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Luke Murphy

Angels
Number #72
Position RP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 26
Height 6' 5"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place Nashville, TN
Born Nov 5, 1999

Key Insights

2026
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming

Behind in the count Murphy throws a fastball 90.6% of the time, against 59.8% when he is ahead.

117 pitches behind in the count, 97 ahead.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Murphy's 4-seam fastball leaves the bat at 91.7 mph, against 81.2 off his cutter.

209 and 81 of them thrown.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Murphy's 4-seam fastball carries 15.1 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

209 thrown, averaging 95.6 mph.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on

Murphy's 4-seam fastball averages 95.6 mph, and has touched 97.9.

209 thrown, 54.9% of his pitches.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle

14.7% of Murphy's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.

56 of 381 located pitches.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Murphy releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 37 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

381 tracked release points, averaging 5.8 feet off the ground.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

Catcher's Perspective • Pitch movement relative to a spinless ball

Player Bio Data
DOB Nov 5, 1999
Birth Place Nashville, TN
Height 6' 5"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R
College/Draft Vanderbilt