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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
13 307 1806 121 92 4 3.98 35.8
Birth Date8-9-1974
Height6' 5"
Weight225 lbs
Age49 years, 8 months, 14 days
BatsR
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
1997 SLN MLB 33 33 217.0 12 9 0 208 69 149 12 94 8.6 2.9 0.5 6.2 0% .296 1.28 3.47 3.19 89 3.76 78.2 5.0
1998 SLN MLB 17 17 113.7 7 5 0 101 42 79 8 99 8.0 3.3 0.6 6.3 0% .277 1.26 3.77 2.53 94 4.05 83.8 2.3
2000 SLN MLB 31 0 53.0 3 3 4 53 17 34 3 111 9.0 2.9 0.5 5.8 0% .294 1.32 3.58 3.57 102 5.17 99.6 0.3
2001 SLN MLB 34 34 216.3 22 8 0 218 54 185 13 102 9.1 2.2 0.5 7.7 0% .318 1.26 3.00 3.16 77 3.23 67.0 6.2
2002 SLN MLB 32 32 210.3 17 9 0 210 64 171 16 99 9.0 2.7 0.7 7.3 0% .306 1.30 3.23 3.42 79 2.86 61.4 6.5
2003 SLN MLB 27 27 172.3 11 8 0 164 39 120 20 101 8.6 2.0 1.0 6.3 0% .277 1.18 3.83 3.76 88 3.32 69.5 4.6
2004 SLN MLB 32 32 202.0 15 10 0 205 56 131 35 93 9.1 2.5 1.6 5.8 0% .273 1.29 4.82 4.72 97 4.41 91.0 3.1
2005 SLN MLB 31 31 192.7 14 10 0 209 37 117 22 101 9.8 1.7 1.0 5.5 0% .295 1.28 3.95 4.11 93 3.84 82.5 3.6
2006 SFN MLB 33 33 207.7 10 15 0 218 63 117 22 89 9.4 2.7 1.0 5.1 0% .285 1.35 4.46 4.98 99 4.34 88.4 3.3
2007 PIT 0 11 11 62.0 3 4 0 78 22 29 6 100 11.3 3.2 0.9 4.2 0% .327 1.61 4.75 6.10 106 5.51 114.0 0.2
2007 SFN 0 21 21 136.7 7 7 0 162 39 73 12 96 10.7 2.6 0.8 4.8 0% .316 1.47 4.21 4.35 101 5.02 103.9 1.1
2008 PIT MLB 5 5 22.3 0 4 0 41 7 9 6 97 16.5 2.8 2.4 3.6 0% .372 2.15 6.99 9.67 117 6.88 146.7 -0.3
2007 TOT MLB 32 32 198.7 10 11 0 240 61 102 18 97 10.9 2.8 0.8 4.6 0% .000 1.52 4.37 4.89 103 5.18 107.1 1.3
CareerMLB3072761806.012192418675091214175989.32.50.96.052%.2971.323.903.98913.9582.135.8

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.
YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
1995 NWJ A- NYP 2 2 11.0 2 0 0 12 3 13 1 9.8 2.5 0.8 10.6 0% .000 1.36 3.09 1.64 0 0.00 0.0
1995 STP A+ FSL 6 6 34.0 3 2 0 22 11 31 1 5.8 2.9 0.3 8.2 0% .000 0.97 2.64 2.38 0 0.00 0.0
1996 ARK AA TXS 27 27 167.0 12 12 0 178 48 120 14 9.6 2.6 0.8 6.5 0% .000 1.35 3.77 3.88 0 0.00 0.0
1996 LOU AAA AA 1 1 8.0 0 1 0 8 1 9 0 9.0 1.1 0.0 10.1 0% .000 1.13 1.13 3.38 0 0.00 0.0
1997 SLN MLB NL 33 33 217.0 12 9 0 208 69 149 12 94 8.6 2.9 0.5 6.2 0% .296 1.28 3.47 3.19 89 3.76 78.2
1998 SLN MLB NL 17 17 113.7 7 5 0 101 42 79 8 99 8.0 3.3 0.6 6.3 0% .277 1.26 3.77 2.53 94 4.05 83.8
1998 ARK AA TXS 1 0 4.0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 9.0 0.0 0.0 4.5 0% -2.000 1.00 2.53 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
1998 MEM AAA PCL 4 4 14.0 1 0 0 16 4 21 1 10.3 2.6 0.6 13.5 0% -.577 1.43 2.34 4.50 0 0.00 0.0
2000 SLN MLB NL 31 0 53.0 3 3 4 53 17 34 3 111 9.0 2.9 0.5 5.8 0% .294 1.32 3.58 3.57 102 5.17 99.6
2000 ARK AA TXS 2 2 7.0 0 0 0 8 4 7 0 10.3 5.1 0.0 9.0 0% -.727 1.71 3.10 6.43 0 0.00 0.0
2000 MEM AAA PCL 3 3 14.7 1 2 0 20 6 8 2 12.2 3.7 1.2 4.9 0% -1.059 1.77 5.69 7.96 0 0.00 0.0
2001 SLN MLB NL 34 34 216.3 22 8 0 218 54 185 13 102 9.1 2.2 0.5 7.7 0% .318 1.26 3.00 3.16 77 3.23 67.0
2002 SLN MLB NL 32 32 210.3 17 9 0 210 64 171 16 99 9.0 2.7 0.7 7.3 0% .306 1.30 3.23 3.42 79 2.86 61.4
2003 SLN MLB NL 27 27 172.3 11 8 0 164 39 120 20 101 8.6 2.0 1.0 6.3 0% .277 1.18 3.83 3.76 88 3.32 69.5
2004 SLN MLB NL 32 32 202.0 15 10 0 205 56 131 35 93 9.1 2.5 1.6 5.8 0% .273 1.29 4.82 4.72 97 4.41 91.0
2005 SLN MLB NL 31 31 192.7 14 10 0 209 37 117 22 101 9.8 1.7 1.0 5.5 0% .295 1.28 3.95 4.11 93 3.84 82.5
2005 PMB A+ FSL 2 2 9.7 0 1 0 12 2 15 0 11.1 1.9 0.0 13.9 0% -.706 1.44 0.97 6.49 0 0.00 0.0
2006 SFN MLB NL 33 33 207.7 10 15 0 218 63 117 22 89 9.4 2.7 1.0 5.1 0% .285 1.35 4.46 4.98 99 4.34 88.4
2007 PIT MLB NL 11 11 62.0 3 4 0 78 22 29 6 100 11.3 3.2 0.9 4.2 0% .327 1.61 4.75 6.10 106 5.51 114.0
2007 SFN MLB NL 21 21 136.7 7 7 0 162 39 73 12 96 10.7 2.6 0.8 4.8 0% .316 1.47 4.21 4.35 101 5.02 103.9
2008 PIT MLB NL 5 5 22.3 0 4 0 41 7 9 6 97 16.5 2.8 2.4 3.6 0% .372 2.15 6.99 9.67 117 6.88 146.7

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 450 0.5200 0.4244 0.9267 0.5855 0.2500 0.9562 0.8519 0.0733
Career4500.52000.42440.92670.58550.25000.95620.85190.0733

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2005-04-03 2005-04-19 15-DL 16 11 Right Shoulder Recovery From Surgery Labrum Fraying 2004-11-30
2004-11-30 2004-11-30 Off 0 0 Right Shoulder Surgery Labrum Fraying 2004-11-30 -
2003-07-22 2003-08-23 15-DL 32 29 Right Hand Fracture Chip Base of 2nd Metacarpal -
2002-08-24 2002-09-10 15-DL 17 17 Left Thigh Strain Hamstring -
2000-04-03 2000-05-28 15-DL 55 48 Right Elbow Recovery From Surgery Tommy John Surgery 1999-04-13 -
1999-03-26 1999-10-04 60-DL 192 161 Right Elbow Surgery Tommy John Surgery 1999-04-13 -
1998-04-12 1998-07-10 15-DL 89 77 Right Shoulder Strain -
1998-03-24 1998-04-10 15-DL 17 8 Right Shoulder Strain - -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2008 PIT $9,500,000
2007 SFN $9,500,000
2006 SFN $5,000,000
2005 SLN $2,500,000
2004 SLN $12,500,000
2003 SLN $10,500,000
2002 SLN $4,000,000
2001 SLN $1,200,000
2000 SLN $550,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
9 yrPrevious$55,250,000
9 yrTotal$55,250,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
11 yBarry Axelrod3 yr/$27M (06-08)+$9M 09 cl opt

Details
  • retired 4/30/08 released 4/27/08 acquired in trade from PIT 7/31/07 (PIT took contract as-is-c$15M)
  • signed as a free agent from STL 12/05, $2M signing bonus (pd @ end of contract), 06:$5M, 07:$9.5M, 08:$9.5M, 09:$9M club option $1M buyout (escalator may increase option to $11M)
  • re-signed as a free agent 12/04, 1 year/$2.5M (05)+$4.5M bonuses
  • 3 year/$27M (02-04)+2M bonuses
  • 02:$4M, 03:$10.5M, 04:$12.5M was to be FA after 02, before signing 3-year contract 01:$1 year/$1.2M

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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DateQuestionAnswer
2005-12-14 20:00:00 (link to chat)Will I regret signing Matt Morris?
(Brian Sabean from SF)		No doubt about it--that's the biggest slam dunk of the off-season. Morris' strikeout rate has declined for 4 straight seasons. PECOTA may start weeping when it spits out Morris' three-year projection.

Makes you wonder what would have happened if the Giants hadn't been so eager to sacrifice first-round draft picks (on purpose) while signing drek like Michael Tucker. A few well-placed picks and they may have had the young talent to avoid throwing $27 million down the drain for a mediocrity like Morris. (Jonah Keri)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Matt Morris threw 1,494 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2008, including pitches thrown in . In 2008, he relied primarily on his Sinker (87mph), Slider (82mph) and Curve (71mph), also mixing in a Change (79mph).