Don Larsen vs Roger Craig

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Don Larsen and Roger Craig compared on their MLB careers: Don Larsen played 14 seasons, 1953 to 1967, Roger Craig 12 seasons, 1955 to 1966. Don Larsen has 81 wins to Roger Craig's 74. Don Larsen won 2 titles, Roger Craig won 3 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Don Larsen and Roger Craig career totals
412GP368
81W74
91L98
3.8ERA3.8
1,548IP1536.1
849K803
725BB522
1.4WHIP1.3
26SV19

How do they compare in the postseason?

Don Larsen and Roger Craig postseason
10GP7
0R0
24H31

Titles and awards

  • Don Larsen: 2 championships; World Series MVP
  • Roger Craig: 3 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 Roger Craig 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.
1st19537124.161955532.78
2nd19543214.37195612113.71
3rd1955923.061957694.61
4th19561153.261958214.50
5th19571043.7419591152.06
6th1958963.071960833.27
7th1959674.331961566.15
8th19601105.38196210244.51
9th1961824.1319635223.78
10th1962544.381964793.25
11th1963773.051965143.64
12th1964492.451966215.56
13th1965122.88————
14th1967009.00————

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA