Jack Morris

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 195lb (190cm, 88kg)

Born: May 16, 1955 in St. Paul, MN us

Draft: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 5th round of the 1976 MLB June Amateur Draft from Brigham Young University (Provo, UT).

High School: Highland Park HS (St. Paul, MN)

School: Brigham Young University (Provo, UT)

Debut: July 26, 1977 (Age 22-071d, 13,916th in major league history)
vs. CHW 4.0 IP, 2 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: August 7, 1994 (Age 39-083d)
vs. BOS 3.1 IP, 9 H, 2 SO, 4 BB, 6 ER

Hall of Fame: Inducted as Player in 2018. (Voted by Modern Baseball Era Committee)
View Jack Morris's Page at the Baseball Hall of Fame (plaque, photos, videos).

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1978 season

Full Name: John Scott Morris

Nicknames: Black Jack or Mount Morris

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

43.5

254

186

ERA

3.90

549

527

3824.0

2478

WHIP

1.296

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1978 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	10 (9)	Apr 22	DET		TEX	W,7-6	GS	20	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
2	15 (4)	Apr 26	DET	@	CHW	L,2-7	GS	27	7.0	0	3	0	3	0	P
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
3	31 (15)	May 18	DET	@	MIL	L,7-8	GS	20	3.2	0	1	0	1	0	P
4	35 (3)	May 21 (2)	DET		BOS	L,3-9		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
5	41 (5)	May 27	DET	@	BOS	L,0-1	GF	11	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
6	44 (2)	May 29	DET		BAL	L,3-6	GF	13	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
7	48 (3)	Jun 2	DET		MIN	L,2-4	GF	12	3.1	1	1	0	2	0	P
8	50 (1)	Jun 4	DET		MIN	W,6-4	GF	17	5.0	1	1	0	2	0	P
9	54 (3)	Jun 10	DET		KCR	L,3-6		14	2.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
10	56 (1)	Jun 12	DET		MIL	L,4-7	GF	13	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
11	59 (2)	Jun 15	DET	@	KCR	L,2-7		18	3.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
12	62 (2)	Jun 18	DET	@	MIN	L,4-8	GF	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
13	66 (3)	Jun 23	DET		NYY	L,3-12	GF	16	3.2	0	0	1	1	0	P
14	73 (6)	Jun 29	DET	@	CLE	L,3-6		16	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
15	79 (5)	Jul 4	DET		TOR	L,2-9	GS	20	3.2	0	1	0	1	1	P
16	89 (9)	Jul 17	DET	@	CAL	W,4-3	GF	20	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
17	94 (4)	Jul 22	DET		CAL	W,7-3	GS	21	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
18	100 (5)	Jul 27	DET		BAL	L,3-7		15	4.0	0	2	0	2	1	P
19	104 (3)	Jul 31	DET	@	TOR	L,7-8		13	3.2	1	1	0	2	1	P
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
20	110 (5)	Aug 8	DET		TEX	L,4-9		15	2.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
21	118 (7)	Aug 17	DET		CLE	W,9-5	GF	24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
22	125 (6)	Aug 23 (2)	DET		TOR	L,4-5	GF	19	5.2	1	0	0	1	0	P
23	130 (4)	Aug 28	DET		MIL	L,1-10		7	0.1	0	0	1	1	0	P
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
24	137 (6)	Sep 4 (2)	DET	@	NYY	W,5-4	GS	23	4.2	0	0	0	0	0	P
25	144 (6)	Sep 13	DET		NYY	L,3-7		5	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	P
26	150 (5)	Sep 19	DET		BOS	L,6-8		23	4.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
27	155 (4)	Sep 23 (2)	DET	@	BAL	L,1-6		24	6.0	0	1	0	1	0	P
28	161 (5)	Sep 30	DET		BAL	W,5-4	GS	24	5.0	0	0	0	0	0	P
							28gm		106.0	5	15	2	22	3