How Tom Murphy's Total Chances Compares to Similar Players

Tom Murphy totaled 386 career Total Chances, well below the league average of 1,110.3 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Total Chances season came in 1971, posting 72, well below the league average of 178.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1979 at 8, well below the league average of 181.9 that year, a partial season. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Total Chances total went from 19 in 1977 to 28 in 1978 and 8 in 1979, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Total Chances profile — ranging from 8 to 72 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Tom Murphy Lifetime Total Chances

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Tom Murphy Total Chances Per Season

Tom Murphy's Total Chances 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 Total Chances per season line chart

Tom Murphy Total Chances by Team

Tom Murphy's career Total Chances totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Tom Murphy career Total Chances by team bar chart

Tom Murphy Cumulative Total Chances — Career Progression

A running total of Tom Murphy's career Total Chances, 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 Total Chances year-over-year waterfall chart

Tom Murphy Total Chances Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Tom Murphy's seasonal Total Chances 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 Total Chances distribution box chart versus comparable players

Tom Murphy Total Chances — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Tom Murphy's MLB career with Total Chances 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.
Tom Murphy Total Chances season-by-season breakdown table