Murray Watkins

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records

AVG .235
HR 1
RBI 72
H 227
OPS .570
PIV -2,315
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'4" / 145 lb
Born
10/16/1915 in Drury, MD, USA
Died
3/26/1987 in Bolton Hill, MD, USA
Awards
3× All-Star

Full name: Murray Clifton Watkins

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Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1347.0 1226.0 197.0 313.0 26.0 6.0 2.0 58.0 98.0 3.0 25.0 .255 .314 .291 .605

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1949 135.0 117.0 16.0 28.0 3.0 0 0 8.0 11.0 0 2.0 .239 .310 .265 .575
Listed seasons · 1 135 117 16 28 3 0 0 8 11 0 2 .239 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
243 967 147 227 20 4 1 72 24 90 3 .235 .303 .267 .570 -2,315

Career AVG .235 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 9.6% below league average.

Career OBP .303 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 8.2% below league average.

Career SLG .267 vs. league average .362 across their career seasons — 26.3% below league average.

Career OPS .570 vs. league average .692 across their career seasons — 17.6% below 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
1941 PS NN2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1942 NE NN2 7 24 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 .125 — — — — 0.0
1943 NE NN2 33 138 22 32 1 0 0 9 6 13 0 .232 .255 (-9%) .324 (-8%) .346 (-31%) .671 (-20%) -380.6
1944 NE NN2 34 131 20 26 2 1 0 7 2 22 1 .198 .261 (-24%) .325 (-4%) .357 (-36%) .683 (-21%) -343.3
1945 NE NN2 23 96 11 19 1 0 0 5 4 10 0 .198 .260 (-24%) .328 (-15%) .354 (-41%) .683 (-29%) -389.1
1946 NE NN2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1946 PS NN2 52 201 35 54 6 0 0 15 3 25 1 .269 .256 (+5%) .328 (+8%) .358 (-17%) .687 (-5%) 0.0
1947 PS NN2 45 178 31 46 4 3 1 22 3 9 1 .258 .262 (-2%) .336 (-12%) .376 (-12%) .712 (-12%) -362.1
1948 PS NN2 47 196 26 47 6 0 0 12 6 9 0 .240 .263 (-9%) .340 (-20%) .379 (-29%) .719 (-24%) -777.3
Career · 9 seasons 243 967 147 227 20 4 1 72 24 90 3 .235 — — — — -2,252

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

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home12146574134025.288
Away15457391135226.236

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-09-05 PH5BLGL 410000010
1949-09-02 PH5BLGL 412100110
1949-08-26 PH5BLGL 300000000
1949-08-24 PH5BLGL 300000000
1949-08-06 PH5IN9W 401000000
1949-08-01 PH5CAGW 401000000
1949-07-31 PH5CAGL 011000000
1949-07-26 PH5IN9W 312100300
1949-07-25 PH5IN9L 100000000
1949-07-25 PH5IN9L 401000000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 18 15 41 41 4 4
3B 202 198 221 419 55 42
PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 27 24 56 73 11 14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1941 PS PH 1 0 0 0 0 0
1942 NE 3B 2 2 0 1 0 0
1942 NE SS 5 5 14 12 1 2
1943 NE 3B 28 28 39 63 10 6
1943 NE SS 5 4 12 10 5 2
1944 NE 3B 34 34 38 72 9 9
1944 NE SS 1 0 1 2 0 1
1945 NE 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
1945 NE 3B 9 9 10 19 2 1
1945 NE SS 14 14 26 45 4 9
1946 NE SS 1 0 0 0 1 0
1946 PS 2B 13 12 28 33 3 3
1946 PS 3B 40 38 42 81 8 8
1947 PS 2B 4 3 12 8 1 1
1947 PS 3B 42 40 51 93 10 6
1947 PS SS 1 1 3 4 0 0
1948 PS 3B 47 47 41 90 16 12

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Second Base 18
Third Base 202
Shortstop 27

Frequently Asked Questions about Murray Watkins

Was Murray Watkins a pitcher?
No. Murray Watkins was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Murray Watkins hit?
Murray Watkins hit 1 career home runs with 227 hits.