Mort Cooper
1934–1949 · bats R / throws R · ASD, Boston Braves, Chicago Cubs, MLS, NLS, New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals
297G
.194AVG
.223OBP
.246SLG
More career statistics
127H
6HR
68RBI
0SB
128–75W–L
1,840.2IP
913K
2.96ERA
239GS
14SV
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · At bats | 654 | 656 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 721 | 725 |
| Batting · RBI | 68 | 67 |
| Batting · Walks | 23 | 25 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 7,648 | 7,651 |
| Pitching · p er | 606 | 608 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,666 | 1,668 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 5,522 | 5,524 |
| Pitching · p k | 913 | 921 |
| Pitching · p r | 702 | 704 |
| Pitching · p w | 571 | 570 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297 | 721 | 654 | 50 | 127 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 68 | 23 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 161 | .194 | .223 | .246 | .469 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,840.7 | 295 | 239 | 128 | 128 | 75 | 14 | 1,666 | 702 | 606 | 85 | 571 | 913 | 0 | 0 | 2.96 | 1.215 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1941-08-03 to 1941-08-13
5longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 10 scoreless innings | 1943-08-24 | 1 in 1,678 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1943-05-31 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 42 | Four Runs, No Outs | 1944-04-25 | 1 in 121 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 150 | 336 | 51 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 52 | .167 | .182 | .203 |
| Away | 147 | 389 | 76 | 5 | 33 | 15 | 66 | .217 | .234 | .283 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 23 | 50 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | .159 | .180 | .159 |
| May | 51 | 121 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 22 | .161 | .182 | .196 |
| June | 62 | 150 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 23 | .206 | .213 | .235 |
| July | 54 | 112 | 21 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 25 | .210 | .214 | .330 |
| August | 54 | 151 | 25 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | .182 | .205 | .226 |
| September | 52 | 140 | 27 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 21 | .214 | .236 | .278 |
| October | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 51 | 139 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 20 | .213 | .237 | .279 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 44 | 133 | 27 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 17 | .225 | .241 | .300 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 44 | 95 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 17 | .220 | .221 | .253 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 44 | 103 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | .151 | .184 | .204 |
| chicago-cubs | 40 | 89 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 19 | .171 | .169 | .207 |
| new-york-giants | 39 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 14 | .183 | .195 | .239 |
| boston-braves | 27 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 13 | .152 | .171 | .182 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .273 | .286 | .273 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 2 | – | – | – | .222 | 23 | 11 |
| 1939 | St. Louis Cardinals | 47 | 69 | 16 | 2 | 11 | – | .232 | 210 | 130 |
| 1940 | St. Louis Cardinals | 38 | 83 | 13 | – | 3 | – | .157 | 230 | 95 |
| 1941 | St. Louis Cardinals | 29 | 70 | 13 | – | 5 | – | .186 | 186 | 118 |
| 1942 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 103 | 19 | – | 7 | – | .184 | 278 | 152 |
| 1943 | St. Louis Cardinals | 37 | 100 | 17 | 1 | 11 | – | .170 | 274 | 142 |
| 1944 | St. Louis Cardinals | 34 | 96 | 19 | – | 13 | – | .198 | 252 | 98 |
| 1945 | Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 7 | – | .250 | 101 | 59 |
| 1946 |  Boston Braves | 28 | 67 | 14 | 1 | 7 | – | .209 | 201 | 89 |
| 1947 | Boston Braves, New York Giants | 18 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 3 | – | .222 | 82 | 27 |
| 1949 |  Chicago Cubs | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |