013-09-01

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	WAS	NL	$8,000,000
2015	NYN	NL	$8,000,000
2014	NYN	NL	$5,700,000
2013	NYN	NL	$2,925,000
2012	NYN	NL	$512,196
2011	NYN	NL	$422,000
2010	NYN	NL	$419,000
2009	NYN	NL	$401,000
Total Career Earnings			$26,379,196

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Jacksonville University	Jacksonville	FL	2004, 2005, 2006

Award Voting History

Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2017	Most Valuable Player	NL	19th	3.0	420	0
2016	Most Valuable Player	NL	2nd	245.0	420	1

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Frequently Asked Questions about Daniel Murphy

What years did Daniel Murphy play?: Daniel Murphy played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2020.
Was Daniel Murphy a pitcher?: No. Daniel Murphy was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Daniel Murphy hit?: Daniel Murphy hit 138 career home runs with 1572 hits.