Virgil
Murcheson
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 200
 
Born: February 17, 1988 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
2008 20 VIR FF     0 2 0 0 5 3 4 8 8 8 5 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings     0 2 0 0 5 3 4 8 8 8 5 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings     0 2 0 0 5 3 4 8 8 8 5 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 4
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2009 21 VIR FF   4 2 2 2 4 2 2 6 4 5
2010 22 VIR FF   4 2 2 2 4 2 3 7 5 5
2011 23 VIR FF   4 3 2 2 5 3 3 7 5 6
2012 24 UT GE   4 3 3 3 5 4 4 8 7 7
2013 25 UT GE $ 300,000 4 9 9 9 9 7 7 10 10 10
2014 26 UT GE $ 300,000 4 9 9 9 9 7 7 10 9 10
2015 27 UT GE $ 300,000 5 10 9 9 8 6 7 10 10 10
2016 28 UT GE $ 300,000 5 9 8 9 8 6 6 10 9 9
2017 29 UT GE $ 300,000 5 9 8 8 8 6 6 10 9 10
2018 30 UT GE $ 300,000 5 9 8 8 8 6 6 10 9 9
2019 31 UT GE $ 300,000 5 9 8 8 8 6 7 10 9 9
2020 32 UT GE $ 300,000 5 8 8 8 8 6 6 10 9 9
2021 33 UT GE $ 300,000 5 8 8 8 8 6 6 9 8 9
2022 34 UT GE $ 300,000 5 8 7 8 8 6 6 8 8 8
2023 35 UT GE $ 300,000 4 6 5 6 7 5 5 7 6 6
2024 36 UT GE $ 300,000 3 5 5 5 6 4 4 4 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   3 2 2 2 4 2 2 4 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 5 10 9 9 9 7 7 10 10 10
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
2008 20 VIR FF   0 0 0 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
OOTP5 Max Ratings   0 0 0 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
2009 21 VIR FF     1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2010 22 VIR FF     1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2011 23 VIR FF     1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2012 24 UT GE     1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2013 25 UT GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2014 26 UT GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2015 27 UT GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2016 28 UT GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2017 29 UT GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2018 30 UT GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2019 31 UT GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2020 32 UT GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2021 33 UT GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2022 34 UT GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2023 35 UT GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
2024 36 UT GE $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000   1 1 1 1 1 1 5 5 5 2 2 2 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won James Yim Award or Bick Horizon 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
2008 20 A   1 3 .250 18 0 0 0 0 17.7 15 6 0 4 16 3.06 .238 .284 .254 .538  
2009 21 A   3 2 .600 46 0 0 0 4 38.7 38 11 2 12 27 2.56 .255 .311 .362 .673  
2010 22 A   7 6 .538 54 4 0 0 2 57.0 55 23 7 18 27 3.63 .258 .316 .418 .734  
2011 23 AA   1 1 .500 29 0 0 0 3 25.0 30 6 0 7 14 2.16 .286 .330 .333 .664  
    A   2 0 1.000 17 0 0 0 1 13.0 10 3 1 3 7 2.08 .213 .260 .298 .558  
2012 24 AAA   2 2 .500 34 0 0 0 7 42.3 31 6 3 14 18 1.28 .204 .271 .289 .561  
    AA   0 0 .000 6 0 0 0 1 3.7 6 4 1 2 2 9.84 .316 .381 .526 .907  
2013 25 UT GE 6 8 .429 75 0 0 0 18 80.7 79 33 5 43 41 3.68 .262 .351 .368 .718 8.1
    AAA   2 0 1.000 14 0 0 0 2 16.7 6 1 0 1 9 0.54 .113 .130 .151 .281  
2014 26 UT GE 4 6 .400 78 0 0 0 38 98.3 66 17 2 25 75 1.56 .189 .243 .246 .489 18.6
2015 27 UT GE 6 5 .545 74 1 0 0 38 83.7 68 17 4 21 68 1.83 .219 .267 .325 .592 17.5
2016 28 UT GE 5 7 .417 60 0 0 0 30 72.7 63 29 2 37 48 3.59 .234 .323 .301 .624 10.0
2017 29 UT GE 11 5 .688 36 30 0 0 5 164.7 121 47 7 53 130 2.57 .206 .269 .298 .567 17.1
2018 30 UT GE 9 8 .529 63 16 0 0 0 141.3 153 75 6 49 98 4.78 .280 .336 .397 .733 4.0
2019 31 UT GE 11 7 .611 30 30 1 1 0 164.3 140 60 10 46 122 3.29 .228 .280 .340 .620 10.9
2020 32 UT GE 2 6 .250 25 25 0 0 0 88.3 91 41 6 34 45 4.18 .267 .332 .378 .710 2.6
    AAA   0 0 .000 4 4 0 0 0 17.7 11 2 1 3 17 1.02 .183 .222 .333 .556  
2021 33 UT GE 1 5 .167 33 33 0 0 0 118.7 99 29 7 26 75 2.20 .225 .268 .327 .596 9.3
2022 34 UT GE 1 5 .167 24 23 0 0 0 78.3 71 28 2 26 53 3.22 .239 .298 .320 .617 4.8
    AAA   0 0 .000 5 5 0 0 0 19.3 10 1 1 6 17 0.47 .149 .219 .239 .458  
2023 35 UT GE 3 8 .273 59 0 0 0 18 76.7 87 45 9 26 31 5.28 .285 .336 .443 .779 4.5
    AAA   1 0 1.000 5 0 0 0 3 7.3 2 0 0 3 9 0.00 .080 .179 .080 .259  
2024 36 UT GE 8 7 .533 80 0 0 0 3 119.0 125 69 14 50 68 5.22 .269 .338 .420 .759 3.7
12 Years Sim 67 77 .465 637 158 1 1 150 1286.6 1163 490 74 436 854 3.43 .241 .302 .348 .649 111.0
5 Years AAA 5 2 .714 62 9 0 0 12 103.3 60 10 5 27 70 0.87 .168 .227 .252 .479  
2 Years AA 1 1 .500 35 0 0 0 4 28.7 36 10 1 9 16 3.14 .290 .338 .363 .701  
4 Years A 13 11 .542 135 4 0 0 7 126.3 118 43 10 37 77 3.06 .250 .305 .367 .671  
11 Years Minors 19 14 .576 232 13 0 0 23 258.3 214 63 16 73 163 2.20 .225 .280 .323 .603  
Season Average 5 6 .455 53 13 0 0 12 107.2 96 40 6 36 71 3.43 .241 .302 .348 .649  
Career Highs 11 8 .688 80 33 1 1 38 164.7 153 75 14 53 130 5.28 .285 .351 .443 .779  
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   880 381 66 352 594   .244 .311 .358 .669
vs LH   283 109 8 84 260   .233 .283 .317 .600
Home 37 41 .474 327 80 0 0 77 654.6 568 229 35 223 431 3.15 .234 .298 .341 .639
Away 30 36 .455 310 78 1 1 73 632.0 595 261 39 213 423 3.72 .248 .310 .355 .664
Mar/Apr 7 13 .350 74 30 0 0 13 187.6 169 82 15 56 118 3.93 .240 .296 .376 .672
May 13 13 .500 111 27 0 0 28 213.0 186 75 13 83 138 3.17 .236 .309 .341 .650
June 11 16 .407 117 35 0 0 20 256.3 242 104 11 89 184 3.65 .248 .311 .354 .665
July 10 12 .455 105 26 0 0 26 212.0 198 70 12 69 140 2.97 .247 .306 .329 .635
August 15 11 .577 110 22 1 1 31 203.3 184 74 12 59 126 3.28 .240 .294 .349 .643
Sep/Oct 11 12 .478 120 18 0 0 32 214.3 184 85 11 80 148 3.57 .234 .304 .339 .644
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Tyson Bacon Award or Bick Horizon Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
2011 23 AA   3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.4  
2012 24 AA   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
2013 25 UT GE 75 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 .200 .111 .311 0.1 0.0
2014 26 UT GE 78 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .091 .000 .091 -0.6 0.0
2015 27 UT GE 74 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
2016 28 UT GE 60 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.6 0.0
2017 29 UT GE 36 43 1 6 3 0 0 4 0 0 3 13 .140 .196 .209 .405 1.4 0.0
2018 30 UT GE 63 28 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 8 .107 .138 .143 .281 -0.1 0.0
2019 31 UT GE 30 53 4 4 1 0 1 4 1 0 2 14 .075 .109 .151 .260 -0.8 0.0
2020 32 UT GE 25 25 1 5 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 6 .200 .192 .320 .512 1.8 0.0
2021 33 UT GE 33 31 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 .032 .063 .097 .159 -1.3 0.0
2022 34 UT GE 23 17 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 .059 .111 .059 .170 -0.4 0.0
2023 35 UT GE 59 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
2024 36 UT GE 80 10 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200 .273 .300 .573 0.9 0.1
12 Years Sim 636 245 13 23 9 1 1 16 2 0 11 65 .094 .132 .151 .283 -0.6 0.1
2 Years AA 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5  
162 Game Average 62 3 5 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 16 .094 .132 .151 .283 -0.2  
Career Highs 80 53 4 6 3 1 1 5 1 0 3 14 .200 .273 .320 .573 1.8  
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   183 8 19 8 0 1 14 1 0 8 45 .104 .141 .164 .305 -0.6
vs LH   62 5 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 20 .065 .108 .113 .221 -1.6
Home 326 105 5 6 3 1 0 1 1 0 5 35 .057 .100 .105 .205 -3.4
Away 310 140 8 17 6 0 1 15 1 0 6 30 .121 .156 .186 .342 1.2
RISP   69 0 12 6 0 0 15 0 0 2 18 .174 .194 .261 .455 2.5
Close/Late   19 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 .000 .136 .000 .136 -0.8
Mar/Apr 73 39 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 .051 .051 .077 .128 -2.3
May 79 33 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 8 .091 .143 .152 .294 -0.3
June 93 52 1 5 2 0 0 4 2 0 3 14 .096 .145 .135 .280 -0.2
July 83 43 2 7 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 7 .163 .178 .209 .387 0.8
August 93 35 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 .029 .128 .057 .185 -1.2
Sep/Oct 120 43 5 5 1 1 1 4 0 0 1 15 .116 .136 .256 .392 0.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Zachary Matthews Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
2013 25 UT GE P 75 0 80.7 0 9 0 1 1.000 1.00    
2014 26 UT GE P 78 0 98.3 4 11 0 0 1.000 1.37    
2015 27 UT GE P 74 1 83.7 1 9 1 1 .909 1.08    
2016 28 UT GE P 60 0 72.7 2 10 1 1 .923 1.49    
2017 29 UT GE P 36 30 164.7 2 18 0 2 1.000 1.09    
2018 30 UT GE P 63 16 141.3 6 19 0 2 1.000 1.59    
2019 31 UT GE P 30 30 164.3 9 26 0 4 1.000 1.92    
2020 32 UT GE P 25 25 88.3 6 9 4 0 .789 1.53    
2021 33 UT GE P 33 33 118.7 6 14 2 0 .909 1.52    
2022 34 UT GE P 23 23 78.3 4 14 2 1 .900 2.07    
2023 35 UT GE P 59 0 76.7 9 11 0 2 1.000 2.35    
2024 36 UT GE P 80 0 119.0 7 14 1 1 .955 1.59    
Career Totals   636 158 1286.6 56 164 11 15 .952 1.54    
Career Highs   80 33 164.7 9 26 4 4 1.000 2.35    
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
2019 31 UT GE 2 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 13.3 9 0 0 1 9 0.00 .188 .204 .229 .433
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 13.3 9 0 0 1 9 0.00 .188 .204 .229 .433
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
2019 31 UT GE 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
2017-10-2.57
Saves
2014-2-38
2015-4-38
2016-8-30
Hits per 9IP
2017-6-6.6
2019-6-7.7
Strikeouts per 9IP
2017-7-7.1
2019-9-6.7
WHiP
2019-9-1.13
OAVG
2017-7-.206
2019-6-.228
OOBP
2019-7-.280
OSLG
2017-8-.298
2019-9-.340
OOPS
2017-8-.567
2019-9-.620
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 30)
   Gray Ink Test: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 143)
 
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History
Drafted in 3rd round, 51st overall pick, by Virginia in 2008
Traded from Virginia to Utah on 7/1/2012 (Going to Uta: P Virgil Murcheson, SS Casey Wabash, P Fred McFinn, P Calderon Ojeda. Going to Vir: C Vernon Castanon, P Hugo Holt, P Jesus Torres)
Earned first career win on 5/11/2013
Had first career hit on 9/29/2013, off Arnie Stier (Nev)
Named Utah Scorpions MVP for the 2014 season
Hit first career homerun on 9/27/2019, off Adrian Pantas (CA)