Pitcher · 2026
Chris Murphy
- Age
- 28
- B/T
- L/L
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 186 lb
- Number
- #38
- Born
- June 5, 1998 in Mission Hills, CA, USA
- MLB debut
- June 7, 2023
- Drafted
- 2019, round 6
- College
- San Diego
- High school
- Granada Hills
- dbWAR
- .1 2 season(s)
- IP
- 30.0
- ERA
- 4.20
- FIP
- 3.92
- K/9
- 8.7
- FIP−
- 94 100 = avg
Chris Murphy is a relief pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. In 2026 he struck out 29 batters over 30.0 innings across 29 appearances, going 3-0. His ERA of 4.20 was 0.6% higher than the league average of 4.18 — 11th of 16 on his team, and 269th of 467 among MLB pitchers with 20+ innings. Stripping out defence, his 3.92 FIP suggests the ERA was no fluke. He missed bats on 30.5% of swings (15.6% of every pitch he threw), walked 11.4% of the batters he faced and struck out 22.0%. His 0.2 dbWAR is built from that FIP rather than runs allowed, so it credits him for what he controls and not for the defence behind him.
League context
Percentile among qualified pitchers, 2026.
Platoon splits
How left- and right-handed hitters fare against him.
| Split | PA | AB | H | HR | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | wOBA | K% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHB | 68 | 56 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 14 | .214 | .338 | .375 | .324 | 20.6% |
| vs RHB | 64 | 55 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .255 | .344 | .345 | .316 | 23.4% |
Pitch sequencing
What Chris Murphy throws in each count, and what he follows each pitch with. Select any cell for the breakdown.
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Pitch arsenal
What he throws, how hard, and how often it misses in 2026.
| Four-Seam Fastball | 176 | 96.3 | 2,397 | 52.8% | 28.2% | |
| Slider | 158 | 89.3 | 2,324 | 48.1% | 33.3% | |
| Curveball | 116 | 77.7 | 2,570 | 49.1% | 30.4% | |
| Sweeper | 30 | 80.3 | 2,419 | 26.7% | 30.0% | |
| Changeup | 19 | 85.9 | 1,721 | 36.8% | 50.0% | |
| Sinker | 17 | 93.7 | 2,293 | 52.9% | 21.4% | |
| Slurve | 11 | 82.8 | 2,422 | 54.5% | 28.6% |
Pitching
Standard and advanced, by season.
| Trend | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 2 | 30.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 29 | 15 | 4.20 | 3.92 | 1.37 | 8.7 | 4.5 | 101 | 94 | 0.2 | |
| 2025 | 23 | 0 | 34.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | 30 | 20 | 3.12 | 5.07 | 1.18 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 75 | 122 | -0.2 |
Head to head
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Similar players
Nearest 2026 seasons by command, run prevention and role, on rate statistics rather than totals.
wOBA uses linear weights measured from this season's own play-by-play rather than published constants, and wRC+ is park-adjusted against that same league. dbWAR is our own open implementation — not fWAR or bWAR — and the full derivation, including its simplifications, is on the methodology page.