Larry Gowell

Lawrence Clyde Gowell

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 182 lb.

Born: May 2, 1948 in Lewiston, ME
High School: Edward Little HS (Auburn, ME)
Drafted by the New York Yankees in the 4th round of the 1967 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 21, 1972
Team: Yankees 1972

Final Game: October 4, 1972
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Standard Pitching

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
1967	19	NYY-min	A-	3	2	.600	3.21	12	9		0	0		56.0	53	26	20	4	37	2	43	4	2	5			1.607	8.5	0.6	5.9	6.9	1.16	ONE · NYPL
1968	20	NYY-min	A-	0	5	.000	4.50	13	9					60.0	61	40	30	2	28								1.483	9.2	0.3	4.2			ONE · NYPL
1969	21	NYY-min	A	16	7	.696	1.74	25	25					196.0	120	50	38	1	77								1.005	5.5	0.0	3.5			FTL · FLOR
1970	22	NYY-min	AA	12	11	.522	3.55	30	29		11	1	1	190.0	159	102	75	10	96	1	129	10	0	13			1.342	7.5	0.5	4.5	6.1	1.34	MAN · EL
1971	23	NYY-min	AA,A	15	8	.652	2.41	28	28		9	1	0	202.0	144	72	54	11	77	1	86	7	0	10			1.094	6.4	0.5	3.4	3.8	1.12	MAN,KIN · EL,CARL
1972	24	NYY-min	AA	14	6	.700	2.54	26	25		11	6	0	181.0	144	63	51	7	57	2	171	5	1	8			1.110	7.2	0.3	2.8	8.5	3.00	WHA · EL
1972	24	NYY	AL	0	1	.000	1.29	2	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	24	246	0.714	3.9	0.0	2.6	9.0	3.50
1973	25	NYY-min	AAA	10	8	.556	3.40	27	24		7	2	0	159.0	144	71	60	9	77	4	104	13	0	9			1.390	8.2	0.5	4.4	5.9	1.35	SYR · IL
1974	26	NYY-min	AAA	8	6	.571	3.27	31	23		7	4	0	143.0	133	64	52	8	57	8	101	5	0	4			1.329	8.4	0.5	3.6	6.4	1.77	SYR · IL
1 Yr				0	1	.000	1.29	2	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	24	246	0.714	3.9	0.0	2.6	9.0	3.50
162 Game Avg.				0	23	.000	1.29	45	23	0	0	0	0	159	68	23	23	0	45	0	159	0	0	0	544	246	0.714	3.9	0.0	2.6	9.0	3.50

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
1972	24	NYY	AL	7.0	2	1	1	1.29	3.26	-0.01	-0.01	93.0	3.04	1	0.2	.1	-0.0	0.2	2	.595	.501	$
1 Season				7.0	2	1	1	1.29	3.26	-0.01	-0.01	93.0	3.04	1	0.2	.1	-0.0	0.2	2	.595	.501	$

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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
1972	24	NYY	AL	2	24	21	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	2	7	.143	.208	.190	.399	.200	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
1 Yr				2	24	21	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	2	7	.143	.208	.190	.399	.200	4	0	0	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				45	544	476	23	68	23	0	0	0	45	45	159	.143	.208	.190	.399	.200	91	0	0	0	23	0	0
MLB Averages																.244	.311	.354	.664	.272

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PtchR	PitchW	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo
1972	24	NYY	AL	1.6	0.2	25	0.1	0.4	-0.3	.87	0.2	-0.1	1.6	0.2	0.87	1.7	0	0	1
1 Yr				1.6	0.2	25	0.1	0.4	-0.3	.87	0.2	-0.1	1.6	0.2	0.87	1.7	0	0	1

Starting Pitching*

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
1972	24	NYY	AL	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	61.0	61	61	0	0	0	1	0.0	0.0	5.0
1 Yr				2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	0	0	0	0	0	0%	61	61	61	0	0	0	1	0.0	0.0	5.0
MLB Averages													.500						60%	55	101	-3					3.7	3.6	6.7

Reliever Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GR	GF	Wgr	Lgr	SVOpp	SV	BSv	SV%	SVSit	Hold	IR	IS	IS%	1^stIP	aLI	LevHi	LevMd	LevLo	Ahd	Tie	Bhd	Runr	Empt	>3o	<3o	IPmult	0DR	Out/GR	Pit/GR
1972	24	NYY	AL	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		6	.865	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.0
1 Yr				2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0			.865	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.0

Ratio Pitching*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	GO/AO	IP%	DPopp	DPs	DP%
1972	24	NYY	AL	24	67%	0.0%	29.2%	8.3%	4.2%	33%	0.50	63%	4	0	0%
1 Yr				24	67%	0.0%	29.2%	8.3%	4.2%	33%	0.50	63%	4	0	0%
MLB Averages					46%	1.8%	14.8%	8.4%	5.7%	26%	1.11	73%			11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

					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
1972	24	NYY	AL	24	3			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	0	0	0	6	0	2	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1 Yr				24	3			0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	50%	0	0	0	6	0	2	0%	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
MLB Averages																		48%							62%

Cumulative Pitching

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+
1972	24	0	1	.000	1.29	2	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	3	1	1	0	2	0	7	0	0	0	24	246	0.714	3.9	0.0	2.6	9.0	3.50	246

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
1972	24	0	0		1.50	6.0	4	1	1	0	3	6	0	1.167	6.0	4.5	9.0	2.00	0.0	2
1 Yr		0	0		1.50	6.0	4	1	1	0	3	6	0	1.167	6.0		9.0	2.00	0.0	2

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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