Jack Morris, baseball player, 1977-1994

Jack Morris

⭐ Hall of Fame 2018

Born: 5/16/1955 in St. Paul, MN, USA

MLB Debut: 1977-07-26 | Final Game: 1994-08-07

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 195 lbs

Full name: John Scott Morris

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Biography

Jack Morris was a prominent pitcher in Major League Baseball, whose career spanned from 1977 until 1994. Born in 1955, Morris became known for his durability and tenacity on the mound, finishing his career with a record of 254 wins and 186 losses. With an earned run average (ERA) of 3.9 and a remarkable total of 2,478 strikeouts, he established himself as one of the standout pitchers of his era. Morris was particularly noted for his performance in high-pressure situations, culminating in his selection as the World Series MVP, a testament to his ability to perform when it mattered most. Over his career, Morris earned five All-Star selections, showcasing his consistent excellence and popularity among fans and peers alike. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018, solidifying his legacy as one of the game's greats. Morris's career unfolded during a time of significant change in baseball, as the game evolved from the traditional styles of the 1970s through the more modern approaches of the 1990s. His contributions to the sport, especially in postseason play, have left an indelible mark on baseball history.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
254 186 549 527 175 28 0 3824.0 3567 1657 389 1390 2478 3.90 0

Career ERA 3.90 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1977 DET AL 1 1 7 6 1 0 0 45.7 38 19 23 28 3.74 4.00 (+6%) -187.7
1978 DET AL 3 5 28 7 0 0 0 106.0 107 51 49 48 4.33 3.69 (-17%) -1205.1
1979 DET AL 17 7 27 27 9 1 0 197.7 179 72 59 113 3.28 4.00 (+18%) 1066.9
1980 DET AL 16 15 36 36 11 2 0 250.0 252 116 87 112 4.18 3.84 (-9%) -963.1
1981 DET AL 14 7 25 25 15 1 0 198.0 153 67 78 97 3.05 3.58 (+15%) -866.8
1982 DET AL 17 16 37 37 17 3 0 266.3 247 120 96 135 4.06 3.86 (-5%) -5107.6
1983 DET AL 20 13 37 37 20 1 0 293.7 257 109 83 232 3.34 3.87 (+14%) 3820.7
1984 DET AL 19 11 35 35 9 1 0 240.3 221 96 87 148 3.60 3.81 (+6%) 514.7
1985 DET AL 16 11 35 35 13 4 0 257.0 212 95 110 191 3.33 3.89 (+15%) 1967.6
1986 DET AL 21 8 35 35 15 6 0 267.0 229 97 82 223 3.27 3.97 (+18%) 21.0
1987 DET AL 18 11 34 34 13 0 0 266.0 227 100 93 208 3.38 4.29 (+21%) 141.8
1988 DET AL 15 13 34 34 10 2 0 235.0 225 103 83 168 3.94 3.73 (-6%) 1092.7
1989 DET AL 6 14 24 24 10 0 0 170.3 189 92 59 115 4.86 3.71 (-31%) -2344.7
1990 DET AL 15 18 36 36 11 3 0 249.7 231 125 97 162 4.51 3.86 (-17%) -1579.8
1991 MIN AL 18 12 35 35 10 2 0 246.7 226 94 92 163 3.43 3.91 (+12%) 1611.8
1992 TOR AL 21 6 34 34 6 1 0 240.7 222 108 80 132 4.04 3.75 (-8%) -220.5
1993 TOR AL 7 12 27 27 4 1 0 152.7 189 105 65 103 6.19 4.19 (-48%) -1249.4
1994 CLE AL 10 6 23 23 1 0 0 141.3 163 88 67 100 5.60 4.51 (-24%) 3.3

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
568 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS 0.000 vs. league average 0.716 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1977 DET AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 DET AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 DET AL 28 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 DET AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 DET AL 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 DET AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 DET AL 44 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 DET AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 DET AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 DET AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 DET AL 36 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 — — — — 0.0
1988 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 DET AL 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 DET AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 MIN AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 TOR AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 TOR AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 CLE AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
14 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1992 ALCS TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1992 WS TOR 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.000
1991 ALCS MIN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1991 WS MIN 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000
1987 ALCS DET 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 ALCS DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1984 WS DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
7 4 13 13 0 92.3 83 39 32 64 3.80

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1992 ALCS TOR 0 1 2 2 0 12.3 11 9 9 6 6.57
1992 WS TOR 0 2 2 2 0 10.7 13 10 6 12 8.44
1991 ALCS MIN 2 0 2 2 0 13.3 17 6 1 7 4.05
1991 WS MIN 2 0 3 3 0 23.0 18 3 9 15 1.17
1987 ALCS DET 0 1 1 1 0 8.0 6 6 3 7 6.75
1984 ALCS DET 1 0 1 1 0 7.0 5 1 1 4 1.29
1984 WS DET 2 0 2 2 0 18.0 13 4 3 13 2.00

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 549 527 387 413 29 36

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1977 DET P 7 6 2 8 0 0
1978 DET P 28 7 5 15 2 3
1979 DET P 27 27 14 23 2 3
1980 DET P 36 36 31 43 2 2
1981 DET P 25 25 16 28 0 2
1982 DET P 37 37 26 31 1 2
1983 DET P 37 37 29 26 2 2
1984 DET P 35 35 29 32 3 4
1985 DET P 35 35 25 25 4 2
1986 DET P 35 35 27 27 2 4
1987 DET P 34 34 31 18 0 1
1988 DET P 34 34 31 21 1 1
1989 DET P 24 24 17 22 1 3
1990 DET P 36 36 38 14 2 2
1991 MIN P 35 35 23 25 0 2
1992 TOR P 34 34 20 26 1 1
1993 TOR P 27 27 11 10 2 1
1994 CLE P 23 23 12 19 4 1

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 549
Designated Hitter 7

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1991 Babe Ruth Award P
1991 Pitcher of the Month June
1991 World Series MVP
1986 Pitcher of the Month July
1986 Player of the Week Week of 1986-07-11
1986 Player of the Week Week of 1986-09-26
1984 Babe Ruth Award P
1984 Pitcher of the Month April
1984 Player of the Week Week of 1984-04-06
1983 Pitcher of the Month August
1981 TSN All-Star RHP
1981 TSN Pitcher of the Year

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1994 CLE AL $350,000
1994 TOR AL $1,000,000
1993 TOR AL $5,425,000
1992 TOR AL $4,450,000
1991 MIN AL $3,700,000
1990 DET AL $2,100,000
1989 DET AL $1,989,000
1988 DET AL $1,988,000
1987 DET AL $1,850,000
1986 DET AL $875,000
1985 DET AL $885,000
Total Career Earnings $24,612,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Brigham Young University Provo UT 1975, 1976

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1992 Cy Young Award AL 5th 10.0 140 1
1992 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 18.0 392 0
1991 Cy Young Award AL 4th 17.0 140 3
1991 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 29.0 392 0
1987 Cy Young Award AL 9th 3.0 140 0
1987 Most Valuable Player AL 20th 5.0 392 0
1986 Cy Young Award AL 5th 13.0 140 0
1984 Cy Young Award AL 7th 1.0 140 0
1983 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 38.0 140 2
1983 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 2.0 392 0
1981 Cy Young Award AL 3rd 21.0 140 0
1981 Most Valuable Player AL 15th 17.0 392 0