Tom Murphy
33-Year-Old
60-Day IL
Injury Knee
Est. Return 2/1/2025
2024 Stats
AVG
.118
HR
1
RBI
2
R
3
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
A small fracture in his left thumb truncated his 2023 season, but even when healthy, Murphy rarely saw the field while playing behind Cal Raleigh in Seattle. Murphy was active for four and a half months and only logged 159 plate appearances. His performance at the plate in that small sample was excellent, as he slashed .290/.335/.538 with eight homers. He's been above average at the plate throughout most of his career, to the point where he can be considered passable in two-catcher leagues as a replacement. Entering his age-33 season, Murphy has only once reached even 300 plate appearances in a season, so he's a clear backup, though a quality one. After signing a two-year, $8 million deal with the Giants, Murphy will likely serve as the No. 2 behind Patrick Bailey in San Francisco, seeing most of his starts against left-handed pitching. Read Past Outlooks
Likely done for 2024
Murphy (knee) has yet to resume catching and isn't expected to be activated from the 60-day injured list before the season ends Sept. 29, Evan Webeck of the East Bay Times reports.
ANALYSIS
Murphy has resided on the IL since May 5 with a sprained MCL in his left knee. Though he avoided surgery and was expected to make a full recovery from the injury in six weeks, Murphy has been a slow healer, with the knee injury still presenting too much pain for him to resume squatting behind the plate. The knee sprain hasn't kept him from hitting, throwing and running, but the Giants aren't keen on activating the 33-year-old if he's available only as a designated hitter or pinch-hitting option. Murphy said that he expects to be ready to resume catching in spring training after getting a full offseason of recovery.
Murphy has resided on the IL since May 5 with a sprained MCL in his left knee. Though he avoided surgery and was expected to make a full recovery from the injury in six weeks, Murphy has been a slow healer, with the knee injury still presenting too much pain for him to resume squatting behind the plate. The knee sprain hasn't kept him from hitting, throwing and running, but the Giants aren't keen on activating the 33-year-old if he's available only as a designated hitter or pinch-hitting option. Murphy said that he expects to be ready to resume catching in spring training after getting a full offseason of recovery.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+9%
OPS vs RHP
2024
+123%
OPS vs RHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .770 | 100 | 3 | 9 | .261 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .837 | 137 | 7 | 11 | .266 | ||||
2024vs Left | .259 | 16 | 0 | 0 | .071 | ||||
2024vs Right | .577 | 22 | 1 | 2 | .150 | ||||
2023vs Left | .869 | 72 | 3 | 9 | .292 | ||||
2023vs Right | .876 | 86 | 5 | 8 | .288 | ||||
2022vs Left | .833 | 12 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||||
2022vs Right | .914 | 29 | 1 | 1 | .292 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
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+1%
OPS at Home
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+951%
OPS on Road
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .814 | 118 | 5 | 7 | .267 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .805 | 119 | 5 | 13 | .262 | ||||
2024Home | .067 | 15 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
2024Away | .704 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .200 | ||||
2023Home | .910 | 84 | 5 | 7 | .289 | ||||
2023Away | .833 | 74 | 3 | 10 | .290 | ||||
2022Home | .993 | 19 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||||
2022Away | .808 | 22 | 1 | 1 | .222 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Tom Murphy compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.29BB Rate
10.5%K Rate
36.8%BABIP
.158ISO
.118AVG
.118OBP
.211SLG
.235OPS
.446wOBA
.208Exit Velocity
87.4 mphHard Hit Rate
20.0%Barrels/PA
5.3%Expected BA
.153Expected SLG
.317Sprint Speed
24.0 ft/secGround Ball %
55.0%Line Drive %
15.0%Fly Ball %
30.0%Advanced Batting Stats
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Murphy appeared set to see significant playing time behind the plate for the Mariners in 2022, but he suffered a shoulder injury after just 14 games and ultimately underwent season-ending surgery in June. Cal Raleigh busted out with 27 home runs and a .773 OPS last season and will enter 2023 as Seattle's clear top catcher. Murphy had an .859 OPS in 2019 and does have some upside, but he's never played in more than 97 games and should serve as the backup catcher as long as Raleigh remains healthy.
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Begins hitting, running
Giants manager Bob Melvin said Saturday that Murphy (knee) has begun a hitting and running progression and could be an option to return from the 60-day injured list in September, MLB.com reports.
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Catching live bullpen Saturday
Murphy (knee) will catch a live bullpen session Saturday in San Francisco, Shayna Rubin of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
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Resumes baseball activities
Murphy (knee) has been taking batting practice and throwing out to 110 feet as of last week, MLB.com reports.
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Moved to 60-day IL
The Giants transferred Murphy (knee) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Wednesday, Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic reports.
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Out 4-to-6 weeks
Giants manager Bob Melvin said Monday that Murphy is expected to be sidelined 4-to-6 weeks after being diagnosed with a left knee sprain, Maria I. Guardado of MLB.com reports.
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Could return to Seattle in 2024
The Mariners are interested re-signing Murphy, who finished the 2023 season on the injured list due to a fractured thumb, Ryan Divish of The Seattle Times reports.
ANALYSIS
Murphy suffered a left thumb sprain this past August and was later diagnosed with a season-ending fracture of that same digit, but he is fully healthy now as he moves into free agency. The 32-year-old catcher posted an .873 OPS across 47 games when healthy in 2023 and could potentially return as Cal Raleigh's backup behind the plate in 2024 if he doesn't find a starting opportunity elsewhere.
Murphy suffered a left thumb sprain this past August and was later diagnosed with a season-ending fracture of that same digit, but he is fully healthy now as he moves into free agency. The 32-year-old catcher posted an .873 OPS across 47 games when healthy in 2023 and could potentially return as Cal Raleigh's backup behind the plate in 2024 if he doesn't find a starting opportunity elsewhere.