Matt Morris

Pitcher

1997—2008

PITCHER LeveL

Star

Pitcher rank

NR

ALL-TIME

Player Detail

August 9, 1974, in Middletown, NY

BORN

STILL LIVING

DIED

1997—2008

Playing Career

Played from 22-33

PLAYING AGE

Right-Handed

THREW

POWER/FINESSE

PITCHING STYLE

Cardinals

Primary Team

NONE

World Series Titles

NONE

Nickname

6-5

HEIGHT

210 WEIGHT

April 4, 1997

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

April 26, 2008

FINAL GAME

WHO IS Matt Morris?

Rebounded from early-career Tommy John surgery to win 101 games for the Cardinals in eight seasons.

Career Stats

WINS	LOSSES	IP	STRIKEOUTS	WALKS	ERA
121	92	1806.0	1214	509	3.98

2 ALL-STAR SELECTIONS

Matt Morris PITCHES

1. Four-Seam Fastball

2. Two-Seam Fastball

3. Overhand Curve

4. Change

2001 Cardinals

26 Years Old

WINS

LOSSES

3.16

ERA

137

ERA+

216.1

IP

218

HITS

185

SO

BB

STARTS

SHO

SAVES

4.1

WAR

Greatest Game

September 3, 2004

Pitching for the Cardinals

VS THE Dodgers

GAME SCORE	FINAL	DECISION	IP	H	ER	BB	K
94	W 3-0	SHO W	9	2			11

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS*	deGROM LOSSES*
NA	NA

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+	K/BB RATIO
107	2.39

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS	HOF JAWS
19.7	61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

PITCHING TEAMMATES

COMING SOON

FAVORITE CATCHER

Mike Matheny

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Matt Morris Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG	HALL OF STATS	POSNANSKI	JAWS	BILL JAMES
NR	NR	UNK	NR	NR

NR = NOT RANKED UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER	LONG PEAK	PRIME	SHORT PEAK
NR	NR	NR	NR

CAREER WAR

WAR7

WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE

WAR3

Matt Morris Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER	WAR7	WAR5C	WAR3	WAR PER SN
20.4	18.9	15.2	11.6	2.26
73.0	49.8	30.3	21.5	3.71

BLUE = Matt Morris

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER	WIN SHARES 7	WIN SHARES 5C	WIN SHARES 3	WS PER SN
UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK	UNK
302.1	173.9	UNK	86.0	UNK

BLUE = Matt Morris

GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMANT

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

WAR7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

WAR5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

WAR3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

WAR PER SN

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

WIN SHARES

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

WS7

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

WS5C

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

WS3

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

WS PER SN

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).