Chris Murphy

Bats L Throws L6'1" 186 lbBorn 1998 Mission Hills, USADebut 2023Team BOSDraft 2019 R6 #197 Boston Red Sox, University of San DiegoContract 1 y/$797,250 (26) 2026: $723,377

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	176	21.7	9.7	2.91	20.3	6.24	104.3
2027							104.2
2028							102.9

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 27

His ten closest age-27 comparables averaged 103 PITCH+ the next season; 8 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Tony Watson	2012	106.1	121.9	280
2	Jacob Webb	2021	104.0	did not play
3	Manny Acosta	2008	107.3	86.8	174
4	Jason Frasor	2005	105.0	108.3	215
5	Anthony Bender	2022	106.9	did not play
6	Jimmy Cordero	2019	106.2	95.0	124
7	Manuel Rodriguez	2024	103.8	118.2	121
8	Danny Coulombe	2017	104.8	82.5	98
9	Brandon Medders	2007	105.3	104.1	88
10	Pedro Strop	2012	106.4	107.9	254

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									176				104.2
2026*									132				99.5	98.7	98.1
2025	BOS	3	0	3.12	23	0	0	34.7	148	4	20	30	110.8	105.9	116.7
2023	BOS	1	2	4.91	20	0	1	47.7	212	5	17	49	102.2	99.5	101.8
Career		4	2	4.15	43	0	1	82.3	360	9	37	79	105.7		107.9

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	BOS	P	23	35	5	5	0	1	1.000	+1.1
2023	BOS	P	20	48	2	3	0	0	1.000	-0.1

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Charlotte Knights	Pit	66	15.2 IP, 24% K	3.55
2025	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	Pit	91	21.1 IP, 24% K	3.41
2023	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	Pit	252	52.2 IP, 24% K	6.38
2022	AAA	Worcester Red Sox	Pit	342	75.1 IP, 17% K	5.51
2022	AA	Portland Sea Dogs	Pit	305	76.2 IP, 30% K	2.60
2021	AA	Portland Sea Dogs	Pit	138	33.0 IP, 34% K	5.45
2021	A+	Greenville Drive	Pit	286	68.1 IP, 28% K	4.23

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.333	0.312	0.310	0.334
2025	0.297	0.285	0.203	0.371
2023	0.321	0.360	0.371	0.309

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.