What years did Joe Morgan play?

Joe Morgan played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1984.

Was Joe Morgan a pitcher?

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

How many home runs did Joe Morgan hit?

Joe Morgan hit 268 career home runs with 2517 hits.

What was Joe Morgan's career batting average?

Joe Morgan batted .271 over his career, with 2,517 hits in 9,277 at bats.

How many RBI did Joe Morgan have?

Joe Morgan drove in 1,133 runs in his career.

Joe Morgan

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Hall of Fame Bio & Records (1963-1984)

Joe Morgan was a second baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1984 for 5 teams, including the Houston Astros, a span of 22 seasons. In 2,649 career games, he hit .271 with 2,517 hits, 268 home runs, and 1,133 RBI. Joe Morgan was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990 and was a 10-time All-Star, a 2-time MVP, an All-Star Game MVP, a 5-time Gold Glove, and a Silver Slugger. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 39,255.

AVG (Batting Average):: Hits divided by at bats. .300 is the traditional mark of an excellent hitter.
HR (Home Runs):: Hits on which the batter circled the bases and scored, almost always by clearing the outfield fence.
RBI (Runs Batted In):: Runs that scored as a direct result of a batter's plate appearance.
OPS (On-Base Plus Slugging):: On-base percentage plus slugging percentage, the quickest single summary of offensive value. .900 or better is star-level.

Data updated September 9, 2026

⭐ Hall of Fame 1990

AVG .271

HR 268

RBI 1,133

H 2,517

OPS .819

PIV 39,255

Position: Second Baseman
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 5'7" / 160 lb
Born: 9/19/1943 in Bonham, TX, USA
Died: 10/11/2020 in Danville, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1963-09-21
Last Game: 1984-09-30
Hall of Fame: Inducted 1990 (BBWAA)
Awards: 10× All-Star · 2× MVP · All-Star Game MVP · 5× Gold Glove · Silver Slugger

Full name: Joe Leonard Morgan

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Career Batting Statistics

Joe Morgan — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
2,649	9,277	1,650	2,517	449	96	268	1,133	689	1,865	1,015	.271	.392	.427	.819	39,255

Career AVG .271 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — +6.7% above league average.

Career OBP .392 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — +22.6% above league average.

Career SLG .427 vs. league average .376 across their career seasons — +13.6% above league average.

Career OPS .819 vs. league average .696 across their career seasons — +17.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Joe Morgan (b. 1943) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1963	HOU	NL	8	25	5	6	0	1	0	3	1	5	5	.240	—	—	—	—	0.0
1964	HOU	NL	10	37	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	6	7	.189	—	—	—	—	0.0
1965	HOU	NL	157	601	100	163	22	12	14	40	20	97	77	.271	.245 (+10%)	.310 (+20%)	.371 (+12%)	.682 (+16%)	2167.8
1966	HOU	NL	122	425	60	121	14	8	5	42	11	89	43	.285	.248 (+15%)	.309 (+33%)	.376 (+4%)	.685 (+17%)	1853.4
1967	HOU	NL	133	494	73	136	27	11	6	42	29	81	51	.275	.242 (+14%)	.306 (+23%)	.357 (+15%)	.663 (+19%)	1979.4
1968	HOU	NL	10	20	6	5	0	1	0	0	3	7	4	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	HOU	NL	147	535	94	126	18	5	15	43	49	110	74	.236	.248 (-5%)	.320 (+14%)	.369 (+1%)	.689 (+7%)	1104.1
1970	HOU	NL	144	548	102	147	28	9	8	52	42	102	55	.268	.253 (+6%)	.325 (+18%)	.385 (+3%)	.711 (+10%)	1385.3
1971	HOU	NL	160	583	87	149	27	11	13	56	40	88	52	.256	.249 (+3%)	.316 (+11%)	.365 (+11%)	.682 (+11%)	1350.4
1972	CIN	NL	149	552	122	161	23	4	16	73	58	115	44	.292	.243 (+20%)	.310 (+34%)	.353 (+23%)	.664 (+28%)	3602.3
1973	CIN	NL	157	576	116	167	35	2	26	82	67	111	61	.290	.256 (+13%)	.325 (+25%)	.378 (+30%)	.703 (+28%)	3619.7
1974	CIN	NL	149	512	107	150	31	3	22	67	58	120	69	.293	.256 (+14%)	.324 (+32%)	.369 (+34%)	.693 (+33%)	3870.5
1975	CIN	NL	146	498	107	163	27	6	17	94	67	132	52	.327	.257 (+27%)	.327 (+42%)	.374 (+36%)	.701 (+39%)	4648.2
1976	CIN	NL	141	472	113	151	30	5	27	111	60	114	41	.320	.255 (+25%)	.320 (+39%)	.360 (+60%)	.681 (+50%)	4965.9
1977	CIN	NL	153	521	113	150	21	6	22	78	49	117	58	.288	.264 (+9%)	.329 (+27%)	.401 (+19%)	.730 (+23%)	2965.3
1978	CIN	NL	132	441	68	104	27	0	13	75	19	79	40	.236	.257 (-9%)	.323 (+7%)	.378 (+2%)	.702 (+4%)	515.6
1979	CIN	NL	127	436	70	109	26	1	9	32	28	93	45	.250	.265 (-6%)	.329 (+15%)	.397 (-5%)	.727 (+4%)	700.5
1980	HOU	NL	141	461	66	112	17	5	11	49	24	93	47	.243	.264 (-8%)	.326 (+12%)	.387 (-4%)	.714 (+4%)	661.2
1981	SFN	NL	90	308	47	74	16	1	8	31	14	66	37	.240	.255 (-6%)	.320 (+16%)	.368 (+2%)	.688 (+9%)	720.2
1982	SFN	NL	134	463	68	134	19	4	14	61	24	85	60	.289	.261 (+11%)	.324 (+23%)	.388 (+13%)	.712 (+18%)	1972.4
1983	PHI	NL	123	404	72	93	20	1	16	59	18	89	54	.230	.260 (-12%)	.324 (+14%)	.389 (+4%)	.714 (+8%)	966.7
1984	OAK	AL	116	365	50	89	21	0	6	43	8	66	39	.244	.259 (-6%)	.322 (+10%)	.384 (-9%)	.707 (avg)	206.0
Career · 22 seasons			2,649	9,277	1,650	2,517	449	96	268	1,133	689	1,865	1,015	.271	—	—	—	—	39,255

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

Joe Morgan — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
50	181	26	33	9	3	5	13	37	19	.182

Playoff Batting by Year

Joe Morgan — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1983	NLCS	PHI	4	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	.067
1983	WS	PHI	5	19	3	5	0	1	2	2	2	3	.263
1980	NLCS	HOU	4	13	1	2	1	1	0	0	6	1	.154
1979	NLCS	CIN	3	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	.000
1976	NLCS	CIN	3	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	.000
1976	WS	CIN	4	15	3	5	1	1	1	2	2	2	.333
1975	NLCS	CIN	3	11	2	3	3	0	0	1	2	2	.273
1975	WS	CIN	7	27	4	7	1	0	0	3	5	1	.259
1973	NLCS	CIN	5	20	1	2	1	0	0	1	2	2	.100
1972	NLCS	CIN	5	19	5	5	0	0	2	3	1	2	.263
1972	WS	CIN	7	24	4	3	2	0	0	1	6	3	.125

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Joe Morgan — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	1309	4448	829	1225	122	560	.275
Away	1339	4827	820	1292	146	573	.268

Last 10 Games — Batting

Joe Morgan — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1984-09-30	OAK	KCR	W	1	0	1	1	0	0	0
1984-09-28	OAK	KCR	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1984-09-23	OAK	KCR	W	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
1984-09-22	OAK	KCR	L	4	1	1	0	0	0	1
1984-09-19	OAK	TEX	W	4	0	0	0	1	0	1
1984-09-17	OAK	TEX	W	1	1	0	0	0	2	0
1984-09-14	OAK	CLE	L	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
1984-09-11	OAK	CHW	W	4	0	2	0	0	0	0
1984-09-09	OAK	CLE	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
1984-09-07	OAK	CLE	L	2	0	0	0	0	1	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Joe Morgan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	2527	2472	5742	6967	244	1505
3B	3	2	1	2	1	0
OF	16	15	15	0	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Joe Morgan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1963	HOU	2B	7	6	15	15	3	2
1964	HOU	2B	10	10	31	25	3	4
1965	HOU	2B	157	155	348	492	27	82
1966	HOU	2B	117	117	256	316	21	61
1967	HOU	2B	130	126	297	344	14	67
1967	HOU	OF	1	1	2	0	0	0
1968	HOU	2B	5	5	9	6	2	2
1968	HOU	OF	1	1	1	0	0	0
1969	HOU	2B	132	131	303	328	18	79
1969	HOU	OF	14	13	12	0	0	0
1970	HOU	2B	142	141	349	430	17	98
1971	HOU	2B	157	153	336	482	12	93
1972	CIN	2B	149	148	370	436	8	92
1973	CIN	2B	154	151	417	440	9	106
1974	CIN	2B	142	140	344	385	13	92
1975	CIN	2B	142	141	356	425	11	96
1976	CIN	2B	133	131	342	335	13	85
1977	CIN	2B	151	147	351	359	5	100
1978	CIN	2B	124	120	252	290	11	49
1979	CIN	2B	121	120	259	329	12	74
1980	HOU	2B	130	123	244	348	7	68
1981	SFN	2B	87	84	177	258	4	61
1982	SFN	2B	120	117	254	364	7	69
1982	SFN	3B	3	2	1	2	1	0
1983	PHI	2B	117	109	231	331	17	63
1984	OAK	2B	100	97	201	229	10	62

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Joe Morgan (b. 1943) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Second Base	2526
Third Base	3
Left Field	14
Center Field	2
Designated Hitter	5

Awards & Honors

Joe Morgan — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1983	Player of the Week	Week of 1983-09-23
1982	Silver Slugger	2B
1982	TSN Comeback Player of the Year
1977	Gold Glove	2B
1977	TSN All-Star	2B
1976	Gold Glove	2B
1976	Most Valuable Player
1976	Player of the Month	August
1976	TSN All-Star	2B
1976	TSN Major League Player of the Year
1975	Gold Glove	2B
1975	Most Valuable Player
1975	Player of the Month	April
1975	Player of the Month	June
1975	Player of the Week	Week of 1975-06-27
1975	TSN All-Star	2B
1975	TSN Major League Player of the Year
1975	TSN Player of the Year
1974	Gold Glove	2B
1974	TSN All-Star	2B
1973	Gold Glove	2B
1973	Player of the Week	Week of 1973-08-24
1972	All-Star Game MVP
1972	TSN All-Star	2B
1965	TSN Rookie Player of the Year

College History

Joe Morgan — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Merritt College	Oakland	CA	1962

Award Voting History

Joe Morgan — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1982	Most Valuable Player	NL	16th	17.0	336	0
1976	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	311.0	336	19
1975	Most Valuable Player	NL	1st	321.0	336	21
1974	Most Valuable Player	NL	8th	72.0	336	0
1973	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	102.0	336	1
1972	Most Valuable Player	NL	4th	197.0	336	5
1965	Most Valuable Player	NL	31th	1.0	280	0
1965	Rookie of the Year	NL	2nd	4.0	20	4

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Frequently Asked Questions about Joe Morgan

What years did Joe Morgan play?: Joe Morgan played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1984.
Was Joe Morgan a pitcher?: No. Joe Morgan was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Joe Morgan hit?: Joe Morgan hit 268 career home runs with 2517 hits.
Is Joe Morgan in the Hall of Fame?: Yes. Joe Morgan was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1990.
What was Joe Morgan's career batting average?: Joe Morgan batted .271 over his career, with 2,517 hits in 9,277 at bats.
How many RBI did Joe Morgan have?: Joe Morgan drove in 1,133 runs in his career.