What years did Tom Morgan play?

Tom Morgan played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1963.

Was Tom Morgan a pitcher?

Yes. Tom Morgan pitched in the major leagues, recording 67 wins and 364 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Tom Morgan hit?

Tom Morgan hit 5 career home runs with 46 hits.

What was Tom Morgan's career batting average?

Tom Morgan batted .186 over his career, with 46 hits in 247 at bats.

How many RBI did Tom Morgan have?

Tom Morgan drove in 12 runs in his career.

What was Tom Morgan's career ERA?

Tom Morgan finished with a 3.61 career ERA, going 67-47 with 364 strikeouts.

Tom Morgan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1951-1963)

Tom Morgan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1963 for 5 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 13 seasons. Across 443 career appearances, he went 67-47 with a 3.61 ERA, 364 strikeouts, and 64 saves. He also batted .186 with 5 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated September 9, 2026

W–L 67–47

ERA 3.61

WHIP 1.31

SO 364

Pitcher PIV -1300.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 180 lb
Born: 5/20/1930 in El Monte, CA, USA
Died: 1/13/1987 in Anaheim, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1951-04-20
Last Game: 1963-06-08

Full name: Tom Stephen Morgan

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Career Pitching Statistics

Tom Morgan — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
67	47	443	61	18	7	64	1023.3	1,040	410	95	300	364	3.61	-1300.8

Career ERA 3.61 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — 6.7% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Tom Morgan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1951	NYA	AL	9	3	27	16	4	2	2	124.7	119	51	36	57	3.68	4.04 (+9%)	1246.6
1952	NYA	AL	5	4	16	12	2	1	2	93.7	86	32	33	35	3.07	3.70 (+17%)	-552.7
1954	NYA	AL	11	5	32	17	7	4	1	143.0	149	53	40	34	3.34	3.90 (+14%)	1118.3
1955	NYA	AL	7	3	40	1	0	0	10	72.0	72	26	24	17	3.25	4.00 (+19%)	644.6
1956	NYA	AL	6	7	41	0	0	0	11	71.3	74	33	27	20	4.16	3.96 (-5%)	959.3
1957	KC1	AL	9	7	46	13	5	0	7	143.7	160	74	61	32	4.64	3.83 (-21%)	-4431.2
1958	DET	AL	2	5	39	1	0	0	1	62.7	70	22	4	32	3.16	3.86 (+18%)	1135.2
1959	DET	AL	1	4	46	1	0	0	9	92.7	94	41	18	39	3.98	3.90 (-2%)	-272.1
1960	DET	AL	3	2	22	0	0	0	1	29.0	33	15	10	12	4.66	3.82 (-22%)	-1164.6
1960	WS1	AL	1	3	14	0	0	0	0	24.0	36	10	5	11	3.75	3.82 (+2%)	-1075.9
1961	LAA	AL	8	2	59	0	0	0	10	91.7	74	24	17	39	2.36	4.03 (+41%)	1378.9
1962	LAA	AL	5	2	48	0	0	0	9	58.7	53	19	19	29	2.91	3.96 (+26%)	-37.5
1963	LAA	AL	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	16.3	20	10	6	7	5.51	3.46 (-59%)	-249.9
Career · 13 seasons			67	47	443	61	18	7	64	1,023.1	1,040	410	300	364	3.61	—	-1,301

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

Tom Morgan — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
443	247	21	46	4	1	5	12	0	5	73	.186	.202	.271	.474	-355

Career AVG .186 vs. league average .257 across their career seasons — 27.4% below league average.

Career OBP .202 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 38.0% below league average.

Career SLG .271 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 30.2% below league average.

Career OPS .474 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 33.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Tom Morgan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1951	NYA	AL	27	44	6	12	2	0	1	3	0	3	.273	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	NYA	AL	16	33	3	6	0	1	1	2	0	12	.182	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	NYA	AL	32	49	2	7	1	0	1	2	2	17	.143	—	—	—	—	-355.3
1955	NYA	AL	40	18	2	4	1	0	0	0	0	5	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
1956	NYA	AL	41	13	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	5	.154	—	—	—	—	0.0
1957	KC1	AL	46	33	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	10	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1958	DET	AL	39	10	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	6	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1959	DET	AL	46	23	3	9	0	0	2	4	0	6	.391	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	DET	AL	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1960	WS1	AL	14	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1961	LAA	AL	59	12	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.083	—	—	—	—	0.0
1962	LAA	AL	48	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1963	LAA	AL	13	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 13 seasons			443	247	21	46	4	1	5	12	5	73	.186	—	—	—	—	-355

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

Tom Morgan — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Tom Morgan — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	AVG
1956	WS	NYA	2	1	1	1	1.000
1955	WS	NYA	2	0	0	0	.000
1951	WS	NYA	1	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Tom Morgan — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	5	0	0	9.7	11	6	8	7	5.59

Playoff Pitching by Year

Tom Morgan — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1956	WS	NYA	1	2	4.0	6	4	4	3	9.00
1955	WS	NYA	0	2	3.7	3	2	3	1	4.91
1951	WS	NYA	0	1	2.0	2	0	1	3	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Tom Morgan — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	228	130	11	23	3	8	.177
Away	215	119	10	23	2	4	.193

Pitching — Home / Away

Tom Morgan — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	228	559.2	563	195	149	211	3.14
Away	215	463.2	477	215	153	153	4.17

Last 10 Games — Batting

Tom Morgan — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1963-06-08	LAA	MIN	L	0	0
1963-06-03	LAA	CHW	L	0	0
1963-05-30	LAA	DET	L	0	0
1963-05-25	LAA	KC1	L	0	0
1963-05-19	LAA	NYY	L	0	0
1963-05-15	LAA	BOS	L	0	0
1963-05-12	LAA	CHW	L	1	1
1963-04-29	LAA	TEX	L	0	0
1963-04-26	LAA	BAL	W	0	0
1963-04-24	LAA	DET	L	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Tom Morgan — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1963-06-08	LAA	MIN	—	2.0	3	2	2	0	0	0
1963-06-03	LAA	CHW	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1963-05-30	LAA	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1963-05-25	LAA	KC1	—	0.0	2	1	1	0	0	0
1963-05-19	LAA	NYY	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1963-05-15	LAA	BOS	—	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	0
1963-05-12	LAA	CHW	—	3.0	3	2	2	3	2	0
1963-04-29	LAA	TEX	—	2.0	4	3	2	0	0	1
1963-04-26	LAA	BAL	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0
1963-04-24	LAA	DET	—	0.1	0	0	0	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Tom Morgan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	443	33	76	233	11	27

Season-by-Season Fielding

Tom Morgan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1951	NYA	P	27	0	12	27	4	2
1952	NYA	P	16	0	6	29	0	3
1954	NYA	P	32	17	11	38	0	2
1955	NYA	P	40	1	6	24	1	2
1956	NYA	P	41	0	2	18	2	5
1957	KC1	P	46	13	20	37	1	6
1958	DET	P	39	1	2	9	1	1
1959	DET	P	46	1	4	15	0	2
1960	DET	P	22	0	3	6	0	1
1960	WS1	P	14	0	1	4	0	0
1961	LAA	P	59	0	8	18	2	2
1962	LAA	P	48	0	1	6	0	1
1963	LAA	P	13	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Tom Morgan Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	443

Award Voting History

Tom Morgan — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1961	Most Valuable Player	AL	21th	3.0	280	0

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Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Morgan

What years did Tom Morgan play?: Tom Morgan played in Major League Baseball from 1951 to 1963.
Was Tom Morgan a pitcher?: Yes. Tom Morgan pitched in the major leagues, recording 67 wins and 364 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Tom Morgan hit?: Tom Morgan hit 5 career home runs with 46 hits.
What was Tom Morgan's career batting average?: Tom Morgan batted .186 over his career, with 46 hits in 247 at bats.
How many RBI did Tom Morgan have?: Tom Morgan drove in 12 runs in his career.
What was Tom Morgan's career ERA?: Tom Morgan finished with a 3.61 career ERA, going 67-47 with 364 strikeouts.