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Matt Murton

28-year-old Right fielder

Colorado Rockies

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	HBP	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
2005	23	AA	West Tennessee	350	313	46	107	17	4	8	46	4	29	42		.342	.400	.498	898
2005	23	AAA	Iowa	38	34	4	12	2	0	1	3	0	4	8		.353	.421	.500	921
2005	23	MLB	Chicago Cubs	160	140	19	45	3	2	7	14	0	16	22		.321	.381	.521	902
2006	24	MLB	Chi Cubs	507	455	70	135	22	3	13	62	5	45	62		.297	.365	.444	809
2007	25	AAA	Iowa	169	148	29	47	15	1	6	26	2	18	18		.318	.396	.554	950
2007	25	MLB	Chi Cubs	261	235	35	66	13	0	8	22	0	26	39		.281	.352	.438	790
2008	26	AAA	Sacramento	145	130	19	36	12	2	1	13	1	13	20	3	.277	.345	.423	768
2008	26	AAA	Iowa	225	191	26	57	11	1	1	15	3	29	20	4	.298	.396	.382	778
2008	26	MLB	Oakland	31	30	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	7	0	.100	.129	.133	262
2008	26	MLB	Chi Cubs	42	40	2	10	2	0	0	6	1	1	5	0	.250	.286	.300	586
2009	27	AAA	Colorado Springs	421	370	72	121	27	1	12	79	5	39	51	12	.327	.392	.503	895
2009	27	MLB	Colorado	56	52	7	13	5	0	1	6	0	4	14	2	.250	.304	.404	708

Extended Statistics
Year	Age		Team	PA	AB	ISOP	BB%	K%	BABIP	GB%	LD%	RC	RC/27	wOBA
2005	23	AA	West Tennessee	350	313	.156	8.3%	12.0%	.376					.385
2005	23	AAA	Iowa	38	34	.147	10.5%	21.1%	.440					.406
2005	23	MLB	Chicago Cubs	160	140	.200	10.0%	13.8%	.342					.368
2006	24	MLB	Chi Cubs	507	455	.147	8.9%	12.2%	.321	60%	17%			.355
2007	25	AAA	Iowa	169	148	.236	10.7%	10.7%	.331	53%	17%			.403
2007	25	MLB	Chi Cubs	261	235	.157	10.0%	14.9%	.309	48%	20%			.348
2008	26	AAA	Iowa	225	191	.084	12.9%	8.9%	.329	63%	16%			.355
2008	26	AAA	Sacramento	145	130	.146	9.0%	13.8%	.321	49%	17%			.338
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
2009	27	AAA	Colorado Springs	421	370	.176	9.3%	12.1%	.355	45%	22%			.382
2009	27	MLB	Colorado	56	52	.154	7.1%	25.0%	.324	46%	17%			.309

Extended Statistics

2009: Colorado Springs | 2009: Colorado | 2008: Chi Cubs

Split Statistics with Colorado Springs in 2009
Split	PA	AB	ISOP	HR	BB%	K%	BABIP	GB%	LD%	AVG	OBP	SLG	wOBA
April	82	73	.247	4	9.8%	4.9%	.400	53%	18%	.411	.476	.658	.476
June	98	83	.266	5	10.2%	11.2%	.373	31%	23%	.361	.418	.627	.427
July	100	89	.045	0	9.0%	11.0%	.308	47%	27%	.270	.340	.315	.302
August	109	96	.177	3	8.3%	16.5%	.307	43%	22%	.271	.339	.448	.342
September	32	29	.138	0	9.4%	21.9%	.500	67%	9%	.379	.438	.517	.396
AWAY	223	197	.193	7	9.4%	13.0%	.354	44%	26%	.325	.399	.518	.392
HOME	198	173	.157	5	9.1%	11.1%	.356	46%	17%	.329	.384	.486	.372

Game Log


Date	Level		Pos	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	SO	BB
October 4	MLB	@ LA Dodgers	PR-RF	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
September 29	MLB	vs. Milwaukee	LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 23	MLB	vs. San Diego	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
September 15	MLB	@ San Francisco	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
September 13	MLB	@ San Diego	RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
September 11	MLB	@ San Diego	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
September 10	MLB	vs. Cincinnati	PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
September 7	AAA	@ Tacoma	RF	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
September 6	AAA	@ Tacoma	RF	4	2	2	0	0	0	0
September 5	AAA	@ Tacoma	RF	4	1	0	0	0	2	1
September 4	AAA	@ Tacoma	RF	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
September 3	AAA	vs. Portland	RF	4	2	0	0	0	2	0
September 2	AAA	vs. Portland	RF	5	3	0	1	0	0	1
September 1	AAA	vs. Portland	RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
August 31	AAA	vs. Portland	RF	5	3	0	0	2	0	0
August 30	AAA	vs. Salt Lake	RF	5	1	0	0	0	1	0
August 29	AAA	vs. Salt Lake	RF	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
August 28	AAA	vs. Salt Lake	RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 24	AAA	vs. Reno	RF	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
August 23	AAA	vs. Reno	RF	4	2	1	0	0	1	0
August 22	AAA	vs. Reno	RF	4	1	0	0	1	0	0
August 21	AAA	@ Okla. City	RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
August 20	AAA	@ Okla. City	RF	5	1	1	0	0	2	0
August 19	AAA	@ Okla. City	RF	4	4	1	0	0	0	1
August 18	AAA	@ Okla. City	RF	4	1	0	0	0	1	0
August 17	AAA	@ New Orleans	RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
August 16	AAA	@ New Orleans	PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 14	AAA	@ New Orleans	RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
August 12	AAA	vs. Memphis	RF	4	1	1	0	0	2	0
August 11	AAA	vs. Memphis	RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0

Game Log


Date	Level		Pos	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	SO	BB

Player Notes

June 2009

OSC: Killer M's McCoy, Miller, Murton and Morales lead Colorado Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

MLN: Matt Murton and Bud Norris Named Pacific Coast League (PCL) Player and Pitcher of the Week

com- COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.

Purple Row: Monday Pebble Report: Murton Breaks Springs record as hit streak moves to 29; Chacin dominates again

Purple Row: Saturday Pebble Report: Matt Murton mashes the ball

Matt Murton went 3-for-5 with two homers and seven RBI.

April 2009

Purple Row: Matt Murton recalled, Baker to the DL

The Rockies have brought Murton up, let's see if his AAA start was no fluke.

February 2009

Baseball America: Rockies Acquire Murton From A's

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