David Murphy (David Matthew Murphy) was born on October 18, 1981 in Houston, Texas. He made his Major League debut on September 2, 2006 for the Boston Red Sox. Murphy played for the Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers during his entire 2 year career.
An injury ruined 2004 for Murphy, his first year as a pro. And he started off ice cold in 2005. But starting in the second half of '05 he began to show flashes of the ability that made him a first round pick in 2003. He is improving on working the count, waiting for his pitch and he has power potential. He has average speed, but the Red Sox believe he has the ability to play center because he positions himself correctly, gets good jumps, and takes good routes to get to the ball. At the 2007 trade deadline he was moved to the Texas Rangers, along with Kason Gabbard and Engle Beltre in exchange for Eric Gagne.
Scouting Report[]
Statistics[]
Batting Stats[]
Year
Team
G
AB
R
H
HR
RBI
AVG
OBP
SLG
2B
3B
BB
SO
HBP
SH
SB
IBB
GDP
2006
BOS
A
20
22
4
5
1
2
.227
.346
.409
1
0
4
4
0
0
0
0
1
2007
BOS
A
3
2
1
1
0
0
.500
.500
.500
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2007
TEX
A
43
103
16
35
2
14
.340
.382
.534
12
1
7
19
0
0
0
0
1
2007
Total
46
105
17
36
2
14
.343
.384
.552
12
2
7
20
0
0
0
0
1
Total
66
127
21
41
3
16
.323
.377
.528
13
2
11
24
0
0
0
0
2
Fielding Stats[]
Year
Team
POS
G
GS
INN
PO
A
ERR
DP
TP
PB
SB
CS
PkO
AVG
2006
BOS
A
OF
16
6
65.1
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2006
BOS
A
RF
2
1
9.1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2006
BOS
A
CF
8
4
36
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2006
BOS
A
DH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
2006
BOS
A
LF
6
1
20
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2007
BOS
A
OF
2
0
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2007
BOS
A
RF
1
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2007
BOS
A
LF
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2007
TEX
A
OF
43
25
249
61
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.985
2007
TEX
A
LF
31
5
94.1
25
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.962
2007
TEX
A
RF
14
10
76
13
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2007
TEX
A
CF
10
10
78.2
23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2007
Total
LF
32
5
95.1
26
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.963
2007
Total
RF
15
10
80
14
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
2007
Total
OF
45
25
254
63
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.985
Total
OF
61
31
319.1
75
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
.988
Total
LF
38
6
115.1
27
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.964
Total
CF
18
14
114.2
32
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
RF
17
11
89.1
16
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1.000
Total
DH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Awards[]
Transactions[]
Selected by the Anaheim Angels in the 50th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 5, 2000).
Selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (17th pick overall) of the free-agent draft (June 3, 2003 - signed June 12, 2003).