Joe Morgan stats

Last played for the Athletics, 1984

Second Baseman

Age 83 · 5' 7"

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Joe Morgan played 22 MLB seasons, 1963 to 1984.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
2,649
AB
9,277
R
1,650
H
2,517
HR
268
RBI
1,133
SB
689
AVG
.271

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (AB, R, H, HR, RBI, SB: 40+ games; AVG: 300+ AB) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.
1963HOU82556031.240
1964HOU103747000.189
1965HOU157601100163144020.271
1966HOU1224256012154211.285
1967HOU1334947313664229.275
1968HOU102065003.250
1969HOU14753594126154349.236
1970HOU14454810214785242.268
1971HOU16058387149135640.256
1972CIN149552122161167358.292
1973CIN157576116167268267.290
1974CIN149512107150226758.293
1975CIN146498107163179467.327
1976CIN1414721131512711160.320
1977CIN153521113150227849.288
1978CIN13244168104137519.236
1979CIN1274367010993228.250
1980HOU14146166112114924.243
1981SF90308477483114.240
1982SF13446368134146124.289
1983PHI1234047293165918.230
1984ATH11636550896438.244

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG

Career Postseason

GP
50
AB
181
R
26
H
33
HR
5
RBI
13
SB
15
AVG
.182

Expanded

Career regular season

PA
11,329
TB
3,962
XBH
813
HBP
40
IBB
76
GIDP
0
P/PA
0.00

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (PA: 100+ AB; TB, XBH, HBP, IBB: 300+ AB; P/PA: 300+ PA) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included.TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run.XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs.HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base.IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose.GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better.P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter.
1963HOU30810000
1964HOU43700000
1965HOU708251483100
1966HOU528166273300
1967HOU580203442500
1968HOU27710000
1969HOU657199381100
1970HOU658217451300
1971HOU689237511200
1972CIN680240436100
1973CIN698284634300
1974CIN641253563800
1975CIN639253503300
1976CIN599272621800
1977CIN645249492200
1978CIN533170402300
1979CIN5381643611100
1980HOU562172330600
1981SF378116250700
1982SF554203372400
1983PHI504163374100
1984ATH438128271400

What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA

Advanced

Career regular season

WAR
97.1
RC
1,812.6
RC/27
6.90
ISOP
.156
SECA
.414
BB/K
1.84
AB/HR
34.6
GO/FO
0.00

Ranked among MLB players with 300+ AB that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Advanced by season
WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in.RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced.RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs.ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count.SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat.BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline.AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power.GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out.
1963HOU0.13.75.2.0800.3100
1964HOU-0.22.21.9.0000.10.900
1965HOU5.4103.16.1.1460.31.342.90
1966HOU3.5786.5.1060.32.1850
1967HOU4.988.26.5.1360.31.682.30
1968HOU0.14.78.4.1000.61.800
1969HOU3.788.65.5.1360.41.535.70
1970HOU3.296.86.2.1280.41.968.50
1971HOU5.296.85.7.1510.41.744.80
1972CIN9.3116.77.6.1430.42.634.50
1973CIN9.1130.18.1.2030.51.822.20
1974CIN8.4123.78.8.2010.51.723.30
1975CIN10.8137.410.6.1810.62.529.30
1976CIN9.5134.310.6.2560.62.817.50
1977CIN5.61198.3.1900.52.023.70
1978CIN1.569.95.3.1500.42.033.90
1979CIN2.576.26.1260.42.148.40
1980HOU3.475.75.6.1300.42.041.90
1981SF1.9515.7.1360.41.838.50
1982SF4.891.87.4.1490.41.433.10
1983PHI3.072.66.1.1730.41.725.30
1984ATH1.453.85.1.1070.31.760.80

What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR · GO/FO

Bio

Age
83 yearsSep 19, 1943
Height
5' 7"
Debut
1963
Birthplace
Bonham, TX
NL MVP
2x
NL Gold Glove
5x
NL Silver Slugger
1982

What were Joe Morgan's career stats?

Joe Morgan played 22 seasons for the Astros, the Reds, the Giants, the Phillies and the Athletics. He was a career .271 hitter with 2,517 hits, 268 home runs and 1,133 RBI. His best season was 1975: a .327 batting average, 17 home runs and 94 RBI.

League leaderboards and awards

22 seasons, 7 postseasons, 1963 to 1984

Joe Morgan led MLB in OPS (1975, 1976); finished top 10 in a stat 17 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 223rd in home runs (268)
  • 99th in hits (2,517)
  • 183rd in rbi (1,133)
  • 11th in stolen bases (689)

Among the 10,544 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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