Jack Morris

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: May 16, 1955 in St. Paul, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brigham Young University (Provo, UT).

High School: Highland Park HS (St. Paul, MN)

School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)

Last Game: August 7, 1994 (Age 39-083d)
vs. BOS 3.1 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 6 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2018. (Voted by Modern Baseball Era Committee)
View Jack Morris's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: John Scott Morris

Nicknames: Black Jack or Mount Morris

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.5

254

186

ERA

3.90

549

527

3824.0

2478

WHIP

1.296

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1976	21	-1.4	Montgomery	SOUL	AA	DET	2	3	.400	6.25	7.75	12	9		0	0	0	36.0	37	31	25	0	36	1	18	1	0	4		2.028	9.3	0.0	9.0	4.5	0.50
1977	22	-3.1	Evansville	AA	AAA	DET	6	7	.462	3.60	4.53	20	20		4	0	0	135.0	141	68	54	5	42	1	95	2	0	8		1.356	9.4	0.3	2.8	6.3	2.26
1977	22	-5.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	1	1	.500	3.74	3.94	7	6	0	1	0	0	45.2	38	20	19	4	23	0	28	0	0	2	189	1.336	7.5	0.8	4.5	5.5	1.22
1978	23	-4.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	3	5	.375	4.33	4.84	28	7	10	0	0	0	106.0	107	57	51	8	49	5	48	3	0	4	469	1.472	9.1	0.7	4.2	4.1	0.98
1979	24	-0.5	Evansville	AA	AAA	DET	2	2	.500	2.38	3.44	5	5		3	0	0	34.0	22	13	9	4	18	0	28	0	2	0		1.176	5.8	1.1	4.8	7.4	1.56
1979	24	-3.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	17	7	.708	3.28	3.46	27	27	0	9	1	0	197.2	179	76	72	19	59	4	113	4	1	9	806	1.204	8.2	0.9	2.7	5.1	1.92
1980	25	-2.7	DET	AL	Maj	DET	16	15	.516	4.18	4.50	36	36	0	11	2	0	250.0	252	125	116	20	87	5	112	4	2	6	1074	1.356	9.1	0.7	3.1	4.0	1.29
1981	26	-1.9	DET	AL	Maj	DET	14	7	.667	3.05	3.14	25	25	0	15	1	0	198.0	153	69	67	14	78	11	97	2	2	2	798	1.167	7.0	0.6	3.5	4.4	1.24
1982	27	-1.2	DET	AL	Maj	DET	17	16	.515	4.06	4.43	37	37	0	17	3	0	266.1	247	131	120	37	96	7	135	0	0	10	1107	1.288	8.3	1.3	3.2	4.6	1.41
1983	28	-0.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	20	13	.606	3.34	3.59	37	37	0	20	1	0	293.2	257	117	109	30	83	5	232	3	0	18	1204	1.158	7.9	0.9	2.5	7.1	2.80
1984	29	0.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	19	11	.633	3.60	4.04	35	35	0	9	1	0	240.1	221	108	96	20	87	7	148	2	0	14	1015	1.282	8.3	0.7	3.3	5.5	1.70
1985	30	1.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	16	11	.593	3.33	3.57	35	35	0	13	4	0	257.0	212	102	95	21	110	7	191	5	3	15	1077	1.253	7.4	0.7	3.9	6.7	1.74
1986	31	2.8	DET	AL	Maj	DET	21	8	.724	3.27	3.54	35	35	0	15	6	0	267.0	229	105	97	40	82	7	223	0	0	12	1092	1.165	7.7	1.3	2.8	7.5	2.72
1987	32	3.4	DET	AL	Maj	DET	18	11	.621	3.38	3.76	34	34	0	13	0	0	266.0	227	111	100	39	93	7	208	1	1	24	1101	1.203	7.7	1.3	3.1	7.0	2.24
1988	33	4.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	15	13	.536	3.94	4.40	34	34	0	10	2	0	235.0	225	115	103	20	83	7	168	4	11	11	997	1.311	8.6	0.8	3.2	6.4	2.02
1989	34	11.6	Lakeland	FLOR	A	DET	0	0		2.25	2.25	3	3	0	0	0	0	8.0	7	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		0.875	7.9	0.0	0.0	2.3
1989	34	5.5	DET	AL	Maj	DET	6	14	.300	4.86	5.39	24	24	0	10	0	0	170.1	189	102	92	23	59	3	115	2	1	12	743	1.456	10.0	1.2	3.1	6.1	1.95
1990	35	6.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	15	18	.455	4.51	5.19	36	36	0	11	3	0	249.2	231	144	125	26	97	13	162	6	2	16	1073	1.314	8.3	0.9	3.5	5.8	1.67
1991	36	7.5	MIN	AL	Maj	MIN	18	12	.600	3.43	3.90	35	35	0	10	2	0	246.2	226	107	94	18	92	5	163	5	1	15	1032	1.289	8.2	0.7	3.4	5.9	1.77
1992	37	8.1	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	21	6	.778	4.04	4.26	34	34	0	6	1	0	240.2	222	114	108	18	80	2	132	10	2	9	1005	1.255	8.3	0.7	3.0	4.9	1.65
1993	38	9.3	TOR	AL	Maj	TOR	7	12	.368	6.19	6.84	27	27	0	4	1	0	152.2	189	116	105	18	65	2	103	3	1	14	702	1.664	11.1	1.1	3.8	6.1	1.58
1994	39	9.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	10	6	.625	5.60	6.11	23	23	0	1	0	0	141.1	163	96	88	14	67	2	100	4	0	13	636	1.627	10.4	0.9	4.3	6.4	1.49

1996	41	15.6	St. Paul	NORL	Ind		5	1	.833	2.61	3.24	10	10	0	3	1	0	72.1	66	26	21	2	16	0	43	2	0	7	297	1.134	8.2	0.2	2.0	5.4	2.69
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (18 seasons)					Majors		254	186	.577	3.90	4.27	549	527	10	175	28	0	3824.0	3567	1815	1657	389	1390	99	2478	58	27	206	16120	1.296	8.4	0.9	3.3	5.8	1.78
Minors (4 seasons)					Minors		10	12	.455	3.80	4.82	40	37	0	7	0	0	213.0	207	114	90	9	96	2	143	3	2	12		1.423	8.7	0.4	4.1	6.0	1.49
Other (1 season)					Other		5	1	.833	2.61	3.24	10	10	0	3	1	0	72.1	66	26	21	2	16	0	43	2	0	7	297	1.134	8.2	0.2	2.0	5.4	2.69
All Levels (20 Seasons)							269	199	.575	3.87	4.28	599	574	10	185	29	0	4109.1	3840	1955	1768	400	1502	101	2664	63	29	225	16417	1.300	8.4	0.9	3.3	5.8	1.77

AAA (2 seasons)					Minors		8	9	.471	3.36	4.31	25	25		7	0	0	169.0	163	81	63	9	60	1	123	2	2	8		1.320	8.7	0.5	3.2	6.6	2.05
AA (1 season)					Minors		2	3	.400	6.25	7.75	12	9		0	0	0	36.0	37	31	25	0	36	1	18	1	0	4		2.028	9.3	0.0	9.0	4.5	0.50
A (1 season)					Minors		0	0		2.25	2.25	3	3	0	0	0	0	8.0	7	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		0.875	7.9	0.0	0.0	2.3