Dale Murphy
1976–1993 · bats R / throws R · Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, NLS, Philadelphia Phillies
2,180G
.265AVG
.346OBP
.469SLG
More career statistics
2,111H
398HR
1,266RBI
161SB
11Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,180 | 9,041 | 7,960 | 1,197 | 2,111 | 350 | 39 | 398 | 1,266 | 986 | 1,748 | 161 | 68 | 28 | 60 | 3,733 | .265 | .346 | .469 | .815 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1984-09-25 to 1985-04-19
48longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Two Homers in an Inning | 1989-07-27 | 1 in 3,109 games | box score ↗ |
| 71 | Five-Walk Game | 1983-04-22 | 1 in 1,833 games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | Three-Homer Game | 1979-05-18 | 1 in 321 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 1094 | 4498 | 1102 | 217 | 674 | 534 | 814 | .281 | .364 | .499 |
| Away | 1086 | 4543 | 1009 | 181 | 592 | 452 | 934 | .250 | .322 | .440 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 296 | 1197 | 290 | 66 | 207 | 134 | 245 | .275 | .354 | .514 |
| May | 382 | 1609 | 379 | 61 | 182 | 191 | 296 | .271 | .354 | .454 |
| June | 338 | 1433 | 329 | 68 | 204 | 158 | 295 | .262 | .340 | .475 |
| July | 338 | 1395 | 320 | 63 | 184 | 155 | 269 | .260 | .341 | .466 |
| August | 378 | 1577 | 374 | 69 | 233 | 153 | 312 | .266 | .334 | .469 |
| September | 403 | 1656 | 387 | 68 | 243 | 175 | 297 | .265 | .339 | .464 |
| October | 45 | 174 | 32 | 3 | 13 | 20 | 34 | .209 | .299 | .314 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 243 | 1008 | 222 | 48 | 130 | 107 | 210 | .249 | .326 | .462 |
| san-diego-padres | 239 | 1010 | 256 | 60 | 177 | 106 | 175 | .287 | .358 | .551 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 238 | 998 | 230 | 38 | 136 | 98 | 183 | .258 | .329 | .431 |
| houston-astros | 233 | 944 | 206 | 32 | 103 | 126 | 183 | .253 | .352 | .426 |
| san-francisco-giants | 232 | 983 | 234 | 58 | 171 | 105 | 201 | .271 | .345 | .521 |
| montreal-expos | 173 | 704 | 159 | 18 | 71 | 76 | 147 | .255 | .334 | .404 |
| new-york-mets | 170 | 691 | 164 | 32 | 94 | 79 | 128 | .271 | .352 | .474 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 165 | 675 | 153 | 23 | 87 | 75 | 138 | .259 | .338 | .438 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 19 | 65 | 17 | – | 9 | – | .262 | – | – | |
| 1977 | 18 | 76 | 24 | 2 | 14 | – | .316 | – | – | |
| 1978 | 151 | 530 | 120 | 23 | 79 | 11 | .226 | – | – | |
| 1979 | 104 | 384 | 106 | 21 | 57 | 6 | .276 | – | – | |
| 1980 | 156 | 569 | 160 | 33 | 89 | 9 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1981 | 104 | 369 | 91 | 13 | 50 | 14 | .247 | – | – | |
| 1982 | 162 | 598 | 168 | 36 | 109 | 23 | .281 | – | – | |
| 1983 | 162 | 589 | 178 | 36 | 121 | 30 | .302 | – | – | |
| 1984 | 162 | 607 | 176 | 36 | 100 | 19 | .290 | – | – | |
| 1985 | 162 | 616 | 185 | 37 | 111 | 10 | .300 | – | – | |
| 1986 | 160 | 614 | 163 | 29 | 83 | 7 | .265 | – | – | |
| 1987 | 159 | 566 | 167 | 44 | 105 | 16 | .295 | – | – | |
| 1988 | 156 | 592 | 134 | 24 | 77 | 3 | .226 | – | – | |
| 1989 | 154 | 574 | 131 | 20 | 84 | 3 | .228 | – | – | |
| 1990 | Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies | 154 | 563 | 138 | 24 | 83 | 9 | .245 | – | – |
| 1991 | 153 | 544 | 137 | 18 | 81 | 1 | .252 | – | – | |
| 1992 | 18 | 62 | 10 | 2 | 7 | – | .161 | – | – | |
| 1993 | 26 | 42 | 6 | – | 7 | – | .143 | – | – |