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| Player Report for #45 Merlin Murphy | | Monday, June 29th, 1998 |  | | Name: | Merlin Murphy | Contract: | Major League Contract | | Nickname: | | Salary: | $3,420,000 | | Birthday: | 02-28-1965 | Signed Through: | 1998 Season | | Age: | 33 | Years of Major League Service: | 11 Years, 2 Days | | Born in: | Clearwater (Florida) | Major League Service Days this Year: | 85 Days | | Nationality: | American | | | | Height: | 6' 4" | Years on 40-Man Roster: | 12 Years, 13 Days | | Weight: | 231 lbs | Years of Pro Service: | 14 Years | | | | Arbitration Eligibility: | Not eligible, free agent after contract expires! | | Position: | 1B | Minor League Option Years: | Out of option years | | Bats: | Left | | | | Throws: | Left | Contract Extension | - | | Status: | Completely Rested | Drafted | - | | Morale: | Great | Local Popularity (National) | Insignificant (Insignificant) |
| | | Batting Ratings (SISA) | | Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's | | | Overall | 40 | 45 | 70 | 60 | 25 | | | Versus LHP | 35 | 40 | 60 | 50 | 20 | | | Versus RHP | 45 | 50 | 75 | 65 | 25 | | | Talent | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | |
| Running & Bunting Ratings | | | Fielding Ratings | | Running Speed: | 25 | | First Base 25 | | Stealing Ability: | 25 | | | | Baserunning Instincts: | 20 | | | | Sacrifice Bunt: | 55 | | | | Bunt for Hit: | 25 | | | | Hitter Type: | Spray Hitter | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Game Log, Last 10 Games | | Date | Opponent | Result | AB | R | H | BI | HR | BB | K | SB | | | | | | | | | | | 06-28-1998 | @ SD | Loss, 6-10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-27-1998 | @ SD | Loss, 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-26-1998 | @ SD | Loss, 2-9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-25-1998 | @ SD | Loss, 8-10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-23-1998 | @ LV | Win, 12-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-22-1998 | @ LV | Win, 6-3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-21-1998 | SEA | Win, 7-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-19-1998 | SEA | Win, 7-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-18-1998 | @ TOR | Loss, 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | 06-17-1998 | @ TOR | Win, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Pennant Chase Baseball League 1998 Batting Stats | | Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO | VORP | | Overall | 66 | 196 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 56 | 37 | 44 | 35 | .306 | .428 | .612 | 1.040 | 1.163 | .306 | 34.2 | | Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 | | | | Overall | 56 | 243 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 54.5 | 10.23 | | | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | Versus Left | | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .455 | .667 | 1.121 | | Versus Right | | 187 | 57 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 54 | 34 | 42 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .427 | .610 | 1.036 | | Batting | | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | | This Week | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 2.000 | 2.667 | | Last Week | | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | .524 | 1.118 | 1.641 | | April | | 56 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .339 | .449 | .750 | 1.199 | | May | | 82 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .347 | .280 | .627 | | June | | 58 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .397 | .521 | .948 | 1.469 | | Spring Training | | 51 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .314 | .435 | .451 | .886 | | Last Year | | 111 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .234 | .388 | .351 | .740 | | 2 Years Ago | | 452 | 105 | 16 | 1 | 39 | 98 | 76 | 82 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .232 | .352 | .531 | .883 | | Career | | 2142 | 557 | 102 | 4 | 160 | 459 | 359 | 369 | 484 | 17 | 0 | 17 | .260 | .371 | .535 | .906 | | Home | | 78 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .410 | .333 | .743 | | Road | | 118 | 42 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .356 | .442 | .797 | 1.239 | | Grass | | 196 | 60 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 56 | 37 | 44 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .428 | .612 | 1.040 | | Day | | 65 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 | .418 | .431 | .848 | | Night | | 131 | 41 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .313 | .433 | .702 | 1.135 | | Pinch Hitting | | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .300 | .500 | .800 | | Close/Late | | 36 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .306 | .469 | .778 | 1.247 | | Inning 1-3 | | 66 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .420 | .682 | 1.102 | | Inning 4-6 | | 72 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .456 | .556 | 1.011 | | Inning 7-9 | | 56 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .414 | .625 | 1.039 | | Extra Innings | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | | 0 Outs | | 66 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .412 | .606 | 1.019 | | 1 Outs | | 57 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .386 | .519 | .930 | 1.449 | | 2 Outs | | 73 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 | .360 | .370 | .730 | | Scoring Position | | 55 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .550 | .836 | 1.386 | | Bases Empty | | 94 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | .405 | .564 | .969 | | Runner on 1st | | 47 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .213 | .288 | .447 | .735 | | Runner on 2nd | | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .579 | .714 | 1.053 | 1.767 | | Runner on 3rd | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .600 | .333 | .933 | | Runner on 1st & 2nd | | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | .188 | .286 | .473 | | Runner on 1st & 3rd | | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | 1.200 | 1.700 | | Runner on 2nd & 3rd | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .571 | .250 | .821 | | Bases Loaded | | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .750 | 1.600 | 2.350 | | Two Strikes | | 93 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 25 | 17 | 19 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 | .363 | .516 | .879 | | First Pitch | | 35 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .771 | 1.171 | | Count 0-1 | | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .238 | .450 | .688 | | Count 0-2 | | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .182 | .455 | .636 | | Count 1-0 | | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 | .312 | .750 | 1.062 | | Count 1-1 | | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .545 | .545 | .909 | 1.455 | | Count 1-2 | | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | .214 | .464 | .679 | | Count 2-0 | | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .800 | .800 | .800 | 1.600 | | Count 2-1 | | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .231 | .750 | .981 | | Count 2-2 | | 39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 | .225 | .538 | .763 | | Count 3-0 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.000 | .000 | 1.000 | | Count 3-1 | | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .842 | .250 | 1.092 | | Full Count | | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .706 | .600 | 1.306 | | Behind in Count | | 59 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .217 | .458 | .674 | | Ahead in Count | | 37 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .351 | .603 | .703 | 1.306 |
| | Career Minor League Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP |
| | Career Postseason Batting Stats | | Year/Team/League | Age | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | VORP | | 1993 Indiana - PCBL | 28 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .292 | .316 | .607 | 0.0 | | Total PCBL | | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .105 | .292 | .316 | .607 | 0.0 |
| | Player History | | 01-02-1993 | Drafted in the 1993 inaugural draft (Round 5, Pick 6, 86th overall Pick) by the Indiana Ninja. | | 05-26-1993 | Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $24,186,428 with the Indiana Ninja organization. | | 05-31-1993 | Wins the PCBL HL Player of the Week Award. | | 01-01-1994 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (5); Power: 75 (9); Eye: 60 (7). | | 08-18-1994 | Injured (bruised cheekbone), out for 3 weeks. | | 01-01-1995 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (5); Power: 75 (9); Eye: 60 (7). | | 01-01-1996 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (5); Power: 70 (9); Eye: 60 (8). | | 09-09-1996 | Wins the PCBL HL Player of the Week Award. | | 11-20-1996 | Became a free agent. | | 01-01-1997 | SISA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (5); Power: 70 (9); Eye: 60 (8). | | 08-08-1997 | Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $5,740,000 with the Kansas City Brahmas organization. | | 01-01-1998 | OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 45 (5); Power: 70 (9); Eye: 60 (8). | | 06-15-1998 | Wins the PCBL HL Player of the Week Award. | | Leader Boards Appearances | | Year | HR | Rank | | 1993 | 35 | 7 | | 1995 | 37 | 5 | | 1996 | 39 | 3 | | | | | Year | SLG | Rank | | 1993 | .557 | 6 | | 1995 | .550 | 7 | | | | Year | ISO | Rank | | 1993 | .275 | 4 | | 1995 | .295 | 4 | | 1996 | .299 | 2 | | | | Year | OPS | Rank | | 1993 | .951 | 5 | | 1995 | .895 | 10 | | | | | |
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