Colt Morton
Kristopher Colt Morton
Born: April 10, 1982
Fort Lauderdale, FL US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 230
Draft: Round 36 (2000 June Amateur Draft, Tampa Bay Devil Rays)
Draft: Round 3 (2003 June Amateur Draft, San Diego Padres)
School: Kings Academy (West Palm Beach, FL)
North Carolina State
Career: 2003-2012
Major League Statistics
Colt Morton compiled a career batting average of .239 with 83 home runs and 275 RBI in his 493-game career with the Eugene Emeralds, Fort Wayne Wizards, Mobile BayBears, Lake Elsinore Storm, Peoria Saguaros, Padres, San Antonio Missions, Portland Beavers, West Tenn Diamond Jaxx and Sugar Land Skeeters. He began playing during the 2003 season and last took the field during the 2012 campaign.
 Fort Wayne Wizards |
 Eugene Emeralds |
 Mobile BayBears |
 Lake Elsinore Storm |
 Peoria Saguaros |
 San Antonio Missions |
 Portland Beavers |
 West Tenn Diamond Jaxx |
 Sugar Land Skeeters |
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Batting:
| Year | Level | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne Wizards | 22 | 81 | 76 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 28 | .171 | .222 | .303 | .525 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 25 | 107 | 97 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 29 | .278 | .346 | .557 | .902 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 66 | 285 | 243 | 43 | 58 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 45 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 75 | .239 | .340 | .502 | .842 | 122 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1.333 | 1.833 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne Wizards | 36 | 146 | 127 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 45 | .150 | .260 | .299 | .559 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 26 | 113 | 96 | 19 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 30 | .323 | .407 | .646 | 1.053 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne Wizards | 63 | 265 | 222 | 27 | 58 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 57 | .261 | .362 | .464 | .826 | 103 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 53 | 222 | 176 | 30 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 44 | .227 | .374 | .398 | .772 | 70 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | Fall | AZFL | Peoria Saguaros | 15 | 57 | 52 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 19 | .269 | .333 | .462 | .795 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | 41 | 152 | 139 | 15 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 44 | .266 | .329 | .468 | .797 | 65 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 29 | 116 | 94 | 17 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 34 | .266 | .383 | .489 | .872 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 6 | 30 | 24 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .500 | .600 | 1.167 | 1.767 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Padres | 11 | 41 | 31 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .290 | .366 | .419 | .785 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | 17 | 59 | 53 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .170 | .254 | .340 | .594 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 49 | 177 | 165 | 18 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 55 | .188 | .243 | .291 | .534 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | 16 | 63 | 58 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .207 | .254 | .431 | .685 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | 11 | 41 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .222 | .317 | .472 | .789 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Ind | ATLL | Sugar Land Skeeters | 6 | 19 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .250 | .368 | .562 | .931 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 493 | 1978 | 1708 | 243 | 408 | 106 | 3 | 83 | 275 | 3 | 2 | 218 | 517 | .239 | .332 | .450 | .783 | 769 | 28 | 31 | 1 | 20 | 4 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne Wizards | C | 17 | 117 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .992 | 7.765 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 26.7 |
| 2003 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | C | 15 | 115 | 15 | 4 | 0 | .970 | 8.667 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 21.9 |
| 2004 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | C | 49 | 378 | 32 | 8 | 1 | .981 | 8.367 | 7 | |||
| 2004 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne Wizards | C | 36 | 331 | 29 | 5 | 1 | .986 | 1.000 | 2 | |||
| 2004 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | C | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1 | |||
| 2005 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne Wizards | C | 59 | 415 | 27 | 7 | 3 | .984 | 7.492 | 12 | 59 | 18 | 23.4 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | C | 25 | 168 | 14 | 2 | 0 | .989 | 7.280 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 17.9 |
| 2005 | A | MIDW | Fort Wayne Wizards | 1B | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.000 | ||||
| 2006 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | C | 48 | 314 | 43 | 6 | 7 | .983 | 7.438 | 2 | 56 | 27 | 32.5 |
| 2006 | AA | SOUL | Mobile BayBears | C | 38 | 307 | 25 | 2 | 0 | .994 | 8.737 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 38.9 |
| 2006 | Fall | AZFL | Peoria Saguaros | C | 12 | 75 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .962 | 6.417 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 15.8 |
| 2007 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | 1B | 8 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .985 | 8.250 | ||||
| 2007 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | C | 6 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .973 | 6.000 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Padres | C | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.200 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 2007 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | C | 20 | 148 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 8.000 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 26.7 |
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Padres | 1B | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 8.000 | ||||
| 2008 | AA | TL | San Antonio Missions | C | 46 | 359 | 20 | 3 | 3 | .992 | 8.239 | 4 | 30 | 10 | 25.0 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Portland Beavers | C | 14 | 95 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 7.429 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 40.0 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | CALL | Lake Elsinore Storm | C | 9 | 70 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 8.222 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 18.2 |
| 2009 | AA | SOUL | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | C | 13 | 71 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .988 | 6.077 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 23.1 |
| 2012 | Ind | ATLL | Sugar Land Skeeters | C | 5 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.200 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 |
| Totals | 428 | 3123 | 268 | 44 | 27 | .987 | 7.923 | 42 | 294 | 106 | 26.5 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | SDN | ||
| 2003 | A | Midwest League | Fort Wayne Wizards | SDN | ||
| 2004 | A | Midwest League | Fort Wayne Wizards | SDN | April 8, 2004 | June 7, 2004 |
| 2004 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | SDN | June 18, 2004 | September 4, 2004 |
| 2004 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | SDN | September 6, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2005 | A | Midwest League | Fort Wayne Wizards | SDN | April 7, 2005 | July 29, 2005 |
| 2005 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | August 2, 2005 | September 4, 2005 |
| 2006 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | April 6, 2006 | July 11, 2006 |
| 2006 | AA | Southern League | Mobile BayBears | SDN | July 13, 2006 | September 3, 2006 |
| 2006 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Peoria Saguaros | October 10, 2006 | November 16, 2006 | |
| 2007 | R | Arizona League | Padres | SDN | June 22, 2007 | July 5, 2007 |
| 2007 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | July 7, 2007 | July 16, 2007 |
| 2007 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SEA | July 18, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2008 | AA | Texas League | San Antonio Missions | SDN | April 3, 2008 | September 1, 2008 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Portland Beavers | SDN | July 4, 2008 | August 5, 2008 |
| 2009 | Advanced A | California League | Lake Elsinore Storm | SDN | May 16, 2009 | June 7, 2009 |
| 2009 | AA | Southern League | West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | CHN | June 19, 2009 | July 22, 2009 |
| 2012 | Ind | Atlantic League | Sugar Land Skeeters | April 26, 2012 | May 6, 2012 |
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