Rob Murphy

Q: When was Rob Murphy born?

Rob Murphy was born on May 26, 1960.

Q: Where was Rob Murphy born?

Rob Murphy was born in Miami, FL .

Q: How tall is Rob Murphy?

Rob Murphy is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Rob Murphy weigh when playing?

Rob Murphy weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

Q: Is Rob Murphy in the Hall of Fame?

Rob Murphy has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Rob Murphy drafted?

Rob Murphy was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 29th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Christopher Columbus HS (Miami, FL) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL) .

Q: How many strikeouts did Rob Murphy have?

Rob Murphy had 520 strikeouts over his career.

Q: How many teams has Rob Murphy played for?

Rob Murphy played for 8 teams; the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Florida Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Q: When did Rob Murphy retire?

Rob Murphy last played in 1995.

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 200lb (188cm, 90kg)

Born: May 26, 1960 in Miami, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 29th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Christopher Columbus HS (Miami, FL) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL).

High School: Christopher Columbus HS (Miami, FL)

Schools: University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL), University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)

Debut: September 13, 1985 (Age 25-110d, 15,105th in major league history)
vs. LAD 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: July 22, 1995 (Age 35-057d)
vs. LAD 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1986 season

Agents: Kim Stratos

Full Name: Robert Albert Murphy

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.6

ERA

3.64

597

623.1

520

WHIP

1.356

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1981	21	CIN-min	A	6	8	.429	4.54	25	20	2	2	0	0	105.0	109	73	53	5	67	2	58	1	1	15				1.676	9.3	0.4	5.7	5.0	0.87	TAM FLOR
1982	22	CIN-min	A	3	7	.300	4.04	31	9	11	0	0	2	89.0	92	62	40	2	61	2	96	1	1	6				1.719	9.3	0.2	6.2	9.7	1.57	CDR MIDW
1983	23	CIN-min	A	6	10	.375	3.33	36	18	6	2	1	2	140.2	120	66	52	7	69	3	137	3	0	8				1.344	7.7	0.4	4.4	8.8	1.99	CDR MIDW
1984	24	CIN-min	AA	2	3	.400	2.71	45	1	25	0	0	15	69.2	57	23	21	0	35	3	69	1	0	7				1.321	7.4	0.0	4.5	8.9	1.97	VMT EL
1985	25	CIN-min	AAA	5	5	.500	4.61	41	0	18	0	0	5	84.0	94	55	43	8	57	4	66	2	0	8				1.798	10.1	0.9	6.1	7.1	1.16	DEN AA
1985	25	CIN	NL	0	0		6.00	2	0	2	0	0	0	3.0	2	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	12	71	8.35	1.333	6.0	3.0	6.0	3.0	0.50
1986	26	CIN-min	AAA	3	4	.429	1.90	27	0	16	0	0	7	42.2	33	12	9	0	24	1	36	0	1	0				1.336	7.0	0.0	5.1	7.6	1.50	DEN AA
1986	26	CIN	NL	6	0	1.000	0.72	34	0	12	0	0	1	50.1	26	4	4	0	21	2	36	0	0	5	195	541	2.59	0.934	4.6	0.0	3.8	6.4	1.71
1987	27	CIN	NL	8	5	.615	3.04	87	0	21	0	0	3	100.2	91	37	34	7	32	5	99	0	0	1	415	139	2.76	1.222	8.1	0.6	2.9	8.9	3.09
1988	28	CIN	NL	0	6	.000	3.08	76	0	28	0	0	3	84.2	69	31	29	3	38	6	74	1	1	5	350	117	2.86	1.264	7.3	0.3	4.0	7.9	1.95
1989	29	BOS	AL	5	7	.417	2.74	74	0	27	0	0	9	105.0	97	38	32	7	41	8	107	1	0	6	438	151	2.79	1.314	8.3	0.6	3.5	9.2	2.61
1990	30	BOS	AL	0	6	.000	6.32	68	0	20	0	0	7	57.0	85	46	40	10	32	3	54	1	0	4	285	65	4.93	2.053	13.4	1.6	5.1	8.5	1.69
1991	31	SEA	AL	0	1	.000	3.00	57	0	26	0	0	4	48.0	47	17	16	4	19	4	34	1	0	4	211	138	3.77	1.375	8.8	0.8	3.6	6.4	1.79
1992	32	HOU	NL	3	1	.750	4.04	59	0	6	0	0	0	55.2	56	28	25	2	21	4	42	0	0	4	242	84	2.87	1.383	9.1	0.3	3.4	6.8	2.00
1993	33	STL	NL	5	7	.417	4.87	73	0	23	0	0	1	64.2	73	37	35	8	20	6	41	1	0	5	279	81	4.30	1.438	10.2	1.1	2.8	5.7	2.05
1994	34	TOT	MLB	4	3	.571	4.29	53	0	15	0	0	2	42.0	38	21	20	9	13	2	25	0	0	2	174	99	5.65	1.214	8.1	1.9	2.8	5.4	1.92
1994	34	STL	NL	4	3	.571	3.79	50	0	15	0	0	2	40.1	35	18	17	7	13	2	25	0	0	2	166	110	5.11	1.190	7.8	1.6	2.9	5.6	1.92
1994	34	NYY	AL	0	0		16.20	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	34	18.73	1.800	16.2	10.8	0.0	0.0
1995	35	FLA-min	AAA	0	0		0.00	3	0	3	0	0	2	3.0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	11			0.667	6.0	0.0	0.0	3.0		CHR IL
1995	35	TOT	NL	1	2	.333	10.95	14	0	1	0	0	0	12.1	14	16	15	3	8	1	7	0	0	1	58	39	7.08	1.784	10.2	2.2	5.8	5.1	0.88
1995	35	LAD	NL	0	1	.000	12.60	6	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	6	7	7	2	3	0	2	0	0	1	23	32	9.30	1.800	10.8	3.6	5.4	3.6	0.67
1995	35	FLA	NL	1	1	.500	9.82	8	0	0	0	0	0	7.1	8	9	8	1	5	1	5	0	0	0	35	45	5.56	1.773	9.8	1.2	6.1	6.1	1.00
11 Yrs				32	38	.457	3.64	597	0	181	0	0	30	623.1	598	277	252	54	247	41	520	5	1	37	2659	109	3.52	1.356	8.6	0.8	3.6	7.5	2.11
162 Game Avg.				4	4	.457	3.64	68	0	21	0	0	3	71	68	32	29	6	28	5	59	1	0	4	303	109	3.52	1.356	8.6	0.8	3.6	7.5	2.11

CIN (4 yrs)				14	11	.560	2.60	199	0	63	0	0	7	238.2	188	74	69	11	93	13	210	1	1	11	972	151	2.83	1.177	7.1	0.4	3.5	7.9	2.26
STL (2 yrs)				9	10	.474	4.46	123	0	38	0	0	3	105.0	108	55	52	15	33	8	66	1	0	7	445	91	4.61	1.343	9.3	1.3	2.8	5.7	2.00
BOS (2 yrs)				5	13	.278	4.00	142	0	47	0	0	16	162.0	182	84	72	17	73	11	161	2	0	10	723	103	3.54	1.574	10.1	0.9	4.1	8.9	2.21
LAD (1 yr)				0	1	.000	12.60	6	0	1	0	0	0	5.0	6	7	7	2	3	0	2	0	0	1	23	32	9.30	1.800	10.8	3.6	5.4	3.6	0.67
NYY (1 yr)				0	0		16.20	3	0	0	0	0	0	1.2	3	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	34	18.73	1.800	16.2	10.8	0.0	0.0
SEA (1 yr)				0	1	.000	3.00	57	0	26	0	0	4	48.0	47	17	16	4	19	4	34	1	0	4	211	138	3.77	1.375	8.8	0.8	3.6	6.4	1.79
FLA (1 yr)				1	1	.500	9.82	8	0	0	0	0	0	7.1	8	9	8	1	5	1	5	0	0	0	35	45	5.56	1.773	9.8	1.2	6.1	6.1	1.00
HOU (1 yr)				3	1	.750	4.04	59	0	6	0	0	0	55.2	56	28	25	2	21	4	42	0	0	4	242	84	2.87	1.383	9.1	0.3	3.4	6.8	2.00

NL (8 yrs)				27	24	.529	3.52	395	0	108	0	0	10	411.2	366	173	161	31	155	26	325	2	1	23	1717	111	3.42	1.266	8.0	0.7	3.4	7.1	2.10
AL (4 yrs)				5	14	.263	3.87	202	0	73	0	0	20	211.2	232	104	91	23	92	15	195	3	0	14	942	107	3.72	1.531	9.9	1.0	3.9	8.3	2.12

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Rob Murphy?

Rob Murphy is 63 years old.

When was Rob Murphy born?

Rob Murphy was born on May 26, 1960.

Where was Rob Murphy born?

Rob Murphy was born in Miami, FL.

How tall is Rob Murphy?

Rob Murphy is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.

How much did Rob Murphy weigh when playing?

Rob Murphy weighed 200 lbs (90 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Rob Murphy play?

Rob Murphy played 11 seasons.

Is Rob Murphy in the Hall of Fame?

Rob Murphy has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Rob Murphy drafted?

Rob Murphy was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 29th round of the 1978 MLB June Amateur Draft from Christopher Columbus HS (Miami, FL) and the Cincinnati Reds in the 1st round (3rd) of the 1981 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from University of Miami (Coral Gables, FL).

What position did Rob Murphy play?

Rob Murphy was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Rob Murphy have?

Rob Murphy had 520 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Rob Murphy played for?

Rob Murphy played for 8 teams; the Cincinnati Reds, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees, Florida Marlins and Los Angeles Dodgers.

When did Rob Murphy retire?

Rob Murphy last played in 1995.

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