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Joe Morgan

Joseph Michael Morgan

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Third Baseman and Second Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10", Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 19, 1930 in Walpole, MA
School: Boston College (Chestnut Hill, MA)
Signed
by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1959 (Age 28)
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Indians/Athletics/Braves/Cardinals 1959-1964

Final Game: October 3, 1964 (Age 33)
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Standard Batting

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
1954 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1955 Did not play in major leagues (Military Service)
1959 28 TOT MLB 33 50 44 4 9 1 1 0 4 0 0 5 11 .205 .286 .273 .558 55 12 2 0 1 0 0 /45
1959 28 MLN NL 13 26 23 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .217 .280 .261 .541 51 6 1 0 1 0 0 /4
1959 28 KCA AL 20 24 21 2 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 7 .190 .292 .286 .577 58 6 1 0 0 0 0 /5
1960 29 TOT MLB 48 143 130 11 25 4 2 2 6 0 0 12 15 .192 .261 .300 .561 54 39 4 0 1 0 1 5/9
1960 29 PHI NL 26 89 83 5 11 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 11 .133 .191 .205 .396 9 17 3 0 0 0 1 5
1960 29 CLE AL 22 54 47 6 14 2 0 2 4 0 0 6 4 .298 .377 .468 .845 131 22 1 0 1 0 0 5/9
1961 30 CLE AL 4 11 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 .273 .200 .473 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 /8
1964 33 STL NL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 88 207 187 15 36 5 3 2 10 0 0 18 31 .193 .263 .283 .547 51 53 6 0 2 0 1
162 Game Avg. 162 381 344 28 66 9 6 4 18 0 0 33 57 .193 .263 .283 .547 51 98 11 0 4 0 2
CLE (2 yrs) 26 65 57 6 16 2 0 2 4 0 0 7 7 .281 .359 .421 .780 113 24 1 0 1 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 26 89 83 5 11 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 11 .133 .191 .205 .396 9 17 3 0 0 0 1
MLN (1 yr) 13 26 23 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 .217 .280 .261 .541 51 6 1 0 1 0 0
STL (1 yr) 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
KCA (1 yr) 20 24 21 2 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 7 .190 .292 .286 .577 58 6 1 0 0 0 0
AL (3 yrs) 46 89 78 8 20 2 1 2 7 0 0 10 14 .256 .341 .385 .726 98 30 2 0 1 0 0
NL (3 yrs) 42 118 109 7 16 3 2 0 3 0 0 8 17 .147 .205 .211 .416 15 23 4 0 1 0 1

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1959 28 MLN NL 13 26 -1 0 -0 -2 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .478 .498 0.0 -0.2 0 /4
1959 28 KCA AL 20 24 -1 0 -0 -1 0 -1 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .493 .499 0.0 -0.1 0 /5
1960 29 PHI NL 26 89 -10 -1 0 -0 0 -11 -1.3 3 -8 -0.9 .452 .492 -0.9 0.0 -8 5
1960 29 CLE AL 22 54 3 -0 -0 1 0 3 0.3 2 5 0.5 .515 .502 0.4 0.1 4 5/9
1961 30 CLE AL 4 11 -1 -0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -0 -0.1 .481 .500 -0.1 0.0 -1 /8
1964 33 STL NL 3 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.0 .482 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0
4 Seasons 88 207 -11 -1 -0 -1 1 -13 -1.5 7 -6 -0.8 .483 .498 -0.6 -0.1 -4
CLE (2 yrs) 26 65 2 -0 -0 1 0 3 0.2 2 5 0.4 .510 .502 0.3 0.1 3
PHI (1 yr) 26 89 -10 -1 0 -0 0 -11 -1.3 3 -8 -0.9 .452 .492 -0.9 0.0 -8
MLN (1 yr) 13 26 -1 0 -0 -2 0 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.2 .478 .498 0.0 -0.2 0
STL (1 yr) 3 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.1 0 -0 -0.0 .482 .500 -0.0 0.0 -0
KCA (1 yr) 20 24 -1 0 -0 -1 0 -1 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .493 .499 0.0 -0.1 0

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1959 28 TOT MLB 50 38 4 2.8 99 .273 .205 .261 .286 .329 .273 .401 .558 .730 55 .298 -2.8 -0.3 .459 .182 .068
1959 28 MLN NL 26 20 2 2.7 97 .263 .217 .259 .280 .324 .261 .401 .541 .725 51 .268 -1.5 -0.2 .421 .130 .043
1959 28 KCA AL 24 18 2 3.0 100 .286 .190 .263 .292 .334 .286 .401 .577 .736 58 .330 -1.3 -0.1 .500 .238 .095
1960 29 TOT MLB 143 110 11 2.7 99 .204 .192 .261 .261 .330 .300 .401 .561 .730 54 .288 -8.7 -0.9 .468 .200 .108 .0
1960 29 PHI NL 89 75 3 1.1 98 .153 .133 .262 .191 .328 .205 .402 .396 .730 9 .072 -10.8 -1.1 .307 .145 .072
1960 29 CLE AL 54 35 8 6.2 99 .293 .298 .260 .377 .333 .468 .398 .845 .731 131 .641 2.1 0.2 .824 .298 .170 .0
1961 30 CLE AL 11 8 1 3.3 101 .286 .200 .260 .273 .335 .200 .405 .473 .740 31 .353 -1.0 -0.1 .375 .100 .000
1964 33 STL NL 3 3 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .273 .000 .332 .000 .406 .000 .738 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
4 Yrs 207 159 16 2.7 99 .221 .193 .261 .263 .330 .283 .401 .547 .731 51 .288 -13.3 -1.4 .452 .187 .091 .0
162 Game Avg. 381 293 29 2.7 99 .221 .193 .261 .263 .330 .283 .401 .547 .731 51 .288 -13.3 -1.4 .452 .187 .091
CLE (2 yrs) 65 43 9 5.6 99 .292 .281 .260 .359 .333 .421 .399 .780 .732 113 .599 1.1 0.1 .738 .263 .140 .0
PHI (1 yr) 89 75 3 1.1 98 .153 .133 .262 .191 .328 .205 .402 .396 .730 9 .072 -10.8 -1.1 .307 .145 .072
MLN (1 yr) 26 20 2 2.7 97 .263 .217 .259 .280 .324 .261 .401 .541 .725 51 .269 -1.5 -0.2 .421 .130 .043
STL (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .273 .000 .332 .000 .406 .000 .738 -100 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
KCA (1 yr) 24 18 2 3.0 100 .286 .190 .263 .292 .334 .286 .401 .577 .736 58 .330 -1.3 -0.1 .500 .238 .095
AL (3 yrs) 89 61 11 4.8 99 .290 .256 .261 .341 .334 .385 .400 .726 .733 98 .536 -0.2 -0.0 .667 .256 .128 .0
NL (3 yrs) 118 98 5 1.4 98 .174 .147 .262 .205 .327 .211 .402 .416 .729 15 .105 -13.1 -1.4 .320 .138 .064

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1959 28 TOT MLB 50 0.0% 22.0% 10.0% 4.0% 22% 2.20 4.0 11.0 0.92 66%
1959 28 MLN NL 26 0.0% 15.4% 7.7% 3.9% 20% 2.00 5.8 23.0 0.88 73%
1959 28 KCA AL 24 0.0% 29.2% 12.5% 4.2% 25% 2.33 3.0 7.0 1.00 58%
1960 29 TOT MLB 143 1.4% 10.5% 8.4% 5.6% 32% 1.25 8.7 65.0 21.7 1.00 79%
1960 29 PHI NL 89 0.0% 12.4% 6.7% 4.5% 36% 1.83 7.5 41.5 1.00 81%
1960 29 CLE AL 54 3.7% 7.4% 11.1% 7.4% 29% 0.67 11.8 23.5 11.8 1.00 76%
1961 30 CLE AL 11 0.0% 27.3% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.3 1.50 64%
1964 33 STL NL 3 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 0.0% 1.5 33%
4 Yrs 207 1.0% 15.0% 8.7% 4.8% 28% 1.72 6.0 93.5 18.7 1.02 74%
MLB Averages 2.3% 14.3% 8.5% 6.5% 29% 1.69 6.2 38.3 8.5 1.06 73%

Win Probability*

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1959 28 TOT MLB -2.8 -0.3 50 -0.3 0.9 -1.2 1.31 -0.2 0.0 -3.2 -0.3 1.03 -2.4 1.56 22
1959 28 MLN NL -1.5 -0.2 26 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 1.26 -0.2 0.1 -2.1 -0.2 1.00 -1.8 1.75 7
1959 28 KCA AL -1.3 -0.1 24 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 1.37 -0.1 -0.1 -1.1 -0.1 1.05 -0.6 1.47 15
1960 29 TOT MLB -8.7 -0.9 143 -0.5 2.3 -2.8 1.13 -0.6 0.2 -7.6 -0.8 0.94 -6.4 1.18 10
1960 29 PHI NL -10.8 -1.1 89 -1.1 0.9 -2.0 1.10 -0.9 -0.1 -11.7 -1.2 0.96 -9.5 1.05 5
1960 29 CLE AL 2.1 0.2 54 0.6 1.4 -0.8 1.16 0.3 0.2 4.1 0.4 0.92 3.1 1.31 5
1961 30 CLE AL -1.0 -0.1 11 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 1.28 -0.2 -0.0 -1.5 -0.1 0.85 -1.8 0.50 2
1964 33 STL NL -0.8 -0.1 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 1.25 -0.1 0.0 -0.8 -0.1 1.05 -0.8 1.25 3
4 Yrs -13.3 -1.4 207 -1.1 3.2 -4.3 1.18 -1.1 0.2 -13.1 -1.4 0.96 -11.4 1.37 37

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB OOB1 OOB2 OOB3 OOBHm BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1959 28 TOT MLB 2 0 29% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 60% 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 28 MLN NL 1 0 29% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 75% 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
1959 28 KCA AL 1 0 29% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 29 TOT MLB 2 0 26% 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 42% 7 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 2
1960 29 PHI NL 1 0 29% 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 33% 4 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1960 29 CLE AL 1 0 22% 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 1
1961 30 CLE AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1964 33 STL NL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 4 0 25% 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 45% 15 9 6 1 0 1 4 2 2

Situational Batting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % DPopp DPs DP% Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1959 28 TOT MLB 50 92% 9 22 5 0 2 1.56 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 12 2 17% 4 1 25% 39 4 10% 4 1 25% 3 2 67% 0
1959 28 MLN NL 26 88% 5 7 1 0 0 1.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 6 1 17% 3 1 33% 20 1 5% 2 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1959 28 KCA AL 24 96% 4 15 4 0 2 1.47 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 1 0 0% 19 3 16% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
1960 29 TOT MLB 143 96% 25 10 1 0 0 1.18 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 50% 30 4 13% 11 5 45% 80 4 5% 5 2 40% 2 1 50% 0
1960 29 PHI NL 89 96% 11 5 0 0 0 1.05 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 15% 7 2 29% 51 2 4% 4 1 25% 1 1 100% 0
1960 29 CLE AL 54 96% 14 5 1 0 0 1.31 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 50% 10 1 10% 4 3 75% 29 2 7% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
1961 30 CLE AL 11 91% 2 2 0 0 0 0.50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
1964 33 STL NL 3 100% 0 3 0 0 0 1.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs 207 95% 36 37 6 0 2 1.37 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 50% 44 6 14% 17 7 41% 127 8 6% 10 3 30% 6 4 67% 0
MLB Averages 51% 75% 10% 31% 14% 49% 53%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1959 28 33 50 44 4 9 1 1 0 4 0 0 5 11 .205 .286 .273 .558 55 12 2 0 1 0 0
1960 29 81 193 174 15 34 5 3 2 10 0 0 17 26 .195 .267 .293 .560 54 51 6 0 2 0 1
1961 30 85 204 184 15 36 5 3 2 10 0 0 18 29 .196 .267 .288 .555 53 53 6 0 2 0 1
1962 31 85 204 184 15 36 5 3 2 10 0 0 18 29 .196 .267 .288 .555 53 53 6 0 2 0 1
1963 32 85 204 184 15 36 5 3 2 10 0 0 18 29 .196 .267 .288 .555 53 53 6 0 2 0 1
1964 33 88 207 187 15 36 5 3 2 10 0 0 18 31 .193 .263 .283 .547 51 53 6 0 2 0 1

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1959 28 34 54 47 5 10 1 1 0 5 0 6 11 .213 .302 .277 .578 4 33
1960 29 50 154 139 12 29 5 2 2 7 0 14 16 .209 .281 .317 .598 13 48
1961 30 4 13 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .273 .385 .273 .657 1 4
1964 33 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
4 Yrs 91 224 200 17 42 6 3 2 12 0 22 32 .210 .288 .300 .588 18 88
162 Game Avg. 162 399 356 30 75 11 5 4 21 0 39 57 .210 .288 .300 .588 32 88



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