Matt Murton
| 26-year-old Left fielder |
| Oakland Athletics |
| Date of Birth: October 3, 1981 |
| Height: 6-1 Weight: 220 |
| Bats/Throws: R/R |
| Drafted: Round 1 of 2003 draft |
Basic Statistics
| Basic Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
| 2005 | 23 | AA | West Tennessee | 353 | 313 | 46 | 107 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 46 | 29 | 42 | .342 | .403 | .498 | 901 |
| 2005 | 23 | AAA | Iowa | 38 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | .353 | .421 | .500 | 921 |
| 2005 | 23 | MLB | Chicago Cubs | 164 | 140 | 19 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 22 | .321 | .386 | .521 | 907 |
| 2006 | 24 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 507 | 455 | 70 | 135 | 22 | 3 | 13 | 62 | 44 | 62 | .297 | .364 | .444 | 808 |
| 2007 | 25 | AAA | Iowa | 170 | 148 | 29 | 47 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 18 | .318 | .396 | .554 | 950 |
| 2007 | 25 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 261 | 235 | 35 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 39 | .281 | .352 | .438 | 790 |
| 2008 | 26 | AAA | Iowa | 225 | 191 | 26 | 57 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 20 | .298 | .396 | .382 | 778 |
| 2008 | 26 | AAA | Sacramento | 137 | 124 | 19 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 19 | .266 | .336 | .419 | 755 |
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 42 | 40 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .286 | .300 | 586 |
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Oakland | 31 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | .100 | .129 | .133 | 262 |
| Extended Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Team | PA | AB | ISOP | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | RC | RC/27 | wOBA | |
| 2005 | 23 | AA | West Tennessee | 353 | 313 | .156 | 8.3% | 12.0% | .376 | .389 | ||||
| 2005 | 23 | AAA | Iowa | 38 | 34 | .147 | 10.5% | 21.1% | .440 | .406 | ||||
| 2005 | 23 | MLB | Chicago Cubs | 164 | 140 | .200 | 10.0% | 13.8% | .342 | .372 | ||||
| 2006 | 24 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 507 | 455 | .147 | 8.9% | 12.2% | .321 | 60% | 17% | .354 | ||
| 2007 | 25 | AAA | Iowa | 170 | 148 | .236 | 11.2% | 10.6% | .331 | 53% | 17% | .401 | ||
| 2007 | 25 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 261 | 235 | .157 | 10.0% | 14.9% | .309 | 48% | 20% | .348 | ||
| 2008 | 26 | AAA | Sacramento | 137 | 124 | .153 | 8.8% | 13.9% | .308 | 49% | 17% | .332 | ||
| 2008 | 26 | AAA | Iowa | 225 | 191 | .084 | 12.9% | 8.9% | .329 | 63% | 16% | .355 | ||
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Oakland | 31 | 30 | .033 | 3.2% | 22.6% | .130 | 52% | 9% | .121 | ||
| 2008 | 26 | MLB | Chi Cubs | 42 | 40 | .050 | 2.4% | 11.9% | .286 | 62% | 12% | .265 | ||
Longitudinal Trends
The above graph represents 15-day averages over the past couple years.
Available graphs for Murton: BB/PA, SO/PA, and Isolated Power
Extended Statistics
2008: Iowa | 2008: Sacramento | 2007: Chi Cubs
| Split Statistics with Iowa in 2008 | |||||||||||||
| Split | PA | AB | ISOP | HR | BB% | K% | BABIP | GB% | LD% | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA |
| April | 52 | 41 | .000 | 0 | 19.2% | 7.7% | .351 | 65% | 21% | .317 | .462 | .317 | .378 |
| May | 116 | 101 | .129 | 1 | 11.2% | 6.0% | .387 | 66% | 15% | .366 | .448 | .495 | .419 |
| June | 57 | 49 | .061 | 0 | 10.5% | 15.8% | .175 | 55% | 14% | .143 | .228 | .204 | .204 |
| AWAY | 125 | 104 | .077 | 1 | 14.4% | 9.6% | .275 | 63% | 15% | .250 | .360 | .327 | .319 |
| HOME | 100 | 87 | .092 | 0 | 11.0% | 8.0% | .392 | 63% | 17% | .356 | .440 | .448 | .400 |
Game Log
| Date | Level | Pos | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | SO | BB | |
| August 28 | AAA | @ Tacoma | LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August 27 | AAA | @ Tacoma | LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 26 | AAA | 0 | LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 26 | AAA | @ Tacoma | LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August 25 | AAA | @ Tacoma | LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| August 24 | AAA | @ Fresno | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| August 23 | AAA | @ Fresno | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 22 | AAA | @ Fresno | LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| August 21 | AAA | @ Fresno | LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| August 20 | AAA | @ Fresno | LF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Player Notes
July 2008
MVN: Outs Per Swing: Rumor Mill: Huston Street and Matt Murton On Rays Radar?June 2008
MVN: Fire Brand of the American League: Matt Murton, Rich Hill to Boston?Sent to Chicago in the Nomar Garciaparra trade, could Matt Murton be on his way back to Boston?
April 2008
MLB.com: Cubs recall Murton from MinorsMVN: The Transaction Guy: Cubs Promote Murton, Demote Patterson
com reports that the Cubs have demoted Eric Patterson to AAA Iowa and called up outfielder Matt Murton.