P Charlie 'Ground Chuck' Morton #50
New York Mets MLB
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Great
11/01/2023
 OA: 58 POT: 58
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P CHARLIE 'GROUND CHUCK' MORTON #50 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GREAT
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
23 23 4-7 0 3.36 112.1 111 15 37 103 1.32 1.2
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 65 60 75 65
Movement 60 50 65 60
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 50 50
Changeup 40 40
Sinker 65 65
Knuckle Curve 70 70
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 60
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 50
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 30
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 25
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/11/2023 MIA Win, 7-4 X 4.0 4 1 0 1 6
10/05/2023 @ COL Loss, 3-5 X 4.0 6 4 4 1 6 Loss
09/27/2023 MIA Loss, 3-4 X 6.1 1 2 2 1 7 Loss
09/21/2023 @ PHI Loss, 5-6 X 4.0 7 3 3 3 5
09/16/2023 CIN Loss, 1-4 X 7.0 2 0 0 1 8
09/11/2023 ARI Win, 5-4 X 5.0 6 3 3 1 4
09/05/2023 @ WAS Win, 8-3 X 5.0 6 3 3 1 4 Win
08/30/2023 TEX Loss, 2-5 X 6.0 7 3 3 0 5 Loss
08/24/2023 ABQ Win, 4-3 X 7.1 4 2 2 2 6
08/19/2023 OKL Win, 9-6 X 5.2 5 5 4 4 6
PERSONALITY
Birthday:11/12/1983
Born in:Flemington, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Fair
National Pop.:Fair
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$16,000,000
Signed Through:2024 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 10 Days
Service This Yr:186 Days
40-Man Service:15 Years, 10 Days
Pro Service:21 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:Out of option years
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 23 23 4 7 0 3.36 112.1 111 47 42 15 37 103 1 4.3 0 5 21.7
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 12.74 8.89 8.25 2.96 4.36 1.32 104 1.2 .300        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 203 57 5 1 7 27 25 36 2 0 4 .281 .368 .419 .786      
vs. RHB 233 54 9 0 8 20 12 67 0 1 7 .232 .290 .373 .663      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 0 1 0 3.72 9.2 9 4 4 2 4 8  
May 6 6 0 3 0 4.61 27.1 35 17 14 4 12 22  
June 5 5 2 0 0 2.28 23.2 21 8 6 1 8 22  
July 4 4 1 1 0 1.96 18.1 17 4 4 3 6 18  
August 1 1 0 1 0 4.50 6.0 7 3 3 2 0 5  
September 5 5 1 1 0 3.62 27.1 22 11 11 3 7 28  
Spring Training 7 7 2 0 0 0.77 11.2 6 1 1 0 2 11  
Postseason 2 2 0 1 0 4.50 8.0 10 5 4 3 2 12  
Last Year 16 16 4 7 0 4.43 67.0 62 34 33 10 22 63  
2 Years Ago 21 21 8 7 0 3.97 106.2 97 47 47 11 24 97  
Career 290 288 97 106 0 4.09 1559.1 1536 783 708 138 535 1309  
Home 13 13 2 3 0 3.17 65.1 58 24 23 9 14 66  
Road 10 10 2 4 0 3.64 47.0 53 23 19 6 23 37  
Grass 23 23 4 7 0 3.36 112.1 111 47 42 15 37 103  
Day 7 7 3 1 0 2.78 35.2 39 13 11 2 12 34  
Night 16 16 1 6 0 3.64 76.2 72 34 31 13 25 69  
As Starter 23 23 4 7 0 3.36 112.1 111 47 42 15 37 103  
AAA 2023 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 5 5 1 1 0 4.08 28.2 23 14 13 3 17 21 1 20.0 1 2 40.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 14.13 7.22 6.59 5.34 5.27 1.40 136 -0.1 .250        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 47 8 2 0 3 9 10 8 0 1 5 .170 .371 .404 .775      
vs. RHB 57 15 2 0 0 5 7 13 0 1 0 .263 .344 .298 .642      
AAA 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 2 2 1 0 0 1.74 10.1 7 2 2 0 4 8  
August 3 3 0 1 0 5.40 18.1 16 12 11 3 13 13  
Career 7 7 1 2 0 3.63 34.2 27 15 14 4 19 24  
Home 2 2 0 0 0 4.15 13.0 9 7 6 2 6 12  
Road 3 3 1 1 0 4.02 15.2 14 7 7 1 11 9  
Grass 5 5 1 1 0 4.08 28.2 23 14 13 3 17 21  
Day 2 2 1 0 0 2.45 14.2 9 5 4 2 6 13  
Night 3 3 0 1 0 5.79 14.0 14 9 9 1 11 8  
As Starter 5 5 1 1 0 4.08 28.2 23 14 13 3 17 21  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2008 Atlanta - MLB 24 16 15 4 8 0 6.15 74.2 80 56 51 9 41 48 0 0 1.62 .292 5.14 0.2 70
2009 Pittsburgh - MLB 25 18 18 5 9 0 4.55 97.0 102 49 49 7 40 62 1 1 1.46 .315 4.21 1.3 92
2010 Pittsburgh - MLB 26 17 17 2 12 0 7.57 79.2 112 79 67 15 26 59 0 0 1.73 .357 5.30 -0.2 53
2011 Pittsburgh - MLB 27 29 29 10 10 0 3.83 171.2 186 82 73 6 77 110 2 1 1.53 .323 3.75 2.4 100
2012 Pittsburgh - MLB 28 9 9 2 6 0 4.65 50.1 62 30 26 5 11 25 0 0 1.45 .318 4.24 0.5 85
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 20 20 7 4 0 3.26 116.0 113 51 42 6 36 85 0 0 1.28 .305 3.65 1.7 115
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB 30 26 26 6 12 0 3.72 157.1 143 76 65 9 57 126 0 0 1.27 .295 3.76 1.9 98
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB 31 23 23 9 9 0 4.81 129.0 137 77 69 13 41 96 0 0 1.38 .309 4.18 1.3 81
2016 Philadelphia - MLB 32 4 4 1 1 0 4.15 17.1 15 8 8 1 8 19 0 0 1.33 .333 3.24 0.4 100
2017 Houston - MLB 33 25 25 14 7 0 3.62 146.2 125 65 59 14 50 163 0 0 1.19 .297 3.54 3.5 121
2018 Detroit - MLB 34 11 10 3 3 0 5.61 51.1 69 36 32 7 16 55 0 0 1.66 .388 4.13 1.0 83
2019 Cincinnati - MLB 35 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 3.2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0.00 .000 0.72 0.2 999
2020 Oakland - MLB 36 9 9 5 2 0 2.39 49.0 34 13 13 3 18 52 0 0 1.06 .256 3.06 1.4 181
2020 Kansas City - MLB 36 22 22 13 2 0 2.22 129.2 88 33 32 7 31 140 0 0 0.92 .252 2.68 4.5 195
2020 Total - MLB 36 31 31 18 4 0 2.27 178.2 122 46 45 10 49 192 0 0 0.96 .253 2.79 6.0 191
2021 Kansas City - MLB 37 21 21 8 7 0 3.97 106.2 97 47 47 11 24 97 0 0 1.13 .290 3.75 2.3 111
2022 Kansas City - MLB 38 16 16 4 7 0 4.43 67.0 62 34 33 10 22 63 0 0 1.25 .289 4.53 0.7 98
2023 New York - MLB 39 23 23 4 7 0 3.36 112.1 111 47 42 15 37 103 1 0 1.32 .300 4.36 1.2 124
Total MLB 290 288 97 106 0 4.09 1559.1 1536 783 708 138 535 1309 4 2 1.33 .305 3.92 24.4 100
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2013 Bradenton - A+ 29 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 3.0 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1.00 .222 7.20 -0.1 67
2013 Altoona - AA 29 4 4 1 1 0 2.41 18.2 10 5 5 2 6 11 0 0 0.86 .154 4.38 0.2 166
2013 Indianapolis - AAA 29 4 4 0 1 0 3.79 19.0 16 10 8 1 10 12 0 0 1.37 .250 4.36 0.2 106
2014 Altoona - AA 30 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 4.0 4 2 2 0 1 6 0 0 1.25 .400 0.95 0.2 89
2015 Altoona - AA 31 1 1 1 0 0 0.00 7.0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.57 .118 2.63 0.2 999
2015 Indianapolis - AAA 31 2 2 1 1 0 2.02 13.1 13 4 3 0 4 17 0 0 1.27 .371 1.55 0.7 198
2017 Corpus Christi - AA 33 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 1 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.69 .100 2.28 0.2 999
2017 Sugar Land - AAA 33 2 2 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 4 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 1.00 .188 5.37 -0.0 265
2023 Syracuse - AAA 39 5 5 1 1 0 4.08 28.2 23 14 13 3 17 21 1 1 1.40 .250 5.27 -0.1 95
Total IL 6 6 1 2 0 3.06 32.1 29 14 11 1 14 29 0 0 1.33 .295 3.20 130.8
Total AAA 7 7 1 2 0 3.63 34.2 27 15 14 4 19 24 1 1 1.33 .240 5.28 107.0
Total AA 6 6 2 1 0 2.12 29.2 16 7 7 2 9 22 0 0 0.84 .177 3.50 188.7
Total TEX 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 4.1 1 2 0 0 2 5 0 0 0.69 .100 2.28 999.0
Total FSL 1 1 0 0 0 6.00 3.0 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 1.00 .222 7.20 67.1
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2020 Kansas City - MLB 36 3 3 1 1 0 6.17 11.2 14 8 8 0 6 13 0 0 1.71 .412 2.42 0.4 70
2023 New York - MLB 39 2 2 0 1 0 4.50 8.0 10 5 4 3 2 12 0 0 1.50 .350 5.80 -0.0 93
Total MLB 5 5 1 2 0 5.49 19.2 24 13 12 3 8 25 0 0 1.63 .389 3.79 77.8
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2008 Atlanta - MLB P 16 15 3 7 0 10 0 1.000 74.2 1.21 0.0 .000
2009 Pittsburgh - MLB P 18 18 7 11 2 18 0 1.000 97.0 1.67 0.0 .000
2010 Pittsburgh - MLB P 17 17 6 12 0 21 3 .857 79.2 2.03 0.0 .000
2011 Pittsburgh - MLB P 29 29 7 31 1 39 1 .974 171.2 1.99 0.0 .000
2012 Pittsburgh - MLB P 9 9 3 6 0 12 3 .750 50.1 1.61 0.0 .000
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB P 20 20 4 13 0 17 0 1.000 116.0 1.32 0.0 .000
2013 Indianapolis - AAA P 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Altoona - AA P 4 0 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2013 Bradenton - A+ P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB P 26 26 9 23 2 33 1 .970 157.1 1.83 0.0 .000
2014 Altoona - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB P 23 23 9 16 1 27 2 .926 129.0 1.74 -1.9 .000
2015 Indianapolis - AAA P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2015 Altoona - AA P 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2016 Philadelphia - MLB P 4 4 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 17.1 1.56 +0.2 .000
2017 Houston - MLB P 25 25 10 9 1 23 4 .826 146.2 1.17 +0.1 .000
2017 Sugar Land - AAA P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2017 Corpus Christi - AA P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
2018 Detroit - MLB P 11 10 3 8 1 13 2 .846 51.1 1.93 -0.5 .926
2019 Cincinnati - MLB P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3.2 0.00 0.0 .000
2020 Oakland - MLB P 9 9 3 3 0 7 1 .857 49.0 1.10 +0.2 1.016
2020 Kansas City - MLB P 22 22 2 5 0 7 0 1.000 129.2 0.49 -0.1 1.016
2021 Kansas City - MLB P 21 21 3 9 2 13 1 .923 106.2 1.01 -0.5 .909
2022 Kansas City - MLB P 16 16 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 67.0 0.67 +0.3 1.033
2023 New York - MLB P 23 23 3 9 1 12 0 1.000 112.1 0.96 -0.7 .808
2023 Syracuse - AAA P 5 5 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 28.2 1.26 -0.2 .959
TOTAL P 311 293 77 177 11 272 18 .934 1588.0 1.44 -3.2 .923
PLAYER HISTORY
06/04/2002 Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Joel Barlow HS (Redding, CT).
06/03/2009 Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the Pittsburgh Pirates with OF Gorkys Hernandez and P Jeff Locke for OF Nate McLouth.
01/16/2012 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,445,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
11/30/2012 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $2,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
12/11/2013 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $21,000,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates organization.
12/12/2015 Traded by the Pittsburgh Pirates to the Philadelphia Phillies for P David Whitehead.
11/03/2016 Became a free agent.
11/16/2016 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $14,000,000 with the Houston Astros organization.
11/01/2017 Won the 2017 MLB World Series with the Houston Astros.
04/09/2018 Injured on 04/08/2018, diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, is day-to-day.
06/24/2018 Injured on 06/22/2018, diagnosed with a forearm strain, will miss 3 months.
11/25/2018 Rejected the Detroit Tigers qualifying offer.
11/27/2018 Became a free agent.
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2019 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $55,590,000 with the Cincinnati Reds organization.
04/02/2019 Injured on 03/31/2019, diagnosed with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 13-14 months.
10/29/2019 Declined his contract option.
11/20/2019 Became a free agent.
12/29/2019 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $55,000,000 with the Oakland Athletics organization.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
02/27/2020 Injured (Sprained ankle), day-to-day for 4 days.
03/21/2020 Injured (Strained abdominal muscle), day-to-day for one week.
05/16/2020 Was traded by the Oakland Athletics to the Kansas City Royals in exchange for SS Lucius Fox, 1B Ronald Guzman, CF Kevin Alcantara.
06/15/2020 Injured on 06/14/2020, diagnosed with a sore elbow, is day-to-day.
07/12/2020 Was selected to the 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
08/05/2020 Injured on 08/04/2020, diagnosed with a sore elbow, is day-to-day.
09/24/2020 Injured (Forearm stiffness), out for 5 days.
10/02/2020 Injured (Sore elbow), day-to-day for 6 days.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
03/23/2021 Injured on 03/21/2021, diagnosed with a mild hamstring strain, is day-to-day.
05/29/2021 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 2 days.
06/10/2021 Injured on 06/09/2021, diagnosed with elbow inflammation, will miss 2-3 months.
09/11/2021 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
11/15/2021 Signed a 3-year contract extension worth a total of $53,000,000 with the Kansas City Royals organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
04/02/2022 Injured (oblique strain),out for 5 days.
04/10/2022 Injured (sprained elbow),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
05/09/2022 Injured on 05/07/2022, diagnosed with a mild shoulder strain, is day-to-day.
05/23/2022 Injured on 05/22/2022, diagnosed with a sore elbow, is day-to-day.
06/18/2022 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for 5 days.
07/10/2022 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/30/2022 Injured on 07/28/2022, diagnosed with a stretched elbow ligament, will miss 11 months.
11/09/2022 Was traded by the Kansas City Royals to the New York Mets in exchange for CL Pete Fairbanks.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 45 (45).
03/12/2023 Injured on 03/08/2023, diagnosed with elbow inflammation, will miss 2 weeks.
03/22/2023 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 1-2 weeks.
04/09/2023 Injured (wrist soreness),day-to-day for one week.
04/15/2023 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Nashville Sounds with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/28/2023 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
07/28/2023 Injured (sore elbow),day-to-day for one week.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2011 11 7
Year W Rank
2017 14 9
2020 18 2
Year L Rank
2010 12 8
Year Win. % Rank
2020 .818 1
Year BB Rank
2011 77 7
Year WP Rank
2011 9 10
Year ERA Rank
2020 2.27 1
Year BABIP Rank
2020 .253 4
Year WHIP Rank
2020 0.96 2
Year RA/9 Rank
2020 9.47 3
Year HR/9 Rank
2011 0.31 1
2020 0.50 1
Year H/9 Rank
2020 6.15 1
Year K/9 Rank
2020 9.67 10
Year CG Rank
2011 2 9
2023 1 3
Year CGP Rank
2011 .069 8
Year SHO Rank
2009 1 6
2011 1 6
Year GB% Rank
2020 0.57 2
Year WAR Rank
2017 3.4 10
2020 5.6 3
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