Larry Gura stats
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1970
- College
- Arizona State
Bio
- Height
- 6' 0"
- Debut
- 1970
- College
- Arizona State
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 403
- W
- 126
- L
- 97
- ERA
- 3.76
- IP
- 2047.0
- K
- 801
- BB
- 600
- WHIP
- 1.28
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CHC | 20 | 1 | 3 | 3.79 | 38.0 | 21 | 23 | 1.53 |
| 1971 | CHC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.00 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 2.33 |
| 1972 | CHC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.65 | 12.1 | 13 | 3 | 1.14 |
| 1973 | CHC | 21 | 2 | 4 | 4.87 | 64.2 | 43 | 11 | 1.39 |
| 1974 | NYY | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2.41 | 56.0 | 17 | 12 | 1.18 |
| 1975 | NYY | 26 | 7 | 8 | 3.51 | 151.1 | 65 | 41 | 1.41 |
| 1976 | KC | 20 | 4 | 0 | 2.30 | 62.2 | 22 | 20 | 1.07 |
| 1977 | KC | 52 | 8 | 5 | 3.13 | 106.1 | 46 | 28 | 1.28 |
| 1978 | KC | 35 | 16 | 4 | 2.72 | 221.2 | 81 | 60 | 1.10 |
| 1979 | KC | 39 | 13 | 12 | 4.47 | 233.2 | 85 | 73 | 1.28 |
| 1980 | KC | 36 | 18 | 10 | 2.95 | 283.1 | 113 | 76 | 1.23 |
| 1981 | KC | 23 | 11 | 8 | 2.72 | 172.1 | 61 | 35 | 1.01 |
| 1982 | KC | 37 | 18 | 12 | 4.03 | 248.0 | 98 | 64 | 1.27 |
| 1983 | KC | 34 | 11 | 18 | 4.90 | 200.1 | 57 | 76 | 1.48 |
| 1984 | KC | 31 | 12 | 9 | 5.18 | 168.2 | 68 | 67 | 1.43 |
| 1985 |  KC/CHC | 8 | 0 | 3 | 9.12 | 24.2 | 9 | 10 | 2.07 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 9
- W
- 2
- L
- 3
- ERA
- 4.07
- IP
- 42.0
- K
- 19
- BB
- 11
- WHIP
- 1.64
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 71
- SHO
- 16
- K/9
- 3.5
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 0
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | CHC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NYY | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYY | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | KC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | KC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | KC | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | KC | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | KC | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | KC | 0 | 12 | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | KC | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | KC | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | KC | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | KC/CHC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Larry Gura's career stats?
Larry Gura played 16 seasons for the Cubs, the Yankees and the Royals. He had 126 wins and 801 strikeouts with a 3.76 ERA over 2,047.0 innings. His best season was 1980: 18 wins, a 2.95 ERA and 113 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1970 to 1985
Larry Gura finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships
- 1985 World Series with the Kansas City Royals
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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