Sean Murphy
Sean Michael Murphy
Born: October 4, 1994
Peekskill, NY USA
Primary Position: C
All Position(s) Played: C, DH, PH
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 228
Career: 2019-2025
Draft: Round 3 (2016 June Amateur Draft, Oakland Athletics)
School: Wright State
Minor League Statistics
Sean Murphy compiled a career batting average of .228 with 93 home runs and 285 RBI in his 687-game career with the Oakland Athletics and Atlanta Braves. He began playing during the 2019 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 20 | 60 | 53 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | .245 | .333 | .566 | .899 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 43 | 140 | 116 | 21 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 37 | .233 | .364 | .457 | .821 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 119 | 448 | 393 | 47 | 85 | 23 | 0 | 17 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 114 | .216 | .306 | .405 | .710 | 159 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | AL | Oakland Athletics | 148 | 611 | 537 | 67 | 134 | 37 | 2 | 18 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 124 | .250 | .332 | .426 | .759 | 229 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 2023 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 108 | 438 | 370 | 65 | 93 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 98 | .251 | .365 | .478 | .844 | 177 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 72 | 264 | 233 | 19 | 45 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 67 | .193 | .284 | .352 | .636 | 82 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | NL | Atlanta Braves | 94 | 337 | 291 | 34 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 105 | .199 | .300 | .409 | .709 | 119 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Totals | 604 | 2298 | 1993 | 267 | 455 | 109 | 3 | 93 | 285 | 1 | 0 | 237 | 561 | .228 | .325 | .426 | .751 | 849 | 64 | 55 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | WP | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 18 | 13 | 130.7 | 151 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .994 | 1.676 | 8.611 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 33.3 |
| 2020 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 43 | 39 | 339.3 | 334 | 14 | 2 | 1 | .994 | 9.230 | 8.093 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 28.6 |
| 2021 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 112 | 104 | 923.3 | 873 | 42 | 6 | 6 | .993 | 8.919 | 8.170 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 24.1 |
| 2022 | AL | Oakland Athletics | C | 116 | 116 | 1004.0 | 878 | 40 | 8 | 4 | .991 | 8.229 | 7.914 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 19 | 31.1 |
| 2023 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 102 | 98 | 866.0 | 919 | 30 | 10 | 2 | .990 | 9.863 | 9.304 | 3 | 30 | 69 | 19 | 21.6 |
| 2024 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 69 | 67 | 594.0 | 709 | 27 | 5 | 3 | .993 | 11.152 | 1.667 | 2 | 11 | 62 | 15 | 19.5 |
| 2025 | NL | Atlanta Braves | C | 76 | 72 | 633.0 | 644 | 32 | 2 | 4 | .997 | 9.611 | 8.895 | 2 | 17 | 57 | 24 | 29.6 |
| Totals | 536 | 509 | 4490.3 | 4508 | 189 | 34 | 20 | .993 | 9.414 | 8.763 | 16 | 58 | 290 | 98 | 25.3 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALWC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALWC4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .375 | .500 | .750 | 1.250 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALDS2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .133 | .357 | .490 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLWC2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 11 | 36 | 33 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .212 | .250 | .394 | .644 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALWC | C | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 15.750 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALWC4 | C | 3 | 3 | 27.0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 9.667 | 9.667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | AL | Oakland Athletics | ALDS2 | C | 4 | 4 | 35.0 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .969 | 7.971 | 7.750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLDS1 | C | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .957 | 11.647 | 11.000 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 2024 | NL | Atlanta Braves | NLWC2 | C | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 7.875 | 7.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 11 | 11 | 91.0 | 92 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .980 | 9.495 | 8.727 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16.7 |
Awards
2021 - AL Gold Glove C
2023 - NL Player of the Week Week of 2023-05-06
2023 - NL TSN All-Star C
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