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Norm Larker
Norman Howard John Larker

Bats Left, Throws Left
Height 6' 0", Weight 200 lb.

Debut April 15, 1958
  vs. SFG 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
Final Game September 28, 1963
Born December 27, 1930 in Beaver Meadows, PA
Died March 12, 2007 in Long Beach, CA

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Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons /
Gamelogs: / Splits: / HR Log / PI Finders:Game / Streak / Event / PI vs. Pitcher
/ Neutralize Stats
 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 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1958 27 LAD NL  99  253   32   70  16  5   4   29   1  1  29  21  .277  .352  .427  102  108   1   5   0   3   8
 1959 28 LAD NL 108  311   37   90  14  1   8   49   0  1  26  25  .289  .344  .418   97  130   8   4   1   2  12
 1960 29 LAD NL 133  440   56  142  26  3   5   78   1  0  36  24  .323  .368  .430  113  189   7   9   2   1   9 MVP-15,AS
 1961 30 LAD NL  97  282   29   76  16  1   5   38   0  0  24  22  .270  .326  .387   83  109   2   3   7   1  11
 1962 31 HOU NL 147  506   58  133  19  5   9   63   1  1  70  47  .263  .358  .374  104  189   4   3   7   7  10
 1963 32 TOT NL  83  161   15   27   6  0   1   14   0  2  26  26  .168  .288  .224   51   36   1   2   2   2   3
         MLN NL  64  147   15   26   6  0   1   14   0  2  24  24  .177  .297  .238   57   35   1   2   2   2   2
         SFG NL  19   14    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   2   2  .071  .188  .071  -22    1   0   0   0   0   1
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 6 Seasons      667 1953  227  538  97 15  32  271   3  5 211 165  .275  .347  .390   97  761  23  26  19  16  53
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        474   55  131  24  4   8   66   1  1  51  40  .275  .347  .390   97  185   6   6   5   4  13
 Career High    147  506   58  142  26  5   9   78   1  2  70  47  .323  .368  .430  113  189   8   9   7   7  12
Special Batting  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons
 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1958 27 LAD NL  291  198   38   5.2   109| .277  .274| .352  .343| .427  .428| .779  .771| 102  .546   1.7   0.2  50%
 1959 28 LAD NL  351  246   43   4.7   111| .289  .278| .344  .345| .418  .430| .762  .776|  97  .505  -1.4  -0.1   0%
 1960 29 LAD NL  493  323   71   5.9   104| .323  .270| .368  .337| .430  .414| .798  .751| 113  .635   9.6   1.0 100%
 1961 30 LAD NL  312  222   34   4.1   112| .270  .279| .326  .347| .387  .435| .713  .782|  83  .441  -7.0  -0.7   0%
 1962 31 HOU NL  590  391   71   4.9    97| .263  .261| .358  .328| .374  .397| .732  .724| 104  .529   5.9   0.6  50%
 1963 32 TOT NL  192  142   12   2.3    88| .168  .253| .288  .315| .224  .378| .512  .693|  51  .270  -9.0  -0.9   0%
         MLN NL  176  128   12   2.5    88| .177  .253| .297  .315| .238  .378| .535  .693|  57  .309  -6.8  -0.7   0%
         SFG NL   16   14    0   0.0    88| .071  .253| .188  .315| .071  .378| .259  .693| -22  .000  -2.2  -0.2   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 6 Seasons      2229 1522  269   4.7   104| .275  .270| .347  .336| .390  .414| .737  .750|  97  .524  -0.2   0.1  37%

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

Pitch Data Summary (Show or Hide)

Fielding  Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Sort by Position, then Year
 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
1958 27 LAD NL OF 43 61 3 1 0 .985 .980 1.49 1.95 1.76 2.26 43 327.0 LF 41 58 3 1 0 .984 .974 1.49 1.54 1.77 2.00 41 311.0 1B 25 178 14 4 18 .980 .990 7.68 8.11 9.28 9.54 22 186.3 RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.75 1.69 2.02 2 16.0 1959 28 LAD NL 1B 55 456 42 5 53 .990 .988 9.05 8.04 9.82 9.58 50 456.3 OF 30 35 6 0 0 1.000 .976 1.37 1.90 1.68 2.21 30 220.0 LF 23 34 5 0 0 1.000 .970 1.70 1.59 1.96 2.04 23 179.0 RF 7 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 1.64 1.32 1.95 7 41.0 1960 29 LAD NL 1B 119 914 80 7 81 .993 .990 8.35 8.20 9.58 9.57 112 933.7 AS LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.55 2.57 1.93 1 7.0 AS 1961 30 LAD NL 1B 86 589 52 3 68 .995 .990 7.45 8.57 9.11 9.82 79 633.0 RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.98 0 5.0 1962 31 HOU NL 1B 135 1148 103 11 103 .991 .990 9.27 7.41 9.84 7.86 130 1144.3 LF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 0.83 1.37 1.25 1.83 5 36.0 1963 32 TOT NL 1B 53 344 35 5 26 .987 .989 7.15 8.36 10.19 9.81 36 334.7 MLN NL 1B 42 320 33 3 23 .992 .989 8.40 8.36 10.23 9.81 35 310.7 SFG NL 1B 11 24 2 2 3 .929 .989 2.36 8.36 9.75 9.82 1 24.0
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
1958 27 LAD NL 1B 25 178 14 4 18 .980 .990 7.68 8.11 9.28 9.54 22 186.3 1959 28 LAD NL 1B 55 456 42 5 53 .990 .988 9.05 8.04 9.82 9.58 50 456.3 1960 29 LAD NL 1B 119 914 80 7 81 .993 .990 8.35 8.20 9.58 9.57 112 933.7 1961 30 LAD NL 1B 86 589 52 3 68 .995 .990 7.45 8.57 9.11 9.82 79 633.0 1962 31 HOU NL 1B 135 1148 103 11 103 .991 .990 9.27 7.41 9.84 7.86 130 1144.3 1963 32 TOT NL 1B 53 344 35 5 26 .987 .989 7.15 8.36 10.19 9.81 36 334.7 MLN NL 1B 42 320 33 3 23 .992 .989 8.40 8.36 10.23 9.81 35 310.7 SFG NL 1B 11 24 2 2 3 .929 .989 2.36 8.36 9.75 9.82 1 24.0 1958 27 LAD NL LF 41 58 3 1 0 .984 .974 1.49 1.54 1.77 2.00 41 311.0 1959 28 LAD NL LF 23 34 5 0 0 1.000 .970 1.70 1.59 1.96 2.04 23 179.0 1960 29 LAD NL LF 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 .952 1.00 1.55 2.57 1.93 1 7.0 1962 31 HOU NL LF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .962 0.83 1.37 1.25 1.83 5 36.0 1958 27 LAD NL OF 43 61 3 1 0 .985 .980 1.49 1.95 1.76 2.26 43 327.0 1959 28 LAD NL OF 30 35 6 0 0 1.000 .976 1.37 1.90 1.68 2.21 30 220.0 1960 29 LAD NL OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.90 3.86 2.19 1 7.0 1961 30 LAD NL OF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.90 0.00 2.16 0 5.0 1962 31 HOU NL OF 6 5 0 0 0 1.000 .980 0.83 1.78 1.25 2.08 5 36.0 1958 27 LAD NL RF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000 .968 1.50 1.75 1.69 2.02 2 16.0 1959 28 LAD NL RF 7 5 1 0 0 1.000 .984 0.86 1.64 1.32 1.95 7 41.0 1961 30 LAD NL RF 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.60 0.00 1.98 0 5.0
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Position Total 1B* 473 3629 326 35 349 .991 .990 8.36 8.04 9.65 9.11 429 3688.3 OF* 82 104 9 1 0 .991 .978 1.38 1.92 1.71 2.23 79 595.0 72 0 10# LF* 72 99 8 1 0 .991 .972 1.49 1.54 1.81 2.00 70 533.0 RF* 10 8 1 0 0 1.000 .978 0.90 1.66 1.31 1.97 9 62.0 +--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+ Overall Total 555 3733 335 36 349 .991 .989 7.33 7.13 8.55 8.15 508 4283
# indicates breakdown of outfield by position games played is for entire career.
An Important note about our fielding stats

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
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1959   WS    LAD CHW     W   6  16   2   3  0  0  0   0   2   3  .188  .278  .188   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.
All-Star Game Batting 

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1960-1 LAD NL       1   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0   0  0   0   0   0           
 1960-2 LAD NL       0   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0           
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 Played 2/2      0   1   1   0  0  0  0   0   1   0   0  0   0   0   0  .000  .500  .000 
+-------------+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+
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.

All-Star
1960-1 *
1960-2 *

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1960-NL-15-0.06
Car-1023-0.06 shares

Batting Average
1960 NL-.323-2

On-base %
1960 NL-.368-8

Doubles
1960 NL-26-10

Bases on Balls
1962 NL-70-10

Offensive Win%
1960 NL-.635-10

Hit By Pitch
1962 NL-7-8

Sac. Hits
1959 NL-8-10

Sac. Flies
1960 NL-9-3

At Bats per Strikeout
1960 NL-18.3-2
1962 NL-10.8-10

 

Gray Ink: Batting - 8 (1485) (Average HOFer ≈ 144)
HOF Standards: Batting - 7.0 (2075) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Batting - 8.5 (1173) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.


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* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Explanation of Similarity Scores


Transactions 

Before 1950 Season: Sent from the Hazleton (North Atlantic) to the Brooklyn Dodgers in an unknown transaction.

October 10, 1961: Drafted by the Houston Colt .45's from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1961 expansion draft.

November 30, 1962: Traded by the Houston Colt .45's to the Milwaukee Braves for Jim Bolger, Don Nottebart, and Connie Grob.

August 8, 1963: Purchased by the San Francisco Giants from the Milwaukee Braves.


The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.
Uniforms 
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