Carl
Morton
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 210
 
Born: January 18, 1944 in Usa, MO, KANSAS CITY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1969 25 MIN AL   8 2 3 3 6 7 7 7 8 7
1970 26 MIN AL   9 2 3 3 6 7 6 6 7 6
1971 27 MIN AL   9 2 3 3 6 7 7 6 7 7
1972 28 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 2 3 3 6 7 6 7 7 7
1973 29 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 1 2 2 6 7 6 7 7 7
1974 30 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 1 2 1 6 7 6 6 7 7
1975 31 MIN AL $ 300,000 9 1 2 1 6 7 6 6 7 7
1976 32 MIN AL $ 350,000 9 1 2 1 6 7 6 7 7 7
1977 33 MIN AL $ 350,000 9 1 2 2 7 8 8 7 7 7
OOTP6 Min Ratings   8 1 2 1 6 7 6 6 7 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000 9 2 3 3 7 8 8 7 8 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1969 25 AAA   5 19 .208 30 30 5 0 0 205.3 238 102 13 66 104 4.47 .287 .340 .402 .741  
1970 26 AAA   6 10 .375 21 21 1 1 0 121.3 147 71 13 47 62 5.27 .299 .360 .453 .813  
1971 27 AAA   12 8 .600 30 30 3 1 0 206.7 238 86 20 74 102 3.75 .296 .355 .419 .774  
1972 28 MIN AL 3 2 .600 21 0 0 0 0 36.3 50 26 4 17 22 6.44 .325 .387 .461 .848 0.4
    AAA   5 11 .313 18 18 2 0 0 125.3 132 59 13 38 61 4.24 .273 .326 .413 .739  
1973 29 MIN AL 5 22 .185 30 30 8 0 0 214.3 282 131 16 99 58 5.50 .322 .389 .428 .817 3.6
1974 30 MIN AL 1 3 .250 11 4 1 0 0 41.7 55 33 5 21 13 7.13 .327 .396 .488 .884 0.0
1975 31 MIN AL 0 0 .000 13 0 0 0 0 32.7 33 19 4 16 7 5.24 .258 .347 .398 .745 0.8
    AAA   1 0 1.000 28 0 0 0 0 21.3 22 6 1 4 6 2.53 .282 .317 .346 .663  
1976 32 AAA   2 1 .667 29 0 0 0 2 48.0 44 20 6 18 25 3.75 .240 .308 .372 .680  
1977 33 AA   4 1 .800 42 0 0 0 3 60.3 50 20 3 18 41 2.98 .229 .288 .294 .582  
4 Years Sim 9 27 .250 75 34 9 0 0 325.0 420 209 29 153 100 5.79 .317 .386 .437 .822 4.9
6 Years AAA 31 49 .388 156 99 11 2 2 728.0 821 344 66 247 360 4.25 .286 .343 .414 .756  
1 Years AA 4 1 .800 42 0 0 0 3 60.3 50 20 3 18 41 2.98 .229 .288 .294 .582  
7 Years Minors 35 50 .412 198 99 11 2 5 788.3 871 364 69 265 401 4.16 .282 .339 .405 .744  
Season Average 2 6 .250 18 8 2 0 0 81.2 105 52 7 38 25 5.79 .317 .386 .437 .822  
Career Highs 5 22 .600 30 30 8 0 0 214.3 282 131 16 99 58 7.13 .327 .396 .488 .884  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   200 82 10 52 49   .329 .382 .442 .824
vs LH   220 127 19 101 51   .306 .391 .433 .824
Home 6 13 .316 36 14 1 0 0 156.0 175 83 12 87 40 4.79 .287 .376 .408 .784
Away 3 14 .176 39 20 8 0 0 169.0 245 126 17 66 60 6.71 .342 .398 .461 .859
Mar/Apr 2 6 .250 9 9 2 0 0 68.0 87 41 7 32 14 5.43 .315 .386 .446 .832
May 2 3 .400 7 6 2 0 0 45.0 54 22 1 23 14 4.40 .300 .379 .361 .740
June 1 4 .200 11 5 1 0 0 46.7 64 35 3 19 16 6.75 .325 .384 .426 .811
July 1 5 .167 17 5 0 0 0 47.0 75 39 2 26 8 7.47 .371 .443 .450 .893
August 3 6 .333 21 6 4 0 0 82.0 93 46 10 31 38 5.05 .288 .350 .437 .787
Sep/Oct 0 3 .000 10 3 0 0 0 36.3 47 26 6 22 10 6.44 .318 .406 .507 .913
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1972 28 MIN AL P 21 0 36.3 4 4 0 1 1.000 1.98    
1973 29 MIN AL P 30 30 214.3 20 42 2 3 .969 2.60    
1974 30 MIN AL P 11 4 41.7 3 5 1 1 .889 1.73    
1975 31 MIN AL P 13 0 32.7 2 6 0 0 1.000 2.20    
Career Totals   75 34 325.0 29 57 3 5 .966 2.38    
Career Highs   30 30 214.3 20 42 2 3 1.000 2.60    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1973-2-22
Complete Games
1973-8-8
Hits Allowed
1973-3-282
     
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 2    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 4th round, 71st overall pick, by Minnesota in 1969
Injured on 7/14/1969 with a Blister On Finger, out for 4 days
Injured on 5/14/1970 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 7 weeks
Injured on 7/25/1970 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for one week
Injured on 4/2/1971 with a Blister On Finger, out for 6 days
Earned first career win on 7/13/1972
Injured on 9/10/1973 with a Stiff Elbow, out for 2 weeks
2/1/1976: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
2/1/1977: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration