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Charlie Morton  
Birthdate: 11/12/1983     Bats/Throws: R/R
Height/Weight: 6-5/230     Position: P
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5/21/2013: Morton (elbow) tossed 4.2 innings in a rehab start with Double-A Altoona on Tuesday.
4/2/2012 - Potential BB% Improvers by Mike Podhorzer (RotoGraphs) 11
8/4/2011 - N.L. Starting Pitcher Ranks by Dan Wade (RotoGraphs) 39
6/6/2011 - FanGraphs Power Rankings - 6/6/11 by Paul Swydan (FanGraphs) 30
5/27/2011 - Two-Start Pitchers: Week 9 by Brian Joura (RotoGraphs) 2
5/19/2011 - Charlie Morton's Crazy Platoon Splits by Dave Cameron (FanGraphs) 52


DashboardCustomize
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPAHRRRBISBBB%K%ISOBABIPAVGOBPSLGwOBAwRC+FldBsRWAR
2006Braves (A+)30000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2007Braves (AA)41700000.0 %14.3 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2008Braves (AAA)13800000.0 %25.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2008Braves162000000.0 %45.0 %.059.125.059.059.118.074-70 -0.4-0.2
2009Pirates (AAA)1200000.0 %50.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2009Braves (AAA)101200000.0 %50.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2009Pirates183301100.0 %45.5 %.000.250.129.129.129.115-45 -1.0-0.3
2010Pirates (AAA)141202008.3 %41.7 %.000.167.091.167.091.134-33   
2010Pirates172800000.0 %64.3 %.000.125.038.038.038.034-93 0.0-0.3
2011Pirates296400201.6 %45.3 %.060.174.080.094.140.102-47 0.1-0.3
2012Pirates (AAA)1000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2012Pirates91500000.0 %53.3 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100 0.0-0.2
2013Pirates (A+)1000000.0 %0.0 %.000.000.000.000.000.000-100   
2013Pirates (AA)3200000.0 %50.0 %.0001.000.500.500.500.464186   
2013Pirates (AAA)1100000.0 %0.0 %.0001.0001.0001.0001.000.920494   
Total- - -8916001300.6 %49.4 %.029.167.073.079.102.079-62 -1.3-1.3

News
5/4 - Washington Nationals Win 5-4 Over Pittsburgh Pirates On Nint» by Federal Baseball
4/19 - Hurdle describes Morton's rehab start as 'very good first st» by Bucs Dugout
3/26 - Should pitchers work in pairs? by Beyond the Boxscore
12/1 - Players To Avoid Arbitration by Ben Nicholson-Smith
7/9 - Pirates Notes: Upton, Quentin, Lincoln by Ben Nicholson-Smith
1/16 - Pirates Avoid Arbitration With Charlie Morton by Tim Dierkes

Standard
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGABPAH1B2B3BHRRRBIBBIBBSOHBPSFSHGDPSBCSAVG
2006Braves (A+)30000000000000000000.000
2007Braves (AA)41670000000001001000.000
2008Braves (AAA)13680000000002002000.000
2008Braves1617201010000009003001.059
2009Pirates (AAA)1220000000001000000.000
2009Braves (AAA)1011120000000006001000.000
2009Pirates18313344000110015002000.129
2010Pirates (AAA)1411121100020105000000.091
2010Pirates17262811000000018002100.038
2011Pirates295064413000210290211000.080
2012Pirates (AAA)1000000000000000000.000
2012Pirates913150000000008002000.000
2013Pirates (A+)1000000000000000000.000
2013Pirates (AA)3221100000001000000.500
2013Pirates (AAA)11111000000000000001.000
Total- - -891371601064001310790220101.073

Advanced
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamBB%K%BB/KAVGOBPSLGOPSISOSpdBABIPUBRwSBwRCwRAAwOBAwRC+
2006Braves (A+)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2007Braves (AA)0.0 %14.3 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.0-1-1.8.000-100
2008Braves (AAA)0.0 %25.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.0-1-2.1.000-100
2008Braves0.0 %45.0 %0.00.059.059.118.176.0590.0.125 -0.4-2-4.2.074-70
2008Average8.7 %17.5 %0.50.264.333.416.749.1525.1.300    .328 
2009Pirates (AAA)0.0 %50.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.00-0.5.000-100
2009Braves (AAA)0.0 %50.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.0-2-3.1.000-100
2009Pirates0.0 %45.5 %0.00.129.129.129.258.0001.1.250-1.00.0-2-5.8.115-45
2009Average8.9 %18.0 %0.49.262.333.418.751.1555.0.299    .329 
2010Pirates (AAA)8.3 %41.7 %0.20.091.167.091.258.0002.6.167 0.00-1.9.134-33
2010Pirates0.0 %64.3 %0.00.038.038.038.077.0000.1.125 0.0-3-6.4.034-93
2010Average8.5 %18.5 %0.46.257.325.403.728.1455.0.297    .321 
2011Pirates1.6 %45.3 %0.03.080.094.140.234.0600.1.1740.10.0-4-10.8.102-47
2011Average8.1 %18.6 %0.44.255.321.399.720.1445.1.295    .316 
2012Pirates (AAA)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2012Pirates0.0 %53.3 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.0-2-3.8.000-100
2012Average8.0 %19.8 %0.40.255.319.405.724.1515.2.297    .315 
2013Pirates (A+)0.0 %0.0 %0.00.000.000.000.000.0000.1.000 0.000.0.000-100
2013Pirates (AA)0.0 %50.0 %0.00.500.500.5001.000.0000.11.000 0.000.2.464186
2013Pirates (AAA)0.0 %0.0 %0.001.0001.0001.0002.000.0000.11.000 0.010.5.920494
Total- - -0.6 %49.4 %0.01.073.079.102.181.0291.3.167-0.9-0.4-13-31.1.079-62

Batted Ball
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGB/FBLD%GB%FB%IFFB%HR/FBIFH%BUH%
2008Braves1.0025.0 %37.5 %37.5 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2009Pirates3.3318.8 %62.5 %18.8 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2010Pirates1.0014.3 %42.9 %42.9 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
2011Pirates0.5519.0 %28.6 %52.4 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %7.7 %
2012Pirates0.250.0 %20.0 %80.0 %25.0 %0.0 %0.0 %0.0 %
Total- - -0.9617.5 %40.4 %42.1 %4.2 %0.0 %0.0 %4.3 %

More Batted Ball
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGBFBLDIFFBIFHBUBUHBallsStrikesPitches
2008Braves3320030134861
2009Pirates103300203191122
2010Pirates33100301882100
2011Pirates61140013140165205
2012Pirates1401020114354
Total- - -23241010231113429542

Win Probability
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamWPA-WPA+WPARE24REWpLIphLIPHWPA/LIClutch
2008Braves-0.40-0.460.06-4.62-0.460.85 0-0.480.01
2009Pirates-0.42-0.620.21-4.60-0.470.94 0-0.500.05
2010Pirates-0.80-0.810.01-9.35-0.961.07 0-0.73-0.02
2011Pirates-0.90-1.200.30-11.40-1.190.93 0-1.020.06
2012Pirates-0.32-0.320.00-2.89-0.340.81 0-0.36-0.03
Total- - --2.83-3.410.57-32.87-3.430.94 0-3.090.06

Pitch Type
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFB%SL%CT%CB%CH%SF%KN%XX%
2008Braves72.9% (90.2)15.3% (81.4) 8.5% (73.4)1.7% (86.0)1.7% (82.0) 3.3%
2009Pirates77.9% (88.6)5.3% (81.0)4.4% (85.8)8.8% (73.5)1.8% (76.5)1.8% (78.5) 7.4%
2010Pirates70.2% (89.7)9.6% (84.1)4.3% (89.7)13.8% (74.6)2.1% (84.0)  6.0%
2011Pirates66.5% (90.1)17.2% (82.5)6.9% (85.4)6.9% (74.0)2.5% (80.0)  1.0%
2012Pirates67.9% (89.4)9.4% (80.6)5.7% (85.7)13.2% (74.3)3.8% (75.0)  1.9%
Total- - -70.5% (89.6)12.3% (82.3)5.0% (86.0)9.4% (74.0)2.3% (79.8)0.6% (79.7) 3.7%

PITCHf/x Pitch Type
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamFA%FT%FC%FS%FO%SI%SL%CU%KC%EP%CH%SC%KN%UN%
2008Braves73.7 %     8.8 %12.3 %  5.3 %   
2009Pirates62.3 %2.5 %7.4 %   6.6 %9.0 %  12.3 %   
2010Pirates43.4 %2.0 %3.0 %  23.2 %13.1 %11.1 %  4.0 %   
2011Pirates46.3 %11.4 %3.5 %0.5 % 5.0 %23.4 %4.5 %  5.0 %   
2012Pirates44.4 %7.4 %11.1 %  7.4 %7.4 %13.0 %  9.3 %   
Total- - -52.2 %6.0 %4.7 %0.2 % 6.9 %14.5 %8.4 %  6.9 %   

PITCHf/x Pitch Velocity
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamvFAvFTvFCvFSvFOvSIvSLvCUvKCvEPvCHvSCvKN
2008Braves89.9     82.074.9  83.6  
2009Pirates89.691.785.0   84.673.5  81.8  
2010Pirates89.990.692.4  89.282.873.3  85.0  
2011Pirates90.090.586.578.4 88.482.771.9  82.6  
2012Pirates90.283.987.7  88.681.174.4  82.3  
Total- - -89.989.886.978.4 88.982.873.5  82.6  

Pitch Values
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFBwSLwCTwCBwCHwSFwKNwFB/CwSL/CwCT/CwCB/CwCH/CwSF/CwKN/C
2008Braves-2.5-0.8 -0.5-0.1-0.2 -5.86-8.80 -9.22-5.79-21.31 
2009Pirates-2.4-0.5-0.2-1.20.0-0.2 -2.73-7.56-3.62-12.02-0.61-8.84 
2010Pirates-4.0-0.8-0.1-1.4-0.2  -5.99-8.69-3.56-10.40-10.88  
2011Pirates-6.7-1.8-0.1-0.6-0.4  -4.93-5.19-0.76-4.16-8.88  
2012Pirates-2.3-0.5-0.3-0.4-0.2  -6.44-9.14-11.53-5.22-11.42  
Total- - --17.9-4.3-0.8-4.0-1.0-0.4 -4.85-6.72-2.98-8.09-8.00-13.00 

PITCHf/x Pitch Values
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFAwFTwFCwFSwFOwSIwSLwCUwKCwEPwCHwSCwKN
2008Braves-2.3     -0.4-0.5  -0.2  
2009Pirates-2.7-0.10.3   -0.6-1.0  -0.4  
2010Pirates-1.7-0.2-0.1  -2.1-1.1-1.1  -0.3  
2011Pirates-5.3-1.50.00.0 -0.9-2.4-0.4  -0.2  
2012Pirates-1.6-0.3-0.5  -0.2-0.4-0.4  -0.2  
Total- - --13.7-2.1-0.40.0 -3.1-4.9-3.5  -1.3  

PITCHf/x Pitch Values / 100
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamwFA/CwFT/CwFC/CwFS/CwFO/CwSI/CwSL/CwCU/CwKC/CwEP/CwCH/CwSC/CwKN/C
2008Braves-5.59     -8.76-7.70  -7.35  
2009Pirates-3.49-3.722.85   -7.36-9.45  -2.74  
2010Pirates-4.07-8.87-2.04  -8.91-8.78-10.35  -7.59  
2011Pirates-5.70-6.38-0.624.98 -8.52-5.05-4.15  -1.95  
2012Pirates-6.82-7.72-8.37  -6.13-9.88-5.20  -3.86  
Total- - --4.92-6.45-1.404.98 -8.51-6.41-7.68  -3.58  

Plate Discipline
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%F-Strike%SwStr%
2008Braves33.3 %65.0 %54.1 %28.6 %61.5 %54.6 %65.6 %85.0 %24.6 %
2008Average25.4 %65.4 %45.9 %61.7 %87.9 %80.8 %51.1 %58.6 %8.6 %
2009Pirates36.7 %54.0 %46.4 %38.9 %70.6 %59.6 %56.3 %57.6 %17.2 %
2009Average25.1 %66.0 %45.3 %61.7 %87.8 %80.5 %49.3 %58.2 %8.6 %
2010Pirates50.0 %48.1 %48.9 %52.4 %68.0 %60.9 %55.3 %78.6 %18.0 %
2010Average29.3 %64.4 %45.6 %66.5 %88.1 %80.7 %46.5 %58.8 %8.5 %
2011Pirates50.6 %62.7 %57.9 %55.0 %73.0 %66.7 %59.9 %79.7 %19.0 %
2011Average30.6 %65.0 %46.2 %68.1 %87.9 %80.7 %45.3 %59.4 %8.6 %
2012Pirates56.5 %60.7 %58.8 %23.1 %88.2 %60.0 %54.9 %66.7 %22.2 %
2012Average30.8 %64.7 %46.0 %66.8 %87.2 %79.7 %44.9 %59.8 %9.1 %
Total- - -46.3 %58.5 %53.4 %45.5 %71.6 %62.2 %58.5 %74.4 %19.4 %

PITCHf/x Plate Discipline
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season  |  Averages
SeasonTeamO-Swing%Z-Swing%Swing%O-Contact%Z-Contact%Contact%Zone%Pace
2008Braves52.6 %55.3 %54.4 %30.0 %66.7 %54.8 %66.7 %15.4
2008Average28.0 %62.5 %45.3 %65.9 %88.0 %81.2 %50.3 %21.6
2009Pirates37.3 %49.3 %44.3 %42.1 %71.4 %61.1 %58.2 %16.4
2009Average27.9 %61.4 %44.8 %65.5 %88.0 %81.0 %50.4 %21.4
2010Pirates40.5 %52.6 %47.5 %47.1 %70.0 %61.7 %57.6 %18.0
2010Average28.4 %61.3 %44.9 %64.6 %87.9 %80.6 %50.4 %21.5
2011Pirates47.8 %65.5 %57.5 %48.8 %76.4 %66.1 %55.0 %19.8
2011Average28.9 %62.1 %45.6 %64.7 %88.0 %80.6 %50.1 %21.6
2012Pirates52.4 %57.6 %55.6 %27.3 %79.0 %60.0 %61.1 %15.9
2012Average29.3 %62.2 %45.6 %63.6 %87.3 %79.6 %49.5 %22.1
Total- - -44.8 %57.3 %52.1 %43.0 %73.5 %62.5 %58.1 %17.8

Fielding
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosGGSInnPOAEFETEDPDPSDPTDPFScpSBCSPBWPFPTZ
2008BravesP161574.2370000000 7   1.000 
2009PiratesP181897.07110002101 9   1.000 
2010PiratesP171779.26123030000 12   .857 
2011PiratesP2929171.27311011100 16   .974 
2012PiratesP9950.1363120000 4   .750 
Total- - -P8988473.126677163201 48   .930 

Advanced Fielding
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamPosInnrSBrGDPrARMrGFPrPMDRSBIZPlaysRZROOZCPPRPPTZLFSRARMDPRRngRErrRUZRUZR/150
2008BravesP74.20  000              
2009PiratesP97.00  000              
2010PiratesP79.2-1  0-1-2              
2011PiratesP171.20  0-10              
2012PiratesP50.10  -1-1-2              
Total- - -P473.1-1  -1-3-4              

Value
Minor Leagues  |  Regular Season
SeasonTeamBattingBase RunningFieldingReplacementPositionalFld + PosRARWARDollarsSalary
2008Braves-4.3-0.4 0.62.02.0-2.1-0.2($0.9) 
2009Pirates-5.9-1.0 1.03.23.2-2.5-0.3($1.1) 
2010Pirates-6.50.0 0.82.62.6-3.0-0.3($1.2) 
2011Pirates-10.80.1 1.95.75.7-3.0-0.3($1.4) 
2012Pirates-3.80.0 0.41.41.4-2.0-0.2($0.9) 
Total- - --31.3-1.3 4.714.914.9-12.6-1.3($5.7) 

Contracts
  • $2.4m / 1 Years (2012) (Edit)
    • signed by Pittsburgh Pirates on 1/17/2012 (Avoided Arbitration)
    • 2012: $2.4M
    • Source: pittsburghlive.com
    • Submitted by Jeff Zimmerman
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