Don Larsen
Eligible Seasons: 1953-1965
Best Season: 1953
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Pitching Stats
| Team | GP | GS | W | L | SV | IP | BB | K | ER | ERA | ERC | ERC# | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 St. Louis Browns | 38 | 22 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 192.2 | 64 | 96 | 89 | 4.16 | 3.83 | 3.73 | .267 | 1.38 | 1.50 | 4.48 | 2.99 | 0.51 | $5.42M |
| 1954 Baltimore Orioles | 29 | 28 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 201.2 | 89 | 80 | 98 | 4.37 | 4.48 | 4.48 | .274 | 1.50 | 0.90 | 3.57 | 3.97 | 0.80 | $4.63M |
| 1955 New York Yankees | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 97.0 | 51 | 44 | 33 | 3.06 | 3.60 | 3.52 | .229 | 1.36 | 0.86 | 4.08 | 4.73 | 0.74 | $2.21M |
| 1956 New York Yankees | 38 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 179.2 | 96 | 107 | 65 | 3.26 | 3.38 | 3.19 | .204 | 1.27 | 1.11 | 5.36 | 4.81 | 0.95 | $5.36M |
| 1957 New York Yankees | 27 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 139.2 | 87 | 81 | 58 | 3.74 | 3.79 | 3.82 | .220 | 1.43 | 0.93 | 5.22 | 5.61 | 0.77 | $3.60M |
| 1958 New York Yankees | 19 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 114.1 | 52 | 55 | 39 | 3.07 | 3.22 | 3.26 | .233 | 1.33 | 1.06 | 4.33 | 4.09 | 0.31 | $4.16M |
| 1959 New York Yankees | 25 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 124.2 | 76 | 69 | 60 | 4.33 | 4.93 | 4.96 | .260 | 1.59 | 0.91 | 4.98 | 5.49 | 1.01 | $2.60M |
| 1960 Kansas City Athletics | 22 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 83.2 | 42 | 43 | 50 | 5.38 | 5.65 | 5.61 | .293 | 1.66 | 1.02 | 4.63 | 4.52 | 1.18 | $1.21M |
| 1961 Chicago White Sox | 25 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 74.1 | 29 | 53 | 34 | 4.12 | 3.03 | 2.95 | .231 | 1.25 | 1.83 | 6.42 | 3.51 | 0.61 | $1.89M |
| 1962 San Francisco Giants | 49 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 86.1 | 47 | 58 | 42 | 4.38 | 4.45 | 4.39 | .256 | 1.51 | 1.23 | 6.05 | 4.90 | 0.94 | $1.51M |
| 1963 San Francisco Giants | 46 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 62.0 | 30 | 44 | 21 | 3.05 | 2.93 | 3.21 | .203 | 1.23 | 1.47 | 6.39 | 4.35 | 1.16 | $1.38M |
| 1964 Houston Colt 45's | 30 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 103.1 | 20 | 58 | 26 | 2.26 | 2.27 | 2.43 | .233 | 1.08 | 2.90 | 5.05 | 1.74 | 0.35 | $3.00M |
| 1965 Baltimore Orioles | 27 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 54.0 | 20 | 40 | 16 | 2.67 | 3.64 | 3.87 | .255 | 1.35 | 2.00 | 6.67 | 3.33 | 0.67 | $1.02M |
Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | SO | BB | HBP | RC | RC27 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 St. Louis Browns | P | 38 | 85 | 81 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 11.6 | 5.1 | $5.42M |
| 1954 Baltimore Orioles | P | 29 | 95 | 88 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10.1 | 3.9 | $4.63M |
| 1955 New York Yankees | P | 19 | 45 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | $2.21M |
| 1956 New York Yankees | P | 38 | 86 | 79 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 8.6 | 3.6 | $5.36M |
| 1957 New York Yankees | P | 27 | 63 | 56 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5.4 | 3.2 | $3.60M |
| 1958 New York Yankees | P | 19 | 57 | 49 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 8.7 | 6.1 | $4.16M |
| 1959 New York Yankees | P | 25 | 56 | 47 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 5.1 | 3.7 | $2.60M |
| 1960 Kansas City Athletics | P | 22 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | $1.21M |
| 1961 Chicago White Sox | P | 25 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 5.3 | $1.89M |
| 1962 San Francisco Giants | P | 49 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.8 | $1.51M |
| 1963 San Francisco Giants | P | 46 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .6 | 1.8 | $1.38M |
| 1964 Houston Colt 45's | P | 30 | 36 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | $3.00M |
| 1965 Baltimore Orioles | P | 27 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 | 3.5 | $1.02M |
Advanced Hitting Stats
| Team | Pos | GP | PA | AB | BA | BA+ | BA# | OBP | OBP+ | OBP# | SLG | SLG+ | SLG# | OPS | OPS+ | OPS# | HR/AB | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 St. Louis Browns | P | 38 | 85 | 81 | .284 | 108 | .284 | .318 | 94 | .314 | .457 | 119 | .456 | .774 | 108 | .770 | .037 | $5.42M |
| 1954 Baltimore Orioles | P | 29 | 95 | 88 | .250 | 97 | .253 | .290 | 88 | .289 | .409 | 110 | .414 | .699 | 99 | .703 | .011 | $4.63M |
| 1955 New York Yankees | P | 19 | 45 | 41 | .146 | 57 | .148 | .222 | 66 | .219 | .317 | 83 | .318 | .539 | 75 | .537 | .049 | $2.21M |
| 1956 New York Yankees | P | 38 | 86 | 79 | .241 | 92 | .241 | .294 | 86 | .289 | .380 | 96 | .374 | .674 | 92 | .663 | .025 | $5.36M |
| 1957 New York Yankees | P | 27 | 63 | 56 | .250 | 98 | .254 | .317 | 97 | .319 | .339 | 89 | .339 | .657 | 93 | .658 | .000 | $3.60M |
| 1958 New York Yankees | P | 19 | 57 | 49 | .306 | 120 | .311 | .364 | 113 | .367 | .571 | 149 | .571 | .935 | 133 | .938 | .082 | $4.16M |
| 1959 New York Yankees | P | 25 | 56 | 47 | .255 | 101 | .260 | .345 | 107 | .349 | .298 | 78 | .297 | .643 | 91 | .646 | .000 | $2.60M |
| 1960 Kansas City Athletics | P | 22 | 29 | 29 | .207 | 81 | .210 | .207 | 63 | .207 | .241 | 62 | .239 | .448 | 63 | .446 | .000 | $1.21M |
| 1961 Chicago White Sox | P | 25 | 26 | 25 | .320 | 125 | .324 | .320 | 97 | .320 | .440 | 111 | .434 | .760 | 105 | .753 | .040 | $1.89M |
| 1962 San Francisco Giants | P | 49 | 26 | 25 | .200 | 77 | .201 | .200 | 61 | .201 | .280 | 71 | .276 | .480 | 67 | .476 | .000 | $1.51M |
| 1963 San Francisco Giants | P | 46 | 13 | 11 | .182 | 74 | .189 | .250 | 82 | .260 | .182 | 50 | .188 | .432 | 64 | .448 | .000 | $1.38M |
| 1964 Houston Colt 45's | P | 30 | 36 | 31 | .097 | 38 | .099 | .200 | 64 | .207 | .129 | 34 | .131 | .329 | 48 | .338 | .000 | $3.00M |
| 1965 Baltimore Orioles | P | 27 | 11 | 11 | .273 | 113 | .283 | .273 | 88 | .281 | .364 | 98 | .370 | .636 | 94 | .651 | .000 | $1.02M |
Fielding Grades (Fielding/Range/Arm)
| Team | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 St. Louis Browns | B-/C+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | D+/D+ | $5.42M |
| 1954 Baltimore Orioles | A/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.63M |
| 1955 New York Yankees | B/D+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.21M |
| 1956 New York Yankees | C-/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $5.36M |
| 1957 New York Yankees | C/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.60M |
| 1958 New York Yankees | B/C- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $4.16M |
| 1959 New York Yankees | C/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $2.60M |
| 1960 Kansas City Athletics | D+/D | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.21M |
| 1961 Chicago White Sox | A+/A- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | A+/A- | $1.89M |
| 1962 San Francisco Giants | A+/C | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.51M |
| 1963 San Francisco Giants | C+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.38M |
| 1964 Houston Colt 45's | B+/B | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $3.00M |
| 1965 Baltimore Orioles | B/A+ | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | $1.02M |
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