Matt Morris stats
Bio
- Age
- 52 yearsAug 9, 1974
- Height
- 6' 5"
Matt Morris played 11 MLB seasons, 1997 to 2008.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 307
- W
- 121
- L
- 92
- ERA
- 3.98
- IP
- 1,806.0
- K
- 1,214
- BB
- 509
- WHIP
- 1.32
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | STL | 33 | 12 | 9 | 3.19 | 217.0 | 149 | 69 | 1.28 |
| 1998 | STL | 17 | 7 | 5 | 2.53 | 113.2 | 79 | 42 | 1.26 |
| 2000 | STL | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3.57 | 53.0 | 34 | 17 | 1.32 |
| 2001 | STL | 34 | 22 | 8 | 3.16 | 216.1 | 185 | 54 | 1.26 |
| 2002 | STL | 32 | 17 | 9 | 3.42 | 210.1 | 171 | 64 | 1.30 |
| 2003 | STL | 27 | 11 | 8 | 3.76 | 172.1 | 120 | 39 | 1.18 |
| 2004 | STL | 32 | 15 | 10 | 4.72 | 202.0 | 131 | 56 | 1.29 |
| 2005 | STL | 31 | 14 | 10 | 4.11 | 192.2 | 117 | 37 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | SF | 33 | 10 | 15 | 4.98 | 207.2 | 117 | 63 | 1.35 |
| 2007 |  SF/PIT | 32 | 10 | 11 | 4.89 | 198.2 | 102 | 61 | 1.52 |
| 2008 | PIT | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9.67 | 22.1 | 9 | 7 | 2.15 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 15
- W
- 2
- L
- 6
- ERA
- 4.05
- IP
- 73.1
- K
- 44
- BB
- 34
- WHIP
- 1.46
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 157
- CG
- 23
- SHO
- 8
- K/9
- 6.0
- GB
- 1,414
- FB
- 1,418
- G/F
- 1.00
- WP
- 30
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.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | STL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1998 | STL | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2000 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | STL | 24 | 2 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2002 | STL | 20 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | STL | 15 | 5 | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2004 | STL | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5.8 | 352 | 305 | 1.2 | 3 |
| 2005 | STL | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | 331 | 324 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | SF | 16 | 2 | 0 | 5.1 | 337 | 372 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 2007 | SF/PIT | 15 | 3 | 0 | 4.6 | 355 | 356 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 | 39 | 61 | 0.6 | 2 |
Bio
- Age
- 52 yearsAug 9, 1974
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 1997
- Birthplace
- Middletown, NY
- Draft
- 1995Rd 1, Pk 12
- College
- Seton Hall
Latest performance
Matt Morris
Apr 26 · vs PHI · L 8-4
- IP
- 1.2
- H
- 6
- R
- 6
- ER
- 3
- BB
- 1
- K
- 1
- HR
- 1
- ERA
- 9.67
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Apr 26 | vs PHIL 8-4 | 1.2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| Mon, Apr 21 | vs MIAL 10-4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
| Tue, Apr 15 | at LADL 11-2 | 4.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Thu, Apr 10 | vs CHCL 7-3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Fri, Apr 04 | atMIAL 5-4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
| Wed, Sep 26 | vs ARIW 5-1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
What were Matt Morris's career stats?
Matt Morris played 11 seasons for the Cardinals, the Giants and the Pirates. He had 121 wins and 1,214 strikeouts with a 3.98 ERA over 1,806.0 innings. His best season was 2001: 22 wins, a 3.16 ERA and 185 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1997 to 2008
Matt Morris led MLB in wins (2001); finished top 10 in a stat 2 times.
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Matt Morris
Playoff series
Matt Morris played 11 games across 4 MLB postseasons in 8 series — 3 won, 5 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 |  SD | Won 1-0 | 1 | 6.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 |  HOU | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 5.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| 2004 | LAD | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
| 2004 | HOU | Won 2-0 | 2 | 10.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| 2004 |  BOS | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 2002 | ARI | Won 1-0 | 1 | 7.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 |  SF | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 13.0 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| 2001 | ARI | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 15.0 | 13 | 2 | 12 |
Matt Morris’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Matt Morris against each club
- vs Houston Astros (29)
- vs Chicago Cubs (24)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (19)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (17)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (15)
- vs San Diego Padres (15)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (14)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (13)
- vs New York Mets (11)
- vs San Francisco Giants (11)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (10)
- vs Colorado Rockies (9)
- vs Miami Marlins (9)
- vs Atlanta Braves (7)
- vs Washington Nationals (7)
- vs Kansas City Royals (6)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (4)
- vs Boston Red Sox (3)
- vs New York Yankees (3)
- vs Athletics (2)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (2)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (2)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (1)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (1)
- vs Detroit Tigers (1)
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (1)
- vs Texas Rangers (1)
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