Don Larsen stats

Last played for the Chicago Cubs, 1967

Pitcher

Age 97

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Don Larsen played 14 MLB seasons, 1953 to 1967.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
412
W
81
L
91
ERA
3.78
IP
1,548.0
K
849
BB
725
WHIP
1.40
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1953BAL387124.16192.296641.38
1954BAL293214.37201.280891.50
1955NYY19923.0697.044511.36
1956NYY381153.26179.2107961.27
1957NYY271043.74139.281871.43
1958NYY19963.07114.155521.33
1959NYY25674.33124.269761.59
1960ATH221105.3883.243421.66
1961ATH/CHW33824.1389.166401.40
1962SF49544.3886.158471.51
1963SF46773.0562.044301.23
1964SF/HOU36492.45113.264261.13
1965HOU/BAL28122.8859.141231.42
1967CHC3009.004.0121.75

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
10
W
4
L
2
ERA
2.91
IP
34.0
K
24
BB
19
WHIP
1.26

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
44
SHO
11
K/9
4.9
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1953BAL0724.50000
1954BAL01213.60000
1955NYY0514.10000
1956NYY0615.40000
1957NYY0415.20000
1958NYY0534.30000
1959NYY0315.00000
1960ATH0004.60000
1961ATH/CHW0006.60000
1962SF0006.00000
1963SF0006.40000
1964SF/HOU0215.10000
1965HOU/BAL0006.20000
1967CHC0002.30000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
97 yearsAug 7, 1929
Debut
1953
World Series MVP
1956

What were Don Larsen's career stats?

Don Larsen played 14 seasons for the Orioles, the Yankees, the Athletics, the Giants and the Cubs. He had 81 wins and 849 strikeouts with a 3.78 ERA over 1,548.0 innings. His best season was 1956: 11 wins, a 3.26 ERA and 107 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

14 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1953 to 1967

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