Sparrow Morton vs. Lefty Moses — Career Comparison

Sparrow Morton
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lefty Moses
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lefty Moses built a career as a starting pitcher and Sparrow Morton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lefty Moses posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.95 and WHIP 1.527 compared to 5.29 and 1.588 for Sparrow Morton. By the career numbers, Lefty Moses had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sparrow Morton and Lefty Moses

Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.4
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.44
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.64
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.48
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.29
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.95
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56.1
9
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.47
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
8.31
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.82
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
5.43
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.82
5.82
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
6.39
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.12
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.48
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
43.94
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
248
39.62
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.32
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10.59
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5.59
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.8
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.12
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
38.12
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
32.75
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.94
43.94
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Sparrow Morton and Lefty Moses

Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.4
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.44
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
27
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
27
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
9
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56.1
9
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.06
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.59
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.51
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.06
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.71
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
3.67
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.65
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.67
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.43
71.43
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sparrow Morton and Lefty Moses

Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
150
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
457.14
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.328
0.328
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
102.45
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
14.38
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
300
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.45
109.12
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
2.82
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
225
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Sparrow Morton
Career
Per 600 PA
Lefty Moses
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100