What years did David Murphy play?

David Murphy played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2015.

Was David Murphy a pitcher?

No. David Murphy was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.

How many home runs did David Murphy hit?

David Murphy hit 104 career home runs with 950 hits.

What was David Murphy's career batting average?

David Murphy batted .274 over his career, with 950 hits in 3,467 at bats.

How many RBI did David Murphy have?

David Murphy drove in 472 runs in his career.

What was David Murphy's career ERA?

David Murphy finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.

David Murphy

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2006-2015)

David Murphy was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2015 for 4 teams, including the Boston Red Sox, a span of 10 seasons. In 1,110 career games, he hit .274 with 950 hits, 104 home runs, and 472 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 3,329.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated October 12, 2026

AVG .274

HR 104

RBI 472

H 950

OPS .765

PIV 3,329

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 210 lb
Born: 10/18/1981 in Houston, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 2006-09-02
Last Game: 2015-10-03

Full name: David Matthew Murphy

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Career Batting Statistics

David Murphy — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
1,110	3,467	440	950	203	16	104	472	54	316	575	.274	.333	.432	.765	3,329

Career AVG .274 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +5.8% above league average.

Career OBP .333 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .432 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.

Career OPS .765 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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David Murphy Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2006	BOS	AL	20	22	4	5	1	0	1	2	0	4	4	.227	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	BOS	AL	3	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	TEX	AL	43	103	16	35	12	1	2	14	0	7	19	.340	.268 (+27%)	.335 (+14%)	.422 (+26%)	.758 (+21%)	0.0
2008	TEX	AL	108	415	64	114	28	3	15	74	7	31	70	.275	.263 (+4%)	.333 (-4%)	.416 (+12%)	.749 (+5%)	238.3
2009	TEX	AL	128	432	61	116	24	1	17	57	9	49	106	.269	.262 (+2%)	.332 (+2%)	.417 (+7%)	.750 (+5%)	337.3
2010	TEX	AL	138	419	54	122	26	2	12	65	14	45	71	.291	.257 (+13%)	.325 (+10%)	.402 (+11%)	.728 (+11%)	923.6
2011	TEX	AL	120	404	46	111	14	2	11	46	11	33	61	.275	.255 (+8%)	.320 (+2%)	.399 (avg)	.719 (+1%)	114.5
2012	TEX	AL	147	457	65	139	29	3	15	61	10	54	74	.304	.254 (+19%)	.318 (+19%)	.405 (+18%)	.724 (+19%)	1833.5
2013	TEX	AL	142	436	51	96	26	1	13	45	1	37	59	.220	.253 (-13%)	.317 (-11%)	.396 (-6%)	.714 (-8%)	-602.7
2014	CLE	AL	129	416	40	109	25	1	8	58	2	36	61	.262	.251 (+4%)	.313 (+2%)	.386 (avg)	.700 (avg)	4.9
2015	CLE	AL	84	206	22	61	12	1	5	27	0	16	29	.296	.254 (+16%)	.316 (+8%)	.404 (+8%)	.721 (+8%)	288.1
2015	LAA	AL	48	155	16	41	6	0	5	23	0	4	20	.265	.254 (+4%)	.316 (-11%)	.404 (-1%)	.721 (-6%)	288.1
Career · 12 seasons			1,110	3,467	440	950	203	16	104	472	54	316	575	.274	—	—	—	—	3,426

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 Pitching Statistics

David Murphy — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1.1	3	0	1	1	1	0.00	0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.91 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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David Murphy — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	G	IP	H	BB	SO	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2013	TEX	AL	1	1.0	1	0	1	—	0.0
2015	CLE	AL	1	0.1	2	1	0	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			2	1.1	3	1	1	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

David Murphy — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
27	70	11	18	4	1	1	6	13	14	.257

Playoff Batting by Year

David Murphy — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2012	ALWC	TEX	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
2011	ALCS	TEX	5	17	4	7	2	1	0	3	3	2	.412
2011	ALDS2	TEX	3	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.333
2011	WS	TEX	7	18	1	4	1	0	0	0	4	1	.222
2010	ALCS	TEX	6	13	6	3	1	0	1	2	4	4	.231
2010	ALDS1	TEX	2	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143
2010	WS	TEX	3	7	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	3	.143

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

David Murphy — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	547	1662	226	473	57	245	.285
Away	563	1805	214	477	47	227	.264

Pitching — Home / Away

David Murphy — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	0.1	2	0	1	0	0.00
Away	1	1.0	1	0	0	1	0.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

David Murphy — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
2015-10-03	LAA	TEX	W	4	1	1	0	1
2015-10-01	LAA	TEX	L	1	0	0	0	0
2015-09-30	LAA	OAK	L	1	0	0	0	0
2015-09-29	LAA	OAK	W	4	2	1	0	0
2015-09-28	LAA	OAK	W	1	1	1	0	0
2015-09-27	LAA	SEA	W	3	1	1	0	0
2015-09-26	LAA	SEA	W	3	0	1	0	1
2015-09-25	LAA	SEA	W	1	0	0	0	0
2015-09-23	LAA	HOU	W	3	0	0	1	1
2015-09-22	LAA	HOU	W	4	0	0	0	1

Last 2 Games — Pitching

David Murphy — Last 2 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2015-06-17	CLE	CHC	—	0.1	2	5	0	1	0	1
2013-06-04	TEX	BOS	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

David Murphy — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	966	832	1598	49	16	11
P	2	0	0	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

David Murphy — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2006	BOS	OF	16	6	12	0	0	0
2007	BOS	OF	2	0	2	0	0	0
2007	TEX	OF	43	25	61	4	1	1
2008	TEX	OF	106	100	223	4	2	1
2009	TEX	OF	112	104	214	7	2	2
2010	TEX	OF	125	105	206	9	1	1
2011	TEX	OF	109	100	191	5	4	2
2012	TEX	OF	133	118	197	4	1	2
2013	TEX	OF	129	107	195	10	2	1
2013	TEX	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2014	CLE	OF	122	111	205	6	3	1
2015	CLE	OF	37	25	39	0	0	0
2015	CLE	P	1	0	0	0	0	0
2015	LAA	OF	32	31	53	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

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David Murphy Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	2
Left Field	651
Center Field	57
Right Field	321
Designated Hitter	90

Awards & Honors

David Murphy — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2008	Rookie of the Month	April

Salary History

David Murphy — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2015	CLE	AL	$6,000,000
2014	CLE	AL	$5,500,000
2013	TEX	AL	$5,775,000
2012	TEX	AL	$3,625,000
2011	TEX	AL	$2,400,000
2010	TEX	AL	$427,670
2009	TEX	AL	$414,820
2008	TEX	AL	$393,000
Total Career Earnings			$24,535,490

College History

David Murphy — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Baylor University	Waco	TX	2001, 2002, 2003

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Career Spans

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David Murphy: the record in brief

September 2, 2006 and October 3, 2015 bracket David Murphy's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. The team column moves through the Boston Red Sox (2006 to 2007), the Texas Rangers (2007 to 2013), the Cleveland Indians (2014 through 2015), and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2015). Listed as an outfielder, Murphy threw and hit left-handed. The recorded size is 210 pounds on a 6-foot-3 frame. Murphy was born on October 18, 1981, in Houston, TX, USA. The bio lists the given name David Matthew.

In 1,110 games and 3,467 at bats, Murphy batted .274 with 950 hits, along with 104 home runs, 472 RBI, and 54 stolen bases. Reaching base at a .333 clip and slugging .432, Murphy finished with a .765 OPS. Set against a .259 league average for the same years, Murphy's .274 average sits 5.8% above it. Murphy's most home runs in a season came in 2009, when the total reached 17 for the Texas Rangers.

Frequently Asked Questions about David Murphy

What years did David Murphy play?: David Murphy played in Major League Baseball from 2006 to 2015.
Was David Murphy a pitcher?: No. David Murphy was a position player (Outfielder), though he did pitch in 2 career games.
How many home runs did David Murphy hit?: David Murphy hit 104 career home runs with 950 hits.
What was David Murphy's career batting average?: David Murphy batted .274 over his career, with 950 hits in 3,467 at bats.
How many RBI did David Murphy have?: David Murphy drove in 472 runs in his career.
What was David Murphy's career ERA?: David Murphy finished with a 0.00 career ERA, going 0-0 with 1 strikeouts.