What years did J. R. Murphy play?

J. R. Murphy played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2020.

Was J. R. Murphy a pitcher?

No. J. R. Murphy was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 3 career games.

How many home runs did J. R. Murphy hit?

J. R. Murphy hit 18 career home runs with 146 hits.

J. R. Murphy

Catcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2013-2020)

AVG .215

HR 18

RBI 61

H 146

OPS .606

PIV -1,662

Position: Catcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 200 lb
Born: 5/13/1991 in Bradenton, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2013-09-02
Last Game: 2020-09-24

Full name: John Ryan Murphy

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
284	680	69	146	32	1	18	61	0	43	221	.215	.262	.344	.606	-1,662

Career AVG .215 vs. league average .252 across their career seasons — 14.9% below league average.

Career OBP .262 vs. league average .319 across their career seasons — 18.1% below league average.

Career SLG .344 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — 16.3% below league average.

Career OPS .606 vs. league average .730 across their career seasons — 17.1% 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
2013	NYA	AL	16	26	3	4	1	0	0	1	1	9	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
2014	NYA	AL	32	81	7	23	4	0	1	9	4	22	.284	.251 (+13%)	.313 (+1%)	.386 (-4%)	.700 (-2%)	-21.6
2015	NYA	AL	67	155	21	43	9	1	3	14	12	43	.277	.254 (+9%)	.316 (+3%)	.404 (avg)	.721 (+2%)	30.0
2016	MIN	AL	26	82	4	12	3	0	1	3	5	19	.146	.255 (-43%)	.321 (-40%)	.417 (-47%)	.738 (-44%)	-602.5
2017	ARI	NL	5	7	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.143	—	—	—	—	0.0
2018	ARI	NL	87	208	19	42	9	0	9	24	11	71	.202	.247 (-19%)	.318 (-23%)	.409 (-8%)	.727 (-15%)	-545.8
2019	ARI	NL	25	62	9	11	3	0	4	7	6	28	.177	.252 (-30%)	.322 (-23%)	.434 (-4%)	.757 (-12%)	-134.3
2019	ATL	NL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	-134.3
2020	PIT	NL	25	58	6	10	2	0	0	2	4	28	.172	.244 (-30%)	.321 (-30%)	.417 (-50%)	.739 (-41%)	-388.1
Career · 9 seasons			284	680	69	146	32	1	18	61	43	221	.215	—	—	—	—	-1,797

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4.0	10	9	3	3	0	20.25	0.0

Career ERA 20.25 vs. league average 4.49 across their career seasons — 350.8% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	IP	H	ER	BB	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2019	ARI	NL	2	3.0	10	9	3	27.00	—	0.0
2020	PIT	NL	1	1.0	0	0	0	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			3	4.0	10	9	3	20.25	—	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	140	342	37	82	8	23	.240
Away	144	338	32	64	10	38	.189

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Away	2	3.0	10	9	3	0	27.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO
2020-09-24	PIT	CHC	W	4	0	0	0	0	2
2020-09-20	PIT	STL	L	2	0	0	0	1	0
2020-09-18	PIT	STL	L	4	1	2	0	0	1
2020-09-16	PIT	CIN	L	2	0	0	0	0	2
2020-09-14	PIT	CIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	3
2020-09-13	PIT	KCR	L	3	0	1	1	0	0
2020-09-08	PIT	CHW	W	0	0	0	0	0	0
2020-09-06	PIT	CIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	3
2020-09-04	PIT	CIN	W	3	0	0	0	0	3
2020-09-03	PIT	CHC	W	4	1	1	1	0	2

Last 3 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	HR
2020-08-08	PIT	DET	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
2019-05-06	AZ	TBR	—	1.0	2	2	2	0	1
2019-03-30	AZ	LAD	—	2.0	8	7	7	3	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
C	250	174	1566	111	13	8
P	3	0	0	1	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2013	NYA	C	15	6	65	7	0	0
2014	NYA	C	30	21	169	10	1	1
2015	NYA	C	65	43	389	24	3	1
2016	MIN	C	25	23	187	12	1	0
2017	ARI	C	5	1	19	1	0	0
2018	ARI	C	68	44	425	37	6	2
2019	ARI	C	18	17	150	9	0	1
2019	ARI	P	2	0	0	1	0	0
2019	ATL	C	1	0	3	0	0	0
2020	PIT	C	23	19	159	11	2	3
2020	PIT	P	1	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	3
Catcher	250
Designated Hitter	4

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	MIN	AL	$528,700
2015	NYA	AL	$518,700
2014	NYA	AL	$502,700
Total Career Earnings			$1,550,100

Frequently Asked Questions about J. R. Murphy

What years did J. R. Murphy play?: J. R. Murphy played in Major League Baseball from 2013 to 2020.
Was J. R. Murphy a pitcher?: No. J. R. Murphy was a position player (Catcher), though he did pitch in 3 career games.
How many home runs did J. R. Murphy hit?: J. R. Murphy hit 18 career home runs with 146 hits.