Joe Morgan
Joseph Michael Morgan
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 170 lb.

Born: November 19, 1930 in Walpole, MA
School: Boston College
Signed by the Boston Braves as an amateur free agent in 1952. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 14, 1959
Final Game: October 3, 1964
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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
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 Seasons 88 207 187 15 36 5 3 2 10 0 0 18 31 .193 .263 .283 .547 50 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 50 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

Advanced Batting

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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 .330 .273 .402 .558 .732 55 .298 -2.8 -0.2 .459 .182 .068
1959 28 MLN NL 26 20 2 2.7 98 .263 .217 .260 .280 .325 .261 .403 .541 .728 51 .268 -1.5 -0.1 .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 .262 .261 .330 .300 .402 .561 .732 54 .288 -8.8 -0.9 .468 .200 .108 .0
1960 29 PHI NL 89 75 3 1.1 99 .153 .133 .263 .191 .329 .205 .404 .396 .733 9 .072 -10.9 -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 .352 -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 Seasons 207 159 16 2.7 99 .221 .193 .262 .263 .331 .283 .402 .547 .732 50 .286 -13.4 -1.3 .452 .187 .091 .0
162 Game Avg. 381 293 29 2.7 99 .221 .193 .262 .263 .331 .283 .402 .547 .732 50 .286 -13.4 -1.3 .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 99 .153 .133 .263 .191 .329 .205 .404 .396 .733 9 .072 -10.9 -1.1 .307 .145 .072
MLN (1 yr) 26 20 2 2.7 98 .263 .217 .260 .280 .325 .261 .403 .541 .728 51 .269 -1.5 -0.1 .421 .130 .043
STL (1 yr) 3 3 0 0.0 101 .000 .000 .273 .000 .332 .000 .406 .000 .738 -100 .000 -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 99 .174 .147 .263 .205 .328 .211 .404 .416 .732 15 .105 -13.2 -1.3 .320 .138 .064

Ratio Batting*

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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 Seasons 207 1.0% 15.0% 8.7% 4.8% 28% 1.72 6.0 93.5 18.7 1.02 74%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB 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 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 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% 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 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 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 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% 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 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Seasons 4 0 25% 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 45% 15 9 6 1 0 1 4 2 2
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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 % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1959 28 TOT MLB 50 92% 9 22 5 0 2 1.60 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 12 2 17% 4 1 25% 39 4 10% 4 1 25% 4 2 50% 0
1959 28 MLN NL 26 88% 5 7 1 0 0 1.82 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 1.50 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 17% 1 0 0% 19 3 16% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1960 29 TOT MLB 143 96% 25 10 1 0 0 1.26 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 50% 30 4 13% 11 5 45% 80 4 5% 5 2 40% 4 2 50% 0
1960 29 PHI NL 89 96% 11 5 0 0 0 1.13 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 3 15% 7 2 29% 51 2 4% 4 1 25% 3 2 67% 0
1960 29 CLE AL 54 96% 14 5 1 0 0 1.40 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 0.55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 7 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1964 33 STL NL 3 100% 0 3 0 0 0 1.30 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 Seasons 207 95% 36 37 6 0 2 1.43 2 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 50% 44 6 14% 17 7 41% 127 8 6% 10 3 30% 10 5 50% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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 50 53 6 0 2 0 1

Neutralized Batting

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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 51 46 4 9 1 1 0 4 0 5 11 .196 .275 .261 .535 3 33
1960 29 50 153 139 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 Seasons 91 220 199 16 41 6 3 2 11 0 21 32 .206 .282 .296 .578 17 88
162 Game Avg. 162 392 354 28 73 11 5 4 20 0 37 57 .206 .282 .296 .578 30 88

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