How Tom Murphy's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Tom Murphy totaled 1,425 career Hits, well above the starting pitcher average of 770.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 1979, posting 23, well below the starting pitcher average of 130.5 that year. The highest point came in 1971 at 228, well above the starting pitcher average of 129.5 that year. The Hits trended upward through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 107 in 1977 to 87 in 1978 and 23 in 1979, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Hits profile — ranging from 23 to 228 — though the career average remained well below league norms.
Tom Murphy Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Tom Murphy
| Tom Murphy
Hits | Tom Murphy
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
|---|
| Career | 1425 | 8.88 |
| Season Avg. | 118.75 | 8.88 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 525.85 | 8.88 |
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Tom Murphy Hits Per Season
Tom Murphy's Hits 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 Hits by Team
Tom Murphy's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tom Murphy Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Tom Murphy's career Hits, 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 Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Tom Murphy's seasonal Hits 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 Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Tom Murphy's MLB career with Hits 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.
