Dwayne Murphy
1978–1989 · bats L / throws R · Detroit Tigers, Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies
1,360G
.246AVG
.356OBP
.402SLG
More career statistics
1,069H
166HR
609RBI
100SB
5Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,360 | 5,242 | 4,347 | 648 | 1,069 | 139 | 20 | 166 | 609 | 747 | 953 | 100 | 61 | 19 | 45 | 1,746 | .246 | .356 | .402 | .758 |
Streaks
13longest hitting streak · 1979-05-18 to 1979-05-31
33longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | Three Intentional Walks | 1981-09-22 | 1 in 1,129 games | box score ↗ |
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1982-04-11 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | 11 total bases | 1985-09-02 | 1 in 2,522 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 684 | 2573 | 495 | 73 | 260 | 389 | 472 | .234 | .344 | .373 |
| Away | 676 | 2669 | 574 | 93 | 349 | 358 | 481 | .257 | .349 | .428 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 201 | 766 | 150 | 20 | 86 | 116 | 133 | .240 | .347 | .370 |
| May | 211 | 812 | 161 | 29 | 94 | 117 | 140 | .244 | .342 | .411 |
| June | 188 | 718 | 145 | 25 | 80 | 110 | 125 | .247 | .355 | .410 |
| July | 205 | 780 | 162 | 23 | 94 | 100 | 144 | .245 | .336 | .399 |
| August | 279 | 1097 | 231 | 27 | 130 | 152 | 203 | .253 | .349 | .385 |
| September | 253 | 974 | 203 | 39 | 119 | 139 | 190 | .248 | .351 | .438 |
| October | 23 | 95 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | .207 | .316 | .354 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| california-angels | 112 | 458 | 98 | 14 | 57 | 67 | 80 | .255 | .360 | .401 |
| minnesota-twins | 112 | 436 | 82 | 8 | 41 | 58 | 83 | .227 | .321 | .331 |
| chicago-white-sox | 108 | 422 | 82 | 14 | 40 | 57 | 72 | .229 | .329 | .358 |
| seattle-mariners | 107 | 435 | 94 | 16 | 54 | 67 | 86 | .261 | .370 | .444 |
| toronto-blue-jays | 100 | 394 | 66 | 6 | 37 | 66 | 71 | .208 | .335 | .303 |
| boston-red-sox | 99 | 393 | 82 | 6 | 38 | 51 | 74 | .244 | .338 | .357 |
| cleveland-guardians | 97 | 390 | 83 | 11 | 55 | 69 | 61 | .270 | .390 | .430 |
| baltimore-orioles | 95 | 379 | 88 | 14 | 45 | 46 | 61 | .276 | .354 | .442 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 |  Athletics | 60 | 52 | 10 | – | 5 | – | .192 | – | – |
| 1979 | Athletics | 121 | 388 | 99 | 11 | 40 | 15 | .255 | – | – |
| 1980 | Athletics | 159 | 573 | 157 | 13 | 68 | 26 | .274 | – | – |
| 1981 | Athletics | 107 | 390 | 98 | 15 | 60 | 10 | .251 | – | – |
| 1982 | Athletics | 151 | 543 | 129 | 27 | 94 | 26 | .238 | – | – |
| 1983 | Athletics | 130 | 471 | 107 | 17 | 75 | 7 | .227 | – | – |
| 1984 | Athletics | 153 | 559 | 143 | 33 | 88 | 4 | .256 | – | – |
| 1985 | Athletics | 152 | 523 | 122 | 20 | 59 | 4 | .233 | – | – |
| 1986 | Athletics | 98 | 329 | 83 | 9 | 39 | 3 | .252 | – | – |
| 1987 | Athletics | 82 | 219 | 51 | 8 | 35 | 4 | .233 | – | – |
| 1988 |  Detroit Tigers | 49 | 144 | 36 | 4 | 19 | 1 | .250 | – | – |
| 1989 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 98 | 156 | 34 | 9 | 27 | – | .218 | – | – |