Seth
Morehead
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: August 15, 1934 in Usa, TX, HOUSTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1957   
All-Star Selections 1968   
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 22 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
1958 23 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6
1959 24 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1960 25 BRK NL $ 300,000 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 6 6 6
1961 26 BRK NL $ 1,614,286 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 6 6 6
1962 27 BRK NL $ 4,200,000 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 5 5 5
1963 28 BRK NL $ 4,200,000 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 5 5 5
1964 29 SDP NL $ 2,800,000 5 5 5 5 10 9 9 5 5 5
1965 30 SDP NL $ 2,800,000 5 5 5 5 10 9 9 5 5 5
1966 31 SDP NL $ 2,800,000 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 5 5 5
1967 32 SDP NL $ 2,800,000 4 5 5 5 9 9 9 5 5 5
1968 33 SDP NL $ 2,450,000 3 5 5 5 9 8 8 6 6 6
1969 34 SDP NL $ 2,450,000 3 5 5 5 9 8 8 6 6 6
1970 35 BSN NL $ 2,450,000 3 3 3 3 8 7 7 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 3 3 3 3 7 7 7 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,200,000 6 5 5 5 10 9 9 6 6 6
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1957 22 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 23 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 24 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 25 BRK NL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 26 BRK NL $ 1,614,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 27 BRK NL $ 4,200,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1963 28 BRK NL $ 4,200,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 29 SDP NL $ 2,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 30 SDP NL $ 2,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 31 SDP NL $ 2,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 32 SDP NL $ 2,800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 33 SDP NL $ 2,450,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 34 SDP NL $ 2,450,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 35 BSN NL $ 2,450,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,200,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
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
1957 22 BRK NL 13 11 .542 32 32 4 2 0 220.7 233 98 27 66 105 4.00 .272 .324 .411 .735 11.7
    AAA   3 2 .600 6 6 0 0 0 39.0 36 14 5 13 48 3.23 .245 .306 .388 .694  
1958 23 BRK NL 17 13 .567 40 40 6 0 0 281.3 285 139 46 77 142 4.45 .261 .310 .448 .758 10.4
1959 24 BRK NL 12 14 .462 40 40 7 1 0 278.7 293 124 35 72 163 4.00 .268 .315 .419 .734 11.3
1960 25 BRK NL 21 15 .583 41 41 9 2 0 299.3 275 122 42 68 166 3.67 .241 .284 .400 .684 19.6
1961 26 BRK NL 25 10 .714 40 40 10 1 0 312.0 254 79 26 67 165 2.28 .223 .267 .335 .603 33.4
1962 27 BRK NL 10 9 .526 30 29 3 1 0 210.3 211 73 16 28 90 3.12 .260 .284 .371 .655 13.8
1963 28 BRK NL 1 6 .143 45 7 0 0 1 87.0 100 48 14 21 24 4.97 .285 .324 .462 .785 0.0
1964 29 SDP NL 14 12 .538 52 28 6 1 3 222.3 234 103 32 25 100 4.17 .271 .291 .430 .721 9.3
1965 30 SDP NL 7 5 .583 72 5 0 0 15 106.3 105 34 7 15 65 2.88 .257 .283 .363 .646 12.8
1966 31 SDP NL 3 6 .333 68 0 0 0 8 76.0 92 37 11 9 50 4.38 .300 .319 .472 .791 3.9
1967 32 SDP NL 9 5 .643 87 0 0 0 5 109.0 108 40 11 18 51 3.30 .257 .294 .368 .662 10.1
1968 33 SDP NL 15 1 .938 83 0 0 0 2 126.3 113 44 16 31 56 3.13 .242 .289 .383 .673 11.7
1969 34 SDP NL 6 10 .375 60 0 0 0 6 100.3 120 53 14 28 49 4.75 .295 .338 .457 .795 4.3
13 Years Sim 153 117 .567 690 262 45 8 40 2429.6 2423 994 297 525 1226 3.68 .259 .299 .405 .703 152.1
1 Years AAA 3 2 .600 6 6 0 0 0 39.0 36 14 5 13 48 3.23 .245 .306 .388 .694  
Season Average 11 9 .550 53 20 3 0 3 186.9 186 76 22 40 94 3.68 .259 .299 .405 .703  
Career Highs 25 15 .938 87 41 10 2 15 312.0 293 139 46 77 166 4.97 .300 .338 .472 .795  
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   1731 715 207 357 837   .266 .304 .412 .716
vs LH   692 279 90 168 389   .242 .284 .388 .672
Home 85 61 .582 353 129 20 5 17 1211.6 1211 481 130 268 594 3.57 .259 .300 .389 .689
Away 68 56 .548 337 133 25 3 23 1217.9 1212 513 167 257 632 3.79 .258 .296 .420 .716
Mar/Apr 22 12 .647 98 42 5 0 3 375.0 350 144 47 91 186 3.46 .246 .292 .398 .689
May 26 21 .553 115 50 12 2 6 446.0 457 197 61 89 195 3.98 .263 .299 .416 .715
June 28 20 .583 126 43 8 2 13 413.3 422 169 56 80 220 3.68 .268 .303 .418 .721
July 26 26 .500 118 45 6 2 5 418.6 413 166 46 101 223 3.57 .254 .297 .397 .694
August 27 18 .600 133 39 8 2 10 400.0 397 159 41 70 214 3.58 .257 .290 .395 .684
Sep/Oct 24 20 .545 100 43 6 0 3 376.6 384 159 46 94 188 3.80 .263 .307 .402 .710
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
1957 22 BRK NL 32 68 6 7 0 1 1 5 0 0 2 24 .103 .129 .176 .305 -0.2 0.0
1958 23 BRK NL 40 94 1 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 32 .074 .093 .096 .189 -3.0 0.0
1959 24 BRK NL 40 86 3 6 0 0 0 5 0 0 3 35 .070 .111 .070 .181 -2.6 0.0
1960 25 BRK NL 41 96 7 11 4 1 1 9 0 0 3 36 .115 .140 .208 .348 1.8 0.0
1961 26 BRK NL 40 114 4 11 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 49 .096 .104 .096 .201 -3.6 0.0
1962 27 BRK NL 30 74 2 10 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 25 .135 .147 .176 .322 0.1 0.0
1963 28 BRK NL 45 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.3 0.0
1964 29 SDP NL 52 68 4 5 2 0 1 7 0 0 0 24 .074 .074 .147 .221 -1.5 0.0
1965 30 SDP NL 72 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1966 31 SDP NL 68 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1967 32 SDP NL 87 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.2 0.0
1968 33 SDP NL 83 14 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .214 .267 .214 .481 0.9 0.0
12 Years Sim 630 639 29 60 11 2 3 38 0 1 12 238 .094 .113 .131 .244 -10.0 0.0
162 Game Average 164 7 15 2 0 0 9 0 0 3 61 .094 .113 .131 .244 -2.6  
Career Highs 87 114 7 11 4 1 1 9 0 1 3 49 .214 .267 .214 .481 1.8  
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   416 17 38 7 1 2 27 0 1 8 153 .091 .110 .127 .237 -10.9
vs LH   223 12 22 4 1 1 11 0 0 4 85 .099 .118 .139 .257 -4.6
Home 317 284 15 23 4 2 1 11 0 0 7 103 .081 .106 .120 .226 -8.3
Away 242 355 14 37 7 0 2 27 0 1 5 135 .104 .118 .141 .259 -7.2
RISP   150 0 18 5 0 2 33 0 0 2 47 .120 .129 .193 .322 0.0
Close/Late   32 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .031 .031 .031 .063 -2.5
Mar/Apr 70 99 2 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 36 .091 .108 .111 .219 -3.0
May 73 123 4 14 3 1 0 8 0 0 1 46 .114 .127 .154 .281 -1.9
June 60 108 6 8 0 0 2 6 0 1 1 44 .074 .082 .130 .211 -3.7
July 61 101 5 8 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 36 .079 .123 .089 .212 -3.3
August 57 104 6 9 3 1 1 8 0 0 1 38 .087 .095 .163 .259 -2.1
Sep/Oct 62 104 6 12 2 0 0 10 0 0 3 38 .115 .140 .135 .275 -1.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1957 22 BRK NL P 32 32 220.7 14 39 3 2 .946 2.16    
1958 23 BRK NL P 40 40 281.3 14 47 5 8 .924 1.95    
1959 24 BRK NL P 40 40 278.7 14 40 4 5 .931 1.74    
1960 25 BRK NL P 41 41 299.3 23 56 3 2 .963 2.38    
1961 26 BRK NL P 40 40 312.0 23 46 1 1 .986 1.99    
1962 27 BRK NL P 30 29 210.3 14 30 4 4 .917 1.88    
1963 28 BRK NL P 45 7 87.0 6 18 1 2 .960 2.48    
1964 29 SDP NL P 52 28 222.3 11 36 1 7 .979 1.90    
1965 30 SDP NL P 72 5 106.3 3 23 1 1 .963 2.20    
1966 31 SDP NL P 68 0 76.0 10 11 0 0 1.000 2.49    
1967 32 SDP NL P 87 0 109.0 3 11 1 0 .933 1.16    
1968 33 SDP NL P 83 0 126.3 3 16 0 3 1.000 1.35    
1969 34 SDP NL P 60 0 100.3 6 18 1 3 .960 2.15    
Career Totals   690 262 2429.6 144 391 25 38 .955 1.98    
Career Highs   87 41 312.0 23 56 5 8 1.000 2.49    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1965 30 SDP NL 0 2 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.0 12 10 4 1 1 15.00 .387 .406 .806 1.213
1966 31 SDP NL 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0 0 5.7 5 3 1 1 5 4.77 .217 .250 .435 .685
1968 33 SDP NL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 2.7 5 3 1 1 1 10.15 .417 .462 .667 1.128
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 3 .000 12 0 0 0 0 14.3 22 16 6 3 7 10.06 .333 .362 .652 1.014
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1961-2-2.28
Wins
1958-7-17
1960-6-21
1961-2-25
Winning Pct
1961-8-.714
1968-1-.938
Saves
1965-3-15
Games Pitched
1965-7-72
1967-6-87
1968-7-83
1969-7-60
CAR-41-690
Games Started
1960-10-41
1961-10-40
Complete Games
1961-9-10
Shutouts
1957-6-2
1960-6-2
1961-10-1
Innings Pitched
1961-9-312.0
Hits Allowed
1959-6-293
Homeruns Allowed
1958-4-46
1960-4-42
1964-10-32
Walks per 9IP
1959-5-2.3
1960-6-2.0
1961-5-1.9
1962-4-1.2
1964-2-1.0
Hits per 9IP
1961-6-7.3
WHiP
1960-8-1.15
1961-4-1.03
1962-10-1.14
OAVG
1961-6-.223
OOBP
1960-8-.284
1961-5-.267
1962-10-.284
OSLG
1961-6-.335
OOPS
1961-7-.603
 
   Black Ink Test: 3    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 51    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 33    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 2nd round, 27th overall pick, by Brooklyn in 1957
Earned first career win on 5/11/1957
Had first career hit on 6/6/1957, off Don Kaiser (NYA)
Injured on 6/20/1957 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
Hit first career homerun on 8/19/1957, off Don Kaiser (NYA)
Won Bronze Rookie in 1957, going 13-11, 4.00 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1960, going 5-2, 1.67
2/1/1961: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,614,286 through salary arbitration
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 9/1/1961, going 6-0, 1.75
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,200,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/8/1962 with a Inflamed Back Muscle, out for 1-2 weeks
Injured on 8/17/1962 with a Herniated Disc Back, out for 5-6 weeks
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,200,000 through salary arbitration
9/22/1963: Signed a contract extension with Brooklyn, $2,800,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Brooklyn to San Diego on 2/21/1964 (Going to SDP: CF Bob Allison, RF George Alusik, SS Don Buddin, P Seth Morehead. Going to BRK: 3B Woody Woodward, P Ryne Duren)
Injured on 9/25/1967 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 7 weeks
10/13/1967: Signed a contract extension with San Diego, $2,450,000 per year, for 4 years
Was selected to the 1968 Allstar game
Traded from San Diego to Kansas City on 3/3/1970 (Going to SDP: P Gary Kroll, 2B Johnny Goryl, P Dick Lemay, P Jim Roland. Going to KCR: RF Tony Conigliaro, LF Chuck Hinton, P Seth Morehead)
Traded from Kansas City to Boston (N) on 3/3/1970 (Going to BSN: P Seth Morehead, LF Chuck Hinton, P Gary Gentry. Going to KCR: RF Al Kaline)