What years did Mike Morse play?

Mike Morse played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017.

Was Mike Morse a pitcher?

No. Mike Morse was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Mike Morse hit?

Mike Morse hit 105 career home runs with 705 hits.

What was Mike Morse's career batting average?

Mike Morse batted .274 over his career, with 705 hits in 2,569 at bats.

How many RBI did Mike Morse have?

Mike Morse drove in 355 runs in his career.

Is Mike Morse in the Hall of Fame?

No. Mike Morse has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Mike Morse

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2005-2017)

Mike Morse was an outfielder who played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017 for 6 teams, including the Seattle Mariners, a span of 13 seasons. In 832 career games, he hit .274 with 705 hits, 105 home runs, and 355 RBI. His career PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of offensive impact — is 4,963.

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 October 12, 2026

AVG .274

HR 105

RBI 355

H 705

OPS .788

PIV 4,963

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'5" / 245 lb
Born: 3/22/1982 in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2005-05-31
Last Game: 2017-05-29

Full name: Michael John Morse

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Career Batting Statistics

Mike Morse — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
832	2,569	296	705	139	8	105	355	6	178	668	.274	.331	.457	.788	4,963

Career AVG .274 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +6.0% above league average.

Career OBP .331 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .457 vs. league average .411 across their career seasons — +11.2% above league average.

Career OPS .788 vs. league average .736 across their career seasons — +7.0% above league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Mike Morse 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
2005	SEA	AL	72	230	27	64	10	1	3	23	3	18	50	.278	.264 (+5%)	.330 (+6%)	.418 (-12%)	.749 (-4%)	-94.5
2006	SEA	AL	21	43	5	16	5	0	0	11	1	3	7	.372	—	—	—	—	0.0
2007	SEA	AL	9	18	1	8	2	0	0	3	0	1	4	.444	—	—	—	—	0.0
2008	SEA	AL	5	9	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.222	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	WAS	NL	32	52	4	13	3	0	3	10	0	3	16	.250	.262 (-5%)	.332 (-13%)	.417 (+15%)	.750 (+3%)	9.0
2010	WAS	NL	98	266	36	77	12	2	15	41	0	22	64	.289	.257 (+12%)	.325 (+8%)	.402 (+29%)	.728 (+19%)	952.9
2011	WAS	NL	146	522	73	158	36	0	31	95	2	36	126	.303	.255 (+19%)	.320 (+12%)	.399 (+38%)	.719 (+26%)	2694.3
2012	WAS	NL	102	406	53	118	17	1	18	62	0	16	97	.291	.254 (+14%)	.318 (+1%)	.405 (+16%)	.724 (+9%)	605.6
2013	SEA	AL	76	283	31	64	13	0	13	27	0	20	80	.226	.253 (-11%)	.317 (-11%)	.396 (+3%)	.714 (-3%)	-168.4
2013	BAL	AL	12	29	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.103	—	—	—	—	-168.4
2014	SFN	NL	131	438	48	122	32	3	16	61	0	31	121	.279	.251 (+11%)	.313 (+7%)	.386 (+23%)	.700 (+16%)	1251.8
2015	MIA	NL	53	160	8	34	4	0	4	12	0	12	55	.212	.254 (-16%)	.316 (-13%)	.404 (-23%)	.721 (-18%)	-444.6
2015	PIT	NL	45	69	6	19	3	1	1	7	0	11	21	.275	.254 (+8%)	.316 (+23%)	.404 (-3%)	.721 (+8%)	-444.6
2016	PIT	NL	6	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2017	SFN	NL	24	36	1	7	1	0	1	3	0	3	14	.194	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			832	2,569	296	705	139	8	105	355	6	178	668	.274	—	—	—	—	4,193

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

Mike Morse — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
16	40	5	12	1	0	2	7	1	9	.300

Playoff Batting by Year

Mike Morse — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2015	NLWC	PIT	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
2014	NLCS	SFN	4	4	1	2	0	1	1	0	0	.500
2014	WS	SFN	6	16	2	4	1	0	4	1	5	.250
2012	NLDS1	WAS	5	19	2	5	0	1	2	0	4	.263

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Mike Morse — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	422	1274	139	349	43	172	.274
Away	410	1295	157	356	62	183	.275

Last 10 Games — Batting

Mike Morse — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	H	BB	SO
2017-05-29	SFG	WAS	L	2	0	0	1
2017-05-28	SFG	ATL	W	1	0	0	0
2017-05-26	SFG	ATL	L	1	0	0	0
2017-05-25	SFG	CHC	L	0	0	1	0
2017-05-24	SFG	CHC	L	1	1	1	0
2017-05-23	SFG	CHC	L	1	0	0	1
2017-05-21	SFG	STL	L	1	0	0	1
2017-05-20	SFG	STL	W	1	0	0	0
2017-05-19	SFG	STL	W	1	1	0	0
2017-05-17	SFG	LAD	L	3	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Mike Morse — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1B	242	197	1728	115	9	169
3B	9	2	1	10	0	3
OF	410	386	629	17	5	3
SS	57	50	91	120	12	34

Season-by-Season Fielding

Mike Morse — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2005	SEA	OF	8	7	10	1	0	1
2005	SEA	SS	55	50	91	120	12	34
2006	SEA	1B	2	1	11	0	0	2
2006	SEA	3B	5	1	0	3	0	1
2006	SEA	OF	9	5	9	1	0	0
2006	SEA	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007	SEA	1B	5	3	35	1	0	0
2007	SEA	3B	3	1	0	5	0	2
2007	SEA	OF	1	0	0	0	0	0
2007	SEA	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
2008	SEA	OF	5	3	6	2	0	0
2009	WAS	1B	11	3	46	6	0	6
2009	WAS	3B	1	0	1	2	0	0
2009	WAS	OF	5	4	11	0	0	0
2010	WAS	1B	19	5	58	5	0	4
2010	WAS	OF	72	64	123	2	0	1
2011	WAS	1B	85	82	732	55	6	63
2011	WAS	OF	55	51	89	4	1	1
2012	WAS	1B	1	0	8	1	0	0
2012	WAS	OF	92	93	146	3	1	0
2013	SEA	1B	7	6	59	3	0	9
2013	SEA	OF	62	62	108	1	1	0
2013	BAL	OF	10	9	13	0	0	0
2014	SFN	1B	43	39	307	24	3	41
2014	SFN	OF	84	82	107	2	2	0
2015	MIA	1B	36	35	316	14	0	29
2015	MIA	OF	6	6	6	1	0	0
2015	PIT	1B	22	15	113	4	0	12
2016	PIT	1B	1	1	5	0	0	1
2017	SFN	1B	10	7	38	2	0	2
2017	SFN	OF	1	0	1	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Mike Morse Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
First Base	242
Third Base	9
Shortstop	57
Left Field	244
Right Field	179
Designated Hitter	38

Awards & Honors

Mike Morse — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
2012	This Year in Baseball Oddity of the Year	MLB.com GIBBY

Salary History

Mike Morse — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2016	PIT	NL	$8,000,000
2014	SFN	NL	$6,000,000
2013	SEA	AL	$7,000,000
2012	WAS	NL	$3,500,000
2011	WAS	NL	$1,050,000
2010	WAS	NL	$410,000
2008	SEA	AL	$393,500
Total Career Earnings			$26,353,500

Award Voting History

Mike Morse — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
2011	Most Valuable Player	NL	19th	5.0	448	0

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Career Spans

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Mike Morse: the record in brief

Mike Morse played a first major league game on May 31, 2005 and a last one on May 29, 2017. The season rows list, in order, the Seattle Mariners (2005 through 2013), the Washington Nationals (2009 to 2012), the Baltimore Orioles (2013), the San Francisco Giants (2014 through 2017), the Miami Marlins (2015), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (2015 through 2016). Morse played primarily as an outfielder and batted and threw right-handed. Born on March 22, 1982, in Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA, Morse was listed at 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds. On the record, Mike Morse was born Michael John Morse.

Morse's career batting table shows 832 games, 2,569 at bats and 705 hits, a .274 average, plus 105 home runs and 355 RBI. The on-base percentage is .331 and the slugging percentage .457, for an OPS of .788. The league as a whole hit .259 across Morse's seasons, which puts the .274 career mark 6.0% above average. 2011 was Morse's biggest home run year, with 31. 2011 produced Morse's most hits, 158 of them for the Washington Nationals.

Frequently Asked Questions about Mike Morse

What years did Mike Morse play?: Mike Morse played in Major League Baseball from 2005 to 2017.
Was Mike Morse a pitcher?: No. Mike Morse was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Mike Morse hit?: Mike Morse hit 105 career home runs with 705 hits.
What was Mike Morse's career batting average?: Mike Morse batted .274 over his career, with 705 hits in 2,569 at bats.
How many RBI did Mike Morse have?: Mike Morse drove in 355 runs in his career.
Is Mike Morse in the Hall of Fame?: No. Mike Morse has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.