Mort Cooper
Morton Cecil Cooper
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 210 lb.

Born: March 2, 1913 in Atherton, MO
High School: Chrisman (Independence, MO) (All Transactions)
Debut: September 14, 1938
Final Game: May 7, 1949
Died: November 17, 1958 in Little Rock, AR
Relatives: Brother of Walker Cooper
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1938 25 STL NL 2 1 .667 3.04 4 3 1 1 0 1 23.2 17 11 8 1 12 11 1 0 0 102 129 1.225 6.5 0.4 4.6 4.2 0.92
1939 26 STL NL 12 6 .667 3.25 45 26 12 7 2 4 210.2 208 94 76 6 97 130 2 1 4 919 127 1.448 8.9 0.3 4.1 5.6 1.34
1940 27 STL NL 11 12 .478 3.63 38 29 6 16 3 3 230.2 225 103 93 12 86 95 3 2 5 992 110 1.348 8.8 0.5 3.4 3.7 1.10
1941 28 STL NL 13 9 .591 3.91 29 25 2 12 0 0 186.2 175 88 81 15 69 118 3 0 7 800 97 1.307 8.4 0.7 3.3 5.7 1.71 MVP-24
1942 29 STL NL 22 7 .759 1.78 37 35 1 22 10 0 278.2 207 73 55 9 68 152 5 0 5 1100 194 0.987 6.7 0.3 2.2 4.9 2.24 AS,MVP-1
1943 30 STL NL 21 8 .724 2.30 37 32 5 24 6 3 274.0 228 81 70 5 79 141 5 2 4 1109 147 1.120 7.5 0.2 2.6 4.6 1.78 AS,MVP-5
1944 31 STL NL 22 7 .759 2.46 34 33 1 22 7 1 252.1 227 74 69 6 60 97 5 1 0 1023 144 1.137 8.1 0.2 2.1 3.5 1.62 MVP-9
1945 32 TOT NL 9 4 .692 2.92 24 14 9 5 1 1 101.2 97 42 33 5 34 59 2 0 0 426 131 1.289 8.6 0.4 3.0 5.2 1.74
1945 32 STL NL 2 0 1.000 1.52 4 3 0 1 0 0 23.2 20 7 4 1 7 14 1 0 0 97 247 1.141 7.6 0.4 2.7 5.3 2.00
1945 32 BSN NL 7 4 .636 3.35 20 11 9 4 1 1 78.0 77 35 29 4 27 45 1 0 0 329 115 1.333 8.9 0.5 3.1 5.2 1.67
1946 33 BSN NL 13 11 .542 3.12 28 27 1 15 4 1 199.0 181 76 69 16 39 83 0 1 2 805 110 1.106 8.2 0.7 1.8 3.8 2.13 AS
1947 34 TOT NL 3 10 .231 5.40 18 15 1 4 0 0 83.1 99 58 50 9 26 27 2 0 0 369 74 1.500 10.7 1.0 2.8 2.9 1.04
1947 34 BSN NL 2 5 .286 4.05 10 7 1 2 0 0 46.2 48 26 21 2 13 15 2 0 0 198 96 1.307 9.3 0.4 2.5 2.9 1.15
1947 34 NYG NL 1 5 .167 7.12 8 8 0 2 0 0 36.2 51 32 29 7 13 12 0 0 0 171 57 1.745 12.5 1.7 3.2 2.9 0.92
1949 36 CHC NL 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0.00
11 Seasons 128 75 .631 2.97 295 239 39 128 33 14 1840.2 1666 703 607 85 571 913 28 7 28 7648 124 1.215 8.1 0.4 2.8 4.5 1.60
162 Game Avg. 16 10 .631 2.97 38 30 5 16 4 2 234 212 90 77 11 73 116 4 1 4 974 124 1.215 8.1 0.4 2.8 4.5 1.60
STL (8 yrs) 105 50 .677 2.77 228 186 28 105 28 12 1480.1 1307 531 456 55 478 758 25 6 25 6142 133 1.206 7.9 0.3 2.9 4.6 1.59
BSN (3 yrs) 22 20 .524 3.31 58 45 11 21 5 2 323.2 306 137 119 22 79 143 3 1 2 1332 109 1.189 8.5 0.6 2.2 4.0 1.81
NYG (1 yr) 1 5 .167 7.12 8 8 0 2 0 0 36.2 51 32 29 7 13 12 0 0 0 171 57 1.745 12.5 1.7 3.2 2.9 0.92
CHC (1 yr) 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0.00

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1942 29 STL NL WS W NYY 0 1 .000 5.54 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.0 17 10 8 1 4 0 9 0 0 0 59 1.615 11.8 0.7 2.8 6.2 2.25
1943 30 STL NL WS L NYY 1 1 .500 2.81 2 2 0 1 0 0 16.0 11 5 5 1 3 0 10 0 0 1 62 0.875 6.2 0.6 1.7 5.6 3.33
1944 31 STL NL WS W SLB 1 1 .500 1.12 2 2 0 1 1 0 16.0 9 2 2 1 5 0 16 0 0 0 62 0.875 5.1 0.6 2.8 9.0 3.20
3 Seasons (3 Series) 2 3 .400 3.00 6 6 0 2 1 0 45.0 37 17 15 3 12 0 35 0 0 1 183 1.089 7.4 0.6 2.4 7.0 2.92
3 WS 2 3 .400 3.00 6 6 0 2 1 0 45.0 37 17 15 3 12 0 35 0 0 1 183 1.089 7.4 0.6 2.4 7.0 2.92

All-Star Pitching

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Year Tm Lg Age GS W L W-L% ERA GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1942 STL NL 29 1 0 1 .000 9.00 1 0 0 0 0 3.0 4 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 1.333 12.0 6.0 0.0 6.0
1943 STL NL 30 1 0 1 .000 15.43 1 0 0 0 0 2.1 4 4 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 13 2.571 15.4 3.9 7.7 3.9 0.50
1945 BSN NL 32
1946 BSN NL 33
4 Seasons (2 Appearances) 2 0 2 .000 11.81 2 0 0 0 0 5.1 8 7 7 3 2 0 3 1 0 0 26 1.875 13.5 5.1 3.4 5.1 1.50

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1938 25 2 1 .667 3.04 4 3 1 1 0 1 23.2 17 11 8 1 12 11 1 0 0 102 129 1.225 6.5 0.4 4.6 4.2 0.92 129
1939 26 14 7 .667 3.23 49 29 13 8 2 5 234.1 225 105 84 7 109 141 3 1 4 1021 127 1.425 8.6 0.3 4.2 5.4 1.29 127
1940 27 25 19 .568 3.43 87 58 19 24 5 8 465.0 450 208 177 19 195 236 6 3 9 2013 118 1.387 8.7 0.4 3.8 4.6 1.21 118
1941 28 38 28 .576 3.56 116 83 21 36 5 8 651.2 625 296 258 34 264 354 9 3 16 2813 111 1.364 8.6 0.5 3.6 4.9 1.34 111
1942 29 60 35 .632 3.03 153 118 22 58 15 8 930.1 832 369 313 43 332 506 14 3 21 3913 126 1.251 8.0 0.4 3.2 4.9 1.52 126
1943 30 81 43 .653 2.86 190 150 27 82 21 11 1204.1 1060 450 383 48 411 647 19 5 25 5022 130 1.221 7.9 0.4 3.1 4.8 1.57 130
1944 31 103 50 .673 2.79 224 183 28 104 28 12 1456.2 1287 524 452 54 471 744 24 6 25 6045 132 1.207 8.0 0.3 2.9 4.6 1.58 132
1945 32 112 54 .675 2.80 248 197 37 109 29 13 1558.1 1384 566 485 59 505 803 26 6 25 6471 132 1.212 8.0 0.3 2.9 4.6 1.59 132
1946 33 125 65 .658 2.84 276 224 38 124 33 14 1757.1 1565 642 554 75 544 886 26 7 27 7276 129 1.200 8.0 0.4 2.8 4.5 1.63 129
1947 34 128 75 .631 2.95 294 239 39 128 33 14 1840.2 1664 700 604 84 570 913 28 7 27 7645 125 1.214 8.1 0.4 2.8 4.5 1.60 125
1948 35 128 75 .631 2.95 294 239 39 128 33 14 1840.2 1664 700 604 84 570 913 28 7 27 7645 125 1.214 8.1 0.4 2.8 4.5 1.60 125
1949 36 128 75 .631 2.97 295 239 39 128 33 14 1840.2 1666 703 607 85 571 913 28 7 28 7648 124 1.215 8.1 0.4 2.8 4.5 1.60 124

Neutralized Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1938 25 1 1 .500 2.88 25.0 18 9 8 1 13 12 1 1.240 6.5 4.7 4.3 0.92 0.4 4
1939 26 15 9 .625 3.08 219.0 211 83 75 6 98 135 2 1.411 8.7 4.0 5.5 1.38 0.2 45
1940 27 15 11 .577 3.52 240.0 233 104 94 12 89 99 3 1.342 8.7 3.3 3.7 1.11 0.5 38
1941 28 11 10 .524 3.96 191.0 183 93 84 16 72 121 3 1.335 8.6 3.4 5.7 1.68 0.8 29
1942 29 25 6 .806 1.99 285.0 228 70 63 10 75 155 6 1.063 7.2 2.4 4.9 2.07 0.3 37
1943 30 20 10 .667 2.71 272.0 251 91 82 6 87 140 6 1.243 8.3 2.9 4.6 1.61 0.2 37
1944 31 18 9 .667 2.73 251.0 241 84 76 6 64 97 5 1.215 8.6 2.3 3.5 1.52 0.2 34
1945 32 7 4 .636 3.00 102.0 101 38 34 5 35 59 2 1.333 8.9 3.1 5.2 1.69 0.4 24
1946 33 12 10 .545 3.62 199.0 200 89 80 18 43 83 0 1.221 9.0 1.9 3.8 1.93 0.8 28
1947 34 3 6 .333 5.40 85.0 103 57 51 9 27 28 2 1.529 10.9 2.9 3.0 1.04 1.0 18
10 Seasons 127 76 .626 3.12 1869.0 1769 718 647 89 603 929 30 1.269 8.5 4.5 1.54 0.4 294

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1942 (P)
1943 (P)
1945
1946

Awards (yr-lg-award)
1942-NL-MVP

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1941-NL-24-2%
1942-NL-1-78%
1943-NL-5-39%
1944-NL-9-19%
1 MVP
1.38 Career Shares (158th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1939 NL--3.247--7th
1942 NL--1.776--1st
1943 NL--2.299--2nd
1944 NL--2.461--3rd
Career--2.968--159th

Wins s c a p y
1942 NL--22--1st
1943 NL--21--1st
1944 NL--22--2nd
1946 NL--13--9th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1939 NL--.667--6th
1941 NL--.591--9th
1942 NL--.759--4th
1943 NL--.724--3rd
1944 NL--.759--3rd
Career--.631--50th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1942 NL--.987--1st
1943 NL--1.120--2nd
1944 NL--1.137--5th
1946 NL--1.106--1st
Career--1.215--169th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 NL--8.886--7th
1942 NL--6.685--1st
1943 NL--7.489--3rd
1944 NL--8.096--7th
1946 NL--8.186--10th
Career--8.146--159th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1942 NL--2.196--5th
1946 NL--1.764--1st

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 NL--5.554--1st
1941 NL--5.689--2nd
1942 NL--4.909--3rd
1943 NL--4.631--5th

Games Played s c a p y
1939 NL--45--6th

Saves s c a p y
1939 NL--4--7th
1940 NL--3--6th
1943 NL--3--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1942 NL--278.7--2nd
1943 NL--274.0--4th
1944 NL--252.3--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1939 NL--130--3rd
1940 NL--95--9th
1941 NL--118--5th
1942 NL--152--2nd
1943 NL--141--2nd
1944 NL--97--5th

Games Started s c a p y
1942 NL--35--2nd
1943 NL--32--7th
1944 NL--33--5th
1946 NL--27--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1942 NL--22--3rd
1943 NL--24--2nd
1944 NL--22--5th
1946 NL--15--5th

Shutouts s c a p y
1939 NL--2--8th
1940 NL--3--7th
1942 NL--10--1st
1943 NL--6--2nd
1944 NL--7--1st
1946 NL--4--3rd
Career--33--87th

Home Runs s c a p y
1941 NL--15--5th
1946 NL--16--1st

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1939 NL--97--3rd
1940 NL--86--9th
1943 NL--79--7th

Hits s c a p y
1942 NL--207--10th
1943 NL--228--9th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1941 NL--1.710--3rd
1942 NL--2.235--1st
1943 NL--1.785--4th
1944 NL--1.617--6th
1946 NL--2.128--1st

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1939 NL--.256--1st
1943 NL--.164--4th
1944 NL--.214--3rd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1940 NL--93--7th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1940 NL--5--6th
1941 NL--7--4th
1942 NL--5--4th
1943 NL--4--7th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1942 NL--5--5th
1943 NL--5--3rd
1944 NL--5--5th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1942 NL--1100--5th
1943 NL--1109--5th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1939 NL--127--6th
1942 NL--194--1st
1943 NL--147--2nd
1944 NL--144--3rd
Career--124--76th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 10 (150), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 77 (155), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 88 (121), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 30 (143), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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