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Larry Jackson
Lawrence Curtis Jackson
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: June 2, 1931 in Nampa, ID
High School: Boise (Boise, ID)
School: Boise State University
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1951. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1955
Final Game: September 27, 1968
Died: August 28, 1990 in Boise, ID
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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
1955 24 STL NL 9 14 .391 4.31 37 25 10 4 1 2 177.1 189 93 85 25 72 11 88 9 0 2 775 94 1.472 9.6 1.3 3.7 4.5 1.22
1956 25 STL NL 2 2 .500 4.11 51 1 26 0 0 9 85.1 75 44 39 5 45 8 50 1 1 4 366 92 1.406 7.9 0.5 4.7 5.3 1.11
1957 26 STL NL 15 9 .625 3.47 41 22 11 6 2 1 210.1 196 84 81 21 57 8 96 4 0 4 861 114 1.203 8.4 0.9 2.4 4.1 1.68 AS
1958 27 STL NL 13 13 .500 3.68 49 23 16 11 1 8 198.0 211 93 81 21 51 11 124 10 1 7 846 113 1.323 9.6 1.0 2.3 5.6 2.43 AS
1959 28 STL NL 14 13 .519 3.30 40 37 2 12 3 0 256.0 271 103 94 13 64 3 145 4 0 7 1081 128 1.309 9.5 0.5 2.3 5.1 2.27
1960 29 STL NL 18 13 .581 3.48 43 38 3 14 3 0 282.0 277 123 109 22 70 4 171 3 0 2 1173 118 1.230 8.8 0.7 2.2 5.5 2.44 AS
1961 30 STL NL 14 11 .560 3.75 33 28 2 12 3 0 211.0 203 99 88 20 56 5 113 4 0 3 880 118 1.227 8.7 0.9 2.4 4.8 2.02 MVP-22
1962 31 STL NL 16 11 .593 3.75 36 35 0 11 2 0 252.1 267 121 105 25 64 6 112 6 1 7 1074 115 1.312 9.5 0.9 2.3 4.0 1.75
1963 32 CHC NL 14 18 .438 2.55 37 37 0 13 4 0 275.0 256 102 78 11 54 3 153 6 2 3 1126 138 1.127 8.4 0.4 1.8 5.0 2.83 AS
1964 33 CHC NL 24 11 .686 3.14 40 38 1 19 3 0 297.2 265 114 104 17 58 8 148 1 0 4 1200 118 1.085 8.0 0.5 1.8 4.5 2.55 CYA-2,MVP-12
1965 34 CHC NL 14 21 .400 3.85 39 39 0 12 4 0 257.1 268 126 110 28 57 8 131 5 0 5 1079 96 1.263 9.4 1.0 2.0 4.6 2.30
1966 35 TOT NL 15 15 .500 3.32 38 35 1 12 5 0 255.0 257 106 94 25 62 5 112 5 0 3 1057 108 1.251 9.1 0.9 2.2 4.0 1.81
1966 35 CHC NL 0 2 .000 13.50 3 2 0 0 0 0 8.0 14 13 12 3 4 0 5 0 0 0 43 27 2.250 15.8 3.4 4.5 5.6 1.25
1966 35 PHI NL 15 13 .536 2.99 35 33 1 12 5 0 247.0 243 93 82 22 58 5 107 5 0 3 1014 119 1.219 8.9 0.8 2.1 3.9 1.84
1967 36 PHI NL 13 15 .464 3.10 40 37 1 11 4 0 261.2 242 111 90 17 54 11 139 6 1 3 1078 110 1.131 8.3 0.6 1.9 4.8 2.57
1968 37 PHI NL 13 17 .433 2.77 34 34 0 12 2 0 243.2 229 86 75 9 60 15 127 4 0 2 997 109 1.186 8.5 0.3 2.2 4.7 2.12
14 Seasons 194 183 .515 3.40 558 429 73 149 37 20 3262.2 3206 1405 1233 259 824 106 1709 68 6 56 13593 113 1.235 8.8 0.7 2.3 4.7 2.07
162 Game Avg. 13 13 .515 3.40 38 30 5 10 3 1 225 221 97 85 18 57 7 118 5 0 4 936 113 1.235 8.8 0.7 2.3 4.7 2.07
STL (8 yrs) 101 86 .540 3.67 330 209 70 70 15 20 1672.1 1689 760 682 152 479 56 899 41 3 36 7056 113 1.296 9.1 0.8 2.6 4.8 1.88
CHC (4 yrs) 52 52 .500 3.26 119 116 1 44 11 0 838.0 803 355 304 59 173 19 437 12 2 12 3448 111 1.165 8.6 0.6 1.9 4.7 2.53
PHI (3 yrs) 41 45 .477 2.95 109 104 2 35 11 0 752.1 714 290 247 48 172 31 373 15 1 8 3089 113 1.178 8.5 0.6 2.1 4.5 2.17

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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
1955 24 STL NL 37 61 57 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 .053 .100 .053 .153 -58 3 1 1 1 0 0 1
1956 25 STL NL 51 12 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 .091 .167 .091 .258 -28 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
1957 26 STL NL 41 79 72 5 13 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 20 .181 .224 .194 .418 13 14 1 0 3 0 0 1 AS
1958 27 STL NL 50 63 60 4 9 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 20 .150 .164 .167 .331 -13 10 2 0 2 0 0 1 AS
1959 28 STL NL 54 89 80 9 9 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 25 .113 .134 .125 .259 -32 10 0 0 7 0 0 1
1960 29 STL NL 52 106 95 10 20 0 1 0 3 0 0 6 21 .211 .257 .232 .489 31 22 1 0 5 0 0 1 AS
1961 30 STL NL 34 83 74 9 13 3 2 0 6 0 0 2 14 .176 .208 .270 .478 21 20 3 1 6 0 0 1 MVP-22
1962 31 STL NL 36 103 89 10 15 3 1 0 4 0 0 7 20 .169 .245 .225 .470 22 20 0 2 5 0 0 1
1963 32 CHC NL 37 98 87 5 17 5 0 0 6 0 0 2 24 .195 .213 .253 .466 31 22 2 0 9 0 0 1 AS
1964 33 CHC NL 40 120 114 2 20 3 0 0 6 0 1 1 26 .175 .183 .202 .384 7 23 1 0 5 0 0 1 CYA-2,MVP-12
1965 34 CHC NL 49 95 86 6 11 0 2 1 5 0 0 5 29 .128 .176 .209 .385 7 18 2 0 4 0 0 1
1966 35 TOT NL 39 100 92 9 13 2 0 1 6 2 0 3 34 .141 .168 .196 .364 1 18 0 0 5 0 0 1
1966 35 CHC NL 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1966 35 PHI NL 36 97 89 9 13 2 0 1 6 2 0 3 32 .146 .174 .202 .376 5 18 0 0 5 0 0 1
1967 36 PHI NL 42 93 87 5 14 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 28 .161 .180 .184 .364 4 16 1 0 4 0 0 1
1968 37 PHI NL 37 90 85 2 12 1 0 0 3 0 1 3 27 .141 .170 .153 .323 -2 13 0 0 2 0 0 1
14 Seasons 599 1192 1089 77 170 22 6 2 48 2 3 41 310 .156 .190 .193 .382 5 210 14 4 58 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 322 295 21 46 6 2 1 13 1 1 11 84 .156 .190 .193 .382 5 57 4 1 16 0 0
STL (8 yrs) 355 596 538 48 83 9 4 0 20 0 1 25 142 .154 .198 .186 .383 1 100 8 4 29 0 0
CHC (4 yrs) 129 316 290 13 48 8 2 1 17 0 1 8 81 .166 .188 .217 .405 13 63 5 0 18 0 0
PHI (3 yrs) 115 280 261 16 39 5 0 1 11 2 1 8 87 .149 .175 .180 .355 2 47 1 0 11 0 0

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1955 STL NL 24 P 37 25 177.1 53 16 30 7 2 .868 2.33 1.24 .955 2.04 0.83
1956 STL NL 25 P 51 1 85.1 33 4 26 3 0 .909 3.16 0.59 .967 2.05 0.83
1957 STL NL 26 P 41 22 210.1 71 18 53 0 3 1.000 3.04 1.73 .961 2.06 0.82 AS
1958 STL NL 27 P 49 23 198.0 37 12 22 3 0 .919 1.55 0.69 .957 1.97 0.77 AS
1959 STL NL 28 P 40 37 256.0 57 18 37 2 5 .965 1.93 1.38 .953 1.99 0.82
1960 STL NL 29 P 43 38 282.0 62 20 38 4 5 .935 1.85 1.35 .963 2.09 0.87 AS
1961 STL NL 30 P 33 28 211.0 60 17 42 1 5 .983 2.52 1.79 .958 2.18 0.88 MVP-22
1962 STL NL 31 P 36 35 252.1 72 19 50 3 3 .958 2.46 1.92 .947 2.07 0.82
1963 CHC NL 32 P 37 37 275.0 83 21 58 4 4 .952 2.59 2.14 .951 2.06 0.84 AS
1964 CHC NL 33 P 40 38 297.2 109 24 85 0 6 1.000 3.30 2.73 .950 2.14 0.84 CYA-2,MVP-12
1965 CHC NL 34 P 39 39 257.1 76 18 58 0 4 1.000 2.66 1.95 .954 2.08 0.81
1966 TOT NL 35 P 38 35 255.0 79 23 50 6 2 .924 2.58 1.92 .948 1.96 0.74
1966 CHC NL 35 P 3 2 8.0 3 0 3 0 0 1.000 3.38 1.00 .933 1.91 0.73
1966 PHI NL 35 P 35 33 247.0 76 23 47 6 2 .921 2.55 2.00 .949 1.96 0.74
1967 PHI NL 36 P 40 37 261.2 90 21 64 5 6 .944 2.92 2.13 .961 2.00 0.78
1968 PHI NL 37 P 34 34 243.2 69 26 43 0 1 1.000 2.55 2.03 .957 2.01 0.85
14 Seasons P 558 429 3262.2 951 257 656 38 46 .960 2.52 1.64 .955 2.05 0.82
14 Seasons TOT 558 429 3262.2 951 257 656 38 46 .960 2.52 1.64 .915 2.05 0.82

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1957 *
1958 *
1960-1
1960-2 *
1963 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1961 NL (22, 0%)
1964 NL (12, 9%)
0.09 Career Shares (926th)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1964 ML (2, 10%)
0.10 Career Shares (175th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1957 NL  3.466 (10th)
1963 NL  2.553 (6th)

Wins s c a p y
1957 NL  15 (7th)
1958 NL  13 (9th)
1960 NL  18 (5th)
1961 NL  14 (10th)
1962 NL  16 (10th)
1964 NL  24 (1st)
1966 NL  15 (10th)
Career  194 (123rd)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1957 NL  .625 (6th)
1964 NL  .686 (5th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1957 NL  1.203 (7th)
1960 NL  1.231 (10th)
1961 NL  1.228 (5th)
1964 NL  1.085 (6th)
Career  1.235 (219th)

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1957 NL  8.387 (10th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1958 NL  2.318 (9th)
1960 NL  2.234 (9th)
1961 NL  2.389 (8th)
1962 NL  2.283 (10th)
1963 NL  1.767 (8th)
1964 NL  1.754 (5th)
1965 NL  1.994 (10th)
1967 NL  1.857 (5th)
Career  2.273 (187th)

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1958 NL  5.636 (7th)

Games Played s c a p y
1956 NL  51 (6th)
1958 NL  49 (9th)
Career  558 (237th)

Saves s c a p y
1956 NL  9 (4th)
1958 NL  8 (8th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1959 NL  256.0 (8th)
1960 NL  282.0 (1st)
1963 NL  275.0 (6th)
1964 NL  297.7 (2nd)
1967 NL  261.7 (7th)
Career  3262.7 (94th)

Strikeouts s c a p y
1958 NL  124 (10th)
1959 NL  145 (7th)
1960 NL  171 (7th)
Career  1709 (105th)

Games Started s c a p y
1959 NL  37 (3rd)
1960 NL  38 (1st)
1962 NL  35 (10th)
1963 NL  37 (6th)
1964 NL  38 (3rd)
1965 NL  39 (5th)
1967 NL  37 (5th)
1968 NL  34 (10th)
Career  429 (88th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1958 NL  11 (9th)
1959 NL  12 (10th)
1960 NL  14 (8th)
1961 NL  12 (9th)
1963 NL  13 (9th)
1964 NL  19 (3rd)
1966 NL  12 (7th)
1967 NL  11 (10th)
Career  149 (230th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1957 NL  2 (10th)
1959 NL  3 (8th)
1960 NL  3 (8th)
1961 NL  3 (3rd)
1962 NL  2 (10th)
1963 NL  4 (10th)
1964 NL  3 (10th)
1965 NL  4 (9th)
1966 NL  5 (1st)
1967 NL  4 (5th)
Career  37 (57th)

Home Runs s c a p y
1955 NL  25 (9th)
1962 NL  25 (9th)
1965 NL  28 (3rd)
1966 NL  25 (9th)
Career  259 (80th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1955 NL  72 (9th)
Career  824 (217th)

Hits s c a p y
1959 NL  271 (3rd)
1960 NL  277 (1st)
1962 NL  267 (6th)
1963 NL  256 (4th)
1964 NL  265 (2nd)
1965 NL  268 (2nd)
1966 NL  257 (4th)
1967 NL  242 (4th)
1968 NL  229 (8th)
Career  3206 (100th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1958 NL  2.431 (3rd)
1959 NL  2.266 (7th)
1960 NL  2.443 (7th)
Career  2.074 (224th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1959 NL  .457 (1st)
1961 NL  .853 (9th)
1963 NL  .360 (2nd)
1964 NL  .514 (7th)
1968 NL  .332 (6th)

Losses s c a p y
1955 NL  14 (6th)
1958 NL  13 (7th)
1959 NL  13 (8th)
1963 NL  18 (2nd)
1965 NL  21 (2nd)
1966 NL  15 (5th)
1967 NL  15 (5th)
1968 NL  17 (3rd)
Career  183 (64th)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1960 NL  109 (3rd)
1962 NL  105 (10th)
1964 NL  104 (3rd)
1965 NL  110 (3rd)
1966 NL  94 (9th)
1967 NL  90 (5th)
Career  1233 (105th)

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1958 NL  7 (6th)
1959 NL  7 (9th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1955 NL  9 (3rd)
1958 NL  10 (2nd)
1967 NL  6 (9th)
Career  68 (168th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1959 NL  1081 (6th)
1960 NL  1173 (1st)
1963 NL  1126 (6th)
1964 NL  1200 (2nd)
1966 NL  1057 (10th)
1967 NL  1078 (6th)
Career  13593 (83rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1956 NL  26 (6th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1957 NL  114 (10th)
1959 NL  128 (6th)
1960 NL  118 (9th)
1961 NL  118 (9th)
1963 NL  138 (5th)

Oldest s c a p y
1968 NL  born 1931-06-02 (10th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 9 (260), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 129 (132), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 46 (286), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 26 (189), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1951 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.

October 17, 1962: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals with Lindy McDaniel and Jimmie Schaffer to the Chicago Cubs for George Altman, Don Cardwell and Moe Thacker.

April 21, 1966: Traded by the Chicago Cubs with Bob Buhl to the Philadelphia Phillies for John Herrnstein, Fergie Jenkins and Adolfo Phillips.

October 14, 1968: Drafted by the Montreal Expos from the Philadelphia Phillies as the 23rd pick in the 1968 expansion draft.

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