His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Murfee's 4-seam fastball averages 88.1 mph, and has touched 90.0.
82 thrown, 35.3% of his pitches.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Murfee goes to the sweeper: 70.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 42.7% the rest of the time.
54 two-strike pitches in 2025.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Murfee releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -3 degrees above horizontal and 3.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
232 tracked release points, averaging 4.1 feet off the ground.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Murfee's sweeper moves 108.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
114 thrown, averaging 78.5 mph.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Murfee averages 83.4 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
232 pitches in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 755th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Murfee lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.02 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
232 located pitches in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Murfee throws a fastball 55.6% of the time, against 28.3% when he is ahead.
72 pitches behind in the count, 53 ahead.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .434 expected average against them, against .343 on his fastballs.
114 of his breaking balls thrown.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Murfee works off the plate, with only 42.2% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
232 pitches in 2025. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 687th in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Murfee throws the 4-seam fastball 52.2% of the time against left-handers and 28.2% against right-handers.
163 pitches to right-handers, 69 to left-handers.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Murfee projects a .387 average, 8th percentile.
232 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 720th in MLB.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Murfee throws 45.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.9% with the bases empty.
68 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 164 with the bases empty.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Murfee lands 51.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his breaking balls.
116 of his fastballs, 114 of his breaking balls.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.1% of Murfee's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
35 of 232 located pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Murfee works with 3 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The sweeper is 49.1% of everything he throws.
232 classified pitches in 2025.
His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Murfee's stuff spins at 2,425 rpm, 78th percentile in the league.
232 pitches in 2025. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 174th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Murfee puts 54.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.7% when he is ahead.
72 located pitches behind, 53 ahead.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Murfee's sweeper spins at 2,617 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
114 thrown in 2025.
He lives on one side of the plate
Murfee works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
232 located pitches in 2025.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.2% of the contact Murfee gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
232 pitches in 2025. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 208th in MLB.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.6 mph separates Murfee's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 88.1 against 78.5.
82 and 114 of them respectively.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Murfee, 36th percentile.
232 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 497th in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Murfee releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
232 tracked pitches in 2025.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Murfee's 4-seam fastball averages 88.1 mph, and has touched 90.0.
82 thrown, 35.3% of his pitches.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Murfee throws the 4-seam fastball 52.2% of the time against left-handers and 28.2% against right-handers.
163 pitches to right-handers, 69 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Murfee works with 3 pitches: Sweeper, 4-Seam Fastball and Sinker. The sweeper is 49.1% of everything he throws.
232 classified pitches in 2025.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Murfee's sweeper spins at 2,617 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
114 thrown in 2025.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
9.6 mph separates Murfee's 4-seam fastball from his sweeper, 88.1 against 78.5.
82 and 114 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Murfee goes to the sweeper: 70.4% of his two-strike pitches, against 42.7% the rest of the time.
54 two-strike pitches in 2025.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Murfee throws a fastball 55.6% of the time, against 28.3% when he is ahead.
72 pitches behind in the count, 53 ahead.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Murfee puts 54.2% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 37.7% when he is ahead.
72 located pitches behind, 53 ahead.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Murfee releases the ball from a submarine slot, about -3 degrees above horizontal and 3.6 feet to the third-base side of the rubber.
232 tracked release points, averaging 4.1 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Murfee releases the ball 6.5 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
232 tracked pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Murfee's sweeper moves 108.4 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
114 thrown, averaging 78.5 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Murfee averages 83.4 mph across his arsenal, 3rd percentile in the league.
232 pitches in 2025. 3rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 755th in MLB.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Murfee lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.02 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
232 located pitches in 2025.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
15.1% of Murfee's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
35 of 232 located pitches.
He lives on one side of the plate
Murfee works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 2.5 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
232 located pitches in 2025.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .434 expected average against them, against .343 on his fastballs.
114 of his breaking balls thrown.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Murfee lands 51.7% of his fastballs in the zone and only 33.3% of his breaking balls.
116 of his fastballs, 114 of his breaking balls.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Murfee works off the plate, with only 42.2% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
232 pitches in 2025. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 687th in MLB.
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The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Murfee projects a .387 average, 8th percentile.
232 pitches in 2025. 8th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 720th in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 37.2% of the contact Murfee gives up is hit hard, 73rd percentile.
232 pitches in 2025. 73rd percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 208th in MLB.
When hitters connect off him, they hit it hard
Hitters average 89.5 mph off the bat against Murfee, 36th percentile.
232 pitches in 2025. 36th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 497th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Murfee throws 45.6% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 40.9% with the bases empty.
68 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 164 with the bases empty.
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His ball moves more than the hitter expects it to
Murfee's stuff spins at 2,425 rpm, 78th percentile in the league.
232 pitches in 2025. 78th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2025, 174th in MLB.
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