1983
Born November 12, 1983
Flemington, NJ, USA
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b. November 12, 1983 · Atlanta Braves 2008, 2021–2025, Pittsburgh Pirates 2009–2015, Philadelphia Phillies 2016, Houston Astros 2017–2018, Tampa Bay Rays 2019–2020, Baltimore Orioles 2025, Detroit Tigers 2025
Charlie Morton has pitched for eight different clubs since his 2008 debut with Atlanta, including stops in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Houston, Tampa Bay, a return to Atlanta and, in his final 2025 season on file, both Baltimore and Detroit.
He has won 147 games against 134 losses, with a 4.13 earned run average over 2,267 innings pitched, striking out 2,196 batters across 409 career starts.
He was named to the All-MLB Second Team in 2019, the same year as one of his two All-Star selections.
Those came in 2018 and 2019. Morton came into the world in Flemington, New Jersey on November 12, 1983 and bats and throws right-handed. He has pitched into his forties, a rare longevity among starting pitchers in this database.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
| All-MLB Team - Second Team | 1 | 2019 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ATL | 16 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | .059 |
| 2009 | PIT | 18 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | .129 |
| 2010 | PIT | 17 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | .038 |
| 2011 | PIT | 29 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | .080 |
| 2012 | PIT | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 |
| 2013 | PIT | 20 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .139 |
| 2014 | PIT | 26 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | .050 |
| 2015 | PIT | 23 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | .028 |
| 2016 | PHI | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 |
| 2017 | HOU | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2018 | HOU | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
| 2019 | TBR | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | TBR | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | ATL | 34 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | .127 |
| 2022 | ATL | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | ATL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | ATL | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | ATL/BAL/DET | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 417 | 321 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 170 | 0 | .084 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | ATL | 4 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 74.2 | 80 | 51 | 41 | 48 | 6.15 |
| 2009 | PIT | 5 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 97.0 | 102 | 49 | 40 | 62 | 4.55 |
| 2010 | PIT | 2 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 79.2 | 112 | 67 | 26 | 59 | 7.57 |
| 2011 | PIT | 10 | 10 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 171.2 | 186 | 73 | 77 | 110 | 3.83 |
| 2012 | PIT | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50.1 | 62 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 4.65 |
| 2013 | PIT | 7 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 116.0 | 113 | 42 | 36 | 85 | 3.26 |
| 2014 | PIT | 6 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 157.1 | 143 | 65 | 57 | 126 | 3.72 |
| 2015 | PIT | 9 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 129.0 | 137 | 69 | 41 | 96 | 4.81 |
| 2016 | PHI | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17.1 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 4.15 |
| 2017 | HOU | 14 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 146.2 | 125 | 59 | 50 | 163 | 3.62 |
| 2018 | HOU | 15 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 167.0 | 130 | 58 | 64 | 201 | 3.13 |
| 2019 | TBR | 16 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 194.2 | 154 | 66 | 57 | 240 | 3.05 |
| 2020 | TBR | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 38.0 | 43 | 20 | 10 | 42 | 4.74 |
| 2021 | ATL | 14 | 6 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 185.2 | 136 | 69 | 58 | 216 | 3.34 |
| 2022 | ATL | 9 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 172.0 | 149 | 83 | 63 | 205 | 4.34 |
| 2023 | ATL | 14 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 163.1 | 150 | 66 | 83 | 183 | 3.64 |
| 2024 | ATL | 8 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 165.1 | 154 | 77 | 65 | 167 | 4.19 |
| 2025 | ATL/BAL/DET | 9 | 11 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 142.0 | 152 | 92 | 72 | 149 | 5.83 |
| Career | — | 147 | 134 | 416 | 409 | 0 | 2267.2 | 2143 | 1040 | 859 | 2196 | 4.13 |
On this day & linked events
2008
Major-league debut: Charlie Morton
Charlie Morton made a major-league debut on June 14, 2008.