10-Day IL
Injury Hip
Est. Return 2/1/2026
2025 Stats
AVG
.199
HR
16
RBI
45
R
34
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Murphy strained his oblique on Opening Day last season and wound up missing more than eight weeks of action. It turned out to be a harbinger of doom, as the 30-year-old suffered through his worst season with a lowly .636 OPS and sub-.200 batting average. Dating back to the 2023 All-Star break, Murphy is slashing just .181/.294/.323 across 432 plate appearances. He also has a 37 percent hard-hit rate over that stretch, which is down significantly from his career 42.4 percent mark. A spike in his ground ball rate (53.9 percent) also conspired to hold Murphy back in 2024. He's young enough and talented enough to return to being a starting-caliber fantasy catcher in 2025, and Murphy's playing time outlook went up after Atlanta declined Travis d'Arnaud's option and he wound up signing with the Angels. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a six-year, $73 million contract extension with the Braves in December of 2022. Contract includes $15 million team option for 2029.
Out for season with hip labral tear
Atlanta placed Murphy on the 10-day injured list Monday with a right hip labral tear.
Analysis
Murphy will undergo surgery Thursday and will need about four months of rehab, which puts him on track to be back to full health for spring training, according to David O'Brien of The Athletic. Per Mark Bowman of MLB.com, Murphy said Monday that the hip injury is something that he's dealt with off and on for the last three years, but it had gotten worse lately to the point that an operation became the recommended course of action. With Murphy out for the season, Drake Baldwin and Marcell Ozuna could see even more playing time for Atlanta down the stretch, and Sandy Leon has been called up from Triple-A Gwinnett to serve as Baldwin's top backup behind the plate.
Murphy will undergo surgery Thursday and will need about four months of rehab, which puts him on track to be back to full health for spring training, according to David O'Brien of The Athletic. Per Mark Bowman of MLB.com, Murphy said Monday that the hip injury is something that he's dealt with off and on for the last three years, but it had gotten worse lately to the point that an operation became the recommended course of action. With Murphy out for the season, Drake Baldwin and Marcell Ozuna could see even more playing time for Atlanta down the stretch, and Sandy Leon has been called up from Triple-A Gwinnett to serve as Baldwin's top backup behind the plate.
Batting Stats
Loading Batting Stats...
2025 MLB Game Log
2025
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
Minor League Game Log
Calculate Stats Over Time
Just click on any two dates.
Loading Minor League Batting Game Log...
Batting Order Slot Breakdown
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
9
9
13
11
3
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
5
8
11
7
3
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
+9%
OPS vs LHP
2025
+22%
OPS vs LHP
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .795 | 287 | 15 | 37 | .218 | ||||
| Since 2023vs Right | .728 | 752 | 32 | 101 | .220 | ||||
| 2025vs Left | .805 | 116 | 7 | 19 | .198 | ||||
| 2025vs Right | .660 | 221 | 9 | 26 | .200 | ||||
| 2024vs Left | .654 | 70 | 4 | 9 | .175 | ||||
| 2024vs Right | .629 | 194 | 6 | 16 | .200 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .884 | 101 | 4 | 9 | .274 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .832 | 337 | 17 | 59 | .245 | ||||
| More Splits→ | View More Split Stats | ||||||||
| Minor League Splits→ | View Minor League Split Stats | ||||||||
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
+15%
OPS on Road
2025
+27%
OPS on Road
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | .693 | 516 | 19 | 62 | .217 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | .800 | 523 | 28 | 76 | .221 | ||||
| 2025Home | .624 | 165 | 7 | 21 | .189 | ||||
| 2025Away | .794 | 172 | 9 | 24 | .210 | ||||
| 2024Home | .594 | 130 | 4 | 11 | .197 | ||||
| 2024Away | .678 | 134 | 6 | 14 | .190 | ||||
| 2023Home | .807 | 221 | 8 | 30 | .253 | ||||
| 2023Away | .880 | 217 | 13 | 38 | .250 | ||||
| More Splits→ | View More Split Stats | ||||||||
Stat Review
How does Sean Murphy compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.33BB Rate
10.4%K Rate
31.2%BABIP
.243ISO
.210AVG
.199OBP
.300SLG
.409OPS
.709wOBA
.313Exit Velocity
89.1 mphHard Hit Rate
39.2%Barrels/PA
7.4%Expected BA
.229Expected SLG
.472Sprint Speed
22.1 ft/secGround Ball %
45.5%Line Drive %
18.0%Fly Ball %
36.5%Prospect Rankings History
Advanced Batting Stats
Loading Advanced Batting Stats...
Additional Stats
Games By Position
Defensive Stats
Loading Games Played by Position...
Batted Ball Stats
Loading Batted Ball Stats...
Stats Vs Upcoming Pitchers
Want more matchup stats?
Loading Matchup Stats...
Our full team depth charts are reserved for RotoWire subscribers.
Subscribe Now
Past Fantasy Outlooks
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
When Atlanta acquired Murphy, it was coming off a season where he had collected 611 plate appearances for the Athletics. While it was anticipated Murphy wouldn't repeat that with Travis d'Arnaud in the mix, most expected Murphy would gather more than the 438 plate appearances he recorded. Confusing matters more is Murphy's 129 wRC+ was the highest of all catchers with at least as many plate appearances, and Murphy's defense was outstanding. Meanwhile, when healthy, d'Arnaud's offense and defense both displayed signs of decline. Perhaps the extra rest helped Murphy, as he posted career highs in average exit velocity, hard-hit rate and barrel percent. Even so, it's curious why Murphy didn't play more. Both backstops will be back with Atlanta this season, so it must be assumed Murphy will continue to lose playing time to his veteran counterpart. However, at some point, Atlanta should realize Murphy is the better option. Paying for more playing time is defensible, just don't take the leap to 2022 levels.
More Fantasy News
Fades into timeshare
Murphy is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Sitting again Friday
Murphy is not in the starting lineup for Friday's game against the Marlins.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Riding pine Thursday
Murphy isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against Miami.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
On base five times Thursday
Murphy went 2-for-2 with three walks, a double, a run scored and an RBI in Thursday's 12-11 extra-inning win over the Reds.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Not starting Saturday
Murphy is not part of Atlanta's starting nine for Saturday's matchup against Texas.
Analysis
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Subscribe now to instantly reveal our take on this news.
Latest Fantasy Rumors
Unavailable at deadline
Buster Olney of ESPN reports that Atlanta won't make Murphy available ahead of the July 31 trade deadline.
Analysis
Murphy's name has been floated in trade rumors, but Atlanta has never indicated that it's willing to sell off anything beyond expiring contracts this summer. The 30-year-old has enjoyed a resurgent campaign with 16 homers and an .830 OPS, though he's played in just 65 games as rookie Drake Baldwin has started his MLB career in strong fashion. However, the pair of catchers should see more action at designated hitter down the stretch with Marcell Ozuna apparently on his way out.
Murphy's name has been floated in trade rumors, but Atlanta has never indicated that it's willing to sell off anything beyond expiring contracts this summer. The 30-year-old has enjoyed a resurgent campaign with 16 homers and an .830 OPS, though he's played in just 65 games as rookie Drake Baldwin has started his MLB career in strong fashion. However, the pair of catchers should see more action at designated hitter down the stretch with Marcell Ozuna apparently on his way out.