Mort Cooper

Mort Cooper

1938–1949 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'2", 210 lb · b. 1913 Atherton, MO

Career 128–75 · 2.97 ERA · 913 SO · 1840.2 IP · 297 G · 127 H · 6 HR · 68 RBI · .194 AVG

Seasons leading his league

9

5 best in baseball 4 league only

29 Top-5 finishes

5 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1942 Best season

Spanning 1939–1946, peaking at 4 titles in 1942.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×3 Sub-2.00 ERA Seasons

Team records #4 Cardinals 1942 ERA #6 Cardinals career ERA #8 Cardinals 1942 WHIP

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

597th League titles 9
505th Best in baseball 5
973rd Top-5 finishes 29

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

87th Shutouts 33
165th Earned Run Average 2.97
206th Walks + Hits / IP 1.22
295th Complete Games 128
391st Wins 128

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Shutouts	2	1st	—	1942 10 1944 7 1943 #2 1946 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	2	1st	—	1942 NL 0.99 1946 NL 1.11 1943 #2
Wins	2	1st	2 yrs (1942–1943)	1942 22 1943 21 1944 #2
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	1	1st	—	1944 1.000
Strikeouts / 9	1	1st	—	1939 NL 5.55 1941 #2 1942 #3
Earned Run Average	1	1st	—	1942 NL 1.78 1943 #2 1944 #3
Complete Games	—	#2	—	1942 #3 1943 #2
Innings Pitched	—	#2	—	1942 #2
Strikeouts	—	#2	—	1939 #3 1942 #2 1943 #2

Title Seasons

5 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1946	1	WHIP 1.11
1944	2	SHO 7 P FPCT 1.000
1943	1	W 21
1942	4	ERA 1.78 W 22 WHIP 0.99 SHO 10
1939	1	K/9 5.55

Pitching

led the league 11 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1938	SLN	NL	2	1	3.04	4	3	1	23.2	17	8	1	12	11	1.23
1939	SLN	NL	12	6	3.25	45	26	4	210.2	208	76	6	97	130	1.45
1940	SLN	NL	11	12	3.63	38	29	3	230.2	225	93	12	86	95	1.35
1941	SLN	NL	13	9	3.91	29	25	0	186.2	175	81	15	69	118	1.31
1942	SLN	NL	22	7	1.78	37	35	0	278.2	207	55	9	68	152	0.99
1943	SLN	NL	21	8	2.30	37	32	3	274.0	228	70	5	79	141	1.12
1944	SLN	NL	22	7	2.46	34	33	1	252.1	227	69	6	60	97	1.14
1945	BSN +1	NL	9	4	2.92	24	14	1	101.2	97	33	5	34	59	1.29
1946	BSN	NL	13	11	3.12	28	27	1	199.0	181	69	16	39	83	1.11
1947	BSN +1	NL	3	10	5.40	18	15	0	83.1	99	50	9	26	27	1.50
1949	CHN	NL	0	0	—	1	0	0	0.0	2	3	1	1	0	—
Career	—	—	128	75	2.97	295	239	14	1840.2	1,666	607	85	571	913	1.22

Batting

11 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1938	SLN	NL	4	9	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	.222	.222	.333	.556
1939	SLN	NL	47	69	4	16	3	0	2	11	1	13	0	.232	.243	.362	.605
1940	SLN	NL	38	83	5	13	2	0	0	3	1	22	0	.157	.167	.181	.347
1941	SLN	NL	29	70	4	13	0	0	0	5	4	10	0	.186	.230	.186	.415
1942	SLN	NL	37	103	6	19	1	0	0	7	3	21	0	.185	.208	.194	.402
1943	SLN	NL	37	100	7	17	3	0	1	11	2	14	0	.170	.186	.230	.416
1944	SLN	NL	34	94	9	19	3	0	0	13	7	12	0	.202	.257	.234	.491
1945	BSN +1	NL	24	32	7	8	0	0	1	8	2	4	0	.250	.294	.344	.638
1946	BSN	NL	28	67	5	14	1	0	1	7	2	14	0	.209	.232	.269	.501
1947	BSN +1	NL	18	27	3	6	2	0	1	3	1	5	0	.222	.276	.407	.683
1949	CHN	NL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—
Career	—	—	297	654	50	127	16	0	6	68	23	118	0	.194	.223	.246	.469

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1938	SLN	NL	P	4	—	—	2	8	1	0	11	.909	2.50
1939	SLN	NL	P	45	—	—	7	25	3	3	35	.914	0.71
1940	SLN	NL	P	38	—	—	4	38	2	1	44	.955	1.11
1941	SLN	NL	P	29	—	—	6	32	1	3	39	.974	1.31
1942	SLN	NL	P	37	—	—	6	44	2	3	52	.962	1.35
1943	SLN	NL	P	37	—	—	7	46	3	3	56	.946	1.43
1944	SLN	NL	P	34	—	—	4	28	0	1	32	1.000	0.94
1945	BSN	NL	P	24	—	—	3	17	2	3	22	.909	0.83
1946	BSN	NL	P	28	—	—	6	25	2	3	33	.939	1.11
1947	BSN	NL	P	18	—	—	5	7	0	0	12	1.000	0.67
1949	CHN	NL	P	1	—	—	0	0	0	0	0	—	0.00
Career	—	—	P	295	—	—	50	270	16	20	336	.952	1.09