Charlie Morton
40-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
5.29
WHIP
1.35
K
18
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Morton continued to fend off Father Time by starting 30 games. He's started at least that many every season since 2018, excluding the truncated 2020 campaign. Morton's control showed signs of age as he posted an 11.6 percent walk rate, the highest since his rookie season. His 25.6 percent strikeout rate dropped a couple of ticks, but it was still within range of the previous few seasons. Morton's elevated walk rate resulted in his highest WHIP since 2012, but Lady Luck was on his side with a low 9.4 percent home run per fly ball rate and a 77.6 percent left on base mark, keeping his ERA in check, albeit at least half a run below the associated estimators. Morton's didn't lose any velocity, but it's still fair to be worried about his spike in control. Atlanta isn't concerned as they picked up Morton's $20 million team option for his 40-year-old season. Hoping for one more productive season is defensible, but Morton should be considered a luxury item, and not counted on as a staff staple. Read Past Outlooks
Struggles against Marlins
Morton pitched 5.2 innings Sunday, allowing six runs on seven hits and a walk while striking out eight batters in a 9-7 win over Miami. He did not factor into the decision.
ANALYSIS
Morton pitched three innings of one-run ball before he surrendered five more runs over the next 2.2 innings. The right-hander has now put together back-to-back disappointing outings, giving up 10 runs on 12 hits and six walks over 11.1 innings. The 40-year-old has pitched exactly 5.2 innings in each of his first three outings in 2024, a mark that he'll look to surpass when he returns to the mound for his next projected start Saturday at home versus the Rangers.
Morton pitched three innings of one-run ball before he surrendered five more runs over the next 2.2 innings. The right-hander has now put together back-to-back disappointing outings, giving up 10 runs on 12 hits and six walks over 11.1 innings. The 40-year-old has pitched exactly 5.2 innings in each of his first three outings in 2024, a mark that he'll look to surpass when he returns to the mound for his next projected start Saturday at home versus the Rangers.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
92
Last 10 Games
92
Last 5 Games
92
How many pitches does Charlie Morton generally throw?
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What part of the game does Charlie Morton generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-3%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-42%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .235 | 206 | 85 | 151 | 27 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .242 | 200 | 69 | 163 | 17 | |||
2024vs Left | .289 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 1 | |||
2024vs Right | .167 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
2023vs Left | .234 | 100 | 47 | 68 | 8 | |||
2023vs Right | .253 | 83 | 36 | 82 | 6 | |||
2022vs Left | .229 | 99 | 33 | 72 | 18 | |||
2022vs Right | .236 | 106 | 30 | 77 | 10 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-33%
ERA at Home
2024
-25%
ERA on Road
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.24 | 1.17 | 169.2 | 11.4 | 3.4 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 4.83 | 1.48 | 182.2 | 9.5 | 4.4 | ||||
2024Home | 6.35 | 1.76 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 7.9 | ||||
2024Away | 4.76 | 1.15 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 2.4 | ||||
2023Home | 3.23 | 1.22 | 75.1 | 10.9 | 3.6 | ||||
2023Away | 3.99 | 1.60 | 88.0 | 9.4 | 5.4 | ||||
2022Home | 3.05 | 1.08 | 88.2 | 12.1 | 3.0 | ||||
2022Away | 5.72 | 1.39 | 83.1 | 9.3 | 3.6 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Charlie Morton compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.25K/9
9.5BB/9
4.2HR/9
1.1Fastball
93.7 mphERA
5.29WHIP
1.35BABIP
.303GB/FB
1.29Left On Base
64.4%Swinging Strike
10.9%Advanced Pitching Stats
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No decision for 2024
According to Justin Toscano of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Morton has yet to make a decision about continuing his MLB career in 2024.
ANALYSIS
The 39-year-old was tagged for six runs over 4.2 innings Sunday against the Marlins, but he's pitched well overall this season with a 3.66 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 182:81 K:BB in 162.1 frames. Atlanta has a $20 million club option with no buyout for Morton next season, which the organization seems likely to exercise if he can stay healthy down the stretch. The right-hander is finishing up his 16th MLB campaign, and it's possible he decides to hang up his cleats this offseason.
The 39-year-old was tagged for six runs over 4.2 innings Sunday against the Marlins, but he's pitched well overall this season with a 3.66 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 182:81 K:BB in 162.1 frames. Atlanta has a $20 million club option with no buyout for Morton next season, which the organization seems likely to exercise if he can stay healthy down the stretch. The right-hander is finishing up his 16th MLB campaign, and it's possible he decides to hang up his cleats this offseason.
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This could be Morton's ride into the baseball sunset as he enters his age-39 season. Atlanta holds a team option for 2024 at $20 million. After helping the club get to and win a championship in 2021, Morton returned from the fractured fibula he suffered in the World Series to go 9-6 with a 4.34 ERA across 172 innings spanning 31 starts last season. For the second consecutive year, Morton was knocked out of the postseason by a comebacker, this time to the elbow although this one didn't do nearly as much damage. He can still drop his excellent curveball in for strikeouts -- he finished 10th in baseball with 205 punchouts last season -- but everything else in his repertoire is rather hittable at this stage. The walks ticked up last year (8.7 BB%) as he nibbled more. Morton has a great defensive outfield behind him and a lot of offense to support him so while there is some age-related decline showing, he can still do a lot of good for a fantasy team.
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Walks five in no-decision
Morton (1-0) didn't factor into the decision Monday, allowing four runs on five hits and five walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out four.
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Holds White Sox scoreless in win
Morton (1-0) allowed no runs on three hits and two walks over 5.2 innings to pick up the win Monday against the White Sox. He struck out six.
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Fans seven Saturday
Morton gave up three runs on five hits and a walk over five innings in Saturday's Grapefruit League game against the Pirates. He struck out seven.
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Blanks Tigers in spring debut
Morton gave up two hits and two walks over 2.2 scoreless innings during Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against Detroit. He struck out three.
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Gets 2024 option picked up
Atlanta exercised Morton's $20 million team option for the 2024 season on Monday, Jeff Passan of ESPN.com reports.
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