Larry Gura
Lawrence Cyril Gura
All-Star Player
Bats: Both , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 26, 1947 in Joliet, IL
High School: East (Joliet, IL)
School: Arizona State University
Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1969 amateur draft.
Signed June 25, 1969. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 1970
Final Game: July 27, 1985
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1970 22 CHC NL 20 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1971 23 CHC NL 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 24 CHC NL 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1973 25 CHC NL 22 18 15 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200 .250 .200 .450 23 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1976 28 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1983 35 KCR AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/D
1985 37 TOT MLB 5 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1985 37 CHC NL 5 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 -58 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
16 Seasons 62 38 33 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .091 .143 .091 .234 -36 3 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 99 86 3 8 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 29 .091 .143 .091 .234 -36 8 0 0 8 0 0
CHC (5 yrs) 60 38 33 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .091 .143 .091 .234 -36 3 0 0 3 0 0
KCR (10 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (5 yrs) 60 38 33 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .091 .143 .091 .234 -36 3 0 0 3 0 0
AL (12 yrs) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1970 22 CHC NL 11 11 0 0.0 112 .000 .000 .280 .000 .354 .000 .427 .000 .781 -100 .000 -3.0 -0.3 .000 .000 .000
1971 23 CHC NL 1 1 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .274 .000 .342 .000 .401 .000 .743 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1972 24 CHC NL 1 1 0 0.0 99 .000 .268 .000 .337 .000 .395 .000 .732 -100 .000 -0.3 -0.0 .000 .000 .000
1973 25 CHC NL 18 14 1 1.9 102 .300 .200 .271 .250 .341 .200 .402 .450 .743 23 .188 -1.7 -0.2 .333 .067 .000
1985 37 TOT MLB 7 6 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .271 .143 .341 .000 .404 .143 .745 -58 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
1985 37 CHC NL 7 6 0 0.0 103 .000 .000 .271 .143 .341 .000 .404 .143 .745 -58 .000 -1.4 -0.1 .167 .167 .000
16 Seasons 38 33 1 0.8 105 .136 .091 .273 .143 .344 .091 .410 .234 .754 -36 .045 -6.5 -0.7 .167 .061 .000
162 Game Avg. 99 86 3 0.8 105 .136 .091 .273 .143 .344 .091 .410 .234 .754 -36 .045 -6.5 -0.7 .167 .061 .000
NL (5 yrs) 38 33 1 0.8 105 .167 .091 .273 .143 .344 .091 .410 .234 .754 -36 .044 -6.5 -0.7 .167 .061 .000

All-Star Batting

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Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1980 KCR AL 32 DNP

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1970 22 CHC NL 11 0.0% 45.5% 0.0% 0.0% 2.0 1.33 45%
1971 23 CHC NL 1 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 100%
1972 24 CHC NL 1 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1.0 0%
1973 25 CHC NL 18 0.0% 27.8% 5.6% 0.0% 0% 5.00 3.0 15.0 3.00 56%
1985 37 TOT MLB 7 0.0% 57.1% 14.3% 0.0% 4.00 1.5 1.00 29%
1985 37 CHC NL 7 0.0% 57.1% 14.3% 0.0% 4.00 1.5 1.00 29%
16 Seasons 38 0.0% 39.5% 5.3% 0.0% 0% 7.50 2.2 33.0 2.00 47%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1970 22 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 23 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 24 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 25 CHC NL 1 0 25% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1985 37 TOT MLB 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 37 CHC NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Seasons 1 0 20% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1970 22 CHC NL 11 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 8 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 23 CHC NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 24 CHC NL 1 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 25 CHC NL 18 100% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 4 0 0% 4 0 0% 12 2 17% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1985 37 TOT MLB 7 86% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1985 37 CHC NL 7 86% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
16 Seasons 38 97% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 10 0 0% 10 0 0% 22 2 9% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1970 22 20 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
1971 23 26 12 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
1972 24 33 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
1973 25 55 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 3 0 0 3 0 0
1974 26 55 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 3 0 0 3 0 0
1975 27 55 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 3 0 0 3 0 0
1976 28 56 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 3 0 0 3 0 0
1977 29 56 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 3 0 0 3 0 0
1978 30 56 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 3 0 0 3 0 0
1979 31 56 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 3 0 0 3 0 0
1980 32 56 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 3 0 0 3 0 0
1981 33 56 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 3 0 0 3 0 0
1982 34 56 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 3 0 0 3 0 0
1983 35 57 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 3 0 0 3 0 0
1984 36 57 31 27 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 .111 .143 .111 .254 -32 3 0 0 3 0 0
1985 37 62 38 33 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 .091 .143 .091 .234 -36 3 0 0 3 0 0

Neutralized Batting

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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 G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1970 22 20 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 20
1971 23 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1972 24 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 7
1973 25 22 17 16 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 .250 .294 .250 .544 1 22
1985 37 5 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 .143 .000 .143 0 5
5 Seasons 60 36 34 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 15 .118 .167 .118 .284 1 60
162 Game Avg. 162 97 92 3 11 0 0 0 3 0 5 41 .118 .167 .118 .284 3 60

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 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.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1980

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1978-AL-23-2%
0.02 Career Shares (1327th)

Cy Young (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1978-AL--7--1%
1980-AL--6--1%
1981-AL--9--1%
0.03 Career Shares (226th)

              

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