Joe Murphy

Position: RW ▪ Shoots: Left
Height: 6-0 ▪ Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: October 16, 1967 in London, Ontario
Draft: Detroit, 1st round (1st overall), 1986 NHL Entry

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Fine Details ▪ Last updated May 24, 2013 6:25 AM

Skater Rank: #365. Fredrik Olausson… #366. Olli Jokinen… #367. Michael Nylander… #368. JOE MURPHY… #369. Troy Murray… #370. Scott Gomez… #371. Dmitri Khristich…

Skater Rank: #365. Fredrik Olausson… #366. Olli Jokinen… #367. Michael Nylander… #368. JOE MURPHY… #369. Troy Murray… #370. Scott Gomez… #371. Dmitri Khristich…

NHL Standard

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					Scoring Stats						Goals				Assists					Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	EV	SH	PP	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1986-87	19	DET	NHL	5	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0.0
1987-88	20	DET	NHL	50	10	9	19	8	-4	37	9	1	0	2	6	0	3	82	12.2
1988-89	21	DET	NHL	26	1	7	8	2	-7	28	1	0	0	0	5	0	2	29	3.4
1989-90	22	TOT	NHL	71	10	19	29	11	5	60	8	2	0	1	19	0	0	117	8.5
1989-90	22	DET	NHL	9	3	1	4	2	4	4	3	0	0	1	1	0	0	16	18.8
1989-90	22	EDM	NHL	62	7	18	25	9	1	56	5	2	0	0	18	0	0	101	6.9
1990-91	23	EDM	NHL	80	27	35	62	24	2	35	22	4	1	4	21	2	12	141	19.1
1991-92	24	EDM	NHL	80	35	47	82	32	17	52	23	10	2	2	35	1	11	193	18.1
1992-93	25	CHI	NHL	19	7	10	17	6	-3	18	2	5	0	1	4	0	6	43	16.3
1993-94	26	CHI	NHL	81	31	39	70	27	1	111	20	7	4	4	19	1	19	222	14.0
1994-95	27	CHI	NHL	40	23	18	41	18	7	89	16	7	0	3	9	1	8	120	19.2
1995-96	28	CHI	NHL	70	22	29	51	20	-3	86	14	8	0	3	22	0	7	212	10.4
1996-97	29	STL	NHL	75	20	25	45	18	-1	69	15	4	1	2	17	1	7	151	13.2
1997-98	30	TOT	NHL	37	9	13	22	9	9	36	5	4	0	0	10	0	3	81	11.1
1997-98	30	STL	NHL	27	4	9	13	5	8	22	2	2	0	0	8	0	1	52	7.7
1997-98	30	SJS	NHL	10	5	4	9	4	1	14	3	2	0	0	2	0	2	29	17.2
1998-99	31	SJS	NHL	76	25	23	48	20	10	73	18	7	0	2	15	0	8	176	14.2	1121	14:45
1999-00	32	TOT	NHL	55	12	15	27	11	1	94	8	4	0	2	12	0	3	118	10.2	815	14:49
1999-00	32	BOS	NHL	26	7	7	14	6	-7	41	4	3	0	0	4	0	3	68	10.3	396	15:13
1999-00	32	WSH	NHL	29	5	8	13	5	8	53	4	1	0	2	8	0	0	50	10.0	419	14:27
2000-01	33	WSH	NHL	14	1	5	6	2	-5	20	0	1	0	0	2	0	3	22	4.5	175	12:31
Career			NHL	779	233	295	528	207	29	810	161	64	8	26	197	6	92	1710	13.6	2111	14:33

NHL Miscellaneous

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					Per Game						Adjusted				Plus/Minus					Point Shares
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	PIM	S	G	A	PTS	GC	TGF	PGF	TGA	PGA	+/-	OPS	DPS	PS
1986-87	19	DET	NHL	5	0.00	0.20	0.20	0.05	0.40	0.60	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	-0.1	0.1	0.0
1987-88	20	DET	NHL	50	0.20	0.18	0.38	0.16	0.74	1.64	8	7	15	6	28	6	26	0	-4	0.3	0.4	0.7
1988-89	21	DET	NHL	26	0.04	0.27	0.31	0.09	1.08	1.12	1	6	7	2	14	5	16	0	-7	-0.4	0.1	-0.2
1989-90	22	TOT	NHL	71	0.14	0.27	0.41	0.15	0.85	1.65	9	16	25	9	51	5	41	0	5	0.1	1.0	1.1
1989-90	22	DET	NHL	9	0.33	0.11	0.44	0.21	0.44	1.78	3	1	4	2	8	1	3	0	4	0.2	0.2	0.4
1989-90	22	EDM	NHL	62	0.11	0.29	0.40	0.14	0.90	1.63	6	15	21	7	43	4	38	0	1	0.0	0.8	0.7
1990-91	23	EDM	NHL	80	0.34	0.44	0.78	0.30	0.44	1.76	24	31	55	22	82	21	69	10	2	3.9	1.0	4.9
1991-92	24	EDM	NHL	80	0.44	0.59	1.03	0.40	0.65	2.41	31	41	72	28	122	36	86	17	17	6.1	1.2	7.3
1992-93	25	CHI	NHL	19	0.37	0.53	0.89	0.34	0.95	2.26	6	8	14	5	27	18	12	0	-3	1.1	0.2	1.3
1993-94	26	CHI	NHL	81	0.38	0.48	0.86	0.34	1.37	2.74	28	35	63	25	100	42	69	12	1	5.3	1.1	6.5
1994-95	27	CHI	NHL	40	0.58	0.45	1.03	0.44	2.23	3.00	40	31	71	30	50	21	28	6	7	4.3	0.8	5.1
1995-96	28	CHI	NHL	70	0.31	0.41	0.73	0.28	1.23	3.03	21	28	49	19	72	26	52	3	-3	3.5	0.7	4.1
1996-97	29	STL	NHL	75	0.27	0.33	0.60	0.24	0.92	2.01	21	26	47	19	65	18	56	8	-1	3.2	0.9	4.2
1997-98	30	TOT	NHL	37	0.24	0.35	0.59	0.23	0.97	2.19	11	15	26	10	37	14	14	0	9	1.8	0.8	2.6
1997-98	30	STL	NHL	27	0.15	0.33	0.48	0.17	0.81	1.93	5	10	15	5	25	8	9	0	8	0.7	0.6	1.3
1997-98	30	SJS	NHL	10	0.50	0.40	0.90	0.39	1.40	2.90	6	5	11	5	12	6	5	0	1	1.1	0.2	1.3
1998-99	31	SJS	NHL	76	0.33	0.30	0.63	0.26	0.96	2.32	29	26	55	23	63	22	31	0	10	4.6	1.7	6.3
1999-00	32	TOT	NHL	55	0.22	0.27	0.49	0.19	1.71	2.15	13	17	30	12	36	10	27	2	1	1.8	0.9	2.8
1999-00	32	BOS	NHL	26	0.27	0.27	0.54	0.22	1.58	2.62	8	8	16	7	17	7	19	2	-7	1.1	0.2	1.3
1999-00	32	WSH	NHL	29	0.17	0.28	0.45	0.17	1.83	1.72	5	9	14	5	19	3	8	0	8	0.7	0.7	1.5
2000-01	33	WSH	NHL	14	0.07	0.36	0.43	0.13	1.43	1.57	1	5	6	2	10	7	8	0	-5	0.2	0.0	0.2
Career			NHL	779	0.30	0.38	0.68	0.27	1.04	2.20	243	293	536	212	758	251	536	58	29	35.8	11.0	46.8

NHL Playoffs

						Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Tm	Lg		GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1987-88	20	DET	NHL		8	0	1	1	0	-2	6	0	0	0	0	5	0.0
1989-90	22	EDM	NHL	SC	22	6	8	14	5	1	16	6	0	0	2	29	20.7
1990-91	23	EDM	NHL		15	2	5	7	2	3	14	1	1	0	1	22	9.1
1991-92	24	EDM	NHL		16	8	16	24	9	2	12	4	4	0	2	32	25.0
1992-93	25	CHI	NHL		4	0	0	0	0	-2	8	0	0	0	0	8	0.0
1993-94	26	CHI	NHL		6	1	3	4	1	2	25	1	0	0	0	12	8.3
1994-95	27	CHI	NHL		16	9	3	12	6	-1	29	6	3	0	3	69	13.0
1995-96	28	CHI	NHL		10	6	2	8	4	1	33	6	0	0	2	38	15.8
1996-97	29	STL	NHL		6	1	1	2	1	-2	10	0	1	0	0	8	12.5
1997-98	30	SJS	NHL		6	1	1	2	1	-1	20	0	1	0	0	10	10.0
1998-99	31	SJS	NHL		6	0	3	3	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	21	0.0	115	19:08
1999-00	32	WSH	NHL		5	0	0	0	0	-2	8	0	0	0	0	8	0.0	65	13:02
Career			NHL	1	120	34	43	77	30	-1	185	24	10	0	10	262	13.0	180	16:22

Other Standard

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1984-85	17	Penticton Knights	BCJHL	51	68	84	152			92
1985-86	18	Michigan State Spartans	CCHA	35	24	37	61			50
1985-86	18	Canada	Nat-Tm	8	3	3	6			2
1985-86	18	Canada	WJC-A	7	4	10	14			2
1986-87	19	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	71	21	38	59			61
1987-88	20	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	6	5	6	11			4
1988-89	21	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	47	31	35	66			66
Career		3 Seasons	AHL	124	57	79	136			131
Career		1 Season	BCJHL	51	68	84	152			92
Career		1 Season	CCHA	35	24	37	61			50
Career		1 Season	Nat-Tm	8	3	3	6			2
Career		1 Season	WJC-A	7	4	10	14			2

Other Playoffs

					Scoring Stats						Goals						Ice Time
Season	Age	Team	Lg	GP	G	A	PTS	GC	+/-	PIM	EV	PP	SH	GW	S	S%	TOI	ATOI
1984-85	17	Penticton Knights	Cen-Cup	5	5	9	14			12
1986-87	19	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	10	2	1	3			33
1988-89	21	Adirondack Red Wings	AHL	16	6	11	17			17
Career		2 Seasons	AHL	26	8	12	20			50
Career		1 Season	Cen-Cup	5	5	9	14			12

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)

Thru 15 Years		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Joe Murphy		7.3	6.5	6.3	5.1	4.9	4.2	4.1	2.8	2.6	1.3	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.0	-0.2
Jim Pappin	92.3	9.2	7.4	6.6	6.0	6.0	4.9	4.2	2.9	2.2	1.6	1.4	0.8	0.6	0.1
Mariusz Czerkawski	91.1	8.1	6.8	6.2	5.3	5.0	4.2	3.0	2.8	2.6	0.8	0.7	0.3
Jeff O'Neill	90.3	8.3	7.6	6.8	6.5	4.3	3.9	3.2	3.2	2.9	1.7	1.3
Kenny Wharram	90.2	9.0	6.9	6.8	6.8	4.7	4.3	3.7	3.6	2.8	2.0	0.7	0.0	-0.1	-0.2
Erik Cole	90.0	9.0	7.4	7.1	5.9	5.3	4.5	3.6	3.5	3.2	1.4	0.8
Valeri Kamensky	90.0	8.6	7.3	7.2	6.2	4.0	3.4	2.7	2.5	2.2	2.1	1.6
Clark Gillies	90.0	8.8	8.7	6.2	6.1	5.8	5.7	4.4	3.3	2.8	1.7	1.1	0.6	0.3	-0.6
Ken Randall	89.8	6.4	4.4	3.8	3.5	3.3	2.9	2.5	2.0	1.0	0.1
Frank Nighbor	89.7	5.2	4.7	3.7	3.7	3.3	3.1	2.4	2.2	1.9	1.5	1.0	0.1	-1.0
Kristian Huselius	89.2	9.4	7.8	6.6	5.6	5.1	4.6	4.5	2.8	2.1	-0.1

Career		Adjusted Point Shares (Best to Worst)
Player		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Joe Murphy		7.3	6.5	6.3	5.1	4.9	4.2	4.1	2.8	2.6	1.3	1.1	0.7	0.2	0.0	-0.2
Jim Pappin	92.3	9.2	7.4	6.6	6.0	6.0	4.9	4.2	2.9	2.2	1.6	1.4	0.8	0.6	0.1
Mariusz Czerkawski	91.1	8.1	6.8	6.2	5.3	5.0	4.2	3.0	2.8	2.6	0.8	0.7	0.3
Jeff O'Neill	90.3	8.3	7.6	6.8	6.5	4.3	3.9	3.2	3.2	2.9	1.7	1.3
Kenny Wharram	90.2	9.0	6.9	6.8	6.8	4.7	4.3	3.7	3.6	2.8	2.0	0.7	0.0	-0.1	-0.2
Erik Cole	90.0	9.0	7.4	7.1	5.9	5.3	4.5	3.6	3.5	3.2	1.4	0.8
Clark Gillies	90.0	8.8	8.7	6.2	6.1	5.8	5.7	4.4	3.3	2.8	1.7	1.1	0.6	0.3	-0.6
Valeri Kamensky	90.0	8.6	7.3	7.2	6.2	4.0	3.4	2.7	2.5	2.2	2.1	1.6
Red Berenson	89.9	9.3	8.0	6.2	5.3	5.1	4.9	3.0	3.0	2.0	2.0	1.6	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	-0.1	-0.4
Ken Randall	89.8	6.4	4.4	3.8	3.5	3.3	2.9	2.5	2.0	1.0	0.1
Frank Nighbor	89.7	5.2	4.7	3.7	3.7	3.3	3.1	2.4	2.2	1.9	1.5	1.0	0.1	-1.0

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Rate Statistic Requirements

Championships (Minimum 1 playoff game) 1990 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)	Games Played 1990-91 NHL 80 (3) 1991-92 NHL 80 (3)	Short-Handed Goals 1993-94 NHL 4 (10)	Goals Per Game 1994-95 NHL 0.57 (10)

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)

1990 Edmonton Oilers (NHL)

Games Played

1990-91 NHL 80 (3)
1991-92 NHL 80 (3)

Short-Handed Goals

1993-94 NHL 4 (10)

Goals Per Game

1994-95 NHL 0.57 (10)

Transactions

Transaction information may be incomplete.

November 2, 1989: Traded to Edmonton by Detroit with Petr Klima, Adam Graves and Jeff Sharples for Jimmy Carson, Kevin McClelland and Edmonton's 5th round choice (later traded to Montreal - Montreal selected Brad Layzell) in 1991 Entry Draft, November 2, 1989.

February 24, 1993: Traded to Chicago by Edmonton for Igor Kravchuk and Dean McAmmond, February 24, 1993.

July 8, 1996: Signed as a free agent by St. Louis, July 8, 1996.

March 24, 1998: Traded to San Jose by St. Louis for Todd Gill, March 24, 1998.

November 12, 1999: Signed as a free agent by Boston, November 12, 1999.

February 10, 2000: Claimed on waivers by Washington from Boston, February 10, 2000.

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