3B John 'El Nueve' Murphy #12
Kansas City Royals MLB
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Unhappy
10/06/2026
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3B JOHN 'EL NUEVE' MURPHY #12 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY UNHAPPY
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
66 138 39 7 2 2 16 15 20 .283 .381 .406 0 0.2
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 50 55 45 50
Gap 45 45 45 45
Power 45 50 45 45
Eye 45 45 50 45
Avoid K's 50 65 50 50
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 55 45
Errors: - 50 45
Arm: 20 45 50
Turn DP: - 60 -
Framing: 20 - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: 40
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 55 Center Field: -
2nd Base: - Right Field: -
3rd Base: 45
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 45
Stealing Aggressiveness: 45
Stealing Ability: 45
Baserunning Inst.: 45
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/01/2026 @ SEA Loss, 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/29/2026 @ SEA Loss, 4-5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/26/2026 MIN Win, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/22/2026 BOS Loss, 5-7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/21/2026 BOS Loss, 4-9 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
09/15/2026 @ TEX Loss, 3-6 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
09/13/2026 @ CWS Loss, 3-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/09/2026 DET Loss, 4-9 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
09/06/2026 ARI Win, 7-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/31/2026 @ TB Loss, 0-9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
PERSONALITY
Birthday:03/28/1999
Born in:Houston, TX
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:185 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$740,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:7 Years, 31 Days
Service This Yr:194 Days
40-Man Service:7 Years, 104 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2026 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 66 138 39 7 2 2 16 17 15 20 .283 .381 .406 .787 .344 .123 117
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 36 163 7 0 0 0 3 0 56 11 0 1 0.0 23.3 6.11 .2  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   58 19 5 2 2 8 5 4 5 0 0 3 .328 .400 .586 .986
Versus Right   80 20 2 0 0 8 10 11 15 0 3 4 .250 .368 .275 .643
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Last Week   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
April   3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 .500 .000 .500
May   24 7 0 0 2 2 2 1 4 0 0 2 .292 .370 .542 .912
June   25 6 2 0 0 3 1 1 3 0 1 1 .240 .296 .320 .616
July   36 11 3 0 0 4 6 6 4 0 0 1 .306 .419 .389 .807
August   42 13 2 1 0 6 6 3 8 0 2 1 .310 .370 .405 .774
September   8 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 .250 .455 .500 .955
October   0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Spring Training   28 8 1 0 2 3 7 4 5 0 0 1 .286 .394 .536 .930
Last Year   197 42 2 1 6 20 27 24 41 1 0 6 .213 .316 .325 .641
Career   335 81 9 3 8 36 44 39 61 1 3 13 .242 .343 .358 .701
Home   68 21 2 1 2 8 6 9 10 0 2 5 .309 .427 .456 .883
Road   70 18 5 1 0 8 11 6 10 0 1 2 .257 .333 .357 .690
Grass   99 27 6 0 2 12 12 12 13 0 1 5 .273 .379 .394 .773
Turf   39 12 1 2 0 4 5 3 7 0 2 2 .308 .386 .436 .822
Day   49 11 2 1 0 4 4 5 10 0 1 3 .224 .333 .306 .639
Night   89 28 5 1 2 12 13 10 10 0 2 4 .315 .408 .461 .868
As Starter   118 35 7 2 2 15 13 9 14 0 3 5 .297 .371 .441 .812
As Reliever / Substitution   20 4 0 0 0 1 4 6 6 0 0 2 .200 .429 .200 .629
Pinch Hitting   8 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 .125 .364 .125 .489
Close/Late   34 10 1 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 2 .294 .368 .412 .780
Inning 1-3   38 13 4 1 1 8 5 1 5 0 1 2 .342 .390 .579 .969
Inning 4-6   43 12 2 0 0 3 5 7 7 0 2 2 .279 .404 .326 .729
Inning 7-9   53 12 1 1 1 4 5 5 8 0 0 3 .226 .328 .340 .667
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .500 .667 .500 1.167
0 Outs   49 12 1 0 1 2 6 4 9 0 3 1 .245 .315 .327 .641
1 Outs   41 12 1 2 1 6 8 4 5 0 0 2 .293 .383 .488 .871
2 Outs   48 15 5 0 0 8 1 7 6 0 0 4 .312 .441 .417 .857
Scoring Position   27 11 3 1 0 13 5 5 4 0 3 4 .407 .556 .593 1.148
Bases Empty   89 22 3 1 2 2 7 9 13 0 0 2 .247 .330 .371 .701
Runner on 1st   22 6 1 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 1 .273 .333 .318 .652
Runner on 2nd   7 2 0 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 3 1 .286 .500 .571 1.071
Runner on 3rd   2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 1.000 1.500
Runner on 1st & 2nd   10 4 2 0 0 5 2 1 3 0 0 0 .400 .455 .600 1.055
Runner on 1st & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   4 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 .500 .750 .500 1.250
Bases Loaded   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Two Strikes   54 12 1 2 1 8 5 8 20 0 0 2 .222 .344 .370 .714
First Pitch   25 6 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 .240 .240 .280 .520
Count 0-1   12 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 .333 .467 .333 .800
Count 0-2   7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 .286 .375 .286 .661
Count 1-0   18 5 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 .278 .278 .333 .611
Count 1-1   12 5 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .417 .500 .583 1.083
Count 1-2   14 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 .143 .143 .143 .286
Count 2-0   8 3 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .375 .375 .750 1.125
Count 2-1   6 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .667 1.000
Count 2-2   22 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 8 0 0 1 .182 .217 .273 .490
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   3 2 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 .667 .875 .667 1.542
Full Count   11 4 1 1 1 5 4 8 4 0 0 0 .364 .632 .909 1.541
Behind in Count   33 8 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 0 0 4 .242 .324 .242 .567
Ahead in Count   35 12 3 0 1 4 5 7 0 0 2 0 .343 .452 .514 .967
Batting Leadoff   7 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .375 .286 .661
Batting 2nd   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .500 .667 .500 1.167
Batting 3rd   3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 .000 .250 .000 .250
Batting 4th   6 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .286 .333 .619
Batting 5th   8 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .375 .375 .375 .750
Batting 6th   25 6 1 0 1 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 .240 .296 .400 .696
Batting 7th   34 9 3 0 0 4 3 6 5 0 0 2 .265 .405 .353 .758
Batting 8th   18 4 1 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 1 .222 .263 .278 .541
Batting 9th   35 13 1 2 1 6 4 5 3 0 2 2 .371 .476 .600 1.076
Low Leverage   73 17 2 1 1 2 5 10 11 0 0 5 .233 .364 .329 .692
Medium Leverage   43 14 4 1 1 10 7 2 7 0 1 1 .326 .370 .535 .904
High Leverage   21 8 1 0 0 4 3 3 2 0 2 1 .381 .480 .429 .909
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 92 197 42 2 1 6 20 27 24 6 1 41 2 1 .213 .316 .325 .641 76 77 0.0
2026 Chicago - MLB 27 41 88 24 5 0 2 9 9 10 5 0 11 0 1 .273 .379 .398 .776 110 118 0.0
2026 Kansas City - MLB 27 25 50 15 2 2 0 7 8 5 2 0 9 0 0 .300 .386 .420 .806 117 117 -0.1
2026 Total - MLB 27 66 138 39 7 2 2 16 17 15 7 0 20 0 1 .283 .381 .406 .787 112 117 -0.0
Total MLB 158 335 81 9 3 8 36 44 39 13 1 61 2 2 .242 .343 .358 .701 91 94 -0.0
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
2025 Indianapolis - AAA 26 25 95 36 3 1 3 25 18 11 1 1 10 3 0 .379 .444 .526 .971 155 163 1.1
Total IL 25 95 36 3 1 3 25 18 11 1 1 10 3 0 .379 .444 .526 .971 155 163
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB 1B 5 0 13 0 1 13 0 1.000 12.0 9.75 +0.1 .000
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB 3B 52 35 23 57 7 81 1 .988 360.1 2.00 -0.7 .985
2025 Pittsburgh - MLB SS 28 12 19 32 8 53 2 .962 119.1 3.85 -1.2 .930
2026 Kansas City - MLB 1B 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.0 9.00 +0.0 .000
2026 Chicago - MLB 1B 12 1 18 2 1 20 0 1.000 26.2 6.75 +0.0 1.033
2026 Chicago - MLB 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2026 Chicago - MLB 3B 13 10 8 18 0 29 3 .897 84.2 2.76 -2.1 .908
2026 Kansas City - MLB 3B 16 12 9 21 1 32 2 .938 106.0 2.55 -1.9 .882
2026 Chicago - MLB SS 15 11 14 38 5 53 1 .981 110.2 4.23 -0.8 .953
2026 Kansas City - MLB SS 4 1 2 4 0 6 0 1.000 13.0 4.15 -1.0 .687
TOTAL 1B 18 1 33 2 2 35 0 1.000 40.2 7.75 +0.1 1.033
TOTAL 3B 81 57 40 96 8 142 6 .958 551.0 2.22 -4.6 .945
TOTAL SS 47 24 35 74 13 112 3 .973 243.0 4.04 -3.0 .924
PLAYER HISTORY
11/24/2025 Became a free agent.
01/01/2026 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 50 (50); Power: 45 (45); Eye: 45 (45).
02/17/2026 Signed a 1-year minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox organization.
04/22/2026 Injured (elbow contusion),day-to-day for one week.
07/31/2026 Was traded by the Chicago White Sox to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for SP Jamie Nelson and SP Javy Landaverde.
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