Kevin Morton

Kevin Joseph Morton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: August 3, 1968 in Norwalk, CT
School: Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ)
Drafted by the Boston Red Sox in the 1st round (29th pick) of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 14, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 5, 1991
Team: RedSox 1991

Final Game: October 3, 1991
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Standard Pitching

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	Awards
1989	20	BOS-min	A,A-,Rk	6	6	.500	2.08	14	13	1	6	2	1	95.0	55	26	22	2	24	0	111	4	0	4			0.832	5.2	0.2	2.3	10.5	4.63	LBG,ELM,RES · CARL,NYPL,GULF
1990	21	BOS-min	AA	8	14	.364	3.81	26	26	0	7	2	0	163.0	151	86	69	10	48	0	131	14	5	6			1.221	8.3	0.6	2.7	7.2	2.73	NBR · EL
1991	22	BOS-min	AAA	7	3	.700	3.49	16	15	0	1	1	0	98.0	91	41	38	8	30	1	80	2	2	3	412		1.235	8.4	0.7	2.8	7.3	2.67	PAW · IL
1991	22	BOS	AL	6	5	.545	4.59	16	15	0	1	0	0	86.1	93	49	44	9	40	2	45	1	1	1	379	94	1.541	9.7	0.9	4.2	4.7	1.13
1992	23	BOS-min	AAA	2	12	.143	5.45	26	25	0	1	0	0	138.2	166	93	84	19	59	2	71	3	2	5	627		1.623	10.8	1.2	3.8	4.6	1.20	PAW · IL
1993	24	KCR-min	AA	3	6	.333	4.81	20	9	4	1	0	1	73.0	88	48	39	12	29	1	59	1	0	3	328		1.603	10.8	1.5	3.6	7.3	2.03	MEM · SOUL
1994	25	NYM-min	AAA	5	8	.385	3.74	29	20	3	1	1	1	137.0	124	74	57	11	67	4	75	7	0	4	590		1.394	8.1	0.7	4.4	4.9	1.12	NFK · IL
1995	26	CHC-min	AAA	1	7	.125	4.79	28	12	5	1	0	0	92.0	97	52	49	13	42	3	49	2	0	3	405		1.511	9.5	1.3	4.1	4.8	1.17	IWA · AA
1 Yr				6	5	.545	4.59	16	15	0	1	0	0	86.1	93	49	44	9	40	2	45	1	1	1	379	94	1.541	9.7	0.9	4.2	4.7	1.13
162 Game Avg.				13	11	.545	4.59	35	33	0	2	0	0	189	204	107	97	20	88	4	99	2	2	2	831	94	1.541	9.7	0.9	4.2	4.7	1.13

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1991	22	BOS	AL	86.1	16	15	49	5.11	4.52	0.23	0.16	106.1	4.72	-4	-0.4	.6	-0.1	0.3	6	.476	.498	$
1 Season				86.1	16	15	49	5.11	4.52	0.23	0.16	106.1	4.72	-4	-0.4	.6	-0.1	0.3	6	.476	.498	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	ROE
1991	22	BOS	AL	16	379	328	49	93	23	2	9	4	2	40	45	.284	.356	.448	.805	.299	147	9	1	3	7	2	2
1 Yr				16	379	328	49	93	23	2	9	4	2	40	45	.284	.356	.448	.805	.299	147	9	1	3	7	2	2
162 Game Avg.				35	831	719	107	204	50	4	20	9	4	88	99	.284	.356	.448	.805	.299	322	20	2	7	15	4	4
MLB Averages																.256	.323	.385	.708	.285

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1991	22	BOS	AL	-2.8	-0.3	388	-0.6	5.1	-5.7	.86	-0.5	-0.2	-5.0	-0.5	0.86	-3.4	0	0	1
1 Yr				-2.8	-0.3	388	-0.6	5.1	-5.7	.86	-0.5	-0.2	-5.0	-0.5	0.86	-3.4	0	0	1

Starting Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Wgs	Lgs	ND	Wchp	Ltuf	Wtm	Ltm	tmW-L%	Wlst	Lsv	CG	SHO	QS	QS%	GmScA	Best	Wrst	BQR	BQS	sDR	lDR	RS/GS	RS/IP	IP/GS	Pit/GS	<80	80-99	100-119	≥120	Max
1991	22	BOS	AL	16	15	6	5	4	1	2	8	7	.533	1	3	1	0	7	47%	47.3	81	22	22	7	0	9	6.2	6.1	5.7	90	4	4	6	1	125
1 Yr				16	15	6	5	4	1	2	8	7	.533	1	3	1	0	7	47%	47	81	22	22	7	0	9	6.2	6.1	5.7	90	4	4	6	1	125
MLB Averages													.500						53%	51	101	-4					4.3	4.3	6.1	95

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1991	22	BOS	AL	16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	1	100%	3	.864	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.0	29
1 Yr				16	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1	1	100%		.864	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	2.0	29

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1991	22	BOS	AL	379	13%	2.4%	11.9%	10.6%	9.0%	37%	0.70	0.99	74%	23%	6.2%	14%	73	9	12%
1 Yr				379	13%	2.4%	11.9%	10.6%	9.0%	37%	0.70	0.99	74%	23%	6.2%	14%	73	9	12%
MLB Averages					40%	2.1%	15.2%	8.7%	6.7%	30%	0.80	1.08	72%	20%	6.2%	16%			10%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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	1st%	30%	30c	30s	02%	02c	02s	02h	L/SO	3pK	4pW	PAu	Pitu	Stru
1991	22	BOS	AL	379	1372	3.62	825	60%	28%	9%	28%	36%	72%	1%	43%	88%	50%	7%	27	19	16%	60	39	3	38%	11	6	0	0	0
1 Yr				379	1372	3.62	825	60%	28%	9%	28%	36%	72%	1%	43%	88%	50%	7%	27	19	16%	60	39	3	38%	11	6	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.67		61%	25%	14%	27%	33%	75%	2%	46%	81%	56%	6%			18%				27%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					Hits			Home Runs							Advances				Baserunning
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	H	Inf	Bnt	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	<2,3B	Scr	SO	%	ROE	WP	PB	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	BT	PAu
1991	22	BOS	AL	379	93	22	2	9	0	9	7	2	7	2	23	17	1	74%	2	1	0	145	4	2	67%	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	11	0
1 Yr				379	93	22	2	9	0	9	7	2	7	2	23	17	1	74%	2	1	0	145	4	2	67%	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	11	0
MLB Averages																		55%							67%

Cumulative Pitching

Year	Age	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	ERA+
1991	22	6	5	.545	4.59	16	15	0	1	0	0	86.1	93	49	44	9	40	2	45	1	1	1	379	94	1.541	9.7	0.9	4.2	4.7	1.13	94

Neutralized Pitching

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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	W	L	W-L%	ERA	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	HBP	WHIP	H/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	HR/9	Gact
1991	22	4	5	.444	4.83	82.0	93	49	44	9	40	43	1	1.622	10.2	4.4	4.7	1.08	1.0	16
1 Yr		4	5	.444	4.83	82.0	93	49	44	9	40	43	1	1.622	10.2		4.7	1.08	1.0	16

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