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Jack Morris

John Scott Morris

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 195 lb.

Born: May 16, 1955 in St. Paul, MN
High School: Highland Park HS (St. Paul, MN)
School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the 1976 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 26, 1977
Teams (by GP): Tigers/BlueJays/Twins/Indians 1977-1994

Final Game: August 7, 1994
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All-Star

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
1977 22 DET AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1978 23 DET AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1979 24 DET AL 28 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1980 25 DET AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1981 26 DET AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-15
1982 27 DET AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 28 DET AL 44 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D CYA-3,MVP-21
1984 29 DET AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-7
1985 30 DET AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS
1986 31 DET AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-5
1987 32 DET AL 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D AS,CYA-9,MVP-20
1988 33 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1989 34 DET AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1990 35 DET AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1991 36 MIN AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 AS,CYA-4,MVP-13
1992 37 TOR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 CYA-5,MVP-13
1993 38 TOR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 39 CLE AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Yrs 568 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
DET (14 yrs) 449 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOR (2 yrs) 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MIN (1 yr) 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLE (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 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
1977 22 DET AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1978 23 DET AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1979 24 DET AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 -0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1/D
1980 25 DET AL 44 0 0 -0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ 1/D
1981 26 DET AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $120,000 1 AS,CYA-3,MVP-15
1982 27 DET AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $450,000 1
1983 28 DET AL 44 0 0 -0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $825,000 1/D CYA-3,MVP-21
1984 29 DET AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $875,000 1 AS,CYA-7
1985 30 DET AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $885,000 1 AS
1986 31 DET AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $875,000 1 CYA-5
1987 32 DET AL 36 1 -0 0 0 0 -0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $1,850,000 1/D AS,CYA-9,MVP-20
1988 33 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,988,000 1
1989 34 DET AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $1,989,000 1
1990 35 DET AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $2,100,000 1
1991 36 MIN AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $3,700,000 1 AS,CYA-4,MVP-13
1992 37 TOR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $4,450,000 1 CYA-5,MVP-13
1993 38 TOR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $5,425,000 1
1994 39 CLE AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $350,000 1
18 Seasons 568 1 -0 -0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.4 -1 $25,882,000
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
DET (14 yrs) 449 1 -0 -0 0 0 -1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.3 -1 $11,957,000
TOR (2 yrs) 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $9,875,000
MIN (1 yr) 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $3,700,000
CLE (1 yr) 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $350,000

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
1987 32 DET AL 1 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .260 .000 .328 .000 .418 .000 .746 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
18 Yrs 1 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .260 .000 .328 .000 .418 .000 .746 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 0 0 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .260 .000 .328 .000 .418 .000 .746 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
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
1984 29 DET AL ALCS KCR W 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 29 DET AL WS SDP W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 32 DET AL ALCS MIN L 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 36 MIN AL ALCS TOR W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 36 MIN AL WS ATL W 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 37 TOR AL ALCS OAK W 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 37 TOR AL WS ATL W 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Yrs (7 Series) 14 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 ALCS 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 WS 7 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1981 DET AL 26 as P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1984 DET AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 DET AL 30 as P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1987 DET AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 MIN AL 36 as P
5 Yrs (4 GP) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1987 32 DET AL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
18 Yrs 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.00 100%
MLB Averages 2.1% 14.1% 8.5% 6.8% 29% 1.66 6.3 41.8 8.4 0.81 1.08 74% 20% 6.5% 20%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1977 22 DET AL 0.0 0.0
1978 23 DET AL 0.0 0.0
1979 24 DET AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1980 25 DET AL 0.0 0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -.33 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 0.0 1.40 0.2
1981 26 DET AL 0.0 0.0
1982 27 DET AL 0.0 0.0
1983 28 DET AL 0.0 0.0 1 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 4.21 -0.0 0.0 -0.8 -0.1 1.73 -0.5
1984 29 DET AL 0.0 0.0
1985 30 DET AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1986 31 DET AL 0.0 0.0
1987 32 DET AL -0.3 -0.0 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .00 0.0 -0.2 -0.0 0.74 -0.3 0
1988 33 DET AL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1989 34 DET AL 0.0 0.0
1990 35 DET AL 0.0 0.0
1991 36 MIN AL 0.0 0.0
1992 37 TOR AL 0.0 0.0
1993 38 TOR AL 0.0 0.0
1994 39 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
18 Yrs -0.3 -0.0 3 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1.29 -0.1 -0.1 -0.8 -0.1 1.29 -0.6 0
BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1987 32 DET AL 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Yrs 0 0 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0% 5 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0

Situational Hitting*

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
1987 32 DET AL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
18 Yrs 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 58% 77% 11% 35% 15% 52% 55%

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
1987 32 355 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1988 33 389 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1989 34 413 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1990 35 449 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1991 36 484 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992 37 518 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1993 38 545 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1994 39 568 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0

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
1987 32 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 36
1 Yr 36 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 36
162 Game Avg. 162 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 36

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
2000 BBWAA (22.2%)
2001 BBWAA (19.6%)
2002 BBWAA (20.6%)
2003 BBWAA (22.8%)
2004 BBWAA (26.3%)
2005 BBWAA (33.3%)
2006 BBWAA (41.2%)
2007 BBWAA (37.1%)
2008 BBWAA (42.9%)
2009 BBWAA (44.0%)
2010 BBWAA (52.3%)
2011 BBWAA (53.5%)
2012 BBWAA (66.7%)

All-Star Games
1981 (P)
1984 *
1985 (P)
1987 *
1991 (P)

Awards (yr lg award)
1981 AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1984 AL Babe Ruth Award
1991 AL Babe Ruth Award
1991 ML WS MVP

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1981 AL (15, 4%)
1983 AL (21, 1%)
1987 AL (20, 1%)
1991 AL (13, 7%)
1992 AL (13, 5%)
0.18 Career Shares (775th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1981 AL (3, 15%)
1983 AL (3, 27%)
1984 AL (7, 1%)
1986 AL (5, 9%)
1987 AL (9, 2%)
1991 AL (4, 12%)
1992 AL (5, 7%)
0.73 Career Shares (73rd)

Salary s c a p y
1987 AL  $1,850,000 (6th)
1988 AL  $1,988,000 (6th)
1990 AL  $2,100,000 (10th)
1991 AL  $3,700,000 (2nd)
1992 AL  $4,450,000 (6th)
1993 AL  $5,425,000 (2nd)

Oldest s c a p y
1994 AL  born 1955-05-16 (7th)

             

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