Spike
McMurtry
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 240
 
Born: June 2, 1940 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 33 SEA FL $ 4,790,000   7 6 6 6 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 10 10 10
1974 34 LEX FL $ 4,790,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 11 11 11
1975 35 PHX JL $ 4,790,000   7 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5 12 12 12
1976 36 PHX JL $ 4,790,000   7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 12 12 12
1977 37 PHX JL $ 4,790,000   6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 4 4 4 12 12 12
1978 38 LV FL $ 1,000,000   3 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,000,000   3 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3 8 8 8
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 4,790,000   7 7 7 7 8 8 8 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 12 12 12
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 33 SEA FL $ 4,790,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 34 LEX FL $ 4,790,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 35 PHX JL $ 4,790,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 36 PHX JL $ 4,790,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 37 PHX JL $ 4,790,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 38 LV FL $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 4,790,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 33 SEA FL 6 6 .500 53 0 0 0 24 53.3 44 18 3 27 58 3.04 .227 .326 .284 .609 9.1
1974 34 PHX JL 1 2 .333 45 0 0 0 3 43.3 39 15 2 18 50 3.12 .239 .324 .319 .643 3.9
  LEX FL 4 1 .800 20 0 0 0 14 20.0 18 5 1 10 26 2.25 .240 .337 .320 .657 5.3
  TOT   5 3 .625 65 0 0 0 17 63.3 57 20 3 28 76 2.84 .239 .328 .319 .648 9.3
1975 35 PHX JL 2 4 .333 32 0 0 0 0 27.0 27 21 3 17 36 7.00 .260 .369 .442 .811 0.0
  LEX FL 0 1 .000 12 0 0 0 7 12.0 18 8 2 6 18 6.00 .346 .414 .577 .991 0.0
  TOT   2 5 .286 44 0 0 0 7 39.0 45 29 5 23 54 6.69 .288 .383 .487 .871 0.0
1976 36 PHX JL 2 1 .667 41 0 0 0 1 53.0 37 21 5 26 76 3.57 .196 .300 .296 .596 4.4
1977 37 PHX JL 1 2 .333 38 0 0 0 4 46.3 38 11 0 22 56 2.14 .228 .326 .293 .620 6.4
1978 38 LV FL 1 4 .200 48 0 0 0 0 54.7 77 35 5 38 72 5.76 .332 .426 .470 .896 0.0
6 Years Sim 17 21 .447 289 0 0 0 53 309.6 298 134 21 164 392 3.89 .253 .350 .358 .708 29.2
Season Average 2 3 .400 48 0 0 0 8 51.6 49 22 3 27 65 3.89 .253 .350 .358 .708  
Career Highs 6 6 .667 65 0 0 0 24 63.3 77 35 5 38 76 6.69 .332 .426 .487 .896  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   141 82 14 86 204   .231 .326 .338 .664
vs LH   157 52 7 78 188   .277 .365 .380 .745
Home 9 12 .429 145 0 0 0 24 165.0 163 77 13 78 222 4.20 .257 .338 .372 .711
Away 8 9 .471 144 0 0 0 29 144.7 135 57 8 86 170 3.55 .249 .352 .341 .693
Mar/Apr 2 5 .286 52 0 0 0 10 53.0 60 28 3 32 66 4.76 .286 .380 .405 .785
May 3 3 .500 61 0 0 0 10 62.3 67 25 3 33 77 3.61 .272 .358 .333 .692
June 1 4 .200 48 0 0 0 5 55.6 54 26 4 23 67 4.21 .252 .325 .388 .713
July 4 2 .667 46 0 0 0 3 48.0 46 21 4 21 73 3.94 .256 .333 .372 .706
August 2 5 .286 47 0 0 0 12 52.7 48 22 5 34 62 3.76 .250 .363 .375 .738
Sep/Oct 5 2 .714 35 0 0 0 13 38.0 23 12 2 21 47 2.84 .172 .284 .239 .523
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 33 SEA FL 53 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1974 34 PHX JL 45 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
  LEX FL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   65 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1976 36 PHX JL 41 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.2 0.0
1977 37 PHX JL 38 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1978 38 LV FL 48 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
5 Years Sim 245 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 .059 .059 .059 .118 -1.0 0.0
162 Game Average 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .059 .059 .059 .118 -0.6  
Career Highs 65 8 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .125 .125 .125 .250 -0.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .100 .100 .100 .200 -0.4
vs LH   7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7
Home 77 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1
Away 121 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.0
RISP   4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Close/Late   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
Mar/Apr 19 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
May 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
June 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
July 14 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2
August 12 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 .250 .250 .500 0.2
Sep/Oct 15 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 33 SEA FL P 53 0 53.3 2 5 1 1 .875 1.18    
1974 34 PHX JL P 45 0 43.3 2 6 0 0 1.000 1.66    
  LEX FL P 20 0 20.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.80    
  TOT   P 65 0 63.3 3 9 0 0 1.000 1.71    
1975 35 PHX JL P 32 0 27.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 1.33    
  LEX FL P 12 0 12.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 2.25    
  TOT   P 44 0 39.0 2 5 0 0 1.000 1.62    
1976 36 PHX JL P 41 0 53.0 1 4 1 1 .833 0.85    
1977 37 PHX JL P 38 0 46.3 3 5 0 0 1.000 1.55    
1978 38 LV FL P 48 0 54.7 1 9 1 3 .909 1.65    
Career Totals   289 0 309.6 12 37 3 5 .942 1.42    
Career Highs   65 0 63.3 3 9 1 3 1.000 1.71    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1976 36 PHX JL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 0 0 2 3 0.00 .214 .313 .286 .598
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 3 0 0 2 3 0.00 .214 .313 .286 .598
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History
Drafted in 9th round, 198th overall pick, by Seattle in 1973
Earned first career win on 5/13/1973
Injured on 6/9/1973 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Traded from Seattle to Phoenix on 2/20/1974 (Going to SEA: C P. Pituar, 1B J. Jackson, 2B D. Cutright, 1B J. Barks. Going to PHX: P S. McMurtry)
Traded from Phoenix to Lexington on 7/31/1974 (Going to LEX: P S. McMurtry, LF B. Diskin, P J. Higa. Going to PHX: LF R. Gauthreaux, P C. Stephenson)
Traded from Lexington to Phoenix on 5/21/1975 (Going to PHX: 1B M. Federov, P S. McMurtry. Going to LEX: 1B K. Evans, P C. Stephenson, CF C. Cron, P J. Kardos)
Injured on 7/27/1975 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by Las Vegas on 2/5/1978 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year