Mike Morgan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-2002)

W–L 141–186
ERA 4.23
WHIP 1.40
SO 1,403
Pitcher PIV -7566.7
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 195 lb
Born
10/8/1959 in Tulare, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1978-06-11
Last Game
2002-09-02
Awards
All-Star

Full name: Michael Thomas Morgan

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
141 186 597 411 46 10 8 2772.3 2,943 1,303 270 938 1,403 4.23 -7566.7

Career ERA 4.23 vs. league average 4.16 across their career seasons — near 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
1978 OAK AL 0 3 3 3 1 0 0 12.3 19 10 8 0 7.30 3.69 (-98%) -585.2
1979 OAK AL 2 10 13 13 2 0 0 77.3 102 51 50 17 5.94 4.00 (-48%) -2944.9
1982 NYA AL 7 11 30 23 2 0 0 150.3 167 73 67 71 4.37 3.86 (-13%) -2191.6
1983 TOR AL 0 3 16 4 0 0 0 45.3 48 26 21 22 5.16 3.87 (-33%) -1158.7
1985 SEA AL 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 6.0 11 8 5 2 12.00 — 0.0
1986 SEA AL 11 17 37 33 9 1 1 216.3 243 109 86 116 4.53 3.97 (-14%) -2252.0
1987 SEA AL 12 17 34 31 8 2 0 207.0 245 107 53 85 4.65 4.29 (-8%) -863.7
1988 BAL AL 1 6 22 10 2 0 1 71.3 70 43 23 29 5.43 3.73 (-45%) -579.7
1989 LAN NL 8 11 40 19 0 0 0 152.7 130 43 33 72 2.53 3.71 (+32%) 2724.2
1990 LAN NL 11 15 33 33 6 4 0 211.0 216 88 60 106 3.75 3.86 (+3%) -195.5
1991 LAN NL 14 10 34 33 5 1 1 236.3 197 73 61 140 2.78 3.91 (+29%) 4756.9
1992 CHN NL 16 8 34 34 6 1 0 240.0 203 68 79 123 2.55 3.75 (+32%) 1284.3
1993 CHN NL 10 15 32 32 1 1 0 207.7 206 93 74 111 4.03 4.19 (+4%) 877.7
1994 CHN NL 2 10 15 15 1 0 0 80.7 111 60 35 57 6.69 4.51 (-48%) -1190.7
1995 CHN NL 2 1 4 4 0 0 0 24.7 19 6 9 15 2.19 4.45 (+51%) 182.1
1995 SLN NL 5 6 17 17 1 0 0 106.7 114 46 25 46 3.88 4.45 (+13%) 402.8
1996 SLN NL 4 8 18 18 0 0 0 103.0 118 60 40 55 5.24 4.61 (-14%) -1093.7
1996 CIN NL 2 3 5 5 0 0 0 27.3 28 7 7 19 2.30 4.61 (+50%) 687.4
1997 CIN NL 9 12 31 30 1 0 0 162.0 165 86 49 103 4.78 4.39 (-9%) 1896.2
1998 MIN AL 4 2 18 17 0 0 0 98.0 108 38 24 50 3.49 4.43 (+21%) -883.4
1998 CHN NL 0 1 5 5 0 0 0 22.7 30 18 15 10 7.15 4.43 (-61%) -2567.6
1999 TEX AL 13 10 34 25 1 0 0 140.0 184 97 48 61 6.24 4.71 (-32%) -3689.3
2000 ARI NL 5 5 60 4 0 0 5 101.7 123 55 40 56 4.87 4.77 (-2%) 644.8
2001 ARI NL 1 0 31 1 0 0 0 38.0 45 18 17 24 4.26 4.42 (+3%) 579.5
2002 ARI NL 1 1 29 0 0 0 0 34.0 41 20 9 13 5.29 4.28 (-24%) -1406.4
Career · 25 seasons 141 186 597 411 46 10 8 2,772.1 2,943 1,303 938 1,403 4.23 — -7,567

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
597 497 13 54 3 1 0 15 0 13 151 .109 .132 .119 .251 -3,180

Career AVG .109 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 58.6% below league average.

Career OBP .132 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 60.0% below league average.

Career SLG .119 vs. league average .404 across their career seasons — 70.7% below league average.

Career OPS .251 vs. league average .735 across their career seasons — 65.8% 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
1978 OAK AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 OAK AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 NYA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 TOR AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 SEA AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 SEA AL 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 SEA AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 BAL AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 LAN NL 40 36 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 .083 — — — — 0.0
1990 LAN NL 33 71 2 8 0 0 0 2 0 2 25 .113 .257 (-56%) .324 (-58%) .385 (-71%) .710 (-65%) -717.0
1991 LAN NL 34 76 2 7 0 0 0 3 0 1 11 .092 .255 (-64%) .323 (-69%) .384 (-76%) .708 (-73%) -885.9
1992 CHN NL 34 74 1 8 0 0 0 5 0 2 16 .108 .255 (-58%) .322 (-60%) .377 (-71%) .699 (-66%) -763.9
1993 CHN NL 32 66 1 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 22 .061 .265 (-77%) .332 (-73%) .403 (-77%) .735 (-76%) -813.5
1994 CHN NL 15 24 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .125 — — — — 0.0
1995 CHN NL 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .143 — — — — 0.0
1995 SLN NL 17 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 18 .032 — — — — 0.0
1996 SLN NL 18 33 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .061 — — — — 0.0
1996 CIN NL 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 CIN NL 31 44 1 4 0 1 0 2 0 0 14 .091 — — — — 0.0
1998 MIN AL 18 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 — — — — 0.0
1998 CHN NL 5 6 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .667 — — — — 0.0
1999 TEX AL 34 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 — — — — 0.0
2000 ARI NL 60 16 0 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .438 — — — — 0.0
2001 ARI NL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 ARI NL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 25 seasons 597 497 13 54 3 1 0 15 0 13 151 .109 — — — — -3,180

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
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2001 NLCS ARI 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 NLDS2 ARI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2001 WS ARI 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1998 NLDS1 CHN 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 10 0 0 8.3 6 4 3 4 4.32

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2001 NLCS ARI 0 0 2 0 0 1.0 3 3 1 1 27.00
2001 NLDS2 ARI 0 0 3 0 0 1.3 2 1 2 1 6.75
2001 WS ARI 0 0 3 0 0 4.7 1 0 0 1 0.00
1998 NLDS1 CHN 0 0 2 0 0 1.3 0 0 0 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home28923942205.092
Away308258932010.124

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home2891410.214716094167353.89
Away3081361.214726945226684.59

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2002-09-02 AZLAD — 1.1310010
2002-06-23 AZTOR — 1.0211210
2002-06-22 AZTOR — 1.0222011
2002-06-19 AZBAL — 2.0000100
2002-06-14 AZDET — 1.0000010
2002-06-12 AZNYY — 1.0111001
2002-06-11 AZNYY — 2.2200110
2002-06-04 AZHOU — 1.1111011
2002-06-02 AZLAD — 1.0000010
2002-05-27 AZSFG — 0.2011000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 597 411 215 465 25 39

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1978 OAK P 3 3 1 4 0 1
1979 OAK P 13 13 9 15 1 0
1982 NYA P 30 23 4 26 0 3
1983 TOR P 16 4 2 10 1 0
1985 SEA P 2 2 0 1 0 0
1986 SEA P 37 33 14 27 2 5
1987 SEA P 34 31 18 35 2 5
1988 BAL P 22 10 9 9 0 1
1989 LAN P 40 19 20 41 2 2
1990 LAN P 33 33 25 39 1 3
1991 LAN P 34 33 25 41 2 3
1992 CHN P 34 34 19 45 3 3
1993 CHN P 32 32 11 33 1 3
1994 CHN P 15 15 3 8 3 0
1995 CHN P 4 4 5 5 0 0
1995 SLN P 17 17 8 24 1 2
1996 SLN P 18 18 4 12 1 0
1996 CIN P 5 5 0 4 0 0
1997 CIN P 31 30 10 23 0 1
1998 MIN P 18 17 13 16 1 1
1998 CHN P 5 5 2 5 0 2
1999 TEX P 34 25 7 26 2 3
2000 ARI P 60 4 5 13 0 1
2001 ARI P 31 1 0 0 1 0
2002 ARI P 29 0 1 3 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Pitcher 597

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1992 Pitcher of the Month May
1991 Player of the Week Week of 1991-06-22

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2002 ARI NL $750,000
2001 ARI NL $700,000
1999 TEX AL $900,000
1998 MIN AL $1,300,000
1997 CIN NL $500,000
1996 SLN NL $1,250,000
1995 SLN NL $3,375,000
1994 CHN NL $3,375,000
1993 CHN NL $3,375,000
1992 CHN NL $2,875,000
1991 LAN NL $650,000
1990 LAN NL $650,000
1989 LAN NL $375,000
1988 BAL AL $375,000
1986 SEA AL $125,000
Total Career Earnings $20,575,000

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Mike Morgan (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Jim Clancy
    140-167, 4.23 ERA
  2. 89
    Jim Slaton
    151-158, 4.03 ERA
  3. 82
    Mike Flanagan
    167-143, 3.90 ERA
  4. 80
    Steve Renko
    134-146, 3.99 ERA
  5. 78
    Mike Moore
    161-176, 4.39 ERA
  6. 78
    Kevin Gross
    142-158, 4.11 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Morgan

What years did Mike Morgan play?
Mike Morgan played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 2002.
Was Mike Morgan a pitcher?
Yes. Mike Morgan pitched in the major leagues, recording 141 wins and 1403 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Mike Morgan hit?
Mike Morgan hit 0 career home runs with 54 hits.