Jack Morris
John Scott Morris
Born: May 16, 1955
St. Paul, MN USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, DH, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
College: Brigham Young University
Career: 1977-1994
Draft: Round 5 (1976 June Amateur Draft, Detroit Tigers)
School: Brigham Young
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.
Minor League Statistics
Jack Morris compiled a career record of 254 wins and 186 losses in his 568-game career with the Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians. He began playing during the 1977 season and last took the field during the 1994 campaign. Morris was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2018.
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Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.74 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 45.7 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 189 |
| 1978 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 3 | 5 | .375 | 4.33 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106.0 | 107 | 57 | 51 | 8 | 49 | 5 | 48 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 469 |
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 7 | .708 | 3.28 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 197.7 | 179 | 76 | 72 | 19 | 59 | 4 | 113 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 806 |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 16 | 15 | .516 | 4.18 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 250.0 | 252 | 125 | 116 | 20 | 87 | 5 | 112 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1074 |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 14 | 7 | .667 | 3.05 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 198.0 | 153 | 69 | 67 | 14 | 78 | 11 | 97 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 798 |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 16 | .515 | 4.06 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 266.3 | 247 | 131 | 120 | 37 | 96 | 7 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1107 |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 13 | .606 | 3.34 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 293.7 | 257 | 117 | 109 | 30 | 83 | 5 | 232 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1204 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 19 | 11 | .633 | 3.60 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 240.3 | 221 | 108 | 96 | 20 | 87 | 7 | 148 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1015 |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.33 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 257.0 | 212 | 102 | 95 | 21 | 110 | 7 | 191 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1077 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 21 | 8 | .724 | 3.27 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 267.0 | 229 | 105 | 97 | 40 | 82 | 7 | 223 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1092 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 18 | 11 | .621 | 3.38 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 266.0 | 227 | 111 | 100 | 39 | 93 | 7 | 208 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 1101 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.94 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 235.0 | 225 | 115 | 103 | 20 | 83 | 7 | 168 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 997 |
| 1989 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 14 | .300 | 4.86 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 170.3 | 189 | 102 | 92 | 23 | 59 | 3 | 115 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 743 |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 15 | 18 | .455 | 4.51 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 249.7 | 231 | 144 | 125 | 26 | 97 | 13 | 162 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 1073 |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 18 | 12 | .600 | 3.43 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 246.7 | 226 | 107 | 94 | 18 | 92 | 5 | 163 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 1032 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 21 | 6 | .778 | 4.04 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 240.7 | 222 | 114 | 108 | 18 | 80 | 2 | 132 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1005 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 7 | 12 | .368 | 6.19 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 152.7 | 189 | 116 | 105 | 18 | 65 | 2 | 103 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 702 |
| 1994 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 10 | 6 | .625 | 5.60 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 141.3 | 163 | 96 | 88 | 14 | 67 | 2 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 636 |
| Totals | 254 | 186 | .577 | 3.90 | 549 | 527 | 10 | 175 | 28 | 0 | 3824.0 | 3567 | 1815 | 1657 | 389 | 1390 | 99 | 2478 | 58 | 27 | 206 | 16120 |
Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1978 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 44 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1989 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1994 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Totals | 568 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 7 | 6 | 45.7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.971 | 1.429 |
| 1978 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 28 | 7 | 106.0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 3 | .909 | 1.698 | .714 |
| 1979 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 27 | 27 | 197.7 | 14 | 23 | 2 | 3 | .949 | 1.685 | 1.370 |
| 1980 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 36 | 36 | 250.0 | 31 | 43 | 2 | 2 | .974 | 2.664 | 2.056 |
| 1981 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 25 | 25 | 198.0 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1.760 |
| 1982 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 37 | 37 | 266.3 | 26 | 31 | 1 | 2 | .983 | 1.926 | 1.541 |
| 1983 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 37 | 37 | 293.7 | 29 | 26 | 2 | 2 | .965 | 1.686 | 1.486 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 35 | 240.3 | 29 | 32 | 3 | 4 | .953 | 2.284 | 1.743 |
| 1985 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 35 | 257.0 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 2 | .926 | 1.751 | 1.429 |
| 1986 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 35 | 35 | 267.0 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 4 | .964 | 1.820 | 1.543 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 34 | 266.0 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.658 | 1.441 |
| 1988 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 34 | 34 | 235.0 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 1 | .981 | 1.991 | 1.529 |
| 1989 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 24 | 24 | 170.3 | 17 | 22 | 1 | 3 | .975 | 2.061 | 1.625 |
| 1990 | AL | Detroit Tigers | P | 36 | 36 | 249.7 | 38 | 14 | 2 | 2 | .963 | 1.874 | 1.444 |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | P | 35 | 35 | 246.7 | 23 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.751 | 1.371 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 34 | 34 | 240.7 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 1 | .979 | 1.720 | 1.353 |
| 1993 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | P | 27 | 27 | 152.7 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 1 | .913 | 1.238 | .778 |
| 1994 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 23 | 23 | 141.3 | 12 | 19 | 4 | 1 | .886 | 1.974 | 1.348 |
| Totals | 549 | 527 | 3824.0 | 387 | 413 | 29 | 36 | .965 | 1.883 | 1.457 |
Postseason - Pitching:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 67 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.75 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.05 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 57 |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23.0 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 92 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 6.57 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 55 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 0 | 2 | .000 | 8.44 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Totals | 7 | 4 | .636 | 3.80 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 92.3 | 83 | 39 | 39 | 9 | 32 | 3 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 381 |
Postseason - Batting:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
| Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.571 | 2.000 |
| 1984 | AL | Detroit Tigers | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 18.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 3.000 |
| 1987 | AL | Detroit Tigers | ALCS | P | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 13.3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.375 | 2.500 |
| 1991 | AL | Minnesota Twins | WS | P | 3 | 3 | 23.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.348 | 2.000 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | ALCS | P | 2 | 2 | 12.3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.919 | 2.000 |
| 1992 | AL | Toronto Blue Jays | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .844 | .500 |
| Totals | 13 | 13 | 92.3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.339 | 1.846 |
Awards
1981 - AL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1981 - AL TSN All-Star RHP
1984 - AL Babe Ruth Award P
1991 - AL Babe Ruth Award P
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