John Morrill

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1876-1890)

John Morrill was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1876 to 1890 for the Boston Braves, the Washington Nationals, and the Boston Reds, a span of 15 seasons. In 1,265 career games, he hit .260 with 1,275 hits, 43 home runs, and 643 RBI. He also pitched in 18 games, going 1-2 with a 4.30 ERA. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 7,518.

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

AVG .260
HR 43
RBI 643
H 1,275
OPS .677
PIV 7,518
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'10" / 155 lb
Born
2/19/1855 in Boston, MA, USA
Died
4/2/1932 in Brookline, MA, USA
MLB Debut
1876-04-24
Last Game
1890-07-08

Full name: John Francis Morrill

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Career Batting Statistics

John Morrill — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,265 4,912 821 1,275 239 80 43 643 61 358 656 .260 .310 .367 .677 7,518

Career AVG .260 vs. league average .254 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .310 vs. league average .302 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .367 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — +8.3% above league average.

Career OPS .677 vs. league average .641 across their career seasons — +5.7% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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John Morrill 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
1876 BSN NL 66 278 38 73 5 2 0 26 0 3 5 .263 .265 (-1%) .277 (-2%) .320 (-8%) .598 (-5%) -186.0
1877 BSN NL 61 242 47 73 5 1 0 28 0 6 15 .302 .271 (+11%) .289 (+10%) .337 (-2%) .626 (+4%) 182.6
1878 BSN NL 60 233 26 56 5 1 0 23 0 5 16 .240 .259 (-7%) .278 (-8%) .319 (-15%) .597 (-12%) -345.3
1879 BSN NL 84 348 56 98 18 5 0 49 0 14 32 .282 .255 (+10%) .270 (+14%) .328 (+10%) .599 (+12%) 689.1
1880 BSN NL 86 342 51 81 16 8 2 44 0 11 37 .237 .244 (-3%) .267 (-2%) .319 (+9%) .586 (+4%) 138.8
1881 BSN NL 81 311 47 90 19 3 1 39 0 12 30 .289 .260 (+11%) .290 (+9%) .338 (+12%) .628 (+11%) 523.2
1882 BSN NL 83 349 73 101 19 11 2 54 0 18 29 .289 .248 (+17%) .275 (+18%) .329 (+29%) .605 (+24%) 1243.5
1883 BSN NL 97 404 83 129 33 16 6 68 0 15 68 .319 .257 (+24%) .285 (+20%) .345 (+52%) .631 (+38%) 2340.4
1884 BSN NL 111 438 80 114 19 7 3 61 0 30 87 .260 .243 (+7%) .278 (+10%) .327 (+9%) .606 (+10%) 737.7
1885 BSN NL 111 394 74 89 20 7 4 44 0 64 78 .226 .244 (-7%) .287 (+16%) .325 (+5%) .613 (+10%) 965.0
1886 BSN NL 117 430 86 106 25 6 7 69 9 56 81 .247 .246 (avg) .302 (+10%) .331 (+15%) .634 (+13%) 1061.5
1887 BSN NL 127 504 79 141 32 6 12 81 19 37 86 .280 .270 (+3%) .331 (avg) .373 (+17%) .705 (+9%) 768.8
1888 BSN NL 135 486 60 96 18 7 4 39 21 55 68 .198 .238 (-17%) .290 (-3%) .319 (-10%) .610 (-7%) -352.4
1889 WS8 NL 44 146 20 27 5 0 2 16 12 30 23 .185 .263 (-30%) .334 (-2%) .357 (-27%) .691 (-15%) -248.8
1890 BSP PL 2 7 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 .143 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 1,265 4,912 821 1,275 239 80 43 643 61 358 656 .260 — — — — 7,518

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 Pitching Statistics

John Morrill — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
1 2 18 2 2 0 3 58.2 75 28 0 12 22 4.30 -73.7

Career ERA 4.30 vs. league average 3.23 across their career seasons — 32.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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John Morrill — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1880 BSN NL 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 10.2 9 1 1 0 0.84 2.37 (+64%) -117.2
1881 BSN NL 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 5.2 9 4 1 0 6.35 — 0.0
1882 BSN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 0 0 2 0.00 — 0.0
1883 BSN NL 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 13.0 15 4 4 5 2.77 3.22 (+14%) -61.9
1884 BSN NL 0 1 7 1 1 0 2 23.0 34 19 6 13 7.43 3.11 (-139%) 105.4
1886 BSN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4.0 5 0 0 2 0.00 — 0.0
1889 WS8 NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 7 seasons 1 2 18 2 2 0 3 58.2 75 28 12 22 4.30 — -74

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.

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

John Morrill — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 916 0 9152 375 285 450
2B 105 0 302 317 82 41
3B 138 0 166 243 71 10
C 23 0 90 43 31 3
OF 26 0 26 1 15 0
P 18 0 2 13 1 0
SS 61 0 100 175 35 13

Season-by-Season Fielding

John Morrill — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1876 BSN 1B 3 0 37 0 5 0
1876 BSN 2B 37 0 105 117 37 18
1876 BSN C 23 0 90 43 31 3
1876 BSN OF 5 0 6 0 5 0
1877 BSN 1B 18 0 170 8 13 11
1877 BSN 2B 3 0 10 9 6 2
1877 BSN 3B 30 0 33 43 12 1
1877 BSN OF 11 0 10 1 7 0
1878 BSN 1B 59 0 606 22 28 36
1878 BSN 3B 1 0 1 3 2 0
1878 BSN OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1879 BSN 1B 33 0 313 16 11 23
1879 BSN 3B 51 0 70 96 23 2
1880 BSN 1B 46 0 434 26 16 26
1880 BSN 3B 40 0 44 69 22 4
1880 BSN P 3 0 1 3 0 0
1881 BSN 1B 74 0 743 37 25 32
1881 BSN 2B 4 0 15 14 1 0
1881 BSN 3B 2 0 6 10 0 1
1881 BSN P 3 0 0 0 0 0
1882 BSN 1B 76 0 741 16 28 22
1882 BSN 2B 2 0 7 7 1 0
1882 BSN 3B 1 0 2 1 1 1
1882 BSN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1882 BSN P 1 0 0 1 0 0
1882 BSN SS 3 0 2 9 4 0
1883 BSN 1B 81 0 794 20 22 33
1883 BSN 2B 2 0 5 5 0 1
1883 BSN 3B 6 0 6 9 4 0
1883 BSN OF 7 0 9 0 3 0
1883 BSN P 2 0 0 2 1 0
1883 BSN SS 2 0 5 8 1 0
1884 BSN 1B 91 0 953 34 30 33
1884 BSN 2B 17 0 52 44 9 4
1884 BSN 3B 2 0 0 3 2 0
1884 BSN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
1884 BSN P 7 0 1 5 0 0
1885 BSN 1B 92 0 952 32 31 53
1885 BSN 2B 17 0 56 48 9 8
1885 BSN 3B 2 0 2 7 1 0
1886 BSN 1B 42 0 396 24 16 23
1886 BSN 2B 20 0 47 63 16 8
1886 BSN P 1 0 0 2 0 0
1886 BSN SS 55 0 92 156 29 13
1887 BSN 1B 127 0 1231 50 21 76
1888 BSN 1B 133 0 1398 72 31 67
1888 BSN 2B 2 0 3 7 2 0
1889 WS8 1B 40 0 369 18 8 15
1889 WS8 2B 1 0 2 3 1 0
1889 WS8 3B 3 0 2 2 4 1
1889 WS8 P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1890 BSP 1B 1 0 15 0 0 0
1890 BSP SS 1 0 1 2 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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John Morrill Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 18
Catcher 23
First Base 916
Second Base 105
Third Base 138
Shortstop 61
Left Field 2
Center Field 12
Right Field 12

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

John Morrill (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tom Burns
    .266 avg, 39 HR
  2. 96
    Neifi Perez
    .267 avg, 64 HR
  3. 95
    Don Gutteridge
    .256 avg, 39 HR
  4. 94
    Frankie Gustine
    .265 avg, 38 HR
  5. 93
    Oscar Melillo
    .260 avg, 22 HR
  6. 92
    Cristian Guzman
    .271 avg, 62 HR

John Morrill: the record in brief

John Morrill's major league career runs from a debut on April 24, 1876 to a final game on July 8, 1890. The team column moves through the Boston Red Caps (1876 to 1882), the Boston Beaneaters (1883 through 1888), the Washington Nationals (1889), and the Boston Reds (1890). Morrill is listed as a first baseman at 155 pounds on a 5-foot-10 frame. Morrill batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is February 19, 1855, in Boston, MA, USA. Morrill's death is recorded on April 2, 1932, in Brookline, MA, USA. Morrill's full given name, per the bio, is John Francis Morrill.

Morrill collected 1,275 hits in 4,912 at bats across 1,265 games, good for a .260 batting average, adding 43 homers, 643 RBI, and 61 stolen bases. The on-base percentage is .310 and the slugging percentage .367, for an OPS of .677. The .260 career average is close to the .254 the league hit across the same seasons.

Frequently Asked Questions about John Morrill

What years did John Morrill play?
John Morrill played in Major League Baseball from 1876 to 1890.
Was John Morrill a pitcher?
Both. John Morrill pitched in 18 games, going 1-2 with a 4.3 ERA, but spent most of his career as a First Baseman.
How many home runs did John Morrill hit?
John Morrill hit 43 career home runs with 1,275 hits.
What teams did John Morrill play for?
John Morrill played for 3 teams: the Boston Beaneaters (1876–1888), the Washington Nationals (1889), and the Boston Reds (1890).
What were John Morrill's career stats?
In 1,265 games, John Morrill had 1,275 hits, 43 home runs, 643 RBI, 821 runs, and 61 stolen bases, with a .260 batting average. As a pitcher, in 18 games, he went 1-2 with a 4.30 ERA, 22 strikeouts, 58.2 innings pitched, and 3 saves.
What position did John Morrill play?
John Morrill played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was John Morrill and how much did he weigh?
John Morrill was listed at 5 feet 10 inches and 155 pounds.
How many home runs did John Morrill hit each season?
John Morrill's home runs by season: 0 in 1876, 0 in 1877, 0 in 1878, 0 in 1879, 2 in 1880, 1 in 1881, 2 in 1882, 6 in 1883, 3 in 1884, 4 in 1885, 7 in 1886, 12 in 1887, 4 in 1888, 2 in 1889, and 0 in 1890. His most in one season was 12, in 1887.
What was John Morrill's career batting average?
John Morrill batted .260 over his career, with 1,275 hits in 4,912 at bats.
How many RBI did John Morrill have?
John Morrill drove in 643 runs in his career.
What was John Morrill's career ERA?
John Morrill finished with a 4.30 career ERA, going 1-2 with 22 strikeouts.
Is John Morrill in the Hall of Fame?
No. John Morrill has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.