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Desmond
Morgan		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 185
 
Born: July 27, 1944 in Usa
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 PHX JL $ 714,000   5 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
1974 29 PHX JL     5 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 7 5 6 6
1975 30 LEX FL $ 3,000,000   5 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 8 5 6 6
1976 31 AUS FL $ 3,000,000   6 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 5
1977 32 LOU JL $ 3,000,000   6 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 5 5
1978 33 LOU JL $ 480,000   5 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 5
1979 34 LOU JL $ 480,000   5 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 8 5 6 6
1980 35 PHX JL $ 900,000   4 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP5 Min Ratings     4 5 5 5 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 5 5 7 7 7 5 5 5
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000   6 6 5 5 5 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 8 8 5 6 6
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 36 VAN JL   77 10 9 9 13 13 13 12 12 12
OOTP6 Min Ratings   77 10 9 9 13 13 13 12 12 12
OOTP6 Max Ratings   77 10 9 9 13 13 13 12 12 12
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 PHX JL $ 714,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1974 29 PHX JL   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1975 30 LEX FL $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1976 31 AUS FL $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1977 32 LOU JL $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1978 33 LOU JL $ 480,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1979 34 LOU JL $ 480,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
1980 35 PHX JL $ 900,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 3,000,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 36 VAN JL     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings     1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 3 3 3 5 5 5
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 28 PHX JL 3 2 .600 61 1 0 0 1 79.3 79 36 8 24 48 4.08 .260 .326 .405 .731 5.2
1974 29 PHX JL 2 3 .400 30 0 0 0 1 27.3 19 8 5 5 16 2.63 .200 .248 .379 .626 3.2
    AAA   0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 1 0 0 5 2.25 .294 .294 .471 .765  
1975 30 LEX FL 9 7 .563 34 19 2 0 1 142.0 152 88 29 31 82 5.58 .275 .324 .508 .833 1.9
1976 31 AUS FL 4 10 .286 35 12 6 0 1 109.3 107 56 15 19 57 4.61 .253 .289 .444 .733 0.9
1977 32 AUS FL 4 6 .400 15 8 2 0 0 111.0 99 42 10 17 83 3.41 .239 .285 .389 .674 5.4
  LOU JL 1 5 .167 20 11 3 1 0 46.3 57 26 5 5 27 5.05 .300 .330 .474 .804 0.1
  TOT   5 11 .313 35 19 5 1 0 157.3 156 68 15 22 110 3.89 .258 .299 .416 .715 5.5
1978 33 LOU JL 2 6 .250 43 3 0 0 0 60.0 59 25 7 15 32 3.75 .253 .299 .416 .715 2.8
1979 34 LOU JL 2 5 .286 40 2 1 0 0 65.3 70 38 10 18 31 5.23 .263 .316 .459 .775 0.0
1980 35 PHX JL 4 2 .667 36 8 0 0 1 74.3 79 31 6 10 39 3.75 .272 .307 .421 .728 4.7
1981 36 VAN JL 5 5 .500 16 16 0 0 0 81.3 117 61 11 33 38 6.75 .337 .404 .504 .908 0.0
    AAA   1 1 .500 3 3 2 1 0 24.7 20 8 2 6 19 2.92 .220 .268 .374 .642  
9 Years Sim 36 51 .414 330 80 14 1 5 796.3 838 411 106 177 453 4.65 .269 .318 .448 .766 24.3
2 Years AAA 1 2 .333 5 3 2 1 0 28.7 25 9 2 6 24 2.83 .231 .272 .389 .661  
Season Average 4 5 .444 36 8 1 0 0 88.5 93 45 11 19 50 4.65 .269 .318 .448 .766  
Career Highs 9 11 .667 61 19 6 1 1 157.3 156 88 29 33 110 6.75 .337 .404 .508 .908  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   662 330 92 132 339   .284 .322 .484 .807
vs LH   176 81 14 45 114   .224 .267 .339 .606
Home 16 24 .400 173 36 6 1 2 399.0 402 189 53 90 232 4.26 .262 .303 .439 .742
Away 20 27 .426 157 44 8 0 3 397.3 436 222 53 87 221 5.03 .276 .314 .456 .770
Mar/Apr 14 7 .667 60 16 4 1 1 156.0 166 79 18 31 87 4.56 .272 .307 .437 .744
May 6 14 .300 74 23 4 0 0 207.6 225 119 32 51 117 5.16 .276 .319 .475 .795
June 5 9 .357 71 14 1 0 3 140.3 163 67 17 36 87 4.30 .287 .329 .444 .773
July 2 7 .222 50 5 0 0 1 86.6 73 41 9 14 43 4.26 .224 .256 .387 .642
August 4 7 .364 38 10 2 0 0 102.3 112 54 15 25 53 4.75 .280 .322 .480 .802
Sep/Oct 5 7 .417 37 12 3 0 0 103.3 99 51 15 20 66 4.44 .250 .286 .432 .718
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 28 PHX JL 61 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.1 0.0
1974 29 PHX JL 30 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 .250 .750 1.000 0.8 0.2
1975 30 LEX FL 34 50 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 26 .040 .058 .040 .098 -2.6 0.0
1976 31 AUS FL 35 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 -2.7 0.0
1977 32 AUS FL 15 42 1 2 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 18 .048 .067 .095 .162 -1.0 0.0
  LOU JL 20 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2 0.0
  TOT   35 55 1 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 23 .036 .052 .073 .124 -2.3 0.0
1978 33 LOU JL 44 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2 0.0
1979 34 LOU JL 40 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.7 0.0
1980 35 PHX JL 36 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .063 .063 .063 .125 -0.9 0.0
1981 36 VAN JL 16 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 .000 .036 .000 .036 -2.4 0.0
9 Years Sim 331 215 5 6 0 2 0 8 0 0 3 92 .028 .041 .047 .087 -13.1 0.2
162 Game Average 105 2 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 45 .028 .041 .047 .087 -6.4  
Career Highs 61 55 2 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 26 .250 .250 .750 1.000 0.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   144 3 4 0 1 0 7 0 0 3 61 .028 .047 .042 .088 -9.9
vs LH   71 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 31 .028 .028 .056 .085 -5.1
Home 173 96 4 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 3 34 .031 .060 .073 .133 -5.3
Away 145 119 1 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 58 .025 .025 .025 .050 -9.6
RISP   52 0 3 0 1 0 8 0 0 2 19 .058 .088 .096 .184 -2.0
Close/Late   20 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .050 .050 .050 .100 -1.3
Mar/Apr 48 44 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 17 .023 .064 .023 .087 -2.9
May 74 58 3 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 25 .052 .068 .121 .188 -2.4
June 61 32 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 .000 .000 .000 .000 -3.1
July 28 19 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.8
August 34 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 .000 .000 .000 .000 -3.1
Sep/Oct 26 30 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 .067 .067 .067 .133 -1.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 28 PHX JL P 61 1 79.3 2 13 1 1 .938 1.70    
1974 29 PHX JL P 30 0 27.3 2 3 0 0 1.000 1.65    
1975 30 LEX FL P 34 19 142.0 15 24 1 2 .975 2.47    
1976 31 AUS FL P 35 12 109.3 9 21 0 0 1.000 2.47    
1977 32 AUS FL P 15 8 111.0 6 25 1 2 .969 2.51    
  LOU JL P 20 11 46.3 3 10 1 1 .929 2.53    
  TOT   P 35 19 157.3 9 35 2 3 .957 2.52    
1978 33 LOU JL P 43 3 60.0 5 9 3 1 .824 2.10    
1979 34 LOU JL P 40 2 65.3 2 14 0 0 1.000 2.20    
1980 35 PHX JL P 36 8 74.3 4 15 0 1 1.000 2.30    
1981 36 VAN JL P 16 16 81.3 3 22 0 3 1.000 2.77    
Career Totals   330 80 796.3 51 156 7 11 .967 2.34    
Career Highs   61 19 157.3 15 35 3 3 1.000 2.77    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1976 31 AUS FL 0 1 .000 2 0 0 0 0 1.7 2 1 0 0 0 5.42 .333 .333 .333 .667
1977 32 LOU JL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 4.3 4 1 0 0 2 2.08 .250 .250 .313 .563
Career Post-Season Pitching 0 1 .000 5 0 0 0 0 6.0 6 2 0 0 2 3.01 .273 .273 .318 .591
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Homeruns Allowed
1975-10-29
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  4. Pat Combs (953)
  5. Burbo Awaradardo (952)
  6. Gavin Young (951)
  7. Norman Fordham (951)
  8. Kerwin Parker (950)
  9. Boris Garcia (950)
  10. Chris Topper (949)
History
Drafted in 17th round, 407th overall pick, by Phoenix in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/27/1973
Had first career hit (triple) on 5/2/1974, off J.R. Riles (JAX)
Released by Phoenix on 10/1/1974
Signed as a free agent by Lexington on 2/1/1975 to a 3-year deal worth $3,000,000 per year
Traded from Austin to Louisville on 7/3/1977 (Going to AUS: P C. Clayson, 3B D. Smithson, P J. Mooney, SS R. Domeno. Going to LOU: P D. Morgan, SS K. Crover, 3B I. Dolly)
Signed as a free agent by Phoenix on 2/19/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $900,000 per year
Injured on 7/8/1980 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 6-7 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/14/1981 to a 2-year deal worth $500,000 per year
Traded from Vancouver to Louisville on 7/2/1981 (Going to VAN: P Ike Willis. Going to LOU: SS Xellos Mazoku, P Desmond Morgan)
Released by Louisville on 9/29/1981
 
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