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Charlie Morton

Charles A. Morton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 5", Weight: 230 lb.

Born: November 12, 1983 in Flemington, NJ
High School: Joel Barlow HS (Redding, CT)
Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 19, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 14, 2008
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Braves 2008-2012
2012 Contract Status: 1st-Year Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$2.45M (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 3.010, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2015 [*],
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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
2008 24 ATL NL 16 20 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 .059 .059 .118 .176 -55 2 0 0 3 0 0 1
2009 25 PIT NL 18 33 31 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 .129 .129 .129 .258 -31 4 0 0 2 0 0 1
2010 26 PIT NL 17 28 26 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 .038 .038 .038 .077 -79 1 1 0 2 0 0 1
2011 27 PIT NL 29 64 50 0 4 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 29 .080 .094 .140 .234 -35 7 0 0 11 2 0 1
2012 28 PIT NL 9 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 89 160 137 1 10 4 0 0 3 0 1 1 79 .073 .079 .102 .181 -51 14 1 0 20 2 0
162 Game Avg. 162 291 249 2 18 7 0 0 5 0 2 2 144 .073 .079 .102 .181 -51 25 2 0 36 4 0
PIT (4 yrs) 73 140 120 1 9 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 70 .075 .081 .100 .181 -50 12 1 0 17 2 0
ATL (1 yr) 16 20 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 .059 .059 .118 .176 -55 2 0 0 3 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
2008 24 ATL NL 16 20 -4 -1 0 0 3 -2 -0.3 0 -2 -0.3 .484 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $ 1
2009 25 PIT NL 18 33 -5 -0 0 0 5 -1 -0.1 1 0 -0.1 .496 .500 -0.1 0.0 0 $ 1
2010 26 PIT NL 17 28 -7 0 -0 0 4 -3 -0.3 1 -2 -0.3 .480 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $422,500 1
2011 27 PIT NL 29 64 -10 -0 0 0 8 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .490 .498 -0.3 0.0 -1 $441,000 1
2012 28 PIT NL 9 15 -4 0 0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .478 .499 -0.2 0.0 -1 $ /1
5 Seasons 89 160 -30 -1 -0 0 22 -11 -1.1 4 -6 -1.2 .487 .499 -1.2 0.0 -6 $863,500
PIT (4 yrs) 73 140 -26 -1 -0 0 19 -8 -0.9 4 -4 -0.9 .488 .499 -0.9 0.0 -4 $863,500
ATL (1 yr) 16 20 -4 -1 0 0 3 -2 -0.3 0 -2 -0.3 .484 .498 -0.3 0.0 -2 $

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
2008 24 ATL NL 20 20 0 0.0 106 .125 .059 .265 .059 .336 .118 .423 .176 .759 -55 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .059 .000 .059
2009 25 PIT NL 33 29 1 0.9 105 .250 .129 .263 .129 .336 .129 .418 .258 .755 -31 .046 -5.9 -0.6 .148 .000 .000
2010 26 PIT NL 28 28 0 0.0 101 .125 .038 .260 .038 .329 .038 .409 .077 .738 -79 .000 -6.5 -0.7 .038 .000 .000
2011 27 PIT NL 64 59 1 0.5 95 .174 .080 .254 .094 .321 .140 .396 .234 .717 -35 .016 -9.0 -0.9 .174 .080 .060
2012 28 PIT NL 15 15 0 0.0 96 .000 .000 .254 .000 .321 .000 .401 .000 .722 -100 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .000 .000 .000
5 Yrs 160 151 2 0.4 100 .167 .073 .259 .079 .328 .102 .407 .181 .735 -51 .009 -28.8 -2.9 .109 .029 .029
162 Game Avg. 291 275 4 0.4 100 .167 .073 .259 .079 .328 .102 .407 .181 .735 -51 .009 -28.8 -2.9 .109 .029 .029
PIT (4 yrs) 140 131 2 0.4 99 .173 .075 .258 .081 .327 .100 .405 .181 .732 -50 .012 -25.0 -2.5 .116 .033 .025
ATL (1 yr) 20 20 0 0.0 106 .125 .059 .265 .059 .336 .118 .423 .176 .759 -55 .000 -3.8 -0.4 .059 .000 .059

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
2008 24 ATL NL 20 0.0% 45.0% 0.0% 5.0% 100% 1.9 0.60 1.50 40% 18% 0.0% 20%
2009 25 PIT NL 33 0.0% 45.5% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.1 31.0 1.67 1.50 48% 17% 0.0% 33%
2010 26 PIT NL 28 0.0% 64.3% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 1.4 0.75 1.20 29% 10% 0.0% 0%
2011 27 PIT NL 64 0.0% 45.3% 1.6% 4.7% 75% 29.00 1.7 25.0 0.40 1.23 36% 15% 0.0% 7%
2012 28 PIT NL 15 0.0% 53.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.6 0.25 0.75 33% 0% 0.0% 50%
5 Yrs 160 0.0% 49.4% 0.6% 2.5% 40% 79.00 1.7 45.7 0.68 1.25 38% 14% 0.0% 18%
MLB Averages 2.6% 18.2% 8.5% 7.7% 33% 2.14 4.9 34.8 8.0 0.80 1.08 69% 19% 7.5% 13%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2008 24 ATL NL -3.8 -0.4 21 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 .84 -0.5 0.0 -4.5 -0.4 0.84 -5.2 0
2009 25 PIT NL -5.9 -0.6 34 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 .94 -0.5 0.0 -4.6 -0.5 0.94 -5.3 0
2010 26 PIT NL -6.5 -0.7 28 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 1.08 -0.7 -0.1 -9.2 -0.9 1.08 -7.7 0
2011 27 PIT NL -9.2 -0.9 65 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 .93 -1.0 0.1 -11.1 -1.2 1.04 -10.1 0
2012 28 PIT NL -3.5 -0.4 15 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .81 -0.4 -0.0 -3.1 -0.3 0.80 -3.8 0
5 Yrs -28.9 -2.9 163 -2.8 0.6 -3.4 .93 -3.1 0.0 -32.5 -3.3 0.98 -32.1 0

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
2008 24 ATL NL 0 0 0% 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 25 PIT NL 1 0 25% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0
2010 26 PIT NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 27 PIT NL 1 0 0% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 28 PIT NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 2 0 9% 16 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0% 1 1 0 1 1 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
2008 24 ATL NL 20 25% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 100% 2 0 0% 4 1 25% 12 0 0% 0 0 1 1 100% 0
2009 25 PIT NL 33 36% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 6 0 0% 6 0 0% 17 1 6% 1 1 100% 0 0 0
2010 26 PIT NL 28 14% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 50% 7 1 14% 8 0 0% 27 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0
2011 27 PIT NL 64 16% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 11 85% 15 0 0% 21 8 38% 42 2 5% 4 2 50% 5 2 40% 0
2012 28 PIT NL 15 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 1 0 0% 3 2 67% 6 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 0
5 Yrs 160 23% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 77% 31 1 3% 42 11 26% 104 3 3% 9 3 33% 7 4 57% 0
MLB Averages 55% 68% 11% 32% 14% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2008 24 ATL NL 20 61 3.05 48 79% 29% 33% 15% 23% 71% 0% 56% 53% 50% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 22% 0 0 0
2009 25 PIT NL 33 122 3.70 91 75% 30% 26% 24% 20% 70% 0% 52% 63% 15% 0% 0 0 3% 1 1 0% 0 0 20% 0 0 0
2010 26 PIT NL 28 100 3.57 82 82% 35% 26% 27% 12% 65% 0% 53% 60% 32% 4% 1 0 4% 1 0 4% 1 0 39% 0 0 0
2011 27 PIT NL 64 205 3.20 165 80% 23% 25% 31% 21% 77% 0% 62% 67% 50% 0% 0 0 6% 4 1 2% 1 1 10% 0 0 0
2012 28 PIT NL 15 54 3.60 43 80% 28% 28% 28% 16% 72% 0% 57% 61% 20% 0% 0 0 7% 1 0 0% 0 0 25% 0 0 0
5 Yrs 160 542 3.39 429 79% 28% 27% 27% 19% 72% 0% 57% 63% 37% 1% 1 0 4% 7 2 1% 2 1 22% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.81 63% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 79% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

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
2008 24 16 20 17 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 .059 .059 .118 .176 -55 2 0 0 3 0 0
2009 25 34 53 48 1 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 24 .104 .104 .125 .229 -39 6 0 0 5 0 0
2010 26 51 81 74 1 6 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 42 .081 .081 .095 .176 -53 7 1 0 7 0 0
2011 27 80 145 124 1 10 4 0 0 3 0 1 1 71 .081 .087 .113 .200 -46 14 1 0 18 2 0
2012 28 89 160 137 1 10 4 0 0 3 0 1 1 79 .073 .079 .102 .181 -51 14 1 0 20 2 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
2008 24 16 20 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 16
2009 25 18 35 33 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 .182 .182 .182 .364 1 18
2010 26 17 28 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 17
2011 27 29 65 51 0 5 4 0 0 3 0 1 29 .098 .111 .176 .288 1 29
2012 28 9 15 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 9
5 Yrs 89 163 140 2 11 4 0 0 5 0 1 79 .079 .084 .107 .191 2 89
162 Game Avg. 162 297 255 4 20 7 0 0 9 0 2 144 .079 .084 .107 .191 4 89

* 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

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