P Charlie 'Ground Chuck' Morton #5
Age: 39 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
10/31/2023
P CHARLIE 'GROUND CHUCK' MORTON #5 - AGE: 39 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
14 14 4-2 0 5.14 61.1 70 7 22 24 1.50 0.5
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 35 35 40 35
Movement 55 50 65 55
Control 50 45 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 40 40
Slider 40 40
Sinker 45 45
Splitter 45 45
Cutter 45 45
Knuckle Curve 50 50
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 86-88 Mph
Stamina 65
Suggested Role Borderline SP
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 50
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 30
Sacrifice Bunt: 45
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
07/30/2023 HOU Win, 7-2 X 2.2 3 0 0 1 2
07/20/2023 SEA Win, 9-8 X 2.0 8 7 7 1 0
07/13/2023 @ SEA Win, 7-2 X 6.2 6 2 2 2 2 Win
07/06/2023 @ BOS Win, 4-3 X 7.1 6 3 3 3 0 Win
06/17/2023 @ MIN Loss, 3-4 X 3.2 4 2 2 2 1
06/11/2023 TEX Loss, 10-12 X 5.2 6 7 7 5 4
06/01/2023 @ TOR Loss, 0-12 X 0.0 1 2 2 0 0 Loss
05/26/2023 TB Win, 7-6 X 0.2 0 0 0 1 2
05/20/2023 MIN Loss, 1-3 X 6.1 8 3 3 2 2 Loss
05/13/2023 @ SEA Win, 8-6 X 6.1 7 4 4 0 4 Win
PERSONALITY
He is an extremely hard worker and has great knowledge of the game. Morton gets along with everyone.
High: Adaptability, Work Ethic, Intelligence
Low: Leader
Birthday:11/12/1983
Born in:Flemington, NJ
Nationality:American
Height:6' 5"
Weight:215 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:None, Free Agent
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:14 Years, 158 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:14 Years, 158 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 14 14 4 2 0 5.14 61.1 70 35 35 7 22 24 0 0.0 0 5 35.7
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 13.65 10.27 3.52 3.23 4.97 1.50 111 0.5 .297        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 153 44 11 0 3 18 17 12 1 0 1 .288 .360 .418 .779      
vs. RHB 88 26 4 0 4 17 5 12 1 0 0 .295 .330 .477 .807      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
April 3 3 1 0 0 2.25 12.0 14 3 3 0 5 2  
May 4 4 1 1 0 3.80 21.1 22 9 9 2 3 13  
June 3 3 0 1 0 10.61 9.1 11 11 11 2 7 5  
July 4 4 2 0 0 5.79 18.2 23 12 12 3 7 4  
Spring Training 4 4 1 1 0 2.25 16.0 18 5 4 1 1 13  
Last Year 27 27 5 7 0 5.25 116.2 115 71 68 8 45 97  
2 Years Ago 17 16 3 9 0 7.07 77.2 93 65 61 16 34 80  
Career 337 333 112 115 0 4.37 1810.1 1793 966 880 165 661 1577  
Home 8 8 1 1 0 5.61 33.2 41 21 21 3 13 16  
Road 6 6 3 1 0 4.55 27.2 29 14 14 4 9 8  
Grass 13 13 4 1 0 4.84 61.1 69 33 33 6 22 24  
Turf 1 1 0 1 0 0.00 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0  
Day 4 4 0 1 0 8.25 12.0 14 11 11 2 8 7  
Night 10 10 4 1 0 4.38 49.1 56 24 24 5 14 17  
As Starter 14 14 4 2 0 5.14 61.1 70 35 35 7 22 24  
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 1.2 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 99
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 84
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 1.6 114
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 1.8 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 1.2 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 0.4 101
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 3.4 120
2018 Houston - MLB 34 30 30 15 3 0 3.13 167.0 130 63 58 18 64 201 0 0 1.16 .287 3.76 3.2 136
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 35 33 33 16 6 0 3.05 194.2 154 71 66 15 57 240 0 0 1.08 .299 2.98 6.4 148
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 36 17 17 5 7 0 4.37 94.2 96 50 46 11 27 91 0 0 1.30 .315 3.98 1.9 103
2020 Colorado - MLB 36 12 10 4 3 0 5.68 58.2 60 38 37 5 25 51 1 1 1.45 .320 4.63 1.0 88
2020 Total - MLB 36 29 27 9 10 0 4.87 153.1 156 88 83 16 52 142 1 1 1.36 .317 4.23 2.8 97
2021 Colorado - MLB 37 17 16 3 9 0 7.07 77.2 93 65 61 16 34 80 0 0 1.64 .345 5.28 0.6 68
2022 Minnesota - MLB 38 18 18 5 6 0 5.61 85.0 85 56 53 7 30 71 0 0 1.35 .312 3.94 1.6 78
2022 Los Angeles - MLB 38 9 9 0 1 0 4.26 31.2 30 15 15 1 15 26 0 0 1.42 .315 3.60 0.7 101
2022 Total - MLB 38 27 27 5 7 0 5.25 116.2 115 71 68 8 45 97 0 0 1.37 .313 3.85 2.3 84
2023 Los Angeles - MLB 39 14 14 4 2 0 5.14 61.1 70 35 35 7 22 24 0 0 1.50 .297 4.97 0.5 87
Total MLB 337 333 112 115 0 4.37 1810.1 1793 966 880 165 661 1577 4 3 1.36 .310 3.99 28.6 102
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 Fresno - AAA 33 2 2 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 4 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 1.00 .188 5.37 -0.0 266
2020 Albuquerque - AAA 36 1 1 1 0 0 3.60 5.0 6 2 2 0 0 5 0 0 1.20 .375 2.62 0.2 141
2021 Albuquerque - AAA 37 2 2 0 1 0 1.46 12.1 9 2 2 0 1 12 0 0 0.81 .290 2.79 0.5 367
Total IL 6 6 1 2 0 3.06 32.1 29 14 11 1 14 29 0 0 1.33 .295 3.20 143.7
Total PCL 5 5 1 2 0 1.93 23.1 19 5 5 1 3 20 0 0 0.94 .286 3.42 292.6
Total EL 6 6 2 1 0 2.12 29.2 16 7 7 2 9 22 0 0 0.84 .177 3.50 352.3
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+
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB 29 1 1 0 1 0 3.18 5.2 3 2 2 1 4 4 0 0 1.24 .133 6.13 -0.1 117
2017 Houston - MLB 33 5 4 2 1 0 4.24 23.1 20 11 11 2 6 25 0 0 1.11 .000 3.25 0.6 102
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB 35 2 2 2 0 0 0.90 10.0 8 2 1 1 5 13 0 0 1.30 .292 3.58 0.2 502
Total MLB 8 7 4 2 0 3.23 39.0 31 15 14 4 15 42 0 0 1.18 1.038 3.75 207.1
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 -0.3 .000
2009 Pittsburgh - MLB P 18 18 7 11 2 18 0 1.000 97.0 1.67 -0.3 .000
2010 Pittsburgh - MLB P 17 17 6 12 0 21 3 .857 79.2 2.03 -0.3 .000
2011 Pittsburgh - MLB P 29 29 7 31 1 39 1 .974 171.2 1.99 -0.8 .000
2012 Pittsburgh - MLB P 9 9 3 6 0 12 3 .750 50.1 1.61 -0.3 .000
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB P 20 20 4 13 0 17 0 1.000 116.0 1.32 -0.5 .000
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB P 26 26 9 23 2 33 1 .970 157.1 1.83 -0.8 .000
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB P 23 23 9 16 1 27 2 .926 129.0 1.74 -1.8 .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 -0.4 .000
2018 Houston - MLB P 30 30 2 12 1 14 0 1.000 167.0 0.75 +0.3 .000
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB P 33 33 9 6 0 15 0 1.000 194.2 0.69 +0.4 .000
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB P 17 17 5 8 0 15 2 .867 94.2 1.24 -0.9 .879
2020 Colorado - MLB P 12 10 1 6 0 8 1 .875 58.2 1.07 -0.6 .791
2020 Albuquerque - AAA P 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 5.0 1.80 -0.0 .000
2021 Colorado - MLB P 17 16 4 7 1 11 0 1.000 77.2 1.27 -0.2 1.032
2021 Albuquerque - AAA P 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 12.1 0.73 -0.0 .974
2022 Minnesota - MLB P 18 18 3 5 0 8 0 1.000 85.0 0.85 -0.4 1.033
2022 Los Angeles - MLB P 9 9 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 31.2 0.85 -0.4 .688
2023 Los Angeles - MLB P 13 13 3 8 1 11 0 1.000 61.1 1.61 -0.1 1.003
TOTAL P 339 335 88 185 10 290 17 .941 1827.2 1.34 -7.2 .914
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.
07/13/2018 Was selected to the 2018 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/29/2018 Became a free agent.
12/21/2018 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $30,000,000 with the Tampa Bay Rays organization.
06/30/2019 Was selected to the 2019 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
04/07/2020 Injured (Abdominal soreness), day-to-day for 2 days.
06/28/2020 Was traded by the Tampa Bay Rays to the Colorado Rockies, along with RP Anthony Banda, in exchange for SP Ryan Rolison, 3B Aaron Schunk, CL Jacob Wallace.
07/10/2020 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 1-2 weeks.
08/09/2020 Pitches a NO-HITTER against the San Diego Padres with 9 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 50 (50).
04/25/2021 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 6 days.
05/08/2021 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for one week.
07/05/2021 Injured (Strained shoulder), out for 6 weeks.
09/09/2021 Injured (Torn flexor tendon (elbow)), out for 8 months.
11/26/2021 Became a free agent.
12/16/2021 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $5,800,000 with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50).
04/11/2022 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/06/2022 Injured (Sore back), day-to-day for 1 day.
06/10/2022 Injured (Rotator cuff strain), out for 3 weeks.
07/31/2022 Was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for SS Eddys Leonard.
08/28/2022 Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
09/24/2022 Injured (Shoulder tendinitis), day-to-day for 5 days.
10/01/2022 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for 3 days.
10/08/2022 Injured (Elbow inflammation), out for 2-3 weeks.
11/05/2022 Wins the 2022 World Series with the Los Angeles Angels.
11/18/2022 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $1,734,150 with the Los Angeles Angels organization.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (45); Movement: 60 (60); Control: 55 (55).
04/17/2023 Injured (Tender elbow), day-to-day for one week.
04/28/2023 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
06/01/2023 Suspended 6 games after ejection following a brawl.
06/17/2023 Injured (Mild abdominal strain), day-to-day for one week.
07/30/2023 Injured (Sprained elbow), day-to-day for 3-4 weeks.
09/08/2023 Released by the Los Angeles Angels.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year SH Rank
2011 11 7
Year GS Rank
2019 33 5
Year W Rank
2017 14 9
2018 15 10
2019 16 5
Year L Rank
2010 12 8
Year Win. % Rank
2018 .833 1
2019 .727 5
Year IP Rank
2019 194.2 9
Year BB Rank
2011 77 7
Year K Rank
2019 240 5
Year WP Rank
2011 9 10
Year ERA Rank
2018 3.13 7
2019 3.05 3
Year WHIP Rank
2019 1.08 5
Year K/BB Rank
2019 4.21 5
Year RA/9 Rank
2019 10.31 5
Year HR/9 Rank
2011 0.31 1
2018 0.97 8
2019 0.69 1
Year H/9 Rank
2018 7.01 5
2019 7.12 4
Year K/9 Rank
2018 10.83 5
2019 11.10 5
Year QS Rank
2019 19 6
Year QSP Rank
2018 .600 8
2019 .576 7
Year CG Rank
2011 2 9
Year CGP Rank
2011 .069 8
Year SHO Rank
2009 1 6
2011 1 6
2020 1 5
Year GB% Rank
2018 0.55 5
2019 0.55 8
Year WAR Rank
2017 3.4 10
2019 6.6 2
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