What years did Danny Murphy play?

Danny Murphy played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1970.

Was Danny Murphy a pitcher?

Yes. Danny Murphy pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 58 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Danny Murphy hit?

Danny Murphy hit 4 career home runs with 23 hits.

Danny Murphy

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1960-1970)

W–L 4–4

ERA 4.66

WHIP 1.51

SO 58

Pitcher PIV -2818.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 185 lb
Born: 8/23/1942 in Beverly, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1960-06-18
Last Game: 1970-10-01

Full name: Daniel Francis Murphy

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
4	4	68	0	0	0	9	112.0	110	58	13	59	58	4.66	-2818.5

Career ERA 4.66 vs. league average 3.75 across their career seasons — 24.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1969	CHA	AL	2	1	17	4	31.3	28	7	10	16	2.01	3.61 (+44%)	115.7
1970	CHA	AL	2	3	51	5	80.7	82	51	49	42	5.69	3.89 (-46%)	-2934.3
Career · 2 seasons			4	4	68	9	112.0	110	58	59	58	4.66	—	-2,819

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
117	130	18	23	5	1	4	13	0	11	29	.177	.246	.323	.570	-584

Career AVG .177 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — 30.4% below league average.

Career OBP .246 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 24.1% below league average.

Career SLG .323 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — 16.3% below league average.

Career OPS .570 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 19.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1960	CHN	NL	31	75	7	9	2	0	1	6	4	13	.120	.255 (-53%)	.323 (-46%)	.387 (-52%)	.711 (-49%)	-583.8
1961	CHN	NL	4	13	3	5	0	0	2	3	1	5	.385	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	CHN	NL	14	35	5	7	3	1	0	3	2	9	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	CHA	AL	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	CHA	AL	51	6	3	2	0	0	1	1	2	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			117	130	18	23	5	1	4	13	11	29	.177	—	—	—	—	-584

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	57	51	10	12	3	8	.235
Away	60	79	8	11	1	5	.139

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	38	65.2	63	40	39	35	5.48
Away	30	46.1	47	18	20	23	3.50

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1970-10-01	CHW	LAA	L	0	0
1970-09-30	CHW	LAA	L	0	0
1970-09-26	CHW	MIL	L	1	0
1970-09-21	CHW	KCR	L	0	0
1970-09-11	CHW	MIN	L	0	0
1970-09-07	CHW	OAK	L	0	0
1970-09-04	CHW	MIL	L	1	1
1970-08-30	CHW	BOS	L	0	0
1970-08-29	CHW	BOS	W	0	0
1970-08-25	CHW	TEX	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1970-10-01	CHW	LAA	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1970-09-30	CHW	LAA	—	1.0	1	1	0	0	1	0
1970-09-26	CHW	MIL	L	3.1	3	3	3	3	4	0
1970-09-21	CHW	KCR	—	1.2	0	3	3	3	0	0
1970-09-11	CHW	MIN	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	1
1970-09-07	CHW	OAK	—	0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0
1970-09-04	CHW	MIL	L	3.1	3	1	1	3	1	0
1970-08-30	CHW	BOS	—	1.0	4	6	6	3	0	0
1970-08-29	CHW	BOS	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1
1970-08-25	CHW	TEX	—	2.0	2	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	30	29	50	2	1	1
P	68	0	4	14	1	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1960	CHN	OF	21	18	40	1	1	1
1961	CHN	OF	4	4	5	1	0	0
1962	CHN	OF	5	7	5	0	0	0
1969	CHA	P	17	0	0	4	0	0
1970	CHA	P	51	0	4	10	1	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	68
Left Field	2
Center Field	17
Right Field	15

Frequently Asked Questions about Danny Murphy

What years did Danny Murphy play?: Danny Murphy played in Major League Baseball from 1960 to 1970.
Was Danny Murphy a pitcher?: Yes. Danny Murphy pitched in the major leagues, recording 4 wins and 58 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Danny Murphy hit?: Danny Murphy hit 4 career home runs with 23 hits.