David Murphy Spray Chart MLB Stats & Career Totals

There is one situation he simply cannot handle

Murphy is at his worst with a runner in scoring position, on breaking balls: a .332 OPS there against .739 overall.

22 plate appearances in that situation.

There is one pitch he punishes whenever he sees it

Murphy does his damage against fastballs: a .782 OPS against them, against .546 on breaking balls.

248 plate appearances ending on fastballs, 75 on breaking balls.

He has been getting hits he has not really earned

Murphy's batting average is .283 but the quality of his contact projects .239, a gap of .044 he is currently outrunning.

391 plate appearances in 2015.

He puts the ball in play, strikeouts are not his problem

Murphy strikes out in only 12.5% of his trips, 91st percentile.

391 plate appearances in 2015. 91st percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 55th in MLB.

His contact is about the same with runners on

35.4% of Murphy's contact with a runner in scoring position is hit hard, against 44.5% of it with the bases empty.

102 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 289 with the bases empty.

There is one part of the field he lives in

Murphy hits it hardest to his pull side: 90.3 mph on average there, against 84.8 the other way.

100 batted balls to his pull side, 39 the other way.

The big spots do not change his strikeouts either way

Murphy strikes out in 16.7% of his trips with a runner in scoring position and 11.1% with the bases empty.

102 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 289 with the bases empty.

A huge share of his contact is the hard kind

42.3% of Murphy's contact leaves the bat at 95 mph or more, 70th percentile in the league.

391 plate appearances in 2015. 70th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 194th in MLB.

One of the more productive bats in the league

Murphy's OPS+ of 105 puts him 69th percentile among hitters this season, park and league adjusted.

391 plate appearances in 2015. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 200th in MLB.

One pitch is where all his power comes from

Murphy slugs .453 against offspeed pitches and .306 against breaking balls.

66 plate appearances ending on offspeed pitches.

There is real damage in his bat

Murphy is slugging .421, 69th percentile in the league.

391 plate appearances in 2015. 69th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 195th in MLB.

His home runs almost all go to the same part of the park

6 of Murphy's 10 located home runs have gone to right field, the longest of them 419 feet.

10 tracked home runs in 2015.

He hits the ball far harder than his batting average suggests

Judged on how hard and at what angle he hits it, Murphy should be hitting .239, 64th percentile in the league.

391 plate appearances in 2015. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 229th in MLB.

He almost never walks, which limits how he helps

Murphy walks in only 5.1% of his plate appearances, 31st percentile.

391 plate appearances in 2015. 31st percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 438th in MLB.

He cannot get the bat on the ball in the big spots

With a runner in scoring position Murphy averages 87.3 mph off the bat, against 89.7 with the bases empty.

65 tracked batted balls with a runner in scoring position, 200 without.

The shape of his contact says what kind of hitter he is

Murphy averages 8.5 degrees off the bat: 24.3% of his contact is in the air and 51.4% of it is on the ground.

259 batted balls with a tracked launch angle.

When he connects, the ball leaves in a hurry

Murphy hits the ball hard: 89.1 mph off the bat on average, 63rd percentile in the league.

391 plate appearances in 2015. 63rd percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 233rd in MLB.

He beats the ball into the ground too often

Murphy finds a productive launch angle on only 34.7% of his contact, 35th percentile.

391 plate appearances in 2015. 35th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 413th in MLB.

Getting on base is what he does best

Murphy is on base at a .318 clip, 64th percentile in the league.

391 plate appearances in 2015. 64th percentile among qualified hitters in 2015, 231st in MLB.

There is one situation he is at his most dangerous in

Murphy is at his best with a runner in scoring position, on fastballs: a .833 OPS there against .739 overall.

67 plate appearances in that situation.

His walks do not change much with runners on

Murphy walks in 6.9% of his plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, against 4.5% with the bases empty.

102 plate appearances with a runner in scoring position, 289 with the bases empty.

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