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Owen Murphy

Braves
Number #73
Position SP
Bats R
Throws R
Age 23
Height 6' 1"
Weight 190 lbs
Birth Place Chicago, IL
Born Sep 27, 2003

Key Insights

2026
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see

Murphy's 4-seam fastball carries 18.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.

111 thrown, averaging 92.9 mph.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit

Contact off Murphy's changeup leaves the bat at 100.0 mph, against 91.1 off his 4-seam fastball.

42 and 111 of them thrown.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night

Murphy throws a strike on the first pitch 67.9% of the time.

56 plate appearances started in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice

Murphy releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 35 degrees above horizontal and 1.7 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.

212 tracked release points, averaging 5.4 feet off the ground.
His pitches move in ways that fit together

Murphy works with 4 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup, Curveball and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 52.4% of everything he throws.

212 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count

Murphy puts 65.8% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 45.5% when he is ahead.

38 located pitches behind, 77 ahead.

Movement Profile (Induced Break)

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

Player Bio Data
DOB Sep 27, 2003
Birth Place Chicago, IL
Height 6' 1"
Weight 190 lbs LBS
Bats/Throws R/R