What years did Joe Morgan play?

Joe Morgan played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1964.

Was Joe Morgan a pitcher?

No. Joe Morgan was a position player (Third Baseman).

How many home runs did Joe Morgan hit?

Joe Morgan hit 2 career home runs with 36 hits.

Joe Morgan

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1959-1964)

AVG .193

HR 2

RBI 10

H 36

OPS .547

PIV -438

Position: Third Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'10" / 170 lb
Born: 11/19/1930 in Walpole, MA, USA
MLB Debut: 1959-04-14
Last Game: 1964-10-03

Full name: Joseph Michael Morgan

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
88	187	15	36	5	3	2	10	0	18	31	.193	.263	.283	.547	-438

Career AVG .193 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — 24.5% below league average.

Career OBP .263 vs. league average .322 across their career seasons — 18.1% below league average.

Career SLG .283 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 27.1% below league average.

Career OPS .547 vs. league average .711 across their career seasons — 23.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1959	ML1	NL	13	23	2	5	1	0	0	1	2	4	.217	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	KC1	AL	20	21	2	4	0	1	0	3	3	7	.190	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	PHI	NL	26	83	5	11	2	2	0	2	6	11	.133	.255 (-48%)	.323 (-41%)	.387 (-47%)	.711 (-44%)	-595.4
1960	CLE	AL	22	47	6	14	2	0	2	4	6	4	.298	—	—	—	—	-595.4
1961	CLE	AL	4	10	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	SLN	NL	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			88	187	15	36	5	3	2	10	18	31	.193	—	—	—	—	-1,191

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	47	87	6	22	1	5	.253
Away	41	100	9	14	1	5	.140

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	BB	SO
1964-10-03	STL	NYN	L	1	0	0	0	0
1964-09-20	STL	CIN	L	1	0	0	0	1
1964-09-12	STL	CHC	L	1	0	0	0	1
1961-05-05	CLE	TEX	L	1	0	0	0	0
1961-05-03	CLE	CHW	W	3	0	0	1	2
1961-05-02	CLE	CHW	W	5	0	2	0	0
1961-04-20	CLE	DET	L	1	0	0	0	1
1960-10-02	CLE	CHW	W	0	1	0	0	0
1960-09-27	CLE	KC1	L	0	0	0	1	0
1960-09-24	CLE	CHW	W	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	7	4	9	12	2	1
3B	38	33	35	66	6	4
OF	4	3	7	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1959	ML1	2B	7	4	9	12	2	1
1959	KC1	3B	2	2	1	2	0	0
1960	PHI	3B	24	21	24	42	2	3
1960	CLE	3B	12	10	10	22	4	1
1960	CLE	OF	2	1	1	0	0	0
1961	CLE	OF	2	2	6	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Second Base	7
Third Base	38
Center Field	2
Right Field	2

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Boston College	Chestnut Hill	MA	1950, 1951, 1952

Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Morgan

What years did Joe Morgan play?: Joe Morgan played in Major League Baseball from 1959 to 1964.
Was Joe Morgan a pitcher?: No. Joe Morgan was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Joe Morgan hit?: Joe Morgan hit 2 career home runs with 36 hits.