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Jim
Morrison		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 202
 
Born: September 23, 1952 in Usa, FL, PENSACOLA
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1977 24 KCR AL     5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1978 25 KCR AL     5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1979 26 KCR AL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1980 27 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 7 7
1981 28 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 8 7 7 7 6 7 3 3 3 7 7 7
1982 29 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 7 6 6 3 3 3 7 6 6
1983 30 COL NL     5 5 5 8 8 8 7 6 7 3 3 3 7 7 7
1984 31 LAD NL $ 552,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6 4 4 4 7 7 7
1985 32 LAD NL $ 552,000   5 5 5 8 8 8 7 7 7 4 3 3 7 7 7
1986 33 LAD NL $ 1,028,571   4 4 5 8 8 8 6 6 6 3 3 3 7 6 6
1987 34 LAD NL $ 1,028,571   4 4 4 8 8 8 6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6
1988 35 DET AL     3 3 4 7 6 7 5 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,028,571   5 5 5 8 8 8 7 7 7 4 4 4 7 7 7
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1977 24 AA   124 432 51 115 18 1 20 55 0 0 43 59 .266 .333 .451 .784 65.0  
1978 25 AAA   57 236 28 62 20 1 7 27 2 0 12 25 .263 .298 .445 .743 30.3  
    AA   76 244 38 77 15 1 10 26 1 1 34 32 .316 .399 .508 .907 47.1  
1979 26 KCR AL 73 231 25 46 9 1 9 21 0 1 7 36 .199 .224 .364 .588 17.3 0.0
    AAA   80 349 57 94 28 2 25 56 1 0 23 38 .269 .315 .576 .890 61.3  
1980 27 COL NL 87 240 16 53 11 0 5 25 0 0 12 39 .221 .257 .329 .586 19.1 0.2
    AAA   25 109 16 32 5 1 5 19 0 0 7 8 .294 .336 .495 .832 17.3  
1981 28 COL NL 111 311 32 68 15 0 10 36 0 0 13 46 .219 .254 .363 .617 26.0 2.2
1982 29 COL NL 101 330 41 80 20 1 15 51 0 0 24 52 .242 .291 .445 .736 44.2 6.8
    AAA   53 213 35 57 9 1 16 41 1 1 19 33 .268 .328 .545 .872 37.4  
1983 30 COL NL 19 60 4 10 2 0 1 9 0 0 0 10 .167 .164 .250 .414 1.9 0.0
    AAA   108 396 72 108 16 2 37 93 0 1 24 51 .273 .314 .604 .918 73.6  
1984 31 AAA   137 511 64 124 27 1 30 67 0 0 53 79 .243 .314 .476 .789 77.5  
1985 32 LAD NL 159 554 50 110 22 1 19 87 1 0 35 86 .199 .246 .345 .591 48.7 5.2
1986 33 LAD NL 146 494 58 98 27 2 16 56 0 0 21 76 .198 .235 .358 .593 39.0 1.8
1987 34 LAD NL 104 269 21 60 14 1 11 35 0 0 11 44 .223 .251 .405 .656 25.7 2.0
1988 35 DET AL 31 85 9 13 4 1 4 9 0 0 5 19 .153 .198 .365 .563 6.8 0.0
    AA   80 313 44 86 22 2 26 67 2 0 29 60 .275 .336 .607 .943 61.8  
9 Years Sim 831 2574 256 538 124 7 90 329 1 1 128 408 .209 .247 .368 .614 228.7 18.2
6 Years AAA 460 1814 272 477 105 8 120 303 4 2 138 234 .263 .317 .528 .845 297.4  
3 Years AA 280 989 133 278 55 4 56 148 3 1 106 151 .281 .354 .515 .869 173.9  
9 Years Minors 740 2803 405 755 160 12 176 451 7 3 244 385 .269 .330 .523 .854 471.3  
162 Game Average 501 49 104 24 1 17 64 0 0 24 79 .209 .247 .368 .614 44.6  
Career Highs 159 554 58 110 27 2 19 87 1 1 35 86 .242 .291 .445 .736 48.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1811 168 380 88 5 60 221 1 0 86 293 .210 .246 .363 .609 160.5
vs LH   763 88 158 36 2 30 108 0 1 42 115 .207 .250 .377 .627 72.1
Home 416 1266 134 256 56 5 47 156 0 1 70 210 .202 .245 .366 .611 113.7
Away 415 1308 122 282 68 2 43 173 1 0 58 198 .216 .249 .369 .618 118.9
RISP   643 0 128 30 0 21 219 0 0 41 105 .199 .240 .344 .584 54.8
Pinch Hitting   101 7 19 3 0 4 21 0 0 5 19 .188 .220 .337 .557 7.7
Close/Late   383 30 81 18 0 18 47 0 0 24 65 .211 .263 .399 .663 40.5
Mar/Apr 89 298 23 61 14 1 10 31 0 0 7 47 .205 .224 .359 .583 23.1
May 104 299 27 60 10 1 11 45 1 0 18 44 .201 .244 .351 .595 26.4
June 128 402 39 92 23 1 11 44 0 0 22 69 .229 .273 .373 .646 39.7
July 174 552 57 108 27 1 21 71 0 0 23 96 .196 .232 .362 .595 45.4
August 178 549 70 127 32 2 23 86 0 1 34 85 .231 .272 .423 .694 64.0
Sep/Oct 158 474 40 90 18 1 14 52 0 0 24 67 .190 .228 .321 .548 34.0
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1979 26 KCR AL 3B 73 72 585.3 30 146 14 14 .926 2.71   2.2
    2B 3 0 6.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.50   0.0
1980 27 COL NL LF 32 20 203.7 49 1 1 0 .980 2.21   0.4
    2B 19 12 125.3 28 57 2 10 .977 6.10   0.5
    3B 16 7 80.0 3 14 0 1 1.000 1.91   0.1
    CF 1 1 10.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
1981 28 COL NL 3B 74 54 510.3 31 121 7 10 .956 2.68   1.3
    LF 18 10 98.3 18 2 3 2 .870 1.83   0.2
    2B 9 6 54.3 10 20 1 2 .968 4.97   0.2
1982 29 COL NL 3B 6 2 31.7 1 10 1 0 .917 3.13   0.1
    LF 7 2 25.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
    2B 5 2 19.0 5 4 1 0 .900 4.26   0.0
1983 30 COL NL 3B 15 15 128.0 5 29 1 1 .971 2.39   0.4
    2B 2 1 10.0 0 3 0 0 1.000 2.70   0.0
1985 32 LAD NL SS 159 159 1372.7 220 565 18 104 .978 5.15   6.3
    2B 2 0 4.0 1 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1986 33 LAD NL SS 143 139 1228.3 161 439 18 74 .971 4.40   2.2
    LF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
    3B 1 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1987 34 LAD NL SS 33 14 175.7 25 86 1 18 .991 5.69   1.5
    3B 21 16 143.0 14 30 3 1 .936 2.77   0.4
    LF 20 10 119.3 29 0 0 0 1.000 2.19   0.4
    2B 19 8 85.3 23 33 2 12 .966 5.91   0.4
1988 35 DET AL SS 14 13 108.0 25 56 3 10 .964 6.75   1.1
    3B 14 12 99.7 5 24 1 1 .967 2.62   0.4
    LF 3 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.80   0.0
  SS 349 325 2884.7 431 1146 40 206 .975 4.92   11.0
  3B 220 178 1579.0 89 374 27 28 .945 2.64   4.8
  LF 81 42 453.3 102 3 4 2 .963 2.08   1.0
  2B 59 29 304.0 67 119 6 24 .969 5.51   1.2
  CF 1 1 10.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 1.80    
Career Totals   710 575 5230.9 691 1642 77 260 .968 4.01   18.0
Career Highs   161 159 1376.7 221 566 18 104 .981 5.15    
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games
1985-2-159
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 42)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 203)
 
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  4. Doug Decinces (925)
  5. Max Alvis (924)
  6. Brant Alyea (917)
  7. Don Lock (915)
  8. Jim Presley (905)
  9. Eddie Bressoud (904)
  10. Jimmy Pofahl (903)
History
Drafted in 2nd round, 49th overall pick, by Kansas City in 1977
Injured on 5/9/1977 with a Hyper Extended Knee, out for one week
Injured on 5/2/1978 with a Blister On Finger, out for 3 days
Had first career hit on 7/4/1979, off Mike Caldwell (CLN)
Hit first career homerun on 7/16/1979, off Dennis Eckersley (PIT)
Traded from Kansas City to Colorado on 3/4/1980 (Going to KCR: SS Dick Allen, C Johnny Bench, RF Joe Ferguson, 3B Oscar Gamble, CF Johnny Grubb. Going to COL: 3B Jim Morrison, SS Doug Rader)
2/2/1983: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,703,571 through salary arbitration
Released by Colorado on 10/28/1983
Signed as a free agent by Los Angeles on 4/3/1984 to a 1-year deal worth $552,000 per year
2/2/1985: Gets a new one-year contract worth $552,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1986: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,028,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 9/22/1986 with a Sprained Wrist, out for one week
2/2/1987: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,028,571 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Detroit on 2/25/1988 to a 2-year deal worth $300,000 per year
Injured on 8/30/1988 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Released by Detroit on 10/27/1988
 
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