Don Larsen vs Jim Britton

Don LarsenJim Britton

Don Larsen and Jim Britton compared on their MLB careers: Don Larsen played 14 seasons, 1953 to 1967, Jim Britton 4 seasons, 1967 to 1971. Don Larsen has 81 wins to Jim Britton's 13. Don Larsen won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Don Larsen and Jim Britton career totals
412GP76
81W13
91L16
3.8ERA4.0
1,548IP237
849K148
725BB112
1.4WHIP1.4
26SV4

How do they compare in the postseason?

Don Larsen and Jim Britton postseason
10GP1
0R0
24H0

Titles and awards

  • Don Larsen: 2 championships; World Series MVP
  • Jim Britton: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Don Larsen and Jim Britton season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st19537124.161967026.08
2nd19543214.371968463.10
3rd1955923.061969753.78
4th19561153.261971235.72
5th19571043.74————
6th1958963.07————
7th1959674.33————
8th19601105.38————
9th1961824.13————
10th1962544.38————
11th1963773.05————
12th1964492.45————
13th1965122.88————
14th1967009.00————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA