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| Name | Team | Age |
| David Morton | Retired (1969, Age 36) | Died (2000, Age 68) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 28 (1953) |
C | B/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Vince Coleman League | 0 | 16 years (105 games) |
| Total Rating
|
Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
|
Mentor vs RHP
|
Mentor vs LHP
|
| Health
|
Injured Days
|
Birthday |
| 0 | 11/4/1932 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Alt Pos (1B) | Alt Pos (---) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (8.9 %) | (0.0 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year
|
Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | E | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1953 | PIT | 59 | 117 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .516 | .260 | .256 | .197 |
| 1954 | PIT | 51 | 93 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .454 | .250 | .204 | .161 |
| 1955 | PIT | 57 | 139 | 7 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .524 | .236 | .288 | .216 |
| 1956 | PIT | 37 | 77 | 9 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .735 | .346 | .390 | .312 |
| 1957 | PIT | 31 | 91 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .718 | .333 | .385 | .319 |
| 1958 | PIT | 43 | 106 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .530 | .265 | .264 | .217 |
| 1959 | PIT | 85 | 194 | 19 | 47 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .647 | .323 | .325 | .242 |
| 1960 | PIT | 73 | 198 | 21 | 53 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 33 | 14 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .754 | .315 | .439 | .268 |
| 1961 | PIT | 58 | 136 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .466 | .238 | .228 | .184 |
| 1962 | PIT | 31 | 65 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .581 | .243 | .338 | .185 |
| 1963 | PIT | 49 | 130 | 8 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .532 | .255 | .277 | .215 |
| 1964 | PIT | 55 | 146 | 14 | 26 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 25 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .584 | .297 | .288 | .178 |
| 1965 | PIT-NYN | 81 | 175 | 14 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .703 | .332 | .371 | .280 |
| 1966 | NYN | 95 | 173 | 18 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .553 | .293 | .260 | .220 |
| 1967 | NYN | 24 | 88 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .595 | .277 | .318 | .227 |
| 1968 | NYN | 49 | 192 | 17 | 43 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .550 | .279 | .271 | .224 |
| 1969 | NYN | 27 | 93 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .515 | .300 | .215 | .183 |
| Total | 905 | 2213 | 200 | 502 | 81 | 6 | 26 | 240 | 186 | 379 | 25 | 8 | 36 | .592 | .288 | .304 | .227 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1969-11-01 | David Morton has retired from the New York Mets |
| 1965-04-19 | A trade has been completed between the New York Mets and the Pittsburgh Blockheads. The Pittsburgh Blockheads receive Red Hartsfield, Trevor Walker, Twink Rudden, Norio Suzuki from the New York Mets in exchange for Clay Andre, Ed Meyers, David Morton. |
| 1953-04-01 | The Pittsburgh Blockheads have promoted David Morton to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Blockheads have designated Lefty Bones for assignment. |