P Charlie 'Ground Chuck' Morton #4
Providence Heat MLB2
Age: 40 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
02/05/2024
 OA: 45 POT: 45
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P CHARLIE 'GROUND CHUCK' MORTON #4 - AGE: 40 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 60 55 65 60
Movement 45 45 50 45
Control 45 45 50 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 60 60
Changeup 50 50
Sinker 65 65
Knuckle Curve 75 75
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 96-98 Mph
Stamina 70
Suggested Role Starter
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 52
Defense 45
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 15
Stealing Ability: 6
Baserunning Inst.: 18
Sacrifice Bunt: 41
Bunt for Hit: 6
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
10/18/2023 LAD Loss, 4-6 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
10/14/2023 @ NYM Loss, 2-3 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
10/13/2023 NYM Win, 13-6 0.2 1 1 1 0 1
10/05/2023 @ STL Loss, 3-12 X 1.2 6 6 1 3 0 Loss
09/30/2023 @ MIL Win, 5-1 X 6.2 8 1 1 1 4
09/24/2023 ARI Win, 7-0 X 5.1 5 0 0 3 7 Win
09/19/2023 @ COL Win, 6-5 X 5.0 5 1 1 3 7 Win
09/14/2023 @ CIN Loss, 4-6 X 3.2 5 5 2 1 7 Loss
09/08/2023 @ PHI Win, 2-1 X 6.0 4 0 0 1 7
09/03/2023 CHC Win, 3-1 X 5.2 4 0 0 3 7 Win
PERSONALITY
Morton is tough and will ask for the ball even when he is hurting and has a good head on his shoulders. Morton is well-regarded by everyone.
High: 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:Major League Contract
Salary:$17,800,000
Signed Through:2026 Season
Major Service:15 Years, 10 Days
Service This Yr:197 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 33 30 11 9 0 4.76 149.1 157 87 79 23 63 186 0 0.0 0 7 23.3
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 3 1 14.34 9.46 11.21 3.80 4.55 1.47 107 1.4 .353        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 292 84 18 1 11 45 35 78 0 0 9 .288 .381 .469 .850      
vs. RHB 296 73 15 2 12 42 28 108 1 2 9 .247 .329 .432 .762      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 2023 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
March 2 2 0 1 0 8.38 9.2 13 9 9 4 3 17  
April 5 5 2 2 0 6.66 24.1 30 18 18 5 12 30  
May 3 3 1 1 0 10.97 10.2 13 13 13 3 5 14  
June 6 3 0 2 0 4.43 20.1 19 10 10 3 10 25  
July 5 5 2 1 0 4.21 25.2 23 12 12 4 6 30  
August 5 5 3 0 0 4.38 24.2 22 12 12 2 12 31  
September 6 6 3 1 0 1.11 32.1 31 7 4 2 12 39  
October 1 1 0 1 0 5.40 1.2 6 6 1 0 3 0  
Postseason 3 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 2  
Last Year 33 30 11 9 0 4.76 149.1 157 87 79 23 63 186  
2 Years Ago 31 31 9 6 0 4.34 172.0 149 85 83 28 63 205  
Career 356 352 127 110 0 4.09 1945.2 1844 977 884 189 702 1883  
Home 16 15 7 5 0 4.79 73.1 78 39 39 12 28 96  
Road 17 15 4 4 0 4.74 76.0 79 48 40 11 35 90  
Grass 33 30 11 9 0 4.76 149.1 157 87 79 23 63 186  
Day 13 12 5 3 0 3.64 66.2 67 27 27 9 22 79  
Night 20 18 6 6 0 5.66 82.2 90 60 52 14 41 107  
As Starter 30 30 11 9 0 4.81 144.0 154 85 77 23 58 179  
As Reliever / Substitution 3 0 0 0 0 3.38 5.1 3 2 2 0 5 7  
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 .293 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 .319 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 .324 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 .320 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 .311 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 .299 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 .312 4.18 1.3 81
2016 Philadelphia - MLB 32 4 4 1 1 0 4.24 17.0 15 8 8 1 8 19 0 0 1.35 .333 3.24 0.4 98
2017 Houston - MLB 33 25 25 14 7 0 3.63 146.1 125 65 59 14 50 163 0 0 1.20 .296 3.54 3.5 120
2018 Houston - MLB 34 30 30 15 3 0 3.13 167.0 130 63 58 18 64 201 0 0 1.16 .284 3.76 3.3 136
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 6.6 151
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 36 9 9 2 2 0 4.74 38.0 43 21 20 4 10 42 0 0 1.39 .355 3.49 0.9 91
2021 Atlanta - MLB 37 33 33 14 6 0 3.34 185.2 136 77 69 16 58 216 0 0 1.04 .271 3.27 4.7 125
2022 Atlanta - MLB 38 31 31 9 6 0 4.34 172.0 149 85 83 28 63 205 0 0 1.23 .293 4.46 1.4 93
2023 Atlanta - MLB 39 33 30 11 9 0 4.76 149.1 157 87 79 23 63 186 0 0 1.47 .353 4.55 1.4 90
Total MLB 356 352 127 110 0 4.09 1945.2 1844 977 884 189 702 1883 3 2 1.31 .309 3.90 31.2 100
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+
2002 Alexandria - R 18 11 5 1 7 0 4.54 39.2 37 34 20 1 30 32 0 0 1.69 .298 4.33 0.3 88
2003 Detroit (DSL) - R 19 14 13 2 5 0 4.67 54.0 65 32 28 3 25 46 0 0 1.67 .363 3.66 1.0 85
2004 Kansas City (ACL) - A 20 27 18 7 9 2 4.86 116.2 140 76 63 7 67 102 0 0 1.77 .355 4.08 1.3 82
2005 Kansas City (ACL) - A 21 26 22 5 9 1 5.20 124.2 124 84 72 7 62 86 0 0 1.49 .298 4.38 1.1 77
2006 Ciudad Juárez - A+ 22 30 14 6 7 2 5.40 100.0 116 70 60 14 54 75 0 0 1.70 .320 5.20 -0.3 74
2007 Mississippi - AA 23 41 6 4 6 0 4.29 79.2 80 41 38 3 37 67 0 0 1.47 .325 3.55 1.0 92
2008 Gwinnett - AAA 24 13 12 5 2 0 2.05 79.0 51 20 18 0 27 72 0 0 0.99 .242 2.48 2.8 201
2009 Gwinnett - AAA 25 11 11 7 2 0 2.26 71.2 56 18 18 3 17 62 1 1 1.02 .273 2.85 2.2 182
2010 Indianapolis - AAA 26 14 14 4 4 0 3.83 80.0 83 46 34 6 30 53 1 0 1.41 .301 4.20 0.9 105
2012 Indianapolis - AAA 28 1 1 0 0 0 1.17 7.2 6 1 1 0 1 8 0 0 0.91 .300 1.50 0.4 341
2013 Münster - 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 66
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 -0.0 259
Total IL 45 44 17 10 0 2.73 270.2 225 99 82 10 89 224 2 1 1.16 .277 3.14 148.8
Total PCL 2 2 0 1 0 1.50 6.0 4 1 1 1 2 3 0 0 1.00 .188 5.37 259.1
Total EL 6 6 2 1 0 2.12 29.2 16 7 7 2 9 22 0 0 0.84 .177 3.50 188.4
Total SL 41 6 4 6 0 4.29 79.2 80 41 38 3 37 67 0 0 1.47 .325 3.55 92.1
Total TL 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 MWL 31 15 6 7 2 5.42 103.0 119 72 62 15 54 77 0 0 1.68 .317 5.26 73.6
Total CAR 53 40 12 18 3 5.03 241.1 264 160 135 14 129 188 0 0 1.63 .326 4.24 79.5
Total APP 14 13 2 5 0 4.67 54.0 65 32 28 3 25 46 0 0 1.67 .363 3.66 85.4
Total FCL 11 5 1 7 0 4.54 39.2 37 34 20 1 30 32 0 0 1.69 .298 4.33 88.0
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 -0.1 118
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 0.6 103
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 0.3 512
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB 36 4 4 3 1 0 2.75 19.2 18 7 6 0 5 23 0 0 1.17 .321 1.96 0.9 157
2021 Atlanta - MLB 37 4 4 0 1 0 3.38 16.0 11 6 6 2 10 22 0 0 1.31 .250 4.40 0.2 124
2023 Atlanta - MLB 39 3 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0.75 .000 10.16 -0.1 63
Total MLB 19 15 7 4 0 3.20 76.0 61 29 27 7 30 89 0 0 1.20 .450 3.54 133.4
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 +0.1 .000
2009 Pittsburgh - MLB P 18 18 7 11 2 18 0 1.000 97.0 1.67 +0.7 .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 +0.8 .000
2012 Pittsburgh - MLB P 9 9 3 6 0 12 3 .750 50.1 1.61 -0.5 .000
2013 Pittsburgh - MLB P 20 20 4 13 0 17 0 1.000 116.0 1.32 +1.5 .000
2014 Pittsburgh - MLB P 26 26 9 23 2 33 1 .970 157.1 1.83 +0.1 .000
2015 Pittsburgh - MLB P 23 23 9 16 1 27 2 .926 129.0 1.74 -1.9 .000
2016 Philadelphia - MLB P 4 4 1 2 0 3 0 1.000 17.1 1.56 +0.4 .000
2017 Houston - MLB P 25 25 10 9 1 23 4 .826 146.2 1.17 0.0 .000
2018 Houston - MLB P 30 30 2 12 1 14 0 1.000 167.0 0.75 +1.3 .000
2019 Tampa Bay - MLB P 33 33 9 6 0 15 0 1.000 194.1 0.69 0.0 .000
2020 Tampa Bay - MLB P 9 9 2 1 0 3 0 1.000 38.0 0.71 0.0 .000
2021 Atlanta - MLB P 33 33 9 15 0 27 3 .889 185.2 1.16 -0.6 .000
2022 Atlanta - MLB P 31 31 7 15 2 24 2 .917 172.0 1.15 -0.1 .000
2023 Atlanta - MLB P 33 30 5 5 0 10 0 1.000 149.1 0.60 +0.3 .813
TOTAL P 356 352 93 184 10 296 19 .936 1946.0 1.28 +2.1 .813
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.
10/30/2020 Granted Free Agency.
11/24/2020 Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
05/06/2023 Injured on 05/05/2023, diagnosed with a stiff back, is day-to-day.
05/16/2023 Injured (elbow inflammation),out for 2 weeks.
07/24/2023 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
09/08/2023 Injured (back stiffness),day-to-day for one week.
10/18/2023 Injured (herniated disc (back)),out for 4 weeks.
11/10/2023 Atlanta Braves voided the team option year.
11/27/2023 Became a free agent.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 45 (45); Control: 45 (45).
01/14/2024 Signed a 3-year contract worth a total of $51,000,000 with the Providence Heat organization.
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