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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

Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1938 25 STL NL 4 10 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .333 .556 47 3 0 0 1 /1
1939 26 STL NL 47 76 69 4 16 3 0 2 11 0 1 13 .232 .243 .362 .605 57 25 3 0 6 1
1940 27 STL NL 38 91 83 5 13 2 0 0 3 0 1 22 .157 .167 .181 .347 -7 15 3 0 7 1
1941 28 STL NL 29 75 70 4 13 0 0 0 5 0 4 10 .186 .230 .186 .415 15 13 1 0 1 1 MVP-24
1942 29 STL NL 37 113 103 6 19 1 0 0 7 0 3 21 .184 .208 .194 .402 14 20 0 0 7 1 AS,MVP-1
1943 30 STL NL 37 107 100 7 17 3 0 1 11 0 2 14 .170 .186 .230 .416 17 23 2 0 5 1 AS,MVP-5
1944 31 STL NL 34 105 94 9 19 3 0 0 13 0 7 12 .202 .257 .234 .491 38 22 2 0 4 1 MVP-9
1945 32 TOT NL 24 35 32 7 8 0 0 1 8 0 2 4 .250 .294 .344 .638 76 11 0 0 1 1
1945 32 STL NL 4 9 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .333 .500 .333 .833 131 2 0 0 1 /1
1945 32 BSN NL 20 26 26 5 6 0 0 1 7 0 0 3 .231 .231 .346 .577 59 9 0 0 0 1
1946 33 BSN NL 28 77 67 5 14 1 0 1 7 0 2 14 .209 .232 .269 .501 41 18 2 0 8 1 AS
1947 34 TOT NL 18 32 27 3 6 2 0 1 3 0 1 5 .222 .276 .407 .683 80 11 1 1 3 1
1947 34 BSN NL 10 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .071 .000 .071 -79 0 1 0 1 1
1947 34 NYG NL 8 17 14 3 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 .429 .467 .786 1.252 226 11 0 1 2 /1
1949 36 CHC NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
11 Seasons 297 721 654 50 127 16 0 6 68 0 0 23 118 .194 .223 .246 .469 29 161 14 1 43 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 393 357 27 69 9 0 3 37 0 13 64 .194 .223 .246 .469 29 88 8 1 23
STL (8 yrs) 230 586 534 37 101 13 0 3 51 0 20 96 .189 .218 .230 .449 24 123 11 0 32
BSN (3 yrs) 58 118 106 10 20 1 0 2 14 0 3 20 .189 .211 .255 .466 30 27 3 0 9
NYG (1 yr) 8 17 14 3 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 .429 .467 .786 1.252 226 11 0 1 2
CHC (1 yr) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1942 29 STL NL WS NYY W 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
1943 30 STL NL WS NYY L 2 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1944 31 STL NL WS SLB W 2 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 1 0 0
3 Seasons (3 Series) 6 16 14 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .071 .143 1 1 0 2 0 0
3 WS 6 16 14 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 .071 .071 .071 .143 1 1 0 2 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1938 STL NL 25 P 4 11 2 8 1 0 .909 2.50 .964 1.12
1939 STL NL 26 P 45 35 7 25 3 3 .914 0.71 .963 1.09
1940 STL NL 27 P 38 44 4 38 2 1 .955 1.11 .961 1.10
1941 STL NL 28 P 29 39 6 32 1 3 .974 1.31 .964 1.09 MVP-24
1942 STL NL 29 P 37 52 6 44 2 3 .962 1.35 .967 1.17 AS,MVP-1
1943 STL NL 30 P 37 56 7 46 3 3 .946 1.43 .961 1.16 AS,MVP-5
1944 STL NL 31 P 34 32 4 28 0 1 1.000 0.94 .959 1.09 MVP-9
1945 TOT NL 32 P 24 22 3 17 2 3 .909 0.83 .964 1.06
1945 STL NL 32 P 4 4 0 3 1 0 .750 0.75 .975 1.05
1945 BSN NL 32 P 20 18 3 14 1 3 .944 0.85 .961 1.06
1946 BSN NL 33 P 28 33 6 25 2 3 .939 1.11 .961 1.01 AS
1947 TOT NL 34 P 18 12 5 7 0 0 1.000 0.67 .967 0.91
1947 BSN NL 34 P 10 7 2 5 0 0 1.000 0.70 .971 0.91
1947 NYG NL 34 P 8 5 3 2 0 0 1.000 0.63 .960 0.91
1949 CHC NL 36 P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.90
11 Seasons P 295 336 50 270 16 20 .952 1.08 .963 1.09
11 Seasons TOT 295 336 50 270 16 20 .952 1.08 .915 1.09

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1956 BBWAA ( 1.0%)
1958 BBWAA ( 1.1%)
1960 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1969 BBWAA ( 0.9%)

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 (159th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1939 NL  3.25 (7th)
1942 NL  1.78 (1st)
1943 NL  2.30 (2nd)
1944 NL  2.46 (3rd)
Career  2.97 (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 - 18 (112), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 122 (151), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 90 (120), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 30 (143), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

May 23, 1945: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Boston Braves for Red Barrett and $60,000.

June 13, 1947: Traded by the Boston Braves to the New York Giants for Bill Voiselle and cash.

July 30, 1948: Released by the New York Giants.

May 13, 1949: Released by the Chicago Cubs.

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