Jack Morris stats

Last played for the Cleveland Guardians, 1994

Starting Pitcher · #47

Age 71 · 6' 3"

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Jack Morris played 18 MLB seasons, 1977 to 1994.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
549
W
254
L
186
ERA
3.90
IP
3,824.2
K
2,478
BB
1,390
WHIP
1.30

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1977DET7113.7246.028231.33
1978DET28354.33106.048491.47
1979DET271773.27198.0113591.20
1980DET3616154.18250.0112871.36
1981DET251473.05198.097781.17
1982DET3717164.06266.1135961.29
1983DET3720133.34293.2232831.16
1984DET3519113.60240.1148871.28
1985DET3516113.33257.01911101.25
1986DET352183.27267.0223821.16
1987DET3418113.38266.0208931.20
1988DET3415133.94235.0168831.31
1989DET246144.86170.1115591.46
1990DET3615184.51249.2162971.31
1991MIN3518123.43246.2163921.29
1992TOR342164.04240.2132801.25
1993TOR277126.19152.2103651.66
1994CLE231065.60141.1100671.63

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
13
W
7
L
4
ERA
3.86
IP
91.0
K
64
BB
32
WHIP
1.26

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
297
CG
175
SHO
28
K/9
5.8
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
206

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1977DET4105.50002
1978DET1004.10004
1979DET18915.10009
1980DET161124.00006
1981DET171514.40002
1982DET191734.600010
1983DET262017.100018
1984DET23915.500014
1985DET261346.700015
1986DET201567.500012
1987DET211307.000024
1988DET201026.400011
1989DET111006.100012
1990DET181135.800016
1991MIN201025.900015
1992TOR19614.90009
1993TOR8416.100014
1994CLE10106.400013

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
71 yearsMay 16, 1955
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1977
Birthplace
St. Paul, MN
College
BYU
World Series MVP
1991

What were Jack Morris's career stats?

Jack Morris played 18 seasons for the Tigers, the Twins, the Blue Jays and the Guardians. He had 254 wins and 2,478 strikeouts with a 3.90 ERA over 3,824.2 innings. His best season was 1986: 21 wins, a 3.27 ERA and 223 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

18 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1977 to 1994

Jack Morris led MLB in wins (1992); finished top 10 in a stat 12 times.

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Awards

All-time career rank

  • 43rd in strikeouts (pitching) (2,478)
  • 42nd in wins (pitching) (254)

Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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