Hal Morris

First Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-2000)

Hal Morris was a first baseman who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2000 for 4 teams, including the New York Yankees, a span of 13 seasons. In 1,246 career games, he hit .304 with 1,216 hits, 76 home runs, and 513 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 6,159.

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 .304
HR 76
RBI 513
H 1,216
OPS .794
PIV 6,159
Position
First Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'3" / 200 lb
Born
4/9/1965 in Fort Rucker, AL, USA
MLB Debut
1988-07-29
Last Game
2000-10-01

Full name: William Harold Morris

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Career Batting Statistics

Hal Morris — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,246 3,998 535 1,216 246 21 76 513 45 356 548 .304 .361 .433 .794 6,159

Career AVG .304 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — +15.4% above league average.

Career OBP .361 vs. league average .333 across their career seasons — +8.6% above league average.

Career SLG .433 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — +6.4% above league average.

Career OPS .794 vs. league average .740 across their career seasons — +7.4% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Hal Morris 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
1988 NYA AL 15 20 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .100 — — — — 0.0
1989 NYA AL 15 18 2 5 0 0 0 4 0 1 4 .278 — — — — 0.0
1990 CIN NL 107 309 50 105 22 3 7 36 9 21 32 .340 .257 (+32%) .324 (+17%) .385 (+29%) .710 (+24%) 1326.5
1991 CIN NL 136 478 72 152 33 1 14 59 10 46 61 .318 .255 (+24%) .323 (+16%) .384 (+25%) .708 (+20%) 1886.5
1992 CIN NL 115 395 41 107 21 3 6 53 6 45 53 .271 .255 (+6%) .322 (+8%) .377 (+2%) .699 (+5%) 412.7
1993 CIN NL 101 379 48 120 18 0 7 49 2 34 51 .317 .265 (+19%) .332 (+12%) .403 (+4%) .735 (+7%) 585.1
1994 CIN NL 112 436 60 146 30 4 10 78 6 34 62 .335 .269 (+24%) .338 (+14%) .424 (+16%) .763 (+15%) 1274.5
1995 CIN NL 101 359 53 100 25 2 11 51 1 29 58 .279 .266 (+4%) .337 (-1%) .417 (+8%) .755 (+4%) 215.1
1996 CIN NL 142 528 82 165 32 4 16 80 7 50 76 .312 .269 (+16%) .340 (+10%) .426 (+12%) .767 (+11%) 1245.9
1997 CIN NL 96 333 42 92 20 1 1 33 3 23 43 .276 .266 (+4%) .336 (-3%) .419 (-16%) .756 (-10%) -536.3
1998 KCA AL 127 472 50 146 27 2 1 40 1 32 52 .309 .266 (+16%) .335 (+4%) .420 (-9%) .755 (-3%) -258.2
1999 CIN NL 80 102 10 29 9 0 0 16 0 10 21 .284 .271 (+5%) .344 (+1%) .433 (-14%) .778 (-7%) -116.2
2000 CIN NL 59 63 9 14 2 1 2 6 0 12 10 .222 .270 (-18%) .344 (+2%) .437 (-13%) .782 (-6%) -54.8
2000 DET AL 40 106 15 33 7 0 1 8 0 19 16 .311 .270 (+15%) .344 (+21%) .437 (-7%) .782 (+5%) -54.8
Career · 14 seasons 1,246 3,998 535 1,216 246 21 76 513 45 356 548 .304 — — — — 5,926

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

Hal Morris — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
16 48 8 13 3 0 0 5 6 3 .271

Playoff Batting by Year

Hal Morris — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1995 NLCS CIN 4 12 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .167
1995 NLDS2 CIN 3 10 5 5 1 0 0 2 3 1 .500
1990 NLCS CIN 5 12 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 .417
1990 WS CIN 4 14 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 .071

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Hal Morris — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home627193625561337262.317
Away619206228060339251.292

Last 10 Games — Batting

Hal Morris — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2000-10-01 DETMINW 101000100
2000-09-30 DETMINW 311100010
2000-09-29 DETMINW 302000001
2000-09-28 DETKCRL 400000010
2000-09-27 DETKCRL 401000000
2000-09-26 DETKCRL 401000000
2000-09-25 DETNYYW 522100100
2000-09-24 DETNYYL 100000000
2000-09-23 DETNYYL 411000002
2000-09-22 DETNYYW 402100201

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Hal Morris — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 982 890 7391 685 52 670
OF 61 48 68 1 1 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Hal Morris — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1988 NYA OF 4 2 7 0 0 0
1989 NYA 1B 2 1 8 0 0 2
1989 NYA OF 5 1 4 0 0 0
1990 CIN 1B 80 71 589 53 3 50
1990 CIN OF 6 5 6 0 1 0
1991 CIN 1B 128 120 979 100 9 87
1991 CIN OF 1 1 0 0 0 0
1992 CIN 1B 109 103 841 86 1 65
1993 CIN 1B 98 94 746 75 5 61
1994 CIN 1B 112 109 901 80 6 79
1995 CIN 1B 99 91 757 73 5 78
1996 CIN 1B 140 133 1129 91 8 103
1997 CIN 1B 89 84 672 52 7 67
1998 KCA 1B 46 40 349 34 4 35
1998 KCA OF 39 37 47 1 0 0
1999 CIN 1B 25 10 107 6 1 10
1999 CIN OF 4 2 3 0 0 0
2000 CIN 1B 16 4 50 12 0 6
2000 CIN OF 1 0 0 0 0 0
2000 DET 1B 38 30 263 23 3 27
2000 DET OF 1 0 1 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Hal Morris Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
First Base 982
Left Field 56
Right Field 6
Designated Hitter 43

Awards & Honors

Hal Morris — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1998 Player of the Week Week of 1998-04-18
1994 Player of the Week Week of 1994-07-09
1991 Player of the Week Week of 1991-05-11
1990 Player of the Week Week of 1990-07-06

Salary History

Hal Morris's recorded salaries total $14,499,500 over 11 seasons, 1990 to 2000. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Morris's career ran from 1988 to 2000. No salary is recorded for 1988 and 1989.

Hal Morris — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2000 CIN NL $500,000
1999 CIN NL $450,000
1998 KCA AL $1,400,000
1997 CIN NL $3,100,000
1996 CIN NL $1,600,000
1995 CIN NL $3,300,000
1994 CIN NL $2,150,000
1993 CIN NL $1,275,000
1992 CIN NL $430,000
1991 CIN NL $180,000
1990 CIN NL $114,500
Total recorded salary (partial) $14,499,500

College History

Hal Morris — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
University of Michigan Ann Arbor MI 1984, 1985, 1986

Award Voting History

Hal Morris — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1994 Most Valuable Player NL 15th 18.0 392 0
1990 Rookie of the Year NL 3rd 13.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Hal Morris (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Bill Mueller
    .291 avg, 85 HR
  2. 94
    Todd Walker
    .289 avg, 107 HR
  3. 90
    Odell Hale
    .289 avg, 73 HR
  4. 87
    Yandy Diaz
    .291 avg, 122 HR
  5. 87
    Jose Vidro
    .298 avg, 128 HR
  6. 84
    Sean Casey
    .302 avg, 130 HR

Hal Morris: the record in brief

July 29, 1988 and October 1, 2000 bracket Hal Morris's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Morris played for the New York Yankees (1988 through 1989), the Cincinnati Reds (1990 through 2000), the Kansas City Royals (1998), and the Detroit Tigers (2000). Listed as a first baseman, Morris both batted and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 3 inches and 200 pounds. Morris was born on April 9, 1965, in Fort Rucker, AL, USA. Hal Morris was the playing name; the full given name is William Harold.

Morris collected 1,216 hits in 3,998 at bats across 1,246 games, good for a .304 batting average; the totals also include 76 homers, 513 RBI, and 45 stolen bases. Morris got on base at a .361 rate and slugged .433 (.794 OPS). The league as a whole hit .264 across Morris's seasons, which puts the .304 career mark 15.4% above average. No season beat the 16 home runs Morris hit in 1996.

Frequently Asked Questions about Hal Morris

What years did Hal Morris play?
Hal Morris played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 2000.
Was Hal Morris a pitcher?
No. Hal Morris was a position player (First Baseman).
How many home runs did Hal Morris hit?
Hal Morris hit 76 career home runs with 1,216 hits.
What teams did Hal Morris play for?
Hal Morris played for 4 teams: the New York Yankees (1988–1989), the Cincinnati Reds (1990–1997, 1999–2000), the Kansas City Royals (1998), and the Detroit Tigers (2000).
What were Hal Morris's career stats?
In 1,246 games, Hal Morris had 1,216 hits, 76 home runs, 513 RBI, 535 runs, and 45 stolen bases, with a .304 batting average.
How much did Hal Morris earn in his career?
Hal Morris's recorded salaries total $14,499,500 over 11 seasons, 1990 to 2000. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Morris's career ran from 1988 to 2000. No salary is recorded for 1988 and 1989.
What was Hal Morris's salary?
Hal Morris's last recorded salary was $500,000, in 2000. His highest recorded salary was $3,300,000, in 1995, and his lowest was $114,500, in 1990. The Salary History table lists each season from 1990 to 2000.
What position did Hal Morris play?
Hal Morris played primarily as a first baseman, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Hal Morris and how much did he weigh?
Hal Morris was listed at 6 feet 3 inches and 200 pounds.
How many home runs did Hal Morris hit each season?
Hal Morris's home runs by season: 0 in 1988, 0 in 1989, 7 in 1990, 14 in 1991, 6 in 1992, 7 in 1993, 10 in 1994, 11 in 1995, 16 in 1996, 1 in 1997, 1 in 1998, 0 in 1999, and 3 in 2000. His most in one season was 16, in 1996.
What was Hal Morris's career batting average?
Hal Morris batted .304 over his career, with 1,216 hits in 3,998 at bats.
How many RBI did Hal Morris have?
Hal Morris drove in 513 runs in his career.
Is Hal Morris in the Hall of Fame?
No. Hal Morris has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.