Craig McMurtry

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 195lb (196cm, 88kg)

Born: November 5, 1959 in Temple, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 1st round (4th) of the 1980 MLB January Draft-Regular Phase from McLennan Community College (Waco, TX).

High School: Troy HS (Troy, TX)

School: McLennan Community College (Waco, TX)

Debut: April 10, 1983 (Age 23-156d, 14,720th in major league history)
vs. SDP 7.0 IP, 8 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 28, 1995 (Age 35-327d)
vs. CHC 0.2 IP, 0 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1983 season

Agents: Dick Moss

Full Name: Joe Craig McMurtry

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.6

ERA

4.08

212

667.2

349

WHIP

1.477

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1980	20	ATL-min	AA	7	4	.636	3.56	14	13		5	1	0	86.0	82	40	34	8	35	1	37	4	1	3				1.360	8.6	0.8	3.7	3.9	1.06	SAV SOUL
1981	21	ATL-min	AA	15	11	.577	2.76	28	28	0	13	2	0	202.0	168	87	62	13	95	3	111	4	0	7				1.302	7.5	0.6	4.2	4.9	1.17	SAV SOUL
1982	22	ATL-min	AAA	17	9	.654	3.81	32	32	0	8	1	0	210.0	198	98	89	12	107	1	96	4	0	7				1.452	8.5	0.5	4.6	4.1	0.90	RMD IL
1983	23	ATL	NL	15	9	.625	3.08	36	35	0	6	3	0	224.2	204	86	77	13	88	1	105	1	2	1	943	126	3.76	1.300	8.2	0.5	3.5	4.2	1.19	CYA-7,RoY-2
1984	24	ATL	NL	9	17	.346	4.32	37	30	1	0	0	0	183.1	184	100	88	16	102	4	99	1	3	4	811	89	4.51	1.560	9.0	0.8	5.0	4.9	0.97
1985	25	ATL-min	AAA	7	5	.583	3.27	16	16	0	4	2	0	107.1	88	43	39	7	51	1	74	1	1	4				1.295	7.4	0.6	4.3	6.2	1.45	RMD IL
1985	25	ATL	NL	0	3	.000	6.60	17	6	3	0	0	1	45.0	56	36	33	6	27	1	28	1	0	3	220	58	5.04	1.844	11.2	1.2	5.4	5.6	1.04
1986	26	ATL-min	AA	1	1	.500	6.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.0	13	10	10	2	9	0	12	0	0	1				1.467	7.8	1.2	5.4	7.2	1.33	GRV SOUL
1986	26	ATL	NL	1	6	.143	4.74	37	5	5	0	0	0	79.2	82	46	42	7	43	5	50	2	0	2	356	84	4.35	1.569	9.3	0.8	4.9	5.6	1.16

1987	27	TOR-min	AA,AAA	9	5	.643	3.08	21	19	0	2	1	0	131.2	110	51	45	9	35	0	87	0	0	4				1.101	7.5	0.6	2.4	5.9	2.49	KNX,SYR SOUL,IL
1988	28	TEX-min	AAA	2	5	.286	4.35	9	9	0	2	0	0	49.2	55	27	24	1	21	0	35	4	0	7				1.530	10.0	0.2	3.8	6.3	1.67	OKC AA
1988	28	TEX	AL	3	3	.500	2.25	32	0	14	0	0	3	60.0	37	16	15	5	24	4	35	1	2	2	236	181	3.94	1.017	5.6	0.8	3.6	5.3	1.46
1989	29	TEX-min	Rk,AAA	0	1	.000	1.64	5	2	1	0	0	0	11.0	5	3	2	0	3	0	11	0	0	0				0.727	4.1	0.0	2.5	9.0	3.67	RGS,OKC GULF,AA
1989	29	TEX	AL	0	0		7.43	19	0	4	0	0	0	23.0	29	21	19	3	13	1	14	2	1	1	111	54	5.20	1.826	11.3	1.2	5.1	5.5	1.08
1990	30	TEX-min	AAA	1	1	.500	2.70	6	5	0	0	0	0	26.2	31	15	8	0	21	0	19	1	0	3				1.950	10.5	0.0	7.1	6.4	0.90	OKC AA
1990	30	TEX	AL	0	3	.000	4.32	23	3	6	0	0	0	41.2	43	25	20	4	30	0	14	1	0	3	188	92	5.62	1.752	9.3	0.9	6.5	3.0	0.47

1991	31	SFG-min	AAA	10	6	.625	4.38	27	15	4	1	1	0	113.0	117	70	55	8	44	1	67	2	1	4	489			1.425	9.3	0.6	3.5	5.3	1.52	PHX PCL
1992	32	SFG-min	AAA	5	8	.385	4.23	40	14	10	1	1	1	129.2	140	71	61	5	59	4	83	4	0	6	566			1.535	9.7	0.3	4.1	5.8	1.41	PHX PCL
1993	33	PIT-min	AAA	6	4	.600	3.44	30	13	6	1	1	1	96.2	102	44	37	6	38	4	63	3	0	3	422			1.448	9.5	0.6	3.5	5.9	1.66	BFL AA
1994	34	HOU-min	AAA	8	4	.667	3.56	29	19	3	0	0	2	126.1	118	55	50	10	35	0	109	3	0	2	519			1.211	8.4	0.7	2.5	7.8	3.11	TUC PCL
1995	35	HOU-min	AAA	6	1	.857	1.29	13	13	0	1	0	0	69.2	54	11	10	2	19	1	41	4	0	5	275			1.048	7.0	0.3	2.5	5.3	2.16	TUC PCL
1995	35	HOU	NL	0	1	.000	7.84	11	0	3	0	0	0	10.1	15	11	9	0	9	1	4	1	0	2	56	51	5.23	2.323	13.1	0.0	7.8	3.5	0.44
8 Yrs				28	42	.400	4.08	212	79	36	6	3	4	667.2	650	341	303	54	336	17	349	10	8	18	2921	96	4.33	1.477	8.8	0.7	4.5	4.7	1.04
162 Game Avg.				7	10	.400	4.08	50	18	8	1	1	1	156	152	80	71	13	79	4	82	2	2	4	683	96	4.33	1.477	8.8	0.7	4.5	4.7	1.04

ATL (4 yrs)				25	35	.417	4.06	127	76	9	6	3	1	532.2	526	268	240	42	260	11	282	5	5	10	2330	96	4.21	1.476	8.9	0.7	4.4	4.8	1.08
TEX (3 yrs)				3	6	.333	3.90	74	3	24	0	0	3	124.2	109	62	54	12	67	5	63	4	3	6	535	103	4.73	1.412	7.9	0.9	4.8	4.5	0.94
HOU (1 yr)				0	1	.000	7.84	11	0	3	0	0	0	10.1	15	11	9	0	9	1	4	1	0	2	56	51	5.23	2.323	13.1	0.0	7.8	3.5	0.44

NL (5 yrs)				25	36	.410	4.13	138	76	12	6	3	1	543.0	541	279	249	42	269	12	286	6	5	12	2386	94	4.23	1.492	9.0	0.7	4.5	4.7	1.06
AL (3 yrs)				3	6	.333	3.90	74	3	24	0	0	3	124.2	109	62	54	12	67	5	63	4	3	6	535	103	4.73	1.412	7.9	0.9	4.8	4.5	0.94

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