How Dwayne Murphy's Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Dwayne Murphy posted a career Batting Average of .246, near the league average of .262 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Batting Average season came in 1980, posting .274, near the league average of .267 that year. The lowest point came in 1978 at .192, well below the league average of .260 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .233 in 1987 to .250 in 1988 and .218 in 1989. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. One of the more consistent Batting Average producers of his era, the career line shows near-average output with little season-to-season variance across 12 seasons.
Dwayne Murphy Lifetime Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batting Average for Dwayne Murphy
| Dwayne Murphy Batting Average | Dwayne Murphy Plate Appearances | Dwayne Murphy At Bats | Dwayne Murphy BABIP |
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| Career | 0.246 | 5242 | 4347 | 0.276 |
| Season Avg. | 0.246 | 436.83 | 362.25 | 0.276 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.246 | 624.41 | 517.8 | 0.276 |
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Dwayne Murphy Batting Average Per Season
Dwayne Murphy's Batting Average for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dwayne Murphy Batting Average by Team
Dwayne Murphy's career Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dwayne Murphy Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Dwayne Murphy's career Batting Average shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Dwayne Murphy Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Dwayne Murphy's seasonal Batting Average alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dwayne Murphy Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Dwayne Murphy's MLB career with Batting Average alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.