Mort Cooper

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1938-1949)

W–L 128–75
ERA 2.97
WHIP 1.22
SO 913
Pitcher PIV 22546.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 210 lb
Born
3/2/1913 in Atherton, MO, USA
Died
11/17/1958 in Little Rock, AR, USA
MLB Debut
1938-09-14
Last Game
1949-05-07
Awards
4× All-Star · MVP

Full name: Morton Cecil Cooper

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
128 75 295 239 128 33 14 1840.7 1,666 607 85 571 913 2.97 22546.0

Career ERA 2.97 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 23.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1938 SLN NL 2 1 4 3 1 0 1 23.7 17 8 12 11 3.04 4.35 (+30%) -7.7
1939 SLN NL 12 6 45 26 7 2 4 210.7 208 76 97 130 3.25 4.28 (+24%) 3687.9
1940 SLN NL 11 12 38 29 16 3 3 230.7 225 93 86 95 3.63 4.21 (+14%) 1209.6
1941 SLN NL 13 9 29 25 12 0 0 186.7 175 81 69 118 3.91 3.94 (+1%) 941.7
1942 SLN NL 22 7 37 35 22 10 0 278.7 207 55 68 152 1.78 3.57 (+50%) 6475.9
1943 SLN NL 21 8 37 32 24 6 3 274.0 228 70 79 141 2.30 3.50 (+34%) 5251.5
1944 SLN NL 22 7 34 33 22 7 1 252.3 227 69 60 97 2.46 3.57 (+31%) 3880.9
1945 SLN NL 2 0 4 3 1 0 0 23.7 20 4 7 14 1.52 3.67 (+59%) 338.6
1945 BSN NL 7 4 20 11 4 1 1 78.0 77 29 27 45 3.35 3.67 (+9%) 713.8
1946 BSN NL 13 11 28 27 15 4 1 199.0 181 69 39 83 3.12 3.59 (+13%) 1066.5
1947 BSN NL 2 5 10 7 2 0 0 46.7 48 21 13 15 4.05 3.97 (-2%) 467.9
1947 NY1 NL 1 5 8 8 2 0 0 36.7 51 29 13 12 7.12 3.97 (-79%) -1480.7
1949 CHN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 2 3 1 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 128 75 295 239 128 33 14 1,840.2 1,666 607 571 913 2.97 — 22,546

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
297 654 50 127 16 0 6 68 0 23 118 .194 .223 .246 .469 -3,267

Career AVG .194 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 26.1% below league average.

Career OBP .223 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — 33.1% below league average.

Career SLG .246 vs. league average .370 across their career seasons — 33.5% below league average.

Career OPS .469 vs. league average .703 across their career seasons — 33.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1938 SLN NL 4 9 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .222 — — — — 0.0
1939 SLN NL 47 69 4 16 3 0 2 11 0 1 13 .232 .274 (-15%) .342 (-29%) .393 (-8%) .735 (-18%) -219.8
1940 SLN NL 38 83 5 13 2 0 0 3 0 1 22 .157 .267 (-41%) .335 (-50%) .387 (-53%) .722 (-52%) -694.5
1941 SLN NL 29 70 4 13 0 0 0 5 0 4 10 .186 .262 (-29%) .332 (-31%) .373 (-50%) .705 (-41%) -444.4
1942 SLN NL 37 103 6 19 1 0 0 7 0 3 21 .184 .253 (-27%) .323 (-36%) .349 (-44%) .672 (-40%) -628.3
1943 SLN NL 37 100 7 17 3 0 1 11 0 2 14 .170 .255 (-34%) .324 (-43%) .346 (-34%) .671 (-38%) -592.3
1944 SLN NL 34 94 9 19 3 0 0 13 0 7 12 .202 .261 (-23%) .325 (-21%) .357 (-35%) .683 (-28%) -397.6
1945 SLN NL 4 6 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1945 BSN NL 20 26 5 6 0 0 1 7 0 0 3 .231 — — — — 0.0
1946 BSN NL 28 67 5 14 1 0 1 7 0 2 14 .209 .256 (-19%) .328 (-30%) .358 (-25%) .687 (-27%) -290.4
1947 BSN NL 10 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1947 NY1 NL 8 14 3 6 2 0 1 3 0 0 2 .429 — — — — 0.0
1949 CHN NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 297 654 50 127 16 0 6 68 0 23 118 .194 — — — — -3,267

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 14 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 .071

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1944 WS SLN 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1943 WS SLN 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
1942 WS SLN 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .200

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2 3 6 6 0 45.0 37 15 12 35 3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1944 WS SLN 1 1 2 2 0 16.0 9 2 5 16 1.12
1943 WS SLN 1 1 2 2 0 16.0 11 5 3 10 2.81
1942 WS SLN 0 1 2 2 0 13.0 17 8 4 9 5.54

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1503061751134.167
Away1473503376533.217

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home149927.18282842614772.76
Away146914.08403243094443.19

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-05-07 CHCBROL 000000000
1947-09-28 NY1PHIW 100000000
1947-08-02 NY1PITL 100000001
1947-07-28 NY1CINL 101100000
1947-07-13 NY1PITL 000000000
1947-07-04 NY1BROL 311001101
1947-06-28 NY1PHIW 413100200
1947-06-23 NY1CHCL 300000000
1947-06-19 NY1PITL 111000000
1947-06-11 BSNCHCL 200000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-05-07 CHCBRO — 0.0233101
1947-09-28 NY1PHI — 2.0300000
1947-08-02 NY1PIT — 3.0542101
1947-07-28 NY1CIN L 5.0633340
1947-07-13 NY1PIT L 0.1443000
1947-07-04 NY1BRO L 8.1844333
1947-06-28 NY1PHI W 9.0966223
1947-06-23 NY1CHC L 6.1855320
1947-06-19 NY1PIT L 2.2866110
1947-06-11 BSNCHC L 5.2832110

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 295 0 50 270 16 20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1938 SLN P 4 0 2 8 1 0
1939 SLN P 45 0 7 25 3 3
1940 SLN P 38 0 4 38 2 1
1941 SLN P 29 0 6 32 1 3
1942 SLN P 37 0 6 44 2 3
1943 SLN P 37 0 7 46 3 3
1944 SLN P 34 0 4 28 0 1
1945 SLN P 4 0 0 3 1 0
1945 BSN P 20 0 3 14 1 3
1946 BSN P 28 0 6 25 2 3
1947 BSN P 10 0 2 5 0 0
1947 NY1 P 8 0 3 2 0 0
1949 CHN P 1 0 0 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 295

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1944 Baseball Magazine All-Star P3
1944 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1944 TSN All-Star P
1943 Baseball Magazine All-Star P2
1943 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1943 TSN All-Star P
1942 Baseball Magazine All-Star P1
1942 Most Valuable Player
1942 TSN All-Star P
1942 TSN Guide MVP

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1944 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 63.0 336 0
1943 Most Valuable Player NL 5th 130.0 336 0
1942 Most Valuable Player NL 1st 263.0 336 13
1941 Most Valuable Player NL 24th 8.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Mort Cooper (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Sal Maglie
    119-62, 3.15 ERA
  2. 94
    Harry Brecheen
    133-92, 2.92 ERA
  3. 84
    Howie Camnitz
    133-106, 2.75 ERA
  4. 72
    Dutch Leonard
    139-113, 2.76 ERA
  5. 66
    Ray Brown HOF
    123-47, 3.21 ERA
  6. 63
    Preacher Roe
    127-84, 3.43 ERA

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Frequently Asked Questions about Mort Cooper

What years did Mort Cooper play?
Mort Cooper played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1949.
Was Mort Cooper a pitcher?
Yes. Mort Cooper pitched in the major leagues, recording 128 wins and 913 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mort Cooper hit?
Mort Cooper hit 6 career home runs with 127 hits.