Ed Morris

Full Name: Edward Morris

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

5-7, 165lb

Team: Cleveland Blues

Born: September 29, 1862 in Brooklyn, NY

Died: April 12, 1937 in Pittsburgh, PA

League Debut: March 30, 1885 (CHC @ DTN, box score) • Age 22

Real-life MLB career: 1884–1890 • Baseball-Reference page ↗

1886

Career

WAR

3.6

8.4

ERA

2.72

3.05

232.0

747.0

163

WHIP

1.290

1.309

Standard Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SHO	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	WAR
1885	DTN	NL	26	35	3.20	63	63	45	2	515	570	329	183	109	104	1.32	4.8
1886	CLV	NL	14	12	2.72	29	29	12	3	232.0	254	125	70	45	59	1.29	3.6
Career		—	40	47	3.05	92	92	57	5	747.0	824	454	253	154	163	1.31	8.4

Bold season stats indicate the player led their league (AA or NL) that season. Bold italic season stats indicate the player led both major leagues that season. See how WAR is calculated on this site.

Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1885	22	DTN	NL	63	188	185	15	36	2	0	0	16	0	2	6	.195	.207	.205	.413	22	38		1				P
1886	23	CLV	NL	30	111	97	15	27	2	1	1	10	1	3	2	.278	.307	.351	.657	95	34	2	1	10	0	0	P
2 Yrs				93	299	282	30	63	4	1	1	26	1	5	8	.223	.242	.255	.498	49	72	2	2	10	0	0

Bold = led the league. OPS+ compares OBP and SLG with the league average (100 = average; no park adjustment). Blank GIDP/SH/SF/IBB cells: that season's source data didn't track them (PA there = AB+BB+HBP).

Value Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oWAR	dWAR	Pos
1885	22	DTN	NL	188	-19.2	-0.9	13.5	-6.6	-0.6	6.4	-0.2	-0.0	-0.0	1.2	P
1886	23	CLV	NL	111	-1.3	0.5	1.2	0.3	0.0	3.5	3.8	0.3	0.3	0.1	P
2 Yrs				299	-20.5	-0.4	14.7	-6.3	-0.5	9.9	3.6	0.3	0.3	1.3

Runs above average from batting (Rbat), baserunning (Rbaser) and position (Rpos); RAA/WAA = runs/wins above average, Rrep = replacement runs, RAR = runs above replacement (see how WAR is calculated).

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	BAbip	ISO	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GB/FB	GB%	SB%	P/PA	RC	eBA	Clutch	WIS WAR
1885	22	DTN	NL	188	.201	.011	0.0	3.2	1.1	1.1	5.6
1886	23	CLV	NL	111	.277	.072	0.9	1.8	2.7	3.6	14.8	1.11	52.6	100.0	3.02	10.6	.279	31	0.2
2 Yrs				299	.227	.032	0.3	2.7	1.7	2.0	9.5	1.11	52.6	100.0	1.12	10.6			0.2

BAbip = batting average on balls in play; ISO = SLG − BA; HR%, SO%, BB%, XBH% are per plate appearance; X/H% = extra-base hits per hit; GB/FB and P/PA come from the sim's batted-ball and pitch counts; RC = runs created. eBA, Clutch and WIS WAR are WhatIfSports' own metrics (1886 onward).

Batting Splits

Year	Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip
1886	Home	16	52	45	3	9	1	0	0	3	0	1	1	.200	.234	.222	.456	.205
1886	Away	14	59	52	12	18	1	1	1	7	1	2	1	.346	.370	.462	.832	.340
1886	vs LH Starter	6	6	6	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.333	.333	.667	.333
1886	vs RH Starter	30	94	91	0	25	2	1	1	0	0	3	2	.275	.298	.352	.650	.273

Splits come from the WhatIfSports season export (available from 1886). Traded players' splits combine all of their teams that season.

Appearances

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	Batting	Defense	P	PH
1885	22	DTN	NL	63	63	63	63	63
1886	23	CLV	NL	30	29	30	29	29	1
2 Yrs				93	92	93	92	92	1

Games by position come from the fielding data; GS = games started; PH/PR = games entered as a pinch hitter or pinch runner (counted from the box scores).

Standard Fielding

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	lgFld%	RF/9	lgRF9	RF/G	−Plays	SB	CS	PK
1885	22	DTN	NL	P	63	515.0	52	19	21	12	0	.769	.889	0.70	1.01	0.63	3	155	81	2
1886	23	CLV	NL	P	29	232.0	25	7	15	3	1	.880	.909	0.85	0.95	0.76	3	42	26	1
Career				P	92	747.0	77	26	36	15	1	.805		0.75		0.67	6	197	107	3

Positions listed in scorebook order (P, C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, LF, CF, RF). Ch = chances (PO+A+E); RF/9 = 9×(PO+A)/Inn; RF/G = (PO+A)/G; lgFld% and lgRF9 = league average at that position. +Plays/−Plays are the sim's good and poor defensive plays. For pitchers, SB/CS are runners stealing while he pitched.

Leaderboards, Awards, & Honors

WAR for Pitchers

1885 NL 4.8 (9th)
1886 NL 3.6 (6th)

Earned Run Average

1885 NL 3.20 (7th)
1886 NL 2.72 (5th)

Wins

1885 NL 26 (7th)
1886 NL 14 (4th)

WHIP

1885 NL 1.318 (10th)
1886 NL 1.289 (5th)

Innings Pitched

1885 NL 515.0 (7th)
1886 NL 232.0 (6th)

Strikeouts

1885 NL 104 (8th)
1886 NL 59 (8th)

Complete Games

1885 NL 45 (2nd)
1886 NL 12 (3rd)

Shutouts

1885 NL 2 (4th)
1886 NL 3 (1st) ★

Top-10 finishes in each league. Rate stats require 3.1 plate appearances (batters) or 1 inning pitched (pitchers) per team game.

Transactions

1885: Drafted 2.02 by Detroit Wolverines in the 1885 Draft.