How Tom Murphy's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players
Tom Murphy totaled 6,091 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1971, posting 1,002, well above the starting pitcher average of 578.2 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 82, well below the starting pitcher average of 548.6 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 374 in 1977 to 396 in 1978 and 82 in 1979, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 82 to 1,002 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Tom Murphy Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Batters Faced for Tom Murphy
| Tom Murphy
Batters Faced | Tom Murphy
Batters Faced Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 6091 | 37.96 |
| Season Avg. | 507.58 | 37.96 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2247.7 | 37.96 |
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Tom Murphy Batters Faced Per Season
Tom Murphy's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Tom Murphy Batters Faced by Team
Tom Murphy's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tom Murphy Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression
A running total of Tom Murphy's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Tom Murphy Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Tom Murphy's seasonal Batters Faced 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.
Tom Murphy Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Tom Murphy's MLB career with Batters Faced 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.
