Matt Murton
2005–2009 · bats R / throws R · Chicago Cubs, Colorado Rockies, Athletics
346G
.286AVG
.352OBP
.436SLG
More career statistics
272H
29HR
112RBI
10SB
2Rare 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346 | 1,058 | 952 | 134 | 272 | 46 | 5 | 29 | 112 | 93 | 149 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 415 | .286 | .352 | .436 | .788 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 2006-05-23 to 2006-05-31
14longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79 | Four-Double Game | 2006-08-03 | 1 in 3,923 games | box score ↗ |
| 56 | Four Extra-Base Hits | 2006-08-03 | 1 in 450 games | box score ↗ |
| 15 | 2 stolen bases | 2006-05-06 | 1 in 199 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 169 | 521 | 132 | 12 | 57 | 45 | 67 | .281 | .340 | .432 |
| Away | 177 | 537 | 140 | 17 | 55 | 48 | 82 | .290 | .350 | .440 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 50 | 151 | 36 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 22 | .265 | .338 | .368 |
| May | 67 | 205 | 52 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 27 | .286 | .346 | .423 |
| June | 42 | 112 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 19 | .212 | .259 | .240 |
| July | 50 | 145 | 38 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 22 | .299 | .366 | .370 |
| August | 60 | 188 | 52 | 10 | 32 | 13 | 22 | .299 | .346 | .517 |
| September | 73 | 243 | 68 | 13 | 25 | 24 | 36 | .315 | .379 | .565 |
| October | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .308 | .286 | .308 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 40 | 145 | 39 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 19 | .295 | .345 | .492 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 36 | 127 | 37 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 17 | .314 | .362 | .449 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 36 | 114 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 17 | .200 | .263 | .295 |
| houston-astros | 36 | 101 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 18 | .264 | .327 | .440 |
| milwaukee-brewers | 30 | 74 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | .385 | .419 | .585 |
| san-francisco-giants | 21 | 54 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | .378 | .463 | .667 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 17 | 59 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | .288 | .356 | .385 |
| san-diego-padres | 17 | 42 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | .263 | .310 | .263 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  Chicago Cubs | 51 | 140 | 45 | 7 | 14 | 2 | .321 | – | – |
| 2006 | Chicago Cubs | 144 | 455 | 135 | 13 | 62 | 5 | .297 | – | – |
| 2007 | Chicago Cubs | 94 | 235 | 66 | 8 | 22 | 1 | .281 | – | – |
| 2008 | Chicago Cubs, Athletics | 28 | 70 | 13 | – | 8 | – | .186 | – | – |
| 2009 |  Colorado Rockies | 29 | 52 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .250 | – | – |