Charlie Morton
Born: 11/12/1983 in Flemington, NJ, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-06-14
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'5" | Weight: 215 lbs
Full name: Charles Alfred Morton
Biography
Charlie Morton is a professional baseball pitcher born in 1983, whose career spans from 2008 to the present. Known for his powerful fastball and effective curveball, Morton has established himself as a significant presence on the mound. With a career record of 138-123 and an earned run average (ERA) of 4.01, he consistently demonstrates his ability to compete at a high level in Major League Baseball. Throughout his career, he has accumulated 2,047 strikeouts, showcasing his proficiency in overpowering hitters and his capacity to generate swings and misses.
Morton is a two-time All-Star, an accolade that reflects his impact in pivotal games and his importance to his teams, particularly during the playoffs. His contributions have been instrumental in the success of various franchises, particularly during the era of competitive baseball where pitching depth is critical. As an active player, Morton continues to influence the game with his experience and skill, serving as a mentor to younger pitchers while also making significant contributions to his team's efforts both in regular-season play and postseason contention. His journey reflects the evolution of modern pitching, marked by an emphasis on analytics and the strategic use of pitch types.
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 138 | 123 | 383 | 382 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2125.7 | 1991 | 948 | 203 | 787 | 2047 | 4.01 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ATL | NL | 4 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74.7 | 80 | 51 | 41 | 48 | 6.15 | -1548.8 |
| 2009 | PIT | NL | 5 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 97.0 | 102 | 49 | 40 | 62 | 4.55 | 428.2 |
| 2010 | PIT | NL | 2 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79.7 | 112 | 67 | 26 | 59 | 7.57 | -2446.3 |
| 2011 | PIT | NL | 10 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 171.7 | 186 | 73 | 77 | 110 | 3.83 | 761.6 |
| 2012 | PIT | NL | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.3 | 62 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 4.65 | -194.4 |
| 2013 | PIT | NL | 7 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116.0 | 113 | 42 | 36 | 85 | 3.26 | 789.5 |
| 2014 | PIT | NL | 6 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157.3 | 143 | 65 | 57 | 126 | 3.72 | 70.2 |
| 2015 | PIT | NL | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129.0 | 137 | 69 | 41 | 96 | 4.81 | -749.4 |
| 2016 | PHI | NL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 4.15 | 478.8 |
| 2017 | HOU | AL | 14 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146.7 | 125 | 59 | 50 | 163 | 3.62 | 3375.2 |
| 2018 | HOU | AL | 15 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 167.0 | 130 | 58 | 64 | 201 | 3.13 | 2405.8 |
| 2019 | TBR | AL | 16 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 194.7 | 154 | 66 | 57 | 240 | 3.05 | - |
| 2020 | TBR | AL | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 43 | 20 | 10 | 42 | 4.74 | - |
| 2021 | ATL | NL | 14 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185.7 | 136 | 69 | 58 | 216 | 3.34 | 5253.3 |
| 2022 | ATL | NL | 9 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172.0 | 149 | 83 | 63 | 205 | 4.34 | -1288.7 |
| 2023 | ATL | NL | 14 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163.3 | 150 | 66 | 83 | 183 | 3.64 | 1934.3 |
| 2024 | ATL | NL | 8 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165.3 | 154 | 77 | 65 | 167 | 4.19 | -1635.9 |
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 384 | 321 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 0.084 | 0.092 | 0.100 | 0.192 | -1183.7 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ATL | NL | 16 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.059 | 0.0 |
| 2009 | PIT | NL | 18 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0.129 | 0.0 |
| 2010 | PIT | NL | 17 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.038 | 0.0 |
| 2011 | PIT | NL | 29 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 0.080 | -600.2 |
| 2012 | PIT | NL | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2013 | PIT | NL | 20 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.139 | 0.0 |
| 2014 | PIT | NL | 26 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0.050 | 0.0 |
| 2015 | PIT | NL | 23 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 0.028 | 0.0 |
| 2016 | PHI | NL | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 2017 | HOU | AL | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2018 | HOU | AL | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.167 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | TBR | AL | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | TBR | AL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2021 | ATL | NL | 34 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0.127 | -583.5 |
| 2022 | ATL | NL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2023 | ATL | NL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 2024 | ATL | NL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NLDS1 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2021 | NLCS | ATL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
| 2021 | NLDS1 | ATL | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 2021 | WS | ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | ALDS1 | TBA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | ALCS | TBA | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | WS | TBA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | ALWC | TBA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2019 | ALDS1 | TBA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | ALCS | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | ALDS2 | HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | ALCS | HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2017 | WS | HOU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| 2013 | NLDS1 | PIT | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 |
Playoff Career Pitching
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 80.0 | 67 | 32 | 33 | 92 | 3.60 |
Playoff Pitching by Year
| Year | Round | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | NLDS1 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13.50 |
| 2021 | NLCS | ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3.60 |
| 2021 | NLDS1 | ATL | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3.86 |
| 2021 | WS | ATL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | ALCS | TBA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | ALDS1 | TBA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1.80 |
| 2020 | WS | TBA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 10.38 |
| 2019 | ALDS1 | TBA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 1.80 |
| 2019 | ALWC | TBA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | ALCS | HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11.57 |
| 2017 | ALCS | HOU | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7.27 |
| 2017 | ALDS2 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4.15 |
| 2017 | WS | HOU | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10.3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1.74 |
| 2013 | NLDS1 | PIT | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.18 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 383 | 382 | 102 | 218 | 23 | 11 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ATL | P | 16 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | PIT | P | 18 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | PIT | P | 17 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2011 | PIT | P | 29 | 29 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | PIT | P | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | PIT | P | 20 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | PIT | P | 26 | 26 | 9 | 23 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | PIT | P | 23 | 23 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| 2016 | PHI | P | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | HOU | P | 25 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 2018 | HOU | P | 30 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | TBA | P | 33 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | TBA | P | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | ATL | P | 33 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | ATL | P | 31 | 31 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | ATL | P | 30 | 30 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | ATL | P | 30 | 30 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 383 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | All-MLB Team - Second Team | SP |
| 2019 | All-MLB Team - Second Team | SP |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | PHI | NL | $8,000,000 |
| 2015 | PIT | NL | $8,000,000 |
| 2014 | PIT | NL | $4,000,000 |
| 2013 | PIT | NL | $2,000,000 |
| 2012 | PIT | NL | $2,445,000 |
| 2011 | PIT | NL | $441,000 |
| 2010 | PIT | NL | $422,500 |
| 2009 | ATL | NL | $405,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $25,713,500 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cy Young Award | AL | 3rd | 75.0 | 210 | 0 |
| 2019 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 21th | 1.0 | 420 | 0 |