Stay up to date this MLB Season with the daily Baseball Reference Newsletter.

Charlie Morton

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-5, 215lb (196cm, 97kg)

Team: Atlanta Braves (majors)

Born: November 12, 1983 in Flemington, NJ us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 3rd round of the 2002 MLB June Amateur Draft from Joel Barlow HS (Redding, CT).

High School: Joel Barlow HS (Redding, CT)

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2008 season

2024 Contract Status: Signed thru 2024, 2 yrs/$40M (23-24)

Service Time (01/2024): 15.010 • Free Agent: 2025

Agents: Wasserman • Previously: Jet Sports Management; Proformance

Full Name: Charles Alfred Morton

Nicknames: Ground Chuck or Uncle Charlie

Pronunciation: \MOER-tuhn\

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

2024

Career

WAR

0.4

16.5

133

115

ERA

4.29

4.01

363

362

56.2

2017.0

1939

WHIP

1.324

1.306

2017 Player Pitching Game Log

2017 Player Pitching Game Log
Rk	Date	Lev	Tm		Opp	Inngs	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	GSc	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	SB	CS	PO	BF	Pit	Str	StL	StS	GB	FB	LD	PU
1	2017-04-05	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Seattle Mariners	1-6		6.0	5	2	2	2	4	1	0	56	23	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	90	59	15	12	8	11	5	1
2	2017-04-10	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Seattle Mariners	1-5	L	5.0	7	3	3	2	6	0	1	45	20	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	24	93	61	13	8	7	8	5	0
3	2017-04-17	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Los Angeles Angels	1-5	W	5.0	5	0	0	2	3	0	1	58	20	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	24	92	50	15	6	10	6	4	0
4	2017-04-22	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	L	5.0	8	5	5	2	6	0	0	35	23	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	89	59	17	9	9	8	6	1
5	2017-04-28	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Oakland Athletics	1-7	W	7.0	5	4	4	0	12	2	2	63	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	101	67	22	12	7	8	5	0
6	2017-05-03	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Texas Rangers	1-6	W	6.0	5	1	1	2	8	0	0	64	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	99	63	20	14	6	7	4	0
7	2017-05-09	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Atlanta Braves	1-6	W	5.2	5	3	1	4	5	0	0	52	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	26	84	48	17	4	10	7	2	2
8	2017-05-14 (2)	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	New York Yankees	1-6	W	5.2	4	4	4	4	10	1	1	51	20	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	25	102	62	22	13	6	4	3	0
9	2017-05-19	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Cleveland Indians	1-6	L	5.1	8	4	4	2	5	3	1	39	23	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	103	61	17	13	6	12	8	0
10	2017-05-24	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Detroit Tigers	1-7		7.0	4	2	2	3	6	0	0	64	23	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	26	96	56	24	7	12	5	3	1
		Player Moved from Maj-AL to AAA-PCL
11	2017-06-22	AAA-PCL	Fresno Grizzlies		Sacramento River Cats	1-2	L	2.0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	48	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	36	22	4	4	5	2	1	0
12	2017-06-27	AAA-PCL	Fresno Grizzlies		Albuquerque Isotopes	1-4		4.0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	59	12	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	13	47	29	8	5	7	3	0	0
		Player Moved from AAA-PCL to AA-TL
13	2017-07-02	AA-TL	Corpus Christi Hooks	@	Arkansas Travelers	1-5		4.1	1	2	0	2	5	0	0	60	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	74	50	9	10	2	7	4	1
		Player Moved from AA-TL to Maj-AL
14	2017-07-07	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Toronto Blue Jays	1-6	W	6.0	4	1	1	2	3	1	0	61	19	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	21	95	58	15	8	7	10	2	1
15	2017-07-14	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Minnesota Twins	1-5	W	5.0	3	5	4	5	10	1	1	48	19	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	26	108	68	18	16	5	5	1	1
16	2017-07-19	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Seattle Mariners	1-7	L	6.2	6	4	4	0	5	1	0	51	26	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	26	102	66	15	10	12	9	5	2
17	2017-07-25	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Philadelphia Phillies	1-7	W	7.0	3	0	0	1	9	0	2	79	25	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	105	71	27	11	7	9	6	1
18	2017-07-31	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Tampa Bay Rays	1-6	W	6.0	2	2	2	3	5	1	0	62	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	96	61	15	7	7	8	1	1
19	2017-08-05	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Toronto Blue Jays	1-7		7.0	7	3	3	2	7	0	0	56	28	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	30	92	60	14	14	13	7	5	1
20	2017-08-11	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Texas Rangers	1-6	L	5.2	7	5	3	2	6	0	0	43	24	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	100	66	16	12	8	10	5	0
21	2017-08-16	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Arizona Diamondbacks	1-7	W	6.1	3	1	1	4	9	0	0	68	21	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	25	107	62	22	14	5	7	5	0
22	2017-08-22	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Washington Nationals	1-6	L	6.0	5	4	4	1	6	1	0	51	22	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	95	62	14	15	6	10	4	0
23	2017-08-27	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Los Angeles Angels	1-5		5.0	4	3	3	1	5	0	2	51	17	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	20	88	56	15	10	8	4	2	1
24	2017-09-02	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		New York Mets	1-5	W	5.0	6	2	2	1	9	1	0	55	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	103	67	18	14	5	6	4	0
25	2017-09-09	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Oakland Athletics	1-5	L	5.0	6	3	2	3	8	0	0	50	22	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	110	70	23	11	8	7	4	1
26	2017-09-15	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Seattle Mariners	1-6	W	6.0	5	1	1	1	7	0	0	64	22	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	23	96	65	19	12	9	6	4	1
27	2017-09-23	Maj-AL	Houston Astros		Los Angeles Angels	1-7	W	7.0	4	1	1	1	5	1	2	69	23	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	26	81	55	20	7	11	7	2	1
28	2017-09-29	Maj-AL	Houston Astros	@	Boston Red Sox	1-6	W	5.1	4	2	2	0	4	0	0	56	20	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	64	47	17	4	10	6	3	1

2017 Player Pitching Splits

2017 Player Pitching Splits
Split	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BAbip	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
Total	28	656	584	68	130	39	3	15	4	1	54	171	.223	.302	.377	.678	.288	220	18	13	2	2	1

Home	18	424	379	40	82	22	1	13	4	1	35	109	.216	.294	.383	.676	.267	145	13	7	1	1	0
Away	10	232	205	28	48	17	2	2	0	0	19	62	.234	.316	.366	.682	.324	75	5	6	1	1	1

April	5	126	112	14	30	9	1	3	2	0	8	31	.268	.336	.446	.782	.342	50	1	4	0	1	1
May	5	126	109	14	26	6	0	4	0	1	15	34	.239	.341	.404	.745	.310	44	4	2	0	0	0
June	2	22	20	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	.200	.273	.350	.623	.188	7	2	0	0	0	0
July	6	141	124	14	19	7	0	4	1	0	13	37	.153	.248	.307	.555	.179	38	3	3	0	1	0
August	5	126	112	16	26	7	1	1	1	0	10	33	.232	.307	.339	.646	.321	38	4	2	2	0	0
September	5	115	107	9	25	10	1	2	0	0	6	33	.234	.287	.402	.689	.319	43	4	2	0	0	0

As Starter	28	656	584	68	130	39	3	15	4	1	54	171	.223	.302	.377	.678	.288	220	18	13	2	2	1

vs RHB as RHP	28	347	314		83	26	3	9			26	74	.264	.332	.452	.785	.320	142	11	6	0	0	0
vs LHB as RHP	28	309	270		47	13	0	6			28	97	.174	.267	.289	.556	.243	78	7	7	2	2	1

Bases Empty	28	381	340		79	28	1	7			33	94	.232	.315	.382	.697	.301	130	0	8	0	0	0
Runners On	28	275	244		51	11	2	8			21	77	.209	.283	.369	.652	.267	90	18	5	2	2	1

vs. Younger Batters	28	540	485		105	35	2	12			42	153	.217	.290	.371	.661	.289	180	10	9	1	2	0
vs. Older Batters	22	116	99		25	4	1	3			12	18	.253	.357	.404	.761	.282	40	8	4	1	0	1

Table
Split	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	SO9	SO/W
Total	14	8	.636	3.44	28	28	0	157.0	130	68	60	15	54	1	171	13	0	0	656	1.172	9.8	3.17

Home	10	4	.714	3.23	18	18	0	103.0	82	40	37	13	35	0	109	7	0	0	424	1.136	9.5	3.11
Away	4	4	.500	3.83	10	10	0	54.0	48	28	23	2	19	1	62	6	0	0	232	1.241	10.3	3.26

April	2	2	.500	4.50	5	5	0	28.0	30	14	14	3	8	1	31	4	0	0	126	1.357	10.0	3.88
May	3	1	.750	3.64	5	5	0	29.2	26	14	12	4	15	0	34	2	0	0	126	1.382	10.3	2.27
June	0	1	.000	1.50	2	2	0	6.0	4	1	1	1	2	0	3	0	0	0	22	1.000	4.5	1.50
July	4	1	.800	2.83	6	6	0	35.0	19	14	11	4	13	0	37	3	0	0	141	0.914	9.5	2.85
August	1	2	.333	4.20	5	5	0	30.0	26	16	14	1	10	0	33	2	0	0	126	1.200	9.9	3.30
September	4	1	.800	2.54	5	5	0	28.1	25	9	8	2	6	0	33	2	0	0	115	1.094	10.5	5.50

As Starter	14	8	.636	3.44	28	28	0	157.0	130	68	60	15	54	1	171	13	0	0	656	1.172	9.8	3.17

Please note that splits include both major and minor league stats. We have decided that the splits across all levels is more useful than just minor league stats.

More Morton Pages

Charlie Morton Overview

Minor, Fall & Winter Lg Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

Minor League Batting Game Logs & Splits (s.2008)

Minor League Pitching Game Logs & Splits (s.2008)

More Charlie Morton Pages at Baseball Reference

Charlie Morton

2017 Player Pitching Game Log

2017 Player Pitching Splits

More Morton Pages

Full Site Menu

FAQs, Tip & Tricks