Larry Foss

Larry Curtis Foss

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 187 lb.

Born: April 18, 1936 in Castleton, KS
School: Wichita State University
Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1955. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 18, 1961
Teams (by GP): Mets/Pirates 1961-1962
Final Game: September 28, 1962
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1961 25 PIT NL 1 1 .500 5.87 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.1 15 11 10 3 11 0 9 2 0 0 70 68 1.696 8.8 1.8 6.5 5.3 0.82
1962 26 NYM NL 0 1 .000 4.63 5 1 2 0 0 0 11.2 17 6 6 2 7 0 3 1 0 0 57 89 2.057 13.1 1.5 5.4 2.3 0.43
2 Seasons 1 2 .333 5.33 8 4 2 0 0 0 27.0 32 17 16 5 18 0 12 3 0 0 127 76 1.852 10.7 1.7 6.0 4.0 0.67
162 Game Avg. 6 11 .333 5.33 45 23 11 0 0 0 153 181 96 91 28 102 0 68 17 0 0 720 76 1.852 10.7 1.7 6.0 4.0 0.67
NYM (1 yr) 0 1 .000 4.63 5 1 2 0 0 0 11.2 17 6 6 2 7 0 3 1 0 0 57 89 2.057 13.1 1.5 5.4 2.3 0.43
PIT (1 yr) 1 1 .500 5.87 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.1 15 11 10 3 11 0 9 2 0 0 70 68 1.696 8.8 1.8 6.5 5.3 0.82

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1961 25 PIT NL 3 70 55 11 15 1 1 3 0 1 11 9 .273 .406 .491 .897 .273 27 1 2 1 1 0 0
1962 26 NYM NL 5 57 47 6 17 2 2 2 0 1 7 3 .362 .446 .617 1.063 .349 29 1 1 1 1 0 0
2 Seasons 8 127 102 17 32 3 3 5 0 2 18 12 .314 .424 .549 .973 .310 56 2 3 2 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 45 720 578 96 181 17 17 28 0 11 102 68 .314 .424 .549 .973 .310 317 11 17 11 11 0 0
MLB Averages

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1961 25 PIT NL 3 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 .667 0 1 0 0 1 33% 43 55 21 2 1 0 2 4.5 5.4 5.1
1962 26 NYM NL 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 21 21 21 0 0 1 0 6.0 2.3 5.0
2 Seasons 8 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 2 .500 0 1 0 0 1 25% 38 55 21 2 1 1 2 4.9 4.7 5.1
MLB Averages

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1962 26 NYM NL 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 7 .564 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 3 3 1 3 0 5.0
1 Season 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% .564 0 0 4 0 0 4 1 3 3 1 3 0 5.0

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1961 25 PIT NL 70 47% 4.3% 12.9% 15.7% 7.1% 33% 0.62 63% 19 1 5%
1962 26 NYM NL 57 40% 3.5% 5.3% 12.3% 10.5% 35% 0.43 75% 12 1 8%
2 Seasons 127 44% 3.9% 9.5% 14.2% 8.7% 34% 0.52 69% 31 2 6%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1961 25 PIT NL 70 15 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 1 0 50% 0 0 0 33 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1962 26 NYM NL 57 17 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 100% 0 0 0 24 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2 Seasons 127 32 5 0 1 1 4 4 1 4 3 0 75% 0 0 0 57 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1961 25 1 1 .500 5.87 3 3 0 0 0 0 15.1 15 11 10 3 11 0 9 2 0 0 70 68 1.696 8.8 1.8 6.5 5.3 0.82 68
1962 26 1 2 .333 5.33 8 4 2 0 0 0 27.0 32 17 16 5 18 0 12 3 0 0 127 76 1.852 10.7 1.7 6.0 4.0 0.67 76

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1961 25 0 1 .000 7.07 14.0 16 12 11 3 12 8 2 2.000 10.3 7.7 5.1 0.67 1.9 3
1962 26 0 1 .000 4.91 11.0 17 7 6 2 7 3 1 2.182 13.9 5.7 2.5 0.43 1.6 5
2 Seasons 0 2 .000 6.12 25.0 33 19 17 5 19 11 3 2.080 11.9 4.0 0.58 1.8 8

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