John Ryan Murphy

Name Note: Previously went by J.R.

Position: Catcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-11, 200lb (180cm, 90kg)

Born: May 13, 1991 in Bradenton, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 2nd round of the 2009 MLB June Amateur Draft from IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL).

High School: IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL)

Debut: September 2, 2013 (Age 22-112d, 20,520th in major league history)
vs. CHW 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 24, 2020 (Age 29-134d)
vs. CHC 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2014 season

Agents: ISE Baseball

Full Name: John Ryan Murphy

Nicknames: Choir Boy

Twitter: @JRMurphy513

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.4

680

146

.215

RBI

OBP

.262

SLG

.344

OPS

.606

OPS+

Summary of 18 Home Runs

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 0 walk-off, 0 tying, 5 go ahead

3 Tms
ARI	13
NYY	4
MIN	1

Platoon
vs LHP	11
vs RHP	7

Home/Road
Away	10
Home	8

Outs
0	7
1	6
2	5

15 Opps
LAD	2
SDP	2
CIN	2
MIN	1
NYM	1
PIT	1
SFG	1
BOS	1
TEX	1
CHC	1
LAA	1
MIA	1
BAL	1
MIL	1
CHW	1

18 Pitchers
Glen Perkins	1
Mike Minor	1
Allen Webster	1
Henry Owens	1
Héctor Santiago	1
Zach Neal	1
Sal Romano	1
Brent Suter	1
Matt Strahm	1
Andrew Suárez	1
Trevor Williams	1
Adam Warren	1
Anthony Ranaudo	1
Rich Hill	1
Wei-Yin Chen	1
Homer Bailey	1
Steven Matz	1
Jarlín García	1

11 Parks
Chase Field (PHO)	5
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	2
Petco Pk (SAN)	2
Target Field (MIN)	2
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Citi Field (NYC)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
Wrigley Fld (CHI)	1
Am Fam Field (MIL)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1

Where Hit
7	12
9	2
78	2
8	1
89	1

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
1	7
7+	3
2	3
5	2
6	1
4	1
3	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	18

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	12
1--	4
--3	1
1-3	1

25 RBI
RISP	2
0 on	12
1 on	5
2 on	1
Any on	6

Inning
2	3
3	2
4	3
5	6
6	2
8	1
9	1

1-3	5
4-6	11
7-end	2

RelScore
+4..	3
+3	2
+2	4
+1	3
Tied	4
-1	1
-4..	1

Ahead	12
Tied	4
Behind	2

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
3-2	3
1-0	2
2-2	2
2-1	1
3-1	1
0-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
C	18

OrderPos
8th	9
7th	3
4th	2
6th	2
5th	1
9th	1

Leverage
High Lev	2
Medium Lev	4
Low Lev	12

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2014-04-26	NYY		LAA	Héctor Santiago	tied 3-3	b 5	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	9	2	0.152	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	2015-07-25	NYY	@	MIN	Glen Perkins	tied 5-5	t 9	1	1-3	5,(2-2) BFBFX	3	7	2	0.279	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); C. Beltrán Scores; C. Headley Scores
3	3	2	1	2015-09-02	NYY	@	BOS	Henry Owens	ahead 2-1	t 2	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	7	2	0.097	68%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
4	4	3	1	2015-09-07	NYY		BAL	Wei-Yin Chen	behind 3-4	b 5	2	1--	5,(3-1) FBBBX	2	7	2	0.305	68%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); G. Bird Scores
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
5	5	1	1	2016-09-04	MIN		CHW	Anthony Ranaudo	ahead 7-5	b 5	2	---	4,(2-1) BFBX	1	8	2	0.081	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2018-04-03	ARI		LAD	Zach Neal	ahead 5-1	b 8	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	8	2	0.008	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
7	7	2	1	2018-04-11	ARI	@	SFG	Andrew Suárez	ahead 2-0	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.094	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
8	8	3	1	2018-05-08	ARI	@	LAD	Rich Hill	ahead 3-2	t 4	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	0.160	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); N. Ahmed Scores
9	9	4	1	2018-05-19	ARI	@	NYM	Steven Matz	tied 2-2	t 4	2	--3	7,(3-2) CB1S1.FB>B.X	2	8	2	0.233	72%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Dyson Scores
10	10	5	1	2018-05-23	ARI	@	MIL	Brent Suter	tied 1-1	t 2	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.109	59%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
11	11	6	1	2018-05-28	ARI		CIN	Homer Bailey	ahead 4-1	b 4	0	---	9,(3-2) CBCFBBFFX	1	5	2	0.052	91%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
12	12	7	1	2018-05-30	ARI		CIN	Sal Romano	ahead 3-0	b 3	1	---	9,(3-2) CBSBBFFFX	1	4	2	0.058	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	8	1	2018-06-01	ARI		MIA	Jarlín García	ahead 5-0	b 5	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	2	0.022	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Lamb Scores
14	14	9	1	2018-06-24	ARI	@	PIT	Trevor Williams	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	2	0.083	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	@Bat			Pitcher	Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	RBI	BOP	Pos	WPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
15	15	1	1	2019-04-02	ARI	@	SDP	Adam Warren	ahead 4-2	t 6	0	---	3,(2-0) .BBX	1	8	2	0.083	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
16	16	2	1	2019-04-09	ARI		TEX	Mike Minor	behind 0-4	b 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	8	2	0.073	24%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
17	17	3	1	2019-04-20	ARI	@	CHC	Allen Webster	ahead 4-0	t 6	1	1--	6,(2-2) C1BFBFX	2	8	2	0.054	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); N. Ahmed Scores
18	18	4	1	2019-05-21	ARI	@	SDP	Matt Strahm	ahead 1-0	t 5	2	---	2,(0-1) TX	1	8	2	0.126	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)