Jim Morrison
[edit] Biography
Jim Morrison (James Forrest Morrison) was born on September 23, 1952 in Pensacola, Florida. He made his Major League debut on September 18, 1977 for the Philadelphia Phillies. In 1979, his rookie year, he hit .275 with 14 home runs and 35 RBI. Morrison played for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Detroit Tigers and Atlanta Braves over the course of his 12 year career.
Most people believe that Jim Morrison's best season was 1986, when he slugged 23 home runs and knocked in 88 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 5
| 7
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .429
| .500
| .429
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 53
| 108
| 12
| 17
| 3
| 10
| .157
| .235
| .269
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 21
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| 67
| 240
| 38
| 66
| 14
| 35
| .275
| .324
| .508
| 14
| 0
| 15
| 48
| 4
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 2
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 162
| 604
| 66
| 171
| 15
| 57
| .283
| .329
| .424
| 40
| 0
| 36
| 74
| 8
| 12
| 9
| 2
| 19
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| 90
| 290
| 27
| 68
| 10
| 34
| .234
| .261
| .372
| 8
| 1
| 10
| 29
| 2
| 9
| 3
| 0
| 9
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 44
| 86
| 10
| 24
| 4
| 15
| .279
| .309
| .488
| 4
| 1
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 4
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| 51
| 166
| 17
| 37
| 7
| 19
| .223
| .279
| .428
| 7
| 3
| 13
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| 95
| 252
| 27
| 61
| 11
| 34
| .242
| .289
| .448
| 11
| 4
| 18
| 29
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 9
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 66
| 158
| 16
| 48
| 6
| 25
| .304
| .347
| .487
| 7
| 2
| 9
| 25
| 2
| 4
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 100
| 304
| 38
| 87
| 11
| 45
| .286
| .328
| .454
| 14
| 2
| 20
| 52
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 9
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 92
| 244
| 17
| 62
| 4
| 22
| .254
| .277
| .344
| 10
| 0
| 8
| 44
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 4
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 154
| 537
| 58
| 147
| 23
| 88
| .274
| .334
| .482
| 35
| 4
| 47
| 88
| 4
| 0
| 9
| 5
| 6
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| 96
| 348
| 41
| 92
| 9
| 46
| .264
| .315
| .411
| 22
| 1
| 27
| 57
| 1
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 9
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 34
| 117
| 15
| 24
| 4
| 19
| .205
| .221
| .333
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 26
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 130
| 465
| 56
| 116
| 13
| 65
| .249
| .292
| .391
| 23
| 2
| 29
| 83
| 2
| 1
| 10
| 3
| 10
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| 24
| 74
| 7
| 16
| 0
| 6
| .216
| .216
| .284
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 51
| 92
| 6
| 14
| 2
| 13
| .152
| .229
| .239
| 2
| 0
| 10
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 2
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| 75
| 166
| 13
| 30
| 2
| 19
| .181
| .223
| .259
| 7
| 0
| 10
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 661
| 1884
| 201
| 494
| 62
| 265
| .262
| .312
| .423
| 95
| 11
| 137
| 315
| 10
| 14
| 25
| 13
| 39
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 428
| 1491
| 170
| 382
| 50
| 170
| .256
| .296
| .414
| 75
| 5
| 76
| 206
| 15
| 29
| 25
| 2
| 38
|
| Total
|
|
| 1089
| 3375
| 371
| 876
| 112
| 435
| .260
| .305
| .419
| 170
| 16
| 213
| 521
| 25
| 43
| 50
| 15
| 77
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1977
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 5
| 1
| 23
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .875
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 3B
| 3
| 1
| 12
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| 2B
| 31
| 29
| 251.2
| 86
| 96
| 6
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .968
|
| 1978
| PHI
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 48
| 41
| 381.1
| 104
| 120
| 4
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .982
|
| 1979
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 29
| 21
| 182
| 17
| 65
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 161
| 160
| 1404.1
| 422
| 481
| 29
| 117
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .969
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 87
| 84
| 740.1
| 64
| 199
| 12
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 2
| 0
| 3.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 2
| 0
| 3.1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 26
| 16
| 169
| 15
| 39
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .964
|
| 1982
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| DH
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1982
| CHI
| A
| 3B
| 50
| 50
| 404
| 19
| 87
| 10
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .914
|
| 1982
| Total
|
| 3B
| 76
| 66
| 573
| 34
| 126
| 12
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .930
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 7
| 1
| 20
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 27
| 24
| 186
| 42
| 65
| 3
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1983
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 26
| 9
| 133.1
| 12
| 29
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .911
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 2
| 0
| 13.1
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 61
| 54
| 509
| 32
| 119
| 10
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .938
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 26
| 25
| 159.1
| 49
| 44
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 15
| 12
| 101
| 34
| 37
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 59
| 43
| 407.1
| 39
| 84
| 5
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .961
|
| 1985
| PIT
| N
| LF
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 151
| 145
| 1279
| 92
| 257
| 20
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .946
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1986
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| 3B
| 82
| 77
| 659.1
| 46
| 151
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| SS
| 17
| 1
| 46
| 7
| 20
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .931
|
| 1987
| PIT
| N
| 2B
| 9
| 9
| 76.1
| 19
| 29
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 16
| 15
| 126
| 10
| 41
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| OF
| 3
| 3
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| DH
| 8
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| SS
| 3
| 2
| 15
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 7
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| 2B
| 3
| 2
| 24.1
| 9
| 5
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| DET
| A
| RF
| 2
| 2
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 2B
| 12
| 11
| 100.2
| 28
| 34
| 0
| 10
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| 3B
| 98
| 92
| 785.1
| 56
| 192
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .973
|
| 1987
| Total
|
| SS
| 20
| 3
| 61
| 8
| 25
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .943
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| OF
| 2
| 1
| 12
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .889
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| RF
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| 3B
| 4
| 1
| 12
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| LF
| 1
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .857
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| 1B
| 4
| 2
| 17
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| SS
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| DET
| A
| DH
| 14
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| OF
| 4
| 2
| 23
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 3B
| 20
| 16
| 145
| 14
| 28
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .933
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| P
| 3
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| LF
| 4
| 2
| 23
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| 3B
| 24
| 17
| 157
| 17
| 30
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .940
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| LF
| 5
| 3
| 33
| 18
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| 1988
| Total
|
| OF
| 6
| 3
| 35
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .952
|
| Total
|
|
| 2B
| 323
| 302
| 2592.1
| 767
| 883
| 42
| 217
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .975
|
| Total
|
|
| LF
| 10
| 4
| 45.1
| 22
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .957
|
| Total
|
|
| RF
| 3
| 2
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| 3B
| 619
| 533
| 4801.1
| 365
| 1109
| 79
| 76
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 13
| 6
| 58.1
| 25
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .962
|
| Total
|
|
| SS
| 33
| 4
| 102.1
| 13
| 34
| 2
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| 1B
| 6
| 2
| 22
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| Total
|
|
| DH
| 26
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 3
| 0
| 3.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1988
| ATL
| N
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .00
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3.2
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 5th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (January 12, 1972).
- Selected by Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1st round (23rd pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft - did not sign (June 6, 1972).
- Selected by Philadelphia Phillies in the 5th round of the free-agent draft (June 5, 1974 - signed June 7, 1974).
- Traded by Philadelphia Phillies to Chicago White Sox (July 10, 1979) completing trade in which Chicago White Sox traded Jack Kucek to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for a player to be named later (April 13, 1979).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Eddie Solomon (June 14, 1982).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Detroit Tigers in exchange for Darnell Coles and a player to be named later (August 7, 1987); Pittsburgh Pirates received Morris Madden (August 12, 1987).
- Released by Detroit Tigers (June 6, 1988).
- Signed by Atlanta Braves (June 10, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 4, 1988).
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