Dale Murphy vs. Bob Shirley — Matchup Analysis

Bob Shirley has kept Murphy in check relative to their career standard. An OPS of 0.786 is a solid mark overall, but it sits 4% below where Murphy typically operates, reflecting a pitcher making a great hitter work harder than usual. Shirley has also had the strikeout edge, sitting Murphy down once every 2.9 plate appearances against a career rate of once every 5.2 PA. Slight edge: Shirley. Context matters here.

How Dale Murphy put the ball into play against Bob Shirley

Balls and Strikes Thrown by Bob Shirley to Dale Murphy

Matchup Details for Dale Murphy and Bob Shirley

Stats that describe the matchup between Dale Murphy and Bob Shirley including some career level stats for context.
In this matchup
20
Dale Murphy Career Plate Appearances
9040
Bob Shirley Career Batters Faced
6106
In this matchup
18
Dale Murphy Career At Bats
7960
Bob Shirley Career At Bats Pitched
5416
In this matchup
0.167
Dale Murphy Career Batting Average
0.265
Bob Shirley Career Opposing Batting Average
0.264
In this matchup
3
Dale Murphy Career Hits
2111
Bob Shirley Career Hits Allowed
1432
In this matchup
1
Dale Murphy Career Singles
1324
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Doubles
350
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Triples
39
In this matchup
2
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs
398
Bob Shirley Career Home Runs Allowed
127

Grand Slams

In this matchup
0

In the Park Home Runs

In this matchup
0

In the Park Grand Slams

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
2
Dale Murphy Career Extra Base Hits
787
In this matchup
0.111
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per at Bat
0.050
Bob Shirley Career Home Runs Allowed per At Bat
0.023
In this matchup
0.667
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per Hit
0.189
Bob Shirley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Hit
0.089

Home Runs Per Strikeout

In this matchup
0.286
Dale Murphy Career Home Runs Per Strikeout
0.228
Bob Shirley Career Home Runs Allowed Per Strikeout
0.161
In this matchup
9
Dale Murphy Total Bases
3733
In this matchup
6
Dale Murphy Career Times on Base
3125
In this matchup
0.286
Dale Murphy Career On Base Percentage
0.346
In this matchup
0.500
Dale Murphy Career Slugging Percentage
0.469
In this matchup
0.786
Dale Murphy Career OPS
0.815
In this matchup
0.333
Dale Murphy Career Isolated Power
0.204
In this matchup
0.254
Dale Murphy Career Gross Production Average
0.273
In this matchup
0.111
Dale Murphy Career Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.292
Bob Shirley Career Opposing Batting Average on Balls in Play
0.290
In this matchup
5
Dale Murphy Career RBIs
1266
In this matchup
2.571
Dale Murphy Career Runs Created
1293.810
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Hit By Pitch
28
Bob Shirley Career Batters Hit By Pitch
20

Outs

In this matchup
8
In this matchup
2
Dale Murphy Career Walks
986
Bob Shirley Career Walks Allowed
543
In this matchup
1
Dale Murphy Career Intentional Walks
159
Bob Shirley Career Intentional Walks Allowed
72
In this matchup
7
Dale Murphy Career Strikeouts
1748
Bob Shirley Career Strikeouts Thrown
790
In this matchup
2.857
Dale Murphy Career Plate Appearances Per Strikeout
5.170
Bob Shirley Career Batters Faced per Strikeout
7.729
In this matchup
0.429
Dale Murphy Career Walks Per Strikeout
0.560
Bob Shirley Career Walks Allowed Per Strikeout
0.690

Walks and Hits Per Plate Apperance

In this matchup
0.300
Dale Murphy Career Walks and Hits Per Plate Appearance
0.360
Bob Shirley Career Walks and Hits Allowed Per Plate Appearance
0.335

Batter Reached due to Defensive Indifference

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Error

In this matchup
0

Batter Reached due to Interference

In this matchup
0
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Sacrifice Hits
6
Bob Shirley Career Sacrifice Hits
73
In this matchup
0
Dale Murphy Career Sacrifice Flies
60
Bob Shirley Career Sacrifice Flies
54
In this matchup
1
Dale Murphy Career Ground into Double Play
209
Bob Shirley Career Double Plays Enabled
116

Ground into Triple Play

In this matchup
0