Bubba Morton
Wycliffe Nathaniel Morton
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Weight: 180 lb.

Born: December 13, 1931 in Washington, DC
School: Howard University
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1961
Final Game: September 28, 1969
Died: January 14, 2006 in Seattle, WA
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Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1961 DET AL 29 OF 30 18 158.0 42 39 1 2 1 .952 3.7 28.1 1.7 1.7 0.0 2 2.28 1.33 .979 2.25 1.98
1961 DET AL 29 RF 20 15 117.0 36 35 0 1 0 .972 3.7 37.9 2.7 2.3 0.4 1 2.69 1.75 .975 2.06 1.75
1961 DET AL 29 LF 8 1 25.0 8 7 1 0 1 1.000 1.5 72.0 0.5 0.9 -0.4 1 2.88 1.00 .962 2.02 1.62
1961 DET AL 29 CF 2 2 16.0 4 3 0 1 0 .750 -1.5 -112.5 -1.5 -1.5 0.0 0 1.69 1.50 .975 2.59 2.25
1962 DET AL 30 OF 62 45 417.1 115 110 4 1 1 .991 3.5 10.1 1.5 -0.3 1.8 2 2.46 1.84 .980 2.19 1.92
1962 DET AL 30 RF 33 18 196.1 47 45 2 0 1 1.000 3.7 22.6 2.7 2.3 0.4 1 2.15 1.42 .979 2.00 1.71
1962 DET AL 30 CF 30 27 212.0 65 62 2 1 0 .985 0.1 0.6 -0.9 -2.3 1.4 1 2.72 2.13 .986 2.57 2.18
1962 DET AL 30 1B 3 3 19.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -56.8 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 0 6.63 4.67 .993 9.43 8.77
1962 DET AL 30 LF 1 0 9.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 -0.3 -40.0 -0.3 -0.3 0.0 0 2.00 2.00 1.000 2.00 1.60
1963 TOT MLB 31 OF 12 7 72.0 22 21 0 1 0 .955 1.4 23.3 1.4 0.4 1.0 0 2.62 1.75 .982 2.06 1.79
1963 TOT MLB 31 CF 6 5 45.0 16 15 0 1 0 .938 0.9 24.0 0.9 -0.3 1.2 0 3.00 2.50 .988 2.48 2.15
1963 DET AL 31 CF 3 2 22.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 0.5 27.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.86 2.33 .988 2.58 2.20
1963 DET AL 31 OF 3 2 22.0 8 7 0 1 0 .875 0.5 27.3 0.5 0.0 0.5 0 2.86 2.33 .988 2.17 1.90
1963 MLN NL 31 OF 9 5 50.0 14 14 0 0 0 1.000 0.9 21.6 0.9 0.4 0.5 0 2.52 1.56 .979 2.02 1.76
1963 MLN NL 31 LF 6 2 27.0 6 6 0 0 0 1.000 0.5 22.2 0.5 0.7 -0.2 0 2.00 1.00 .967 1.80 1.38
1963 MLN NL 31 CF 3 3 23.0 8 8 0 0 0 1.000 0.4 20.9 0.4 -0.3 0.7 0 3.13 2.67 .988 2.39 2.10
1966 CAL AL 34 OF 14 14 119.1 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.3 0 1.96 1.86 .981 2.10 1.82
1966 CAL AL 34 RF 14 14 119.1 26 25 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.4 0.3 0 1.96 1.86 .977 1.94 1.69
1967 CAL AL 35 OF 61 48 435.2 84 83 1 0 0 1.000 0.8 2.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 2 1.74 1.38 .980 2.05 1.76
1967 CAL AL 35 RF 56 43 378.1 69 68 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 1 1.64 1.23 .981 1.82 1.56
1967 CAL AL 35 LF 9 5 57.1 11 11 0 0 0 1.000 0.8 16.7 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 1 1.73 1.22 .973 1.87 1.40
1968 CAL AL 36 OF 50 39 315.2 66 64 1 1 1 .985 -1.1 -4.2 0.9 0.2 0.7 -2 1.85 1.30 .980 2.08 1.80
1968 CAL AL 36 RF 47 37 297.2 62 60 1 1 1 .984 -1.4 -5.6 0.6 0.2 0.4 -2 1.84 1.30 .977 1.88 1.57
1968 CAL AL 36 LF 3 2 18.0 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 0.3 20.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0 2.00 1.33 .975 1.85 1.47
1968 CAL AL 36 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
1969 CAL AL 37 OF 49 44 344.0 75 70 5 0 1 1.000 2.7 9.4 2.7 1.6 1.2 0 1.96 1.53 .977 2.13 1.84
1969 CAL AL 37 RF 43 38 303.0 65 61 4 0 0 1.000 1.1 4.4 2.1 0.7 1.5 -1 1.93 1.51 .974 1.91 1.60
1969 CAL AL 37 LF 6 6 41.0 10 9 1 0 1 1.000 1.6 46.8 0.6 0.9 -0.3 1 2.20 1.67 .980 2.00 1.60
1969 CAL AL 37 1B 1 0 1.0 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 18.00 2.00 1.000 9.90 8.30
7 Seasons OF 278 215 1862.0 430 412 13 5 4 .988 11.0 7.1 7.0 3.2 3.8 4 2.05 1.53 .980 2.12 1.85
6 Seasons RF 213 165 1411.2 305 294 9 2 2 .993 7.1 6.0 7.1 5.1 2.0 0 1.93 1.42 .977 1.91 1.62
3 Seasons CF 38 34 273.0 85 80 2 3 0 .965 -0.5 -2.2 -1.5 -4.1 2.6 1 2.70 2.16 .986 2.55 2.18
6 Seasons LF 33 16 177.1 41 39 2 0 2 1.000 4.4 29.8 1.4 2.2 -0.8 3 2.08 1.24 .973 1.91 1.50
2 Seasons 1B 4 3 20.0 16 16 0 0 0 1.000 -0.9 -54.0 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 0 7.20 4.00 .994 9.45 8.65
1 Season 3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 0.00 2.70 2.70
7 Seasons TOT 283 218 1883.0 446 428 13 5 4 .989 10.1 6.4 6.1 3.2 2.9 4 0 2.11 1.56 .969 2.20 1.94
Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr Rtz Rtzrd Rtzhm Rof Rdp RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards

Appearances

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Year Tm Lg Age G GS Batting Defense P C 1B 2B 3B SS LF CF RF OF DH PH PR
1961 DET AL 29 77 18 77 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 20 30 43 11
1962 DET AL 30 90 48 90 90 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 30 33 62 28 1
1963 MLN NL 31 15 5 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 0 9 9 1
1963 DET AL 31 6 2 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 2
1966 CAL AL 34 15 14 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 0 1
1967 CAL AL 35 80 48 80 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 56 61 28 0
1968 CAL AL 36 81 39 81 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 47 50 41 0
1969 CAL AL 37 87 44 87 87 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 43 49 43 0
7 Seasons 451 218 451 451 0 0 4 0 1 0 33 38 213 278 194 16
Appearances table is calculated solely from full RetroSheet play-by-play data available from 1973 on. A combination of RetroSheet (starting with the 1954 season) and non-RetroSheet data is used for other seasons.

Advanced Fielding -- RF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1961 DET AL 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 9 8 88.9% 1 0 0.0% 0 496 62% 81% 35% 54 65%
1962 DET AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 7 6 0 13 11 84.6% 2 0 0.0% 2 827 60% 79% 34% 64 72%
1966 CAL AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 3 27.3% 8 0 0.0% 1 529 68% 72% 22% 54 48%
1967 CAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19 9 0 8 1 0 4 3 0 3 2 0 8 6 0 42 21 50.0% 21 0 0.0% 1 1634 58% 77% 26% 147 47%
1968 CAL AL 36 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 1 0 6 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 3 2 1 22 5 22.7% 16 1 4.5% 0 1302 60% 76% 26% 105 57%
1969 CAL AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 1 11 0 0 9 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 0 5 3 0 30 5 16.7% 24 1 3.3% 3 1284 56% 76% 25% 120 54%
6 Seasons 2 0 2 0 0 9 1 5 2 1 53 18 0 27 3 1 11 7 0 11 6 0 25 19 1 127 53 41.7% 72 2 1.6% 7 6072 60% 77% 27% 544 55%
MLB Averages 41.4% 3.2% 61% 77% 26% 54%

Advanced Fielding -- CF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1961 DET AL 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 85 65% 79% 25% 8 38%
1962 DET AL 30 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13 7 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 1 0 29 11 37.9% 18 0 0.0% 2 930 63% 78% 28% 113 57%
1963 DET AL 31 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50.0% 1 0 0.0% 0 96 67% 80% 22% 13 54%
1963 MLN NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 66.7% 1 0 0.0% 0 108 70% 78% 30% 11 73%
3 Seasons 3 0 3 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 16 10 0 12 1 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 3 1 0 36 15 41.7% 21 0 0.0% 2 1219 64% 79% 28% 145 57%
MLB Averages 40.0% 2.0% 61% 77% 26% 56%

Advanced Fielding -- LF*

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Errors Assists Single w/ Runner on 1st Single w/ Runner on 2nd Double w/ Runner on 1st Flyout, <2out, Runner on 3rd Flyout, <2out, Runner on 2nd Baserunning Totals
Year Tm Lg Age Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 1B 2B 3B Hm Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Kill Opp Held Held% Adv Kill Kill% Aother PA RHB% BIP% FBIP% Fld F2O%
1961 DET AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 7 4 57.1% 2 1 14.3% 0 105 50% 74% 28% 14 50%
1962 DET AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 66% 83% 22% 4 50%
1963 MLN NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 115 56% 71% 23% 11 55%
1967 CAL AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 80.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 244 61% 76% 29% 33 33%
1968 CAL AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 50.0% 2 0 0.0% 0 76 63% 80% 25% 8 50%
1969 CAL AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 6 4 66.7% 1 1 16.7% 0 182 55% 76% 24% 20 50%
6 Seasons 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 11 10 0 8 4 1 4 1 0 3 1 0 3 2 1 29 18 62.1% 9 2 6.9% 0 763 58% 76% 26% 90 44%
MLB Averages 57.1% 2.5% 61% 77% 26% 48%

Advanced Fielding -- 1B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag 3U Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 363 361 36 GB GBs LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1962 DET AL 30 94 60% 73% 15% 5 100% 0 12 4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 CAL AL 37 7 71% 86% 29% 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Seasons 101 60% 74% 16% 5 100% 0 14 4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 93% 85%

Advanced Fielding -- 3B*

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Putouts Assists Errors Double Plays
Year Tm Lg Age PA RHB% BIP% GBIP% Fld F2O% FC Tot Cgt Frc Tag Tot 1B 2B Hm Rly Tot Cch Fld Thr ROE Tot 543 53 GB LD LDs LDf bFld bF2O%
1968 CAL AL 36 3 0% 100% 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season 3 0% 100% 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MLB Averages 61% 77% 27% 89% 63%

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

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Name and misspellings: Wycliffe Bubba Nathaniel Morton

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