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Larry Christenson
Larry Richard Christenson

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 4", Weight 215 lb.

Debut April 13, 1973
vs. NYM 9.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 6 BB, 1 ER, W
Final Game June 3, 1983
Born November 10, 1953 in Everett, WA

Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1972. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1973 19 PHI NL   1   4  10   9   1   0   0  0   34.3   53   25   25   3   20   11   1   1   167   1   0  6.55  3.78   58 2.126
 1974 20 PHI NL   1   1  10   1   0   0   6  2   23.0   20   11   11   2   15   18   0   1    99   3   0  4.30  3.77   88 1.522
 1975 21 PHI NL  11   6  29  26   5   2   2  1  171.7  149   73   70  12   45   88   1   3   689   2   0  3.67  3.74  102 1.130
 1976 22 PHI NL  13   8  32  29   2   0   1  0  168.7  199   77   69   8   42   54   1   4   727   4   1  3.68  3.58   97 1.429
 1977 23 PHI NL  19   6  34  34   5   1   0  0  219.3  229  113   99  21   69  118   7   7   945   1   6  4.06  4.03   99 1.359
 1978 24 PHI NL  13  14  33  33   9   3   0  0  228.0  209   90   82  16   47  131   1   6   925   7   7  3.24  3.58  111 1.123
 1979 25 PHI NL   5  10  19  17   2   0   1  0  106.0  118   56   53   9   30   53   2   2   447   3   3  4.50  3.82   85 1.396
 1980 26 PHI NL   5   1  14  14   0   0   0  0   73.7   62   35   33   4   27   49   3   2   308   4   4  4.03  3.79   94 1.208
 1981 27 PHI NL   4   7  20  15   0   0   3  1  106.7  108   48   42   8   30   70   1   3   446   3   2  3.54  3.63  102 1.294
 1982 28 PHI NL   9  10  33  33   3   0   0  0  223.0  212   95   86  15   53  145   3   3   905   5   3  3.47  3.68  106 1.188
 1983 29 PHI NL   2   4   9   9   0   0   0  0   48.3   42   25   21   2   17   44   1   2   203   1   0  3.91  3.60   92 1.221
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .539  83  71 243 220  27   6  13  4 1402.7 1401  648  591 100  395  781  21  34  5861  34  26  3.79  3.73   98 1.280
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    12  10  35  32   3   0   1  0  206.0  205   95   86  14   58  114   3   4   860   4   3  3.79  3.73   98 1.280
 Career High     19  14  34  34   9   3   6  2  228.0  229  113   99  21   69  145   7   7   945   7   7  3.24  4.03  111 1.123

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1973 19 PHI NL  10   10    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   9  .000  .167  .000  -50    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1974 20 PHI NL  10    4    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   4  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   1   0   0   0   0
 1975 21 PHI NL  29   57    3   14   2  1   2    6   0  0   3  27  .246  .283  .421   91   24   8   0   0   0   0
 1976 22 PHI NL  32   51    5   10   4  0   2    9   0  0   3  28  .196  .241  .392   75   20   6   0   0   0   0
 1977 23 PHI NL  34   74    4   10   0  0   3   13   0  0   4  38  .135  .179  .257   14   19  10   0   0   0   0
 1978 24 PHI NL  33   67    3    5   1  0   1    4   0  0   4  35  .075  .127  .134  -27    9   7   0   0   0   1
 1979 25 PHI NL  19   31    4    9   3  1   1    1   1  0   2  13  .290  .333  .548  134   17   3   0   0   0   0
 1980 26 PHI NL  14   19    6    7   0  0   1    4   0  0   3   9  .368  .455  .526  169   10   3   0   0   0   0
 1981 27 PHI NL  20   30    2    3   0  0   0    1   0  0   1  16  .100  .125  .100  -36    3   3   1   0   0   0
 1982 28 PHI NL  33   67    4    5   2  0   1    7   1  0   2  36  .075  .101  .149  -31   10  12   0   0   0   1
 1983 29 PHI NL   9   17    0    1   1  0   0    1   0  0   0   8  .059  .059  .118  -52    2   1   0   0   0   0
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     243  427   31   64  13  2  11   46   2  0  24 223  .150  .195  .267   26  114  54   1   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        285   21   43   9  1   7   31   1  0  16 149  .150  .195  .267   26   76  36   1   0   0   1
 Career High     34   74    6   14   4  1   3   13   1  0   4  38                          24  12   1   0   0   1

Special Batting Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1973 19 PHI NL   12   10    0   0.0    98| .000  .265| .167  .334| .000  .394| .167  .728| -50  .000  -2.1  -0.2   0%
 1974 20 PHI NL    5    5    0   0.0    98| .000  .267| .000  .340| .000  .386| .000  .725|-100  .000  -1.1  -0.1   0%
 1975 21 PHI NL   68   51    7   3.7    99| .246  .270| .283  .341| .421  .390| .704  .732|  91  .430  -1.3  -0.1   0%
 1976 22 PHI NL   60   47    5   2.9    95| .196  .267| .241  .334| .392  .381| .633  .715|  75  .343  -2.0  -0.2   0%
 1977 23 PHI NL   88   74    4   1.5   107| .135  .275| .179  .344| .257  .419| .436  .763|  14  .108  -9.9  -1.0   0%
 1978 24 PHI NL   78   70    1   0.4    96| .075  .263| .127  .331| .134  .387| .261  .718| -27  .012 -11.8  -1.2   0%
 1979 25 PHI NL   36   25    6   6.5   102| .290  .272| .333  .338| .548  .404| .881  .743| 134  .668   1.3   0.1 100%
 1980 26 PHI NL   25   15    5   9.0    99| .368  .273| .455  .336| .526  .395| .981  .731| 169  .799   1.8   0.2   0%
 1981 27 PHI NL   35   31    1   0.9    95| .100  .267| .125  .333| .100  .383| .225  .716| -36  .055  -5.5  -0.6   0%
 1982 28 PHI NL   81   75    1   0.4    97| .075  .269| .101  .333| .149  .391| .250  .723| -31  .011 -12.2  -1.3 100%
 1983 29 PHI NL   18   17    0   0.0    96| .059  .262| .059  .330| .118  .388| .177  .719| -52  .000  -3.5  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      506  420   30   1.9    99| .150  .269| .195  .336| .267  .394| .462  .731|  26  .188 -46.4  -4.8 100%

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1973 19 PHI NL   P   10      2    5    0    0 1.000  .946  0.70  0.73  1.84  1.89    9   34.3
 1974 20 PHI NL   P   10      1    2    0    0 1.000  .938  0.30  0.71  1.17  1.88    1   23.0
 1975 21 PHI NL   P   29     14   12    2    1  .929  .945  0.90  0.72  1.36  1.86   26  171.7
 1976 22 PHI NL   P   32      9   14    3    1  .885  .950  0.72  0.72  1.23  1.88   29  168.7
 1977 23 PHI NL   P   34     14   28    8    1  .840  .950  1.24  0.67  1.72  1.85   34  219.3
 1978 24 PHI NL   P   33      8   37    3    1  .938  .951  1.36  0.72  1.78  1.91   33  228.0
 1979 25 PHI NL   P   19      4   15    0    0 1.000  .950  1.00  0.66  1.61  1.80   17  106.0
 1980 26 PHI NL   P   14      5   16    3    0  .875  .950  1.50  0.69  2.56  1.91   14   73.7
 1981 27 PHI NL   P   20      8   13    2    0  .913  .959  1.05  0.68  1.77  1.97   15  106.7
 1982 28 PHI NL   P   33     16   26    2    2  .955  .952  1.27  0.70  1.70  1.96   33  223.0
 1983 29 PHI NL   P    9      4    9    1    0  .929  .949  1.44  0.68  2.42  1.92    9   48.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1973 19 PHI NL   P   10      2    5    0    0 1.000  .946  0.70  0.73  1.84  1.89    9   34.3
 1974 20 PHI NL   P   10      1    2    0    0 1.000  .938  0.30  0.71  1.17  1.88    1   23.0
 1975 21 PHI NL   P   29     14   12    2    1  .929  .945  0.90  0.72  1.36  1.86   26  171.7
 1976 22 PHI NL   P   32      9   14    3    1  .885  .950  0.72  0.72  1.23  1.88   29  168.7
 1977 23 PHI NL   P   34     14   28    8    1  .840  .950  1.24  0.67  1.72  1.85   34  219.3
 1978 24 PHI NL   P   33      8   37    3    1  .938  .951  1.36  0.72  1.78  1.91   33  228.0
 1979 25 PHI NL   P   19      4   15    0    0 1.000  .950  1.00  0.66  1.61  1.80   17  106.0
 1980 26 PHI NL   P   14      5   16    3    0  .875  .950  1.50  0.69  2.56  1.91   14   73.7
 1981 27 PHI NL   P   20      8   13    2    0  .913  .959  1.05  0.68  1.77  1.97   15  106.7
 1982 28 PHI NL   P   33     16   26    2    2  .955  .952  1.27  0.70  1.70  1.96   33  223.0
 1983 29 PHI NL   P    9      4    9    1    0  .929  .949  1.44  0.68  2.42  1.92    9   48.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 243     85  177   24    6  .916  .951  1.08  0.70  1.68  1.89  220 1402.7
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       243     85  177   24    6  .916  .951  1.08  0.70  1.68  1.89  220   1403

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Batter

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1977   NLCS  PHI LAD     L   1   1   8.10  0  0  0  0   3.1   7   3   0   2 
 1978   NLCS  PHI LAD     L   1   1  12.46  0  1  0  0   4.1   7   6   1   3 
 1980   NLCS  PHI HOU     W   2   1   4.05  0  0  0  0   6.2   5   3   5   2 
        WS    PHI KCR     W   1   1 108.00  0  1  0  0   0.1   5   4   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  PHI MON     L   1   1   1.50  1  0  0  0   6     4   1   1   8 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     1-2   4   3   7.53  0  1  0  0  14.1  19  12   6   7 
  5 Postseason Ser      2-3   6   5   7.40  1  2  0  0  20.2  28  17   7  15 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1977   NLCS  PHI LAD     L   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   1   1   0       1.000         0  0   0   0   0 
 1978   NLCS  PHI LAD     L   1   1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
 1980   NLCS  PHI HOU     W   2   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
        WS    PHI KCR     W   1   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1981   NLDS  PHI MON     L   1   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   1  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  3 Lg Champ Series     1-2   4   3   0   0  0  0  0   1   1   2  .000  .250  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
  5 Postseason Series   2-3   6   5   0   0  0  0  0   1   1   3  .000  .167  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

Sac. Hits
1982 NL-12-7

Wins
1977 NL-19-7

Won-Loss %
1975 NL-.647-8
1977 NL-.760-3

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1975 NL-1.130-8
1978 NL-1.123-4

Bases on Balls/9IP
1975 NL-2.36-9
1976 NL-2.24-9
1978 NL-1.86-1

Strikeouts/9IP
1981 NL-5.91-8

Shutouts
1978 NL-3-6

Hits Allowed
1977 NL-229-9

SO to Walk
1978 NL-2.79-2
1981 NL-2.33-8
1982 NL-2.74-8

Losses
1978 NL-14-8

Earned Runs Allow.
1977 NL-99-7

Hit Batsmen
1977 NL-7-4

Youngest Player
1973 NL-19-1
1974 NL-20-6

Black Ink: Pitching - 2 (728) (Average HOFer ≈ 40)
Gray Ink: Pitching - 17 (1144) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Batting - 1.0 (3883) Pitching - 10.0 (799) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 9.0 (956) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

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Transactions
June 6, 1972: Drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1972 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1972.
November 13, 1981: Granted Free Agency.
January 25, 1982: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.
November 3, 1983: Released by the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Uniforms
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Sac. Hits 1982 NL-12-7	Wins 1977 NL-19-7	Won-Loss % 1975 NL-.647-8 1977 NL-.760-3	BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1975 NL-1.130-8 1978 NL-1.123-4	Bases on Balls/9IP 1975 NL-2.36-9 1976 NL-2.24-9 1978 NL-1.86-1	Strikeouts/9IP 1981 NL-5.91-8
Shutouts 1978 NL-3-6	Hits Allowed 1977 NL-229-9	SO to Walk 1978 NL-2.79-2 1981 NL-2.33-8 1982 NL-2.74-8	Losses 1978 NL-14-8	Earned Runs Allow. 1977 NL-99-7	Hit Batsmen 1977 NL-7-4
Youngest Player 1973 NL-19-1 1974 NL-20-6