How Tom Murphy's Opposing Batting Average Compares to Similar Players
Tom Murphy posted a career Opposing Batting Average of .262, near the starting pitcher average of .260 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest Opposing Batting Average season came in 1968, posting .187, below the starting pitcher average of .230 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at .318, well above the starting pitcher average of .265 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The figure moved from .318 in 1977 to .256 in 1978 and .311 in 1979. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average tracked near league norms across 12 seasons.
Tom Murphy Lifetime Opposing Batting Average and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Opposing Batting Average for Tom Murphy
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Opposing Batting Average | Tom Murphy
Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play |
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| Career | 0.262 | 0.278 |
| Season Avg. | 0.262 | 0.278 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 0.262 | 0.278 |
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Tom Murphy Opposing Batting Average Per Season
Tom Murphy's Opposing Batting Average 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 Opposing Batting Average by Team
Tom Murphy's career Opposing Batting Average totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tom Murphy Opposing Batting Average Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Tom Murphy's career Opposing 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.
Tom Murphy Opposing Batting Average Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Tom Murphy's seasonal Opposing 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.
Tom Murphy Opposing Batting Average — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Tom Murphy's MLB career with Opposing 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.
