2025 Stats
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.226
HR
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RBI
27
R
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2025 Fantasy Outlook
Murphy strained his oblique on Opening Day last season and wound up missing more than eight weeks of action. It turned out to be a harbinger of doom, as the 30-year-old suffered through his worst season with a lowly .636 OPS and sub-.200 batting average. Dating back to the 2023 All-Star break, Murphy is slashing just .181/.294/.323 across 432 plate appearances. He also has a 37 percent hard-hit rate over that stretch, which is down significantly from his career 42.4 percent mark. A spike in his ground ball rate (53.9 percent) also conspired to hold Murphy back in 2024. He's young enough and talented enough to return to being a starting-caliber fantasy catcher in 2025, and Murphy's playing time outlook went up after Atlanta declined Travis d'Arnaud's option and he wound up signing with the Angels. Read Past Outlooks
Provides only offense in loss
Murphy went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's loss to the Phillies.
ANALYSIS
His second-inning shot off Ranger Suarez gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead, but the team's bats were quiet the rest of the afternoon. Murphy has gone yard in back-to-back games, giving him 11 homers on the season as he continues to split reps with rookie Drake Baldwin. Neither backstop made a consistent impact in June however -- Murphy slashed .217/.283/.391 in 53 plate appearances on the month, while Baldwin sported a .200/.323/.418 line in 65 PAs.
His second-inning shot off Ranger Suarez gave Atlanta a 1-0 lead, but the team's bats were quiet the rest of the afternoon. Murphy has gone yard in back-to-back games, giving him 11 homers on the season as he continues to split reps with rookie Drake Baldwin. Neither backstop made a consistent impact in June however -- Murphy slashed .217/.283/.391 in 53 plate appearances on the month, while Baldwin sported a .200/.323/.418 line in 65 PAs.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+7%
OPS vs LHP
2025
+15%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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| Since 2023vs Left | .806 | 232 | 13 | 30 | .222 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .755 | 659 | 29 | 90 | .230 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .857 | 61 | 5 | 12 | .196 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .746 | 128 | 6 | 15 | .239 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .654 | 70 | 4 | 9 | .175 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .629 | 194 | 6 | 16 | .200 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .884 | 101 | 4 | 9 | .274 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .832 | 337 | 17 | 59 | .245 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+17%
OPS on Road
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+45%
OPS on Road
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| Since 2023Home | .708 | 446 | 17 | 54 | .223 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .829 | 445 | 25 | 66 | .233 | ||||
| 2025Home | .642 | 95 | 5 | 13 | .195 | ||||
| 2025Away | .931 | 94 | 6 | 14 | .260 | ||||
| 2024Home | .594 | 130 | 4 | 11 | .197 | ||||
| 2024Away | .678 | 134 | 6 | 14 | .190 | ||||
| 2023Home | .807 | 221 | 8 | 30 | .253 | ||||
| 2023Away | .880 | 217 | 13 | 38 | .250 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Sean Murphy compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.31BB Rate
9.5%K Rate
30.7%BABIP
.268ISO
.238AVG
.226OBP
.317SLG
.463OPS
.781wOBA
.340Exit Velocity
90.3 mphHard Hit Rate
40.7%Barrels/PA
7.4%Expected BA
.223Expected SLG
.427Sprint Speed
21.8 ft/secGround Ball %
42.6%Line Drive %
20.4%Fly Ball %
37.0%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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When Atlanta acquired Murphy, it was coming off a season where he had collected 611 plate appearances for the Athletics. While it was anticipated Murphy wouldn't repeat that with Travis d'Arnaud in the mix, most expected Murphy would gather more than the 438 plate appearances he recorded. Confusing matters more is Murphy's 129 wRC+ was the highest of all catchers with at least as many plate appearances, and Murphy's defense was outstanding. Meanwhile, when healthy, d'Arnaud's offense and defense both displayed signs of decline. Perhaps the extra rest helped Murphy, as he posted career highs in average exit velocity, hard-hit rate and barrel percent. Even so, it's curious why Murphy didn't play more. Both backstops will be back with Atlanta this season, so it must be assumed Murphy will continue to lose playing time to his veteran counterpart. However, at some point, Atlanta should realize Murphy is the better option. Paying for more playing time is defensible, just don't take the leap to 2022 levels.
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Launches grand slam
Murphy went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and a double in Saturday's 6-1 win over Philadelphia.
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Back on bench Wednesday
Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Mets.
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Homers in matinee
Murphy went 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI and two walks in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader with the Phillies.
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Sitting again in favor of Baldwin
Murphy is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nationals.
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Losing work to Baldwin
Murphy is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Nationals.
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Trade probably not realistic
David O'Brien of The Athletic doesn't expect Atlanta to consider trading Murphy during the offseason.
ANALYSIS
It's been a frustrating season for the 29-year-old backstop, who was sidelined two months after suffering an oblique strain Opening Day and has struggled to a .227/.311/.393 slash line in 50 games when available. The lackluster production has led to Murphy and backup Travis d'Arnaud splitting playing time more evenly than would be expected, with the catchers starting 23 and 19 games, respectively, since the start of July. Murphy has four years and $60 million -- plus a $15 million club option for 2029 -- after this season and isn't likely to be going elsewhere anytime soon.
It's been a frustrating season for the 29-year-old backstop, who was sidelined two months after suffering an oblique strain Opening Day and has struggled to a .227/.311/.393 slash line in 50 games when available. The lackluster production has led to Murphy and backup Travis d'Arnaud splitting playing time more evenly than would be expected, with the catchers starting 23 and 19 games, respectively, since the start of July. Murphy has four years and $60 million -- plus a $15 million club option for 2029 -- after this season and isn't likely to be going elsewhere anytime soon.