BJ Murray3B
Iowa Cubs
Age 26
S/R
5'11" / 205 lbs
AAA
BB +5%HR -4%
Svc 0.0 · Ctrl thru 2033
peak 1.4 · 2026
wRC+†117
AVG/OBP/SLG.213 / .298 / .363
PA250
HR8
SB7
K%28
BB%10
MLB%10%
Scouting · now → future
HIT
45↗50
PWR
40→40
SPD
45→45
FLD
50→50
EYE
57↗60
trajectory · 10 yrs
1.5peak
2028
Contract
ESTIMATED · service-time + WAR-based estimator (needs verification)
Status MiLB
MLB Debut 2028
Service 0 yrs (est)
Team Control Through 2033
First FA Year 2034
| Year | Status | Salary | Proj WAR | Value | Surplus |
| 2026 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2028 | |||
| 2027 | MiLB | still in minors · estimated debut 2028 | |||
| 2028 | Pre-Arb | $0.8M | +1.4 | $12M | +$11M |
| 2029 | Arb-1 | $0.8M | +1.3 | $11M | +$11M |
| 2030 | Arb-2 | $0.9M | +1.2 | $11M | +$10M |
| 2031 | Arb-3 | $2M | +0.9 | $4M | +$2M |
| 2032 | Ext / FA-deal | $2M | +0.6 | $3M | +$0.8M |
| 2033 | Ext / FA-deal | $1M | +0.3 | $1M | -$0.0M |
| Totals | $8M | $43M | +$35M | ||
Career Projections (MLE)
All seasons translated to park-neutral MLB-equivalent (MLE) and combined per year. 2026 = actual YTD + projected ROS + total. 2027+ via Advanced Marcel + aging curve.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 61 | 59 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .186 | .213 | .305 | .518 | .119 | .270 | 34 | 3 | .248 | 48 | -4 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | -0.1 |
| 2022 | 22 | A+ | 3 teams | 405 | 353 | 86 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 44 | 108 | 6 | 8 | 4 | .244 | .337 | .357 | .694 | .113 | .329 | 27 | 11 | .309 | 95 | -2 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +11 | 1.1 |
| 2023 | 23 | AA | Tennessee Smokies | 542 | 482 | 103 | 28 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 166 | 6 | 14 | 3 | .214 | .298 | .371 | .670 | .158 | .293 | 31 | 10 | .294 | 83 | -10 | +2 | +0 | +2 | +15 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 24 | AAA | 2 teams | 418 | 373 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 41 | 122 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .169 | .255 | .260 | .515 | .091 | .224 | 29 | 10 | .236 | 38 | -29 | +2 | +0 | +1 | +12 | -1.4 |
| 2025 | 25 | AA | Knoxville Smokies | 537 | 469 | 101 | 18 | 0 | 21 | 57 | 135 | 5 | 20 | 8 | .215 | .307 | .388 | .695 | .173 | .251 | 25 | 11 | .304 | 91 | -6 | +1 | +0 | +2 | +15 | 1.3 |
| ▸ 2026 Season (actual · ROS · total) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026 | 26 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | 82 | 74 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .311 | .378 | .514 | .892 | .203 | .377 | 22 | 10 | .390 | 157 | +5 | +0 | +0 | +0 | +2 | 0.8 |
| ROS | 26 | MLB | CHC | 168 | 148 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .236 | .319 | .399 | .718 | .162 | .291 | 27 | 10 | .314 | 98 | -0 | +0 | +0 | +1 | +5 | 0.6 |
| TOT | 26 | MLB | CHC | 250 | 222 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 63 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .261 | .339 | .437 | .776 | .176 | .329 | 25 | 10 | .339 | 117 | +5 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +7 | 1.4 |
| ▸ 2027+ Projections — Projections at projected PA · Park-neutral MLB equivalent · Marcel + aging curve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2027 | 27 | MLB 25% | CHC | 336 | 296 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 77 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .236 | .321 | .402 | .723 | .166 | .282 | 23 | 10 | .324 | 106 | +2 | +1 | +0 | +1 | +10 | 1.4 |
| 2028 | 28 | MLB 37% | CHC | 364 | 321 | 76 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 38 | 84 | 2 | 9 | 2 | .237 | .321 | .402 | .723 | .165 | .282 | 23 | 10 | .323 | 105 | +2 | +1 | -1 | +1 | +10 | 1.4 |
| 2029 | 29 | MLB 47% | CHC | 373 | 328 | 77 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 87 | 3 | 8 | 2 | .235 | .322 | .396 | .718 | .162 | .282 | 23 | 10 | .321 | 104 | +2 | +1 | -1 | +1 | +11 | 1.3 |
| 2030 | 30 | MLB 55% | CHC | 378 | 333 | 77 | 15 | 1 | 12 | 39 | 90 | 3 | 8 | 2 | .231 | .317 | .390 | .708 | .159 | .281 | 24 | 10 | .318 | 101 | +1 | +1 | -2 | +1 | +11 | 1.2 |
| 2031 | 31 | MLB 66% | CHC | 369 | 326 | 75 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 38 | 89 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .230 | .314 | .383 | .698 | .153 | .279 | 24 | 10 | .314 | 99 | -1 | +1 | -3 | +1 | +10 | 0.9 |
| 2032 | 32 | MLB 75% | CHC | 354 | 312 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 87 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .224 | .311 | .372 | .682 | .147 | .278 | 25 | 10 | .309 | 95 | -2 | +0 | -4 | +1 | +10 | 0.6 |
| 2033 | 33 | MLB 83% | CHC | 326 | 287 | 63 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 34 | 82 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .220 | .307 | .362 | .669 | .143 | .276 | 25 | 10 | .304 | 91 | -3 | +1 | -4 | +1 | +9 | 0.3 |
| 2034 | 34 | MLB 89% | CHC | 284 | 251 | 55 | 10 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 74 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .219 | .305 | .363 | .668 | .143 | .274 | 26 | 10 | .297 | 86 | -5 | +0 | -5 | +1 | +8 | -0.0 |
| 2035 | 35 | MLB 95% | CHC | 233 | 206 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 63 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .214 | .299 | .350 | .648 | .136 | .272 | 27 | 10 | .289 | 79 | -5 | +0 | -6 | +1 | +7 | -0.3 |
| 2036 | 36 | MLB | CHC | 177 | 156 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .205 | .291 | .333 | .625 | .128 | .268 | 28 | 10 | .280 | 73 | -5 | +0 | -6 | +1 | +5 | -0.6 |
| ▸ Career Totals (MLE all levels + projections) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | — | 5325 | 4700 | 1038 | 206 | 16 | 151 | 544 | 1380 | 40 | 111 | 27 | .221 | .307 | .368 | .675 | .147 | .277 | 26 | 10 | .302 | 89 | -66 | +11 | -31 | +19 | +151 | 8.5 | ||
| / 162G | — | 650 | 574 | 126 | 25 | 2 | 18 | 66 | 168 | 5 | 14 | 3 | .220 | .305 | .364 | .670 | .145 | .276 | 26 | 10 | .302 | 89 | -8 | +2 | -4 | +2 | +18 | 1.1 | ||
Historical Stats — Raw (Per Stint)
Actual MLB + MiLB stats as they happened, one row per stint at each level. Use this to see what really got recorded; the table above shows MLB-equivalent translations + projections.
| Year | Age | Lvl | Team | PA | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SO | HBP | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | K% | BB% | wOBA | wRC+ | BAT | RUN | FLD | POS | REP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 | ROK | ACL Cubs | 61 | 56 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .286 | .344 | .482 | .826 | .196 | .350 | 23 | 8 | .363 | 136 | +2 | +0 | — | — | +2 | 0.5 |
| 2022 | 22 | A+ | South Bend Cubs | 224 | 187 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 36 | 46 | 0 | 8 | 4 | .273 | .390 | .406 | .797 | .134 | .336 | 21 | 16 | .361 | 135 | +9 | +0 | — | — | +6 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | 22 | A | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 161 | 128 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .444 | .461 | .905 | .156 | .379 | 19 | 16 | .407 | 170 | +13 | +0 | — | — | +5 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 22 | INTL | Mesa Solar Sox | 20 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .368 | .618 | .158 | .250 | 30 | 5 | .275 | 68 | -1 | +0 | — | — | +1 | -0.0 |
| 2023 | 23 | AA | Tennessee Smokies | 542 | 452 | 119 | 34 | 4 | 16 | 82 | 129 | 6 | 14 | 3 | .263 | .383 | .462 | .846 | .199 | .333 | 24 | 15 | .376 | 146 | +28 | +2 | — | — | +15 | 4.6 |
| 2024 | 24 | AAA | Iowa Cubs | 353 | 299 | 61 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 50 | 86 | 2 | 10 | 1 | .204 | .322 | .348 | .670 | .144 | .245 | 24 | 14 | .307 | 93 | -3 | +2 | — | — | +10 | 0.9 |
| 2024 | 24 | AA | Tennessee Smokies | 65 | 58 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .155 | .246 | .172 | .419 | .017 | .205 | 22 | 11 | .206 | 16 | -6 | +1 | — | — | +2 | -0.4 |
| 2025 | 25 | AA | Knoxville Smokies | 537 | 443 | 107 | 18 | 0 | 20 | 83 | 103 | 5 | 20 | 8 | .242 | .367 | .418 | .785 | .176 | .267 | 19 | 15 | .352 | 127 | +16 | +1 | — | — | +15 | 3.3 |
Career Path Comps
What happened to players with a similar stat profile at this age · Y-axis: wRC+ (100 = league avg, 150 = elite, 80 = below) · Bands: P10–P90 outer, P25–P75 inner · Gold: OGILVIE projection
| Scouting | At Match Age | Next 3 Yrs | Peak 3 Yrs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comp | Age | HIT | PWR | SPD | EYE | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR | AVG/OBP/SLG | ISO | BABIP | HR | SB | K% | BB% | wRC+ | WAR |
| BJ Murray (OGILVIE) | 26 | 45→50 | 40 | 45 | 60 | .213/.298/.363 | .150 | .273 | 8 | 6 | 28% | 10% | 87 | +0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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●Luis Rengifo 2022 · MLB |
25 | 45→55 | 46→50 | 47→55 | 48 | .227/.289/.357 | .130 | .269 | 15 | 12 | 22% | 7% | 80 | +0.4 | .254/.302/.402 | .148 | .288 | 18 | 13 | 18% | 6% | 98 | +1.6 | .267/.318/.414 | .147 | .301 | 17 | 16 | 17% | 6% | 105 | +1.6 |
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●Jonathan India 2023 · MLB |
26 | 50→51 | 49→50 | 46→50 | 52 | .249/.342/.401 | .152 | .302 | 16 | 9 | 22% | 9% | 115 | +2.7 | .241/.337/.381 | .140 | .289 | 15 | 11 | 21% | 10% | 108 | +2.3 | .234/.336/.364 | .130 | .280 | 13 | 9 | 20% | 11% | 99 | +1.6 |
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●Robbie Grossman 2017 · MLB |
27 | 50→57 | 45 | 45→50 | 54 | .241/.326/.361 | .121 | .310 | 12 | 12 | 25% | 11% | 97 | +1.5 | .250/.346/.375 | .125 | .306 | 11 | 6 | 20% | 13% | 109 | +2.4 | .242/.350/.402 | .161 | .287 | 17 | 17 | 21% | 13% | 111 | +1.9 |
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✕Max Moroff 2019 · MLB |
26 | 41→51 | 49→50 | 47→50 | 51 | .209/.298/.357 | .147 | .275 | 17 | 8 | 29% | 11% | 85 | +0.7 | .216/.296/.371 | .155 | .289 | 19 | 9 | 30% | 9% | 88 | +0.9 | .177/.268/.301 | .123 | .246 | 16 | 6 | 33% | 10% | 55 | -0.5 |
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✕Danny Muno 2015 · AAA |
26 | 48→51 | 44→45 | 47→50 | 52 | .232/.318/.350 | .117 | .292 | 12 | 13 | 23% | 10% | 91 | +1.1 | .224/.301/.323 | .099 | .295 | 8 | 11 | 25% | 9% | 77 | +0.1 | .220/.301/.308 | .088 | .302 | 6 | 11 | 26% | 10% | 69 | -0.2 |
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✕Drew Sutton 2009 · AA |
26 | 49→54 | 47→50 | 49→50 | 48 | .245/.306/.384 | .139 | .291 | 14 | 16 | 21% | 8% | 95 | +1.4 | .243/.314/.376 | .133 | .309 | 12 | 10 | 24% | 8% | 95 | +1.4 | .237/.313/.361 | .124 | .310 | 10 | 5 | 25% | 9% | 89 | +0.6 |
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●Lane Thomas 2022 · MLB |
26 | 45→51 | 51→55 | 48→55 | 49 | .227/.305/.393 | .166 | .296 | 18 | 13 | 29% | 10% | 97 | +1.5 | .246/.309/.418 | .172 | .307 | 19 | 15 | 25% | 8% | 105 | +2.1 | .248/.309/.422 | .174 | .307 | 20 | 21 | 25% | 7% | 104 | +2.0 |
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✕Ruben Gotay 2009 · MLB |
26 | 49 | 45 | 44→50 | 47 | .240/.297/.363 | .123 | .292 | 12 | 9 | 22% | 7% | 85 | +0.7 | .234/.326/.355 | .121 | .293 | 11 | 5 | 22% | 12% | 95 | +1.4 | .226/.319/.333 | .107 | .281 | 10 | 4 | 21% | 11% | 84 | +0.6 |
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✕Alfredo Amezaga 2004 · MLB |
26 | 45→55 | 47→40 | 48→55 | 50 | .227/.294/.364 | .137 | .264 | 14 | 11 | 20% | 8% | 84 | +0.6 | .238/.295/.345 | .107 | .281 | 10 | 20 | 18% | 6% | 79 | +0.3 | .268/.330/.352 | .084 | .306 | 3 | 26 | 13% | 8% | 91 | +0.6 |
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✕DJ Stewart 2020 · MLB |
26 | 44→48 | 52→60 | 47→50 | 48 | .231/.303/.398 | .167 | .271 | 20 | 12 | 23% | 8% | 98 | +1.6 | .223/.320/.400 | .177 | .277 | 22 | 7 | 27% | 11% | 105 | +2.1 | .212/.318/.409 | .197 | .253 | 28 | 2 | 28% | 11% | 104 | +0.9 |
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✕Cooper Hummel 2022 · AAA |
27 | 46→49 | 51→50 | 46→55 | 53 | .231/.325/.395 | .164 | .291 | 18 | 7 | 26% | 11% | 106 | +2.2 | .222/.319/.366 | .144 | .305 | 12 | 15 | 28% | 11% | 95 | +1.4 | .217/.330/.365 | .148 | .295 | 13 | 19 | 28% | 12% | 98 | +1.1 |
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✕Nick Franklin 2017 · MLB |
26 | 45→49 | 47→50 | 51→50 | 45 | .226/.283/.363 | .137 | .284 | 15 | 14 | 26% | 7% | 79 | +0.3 | .219/.283/.348 | .129 | .272 | 13 | 14 | 23% | 7% | 76 | +0.0 | .175/.256/.277 | .102 | .223 | 8 | 9 | 25% | 9% | 44 | -0.8 |
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●Tyler Nevin 2023 · MLB |
26 | 43→53 | 47→50 | 48→45 | 47 | .219/.290/.349 | .130 | .268 | 16 | 5 | 24% | 8% | 79 | +0.3 | .241/.312/.393 | .152 | .290 | 18 | 5 | 22% | 8% | 100 | +1.7 | .245/.319/.406 | .161 | .290 | 19 | 3 | 22% | 8% | 104 | +1.4 |
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●Felipe Lopez 2005 · MLB |
25 | 47→57 | 47→55 | 46→55 | 49 | .232/.306/.375 | .143 | .306 | 13 | 10 | 27% | 9% | 92 | +1.2 | .266/.336/.415 | .149 | .314 | 15 | 19 | 19% | 9% | 115 | +2.7 | .265/.336/.397 | .132 | .306 | 13 | 24 | 17% | 9% | 107 | +2.5 |
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✕Taylor Walls 2023 · MLB |
27 | 40→50 | 45 | 49→60 | 53 | .200/.292/.323 | .124 | .262 | 12 | 15 | 27% | 11% | 73 | -0.1 | .201/.291/.319 | .118 | .264 | 10 | 25 | 26% | 11% | 72 | -0.2 | .198/.286/.304 | .106 | .259 | 8 | 33 | 25% | 11% | 64 | -0.4 |
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●Mickey Gasper 2022 · AA |
26 | 45→54 | 46→50 | 52→45 | 44 | .222/.290/.353 | .130 | .282 | 13 | 7 | 25% | 7% | 80 | +0.4 | .239/.329/.380 | .141 | .295 | 14 | 9 | 23% | 10% | 103 | +1.9 | .242/.338/.383 | .141 | .283 | 15 | 8 | 19% | 10% | 105 | +1.1 |
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✕Willi Castro 2023 · MLB |
26 | 48→54 | 47→50 | 50→55 | 41 | .242/.289/.378 | .136 | .295 | 14 | 13 | 23% | 5% | 85 | +0.7 | .243/.315/.385 | .142 | .305 | 13 | 22 | 24% | 7% | 99 | +1.7 | .240/.326/.383 | .143 | .305 | 13 | 23 | 24% | 8% | 98 | +1.3 |
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✕Niko Goodrum 2019 · MLB |
27 | 46→52 | 49→55 | 50→55 | 42 | .230/.283/.385 | .154 | .301 | 17 | 13 | 29% | 6% | 85 | +0.7 | .228/.297/.386 | .158 | .312 | 17 | 16 | 30% | 9% | 92 | +1.2 | .234/.334/.361 | .127 | .331 | 13 | 14 | 30% | 13% | 97 | +0.6 |
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●Domonic Brown 2014 · MLB |
26 | 50→55 | 52→55 | 47→55 | 50 | .255/.315/.426 | .171 | .285 | 20 | 10 | 19% | 8% | 109 | +2.4 | .237/.287/.367 | .130 | .277 | 14 | 10 | 20% | 6% | 82 | +0.5 | .230/.273/.367 | .138 | .270 | 17 | 2 | 22% | 5% | 75 | -0.0 |
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✕Josh VanMeter 2021 · MLB |
26 | 45→49 | 52→55 | 50 | 48 | .232/.299/.408 | .176 | .276 | 19 | 14 | 24% | 8% | 98 | +1.6 | .219/.308/.379 | .160 | .279 | 18 | 9 | 26% | 11% | 95 | +1.4 | .202/.307/.353 | .150 | .259 | 16 | 7 | 27% | 13% | 84 | +0.3 |