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Larry Jansen

Lawrence Joseph Jansen

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: July 16, 1920 in Verboort, OR
High School: Forest Grove HS (Forest Grove, WA)
Signed by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1947
Teams (by GP): Giants/Redlegs 1947-1956

Final Game: September 25, 1956
Died: October 10, 2009 in Verboort, OR
Buried: Visitation Cemetery, Verboort, OR
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All-Star

Standard Batting

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
1943 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1944 Did not play in major leagues (Did Not Play)
1947 26 NYG NL 42 97 86 6 16 2 0 0 7 0 3 13 .186 .213 .209 .423 12 18 4 0 9 1 MVP-7,RoY-2
1948 27 NYG NL 42 106 95 4 13 3 0 0 7 0 4 22 .137 .172 .168 .340 -8 16 2 0 7 1 MVP-28
1949 28 NYG NL 37 106 97 2 16 3 1 0 4 0 4 18 .165 .198 .216 .415 11 21 1 0 6 1
1950 29 NYG NL 40 108 96 6 16 2 0 1 13 0 3 26 .167 .192 .219 .411 7 21 1 0 9 1 AS,MVP-33
1951 30 NYG NL 39 114 96 5 9 0 0 0 5 0 0 7 33 .094 .155 .094 .249 -32 9 2 0 12 1 AS,MVP-14
1952 31 NYG NL 34 62 45 7 8 1 0 0 9 0 0 11 13 .178 .339 .200 .539 52 9 0 0 6 1
1953 32 NYG NL 36 69 60 5 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 21 .133 .212 .133 .345 -9 8 0 0 3 1
1954 33 NYG NL 13 14 14 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .286 .286 .357 .643 66 5 0 0 0 0 1
1956 35 CIN NL 8 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .083 .000 .083 -75 0 1 0 0 0 0 /1
9 Yrs 291 688 600 37 90 12 1 1 48 0 0 39 157 .150 .202 .178 .380 2 107 11 0 52 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 383 334 21 50 7 1 1 27 0 22 87 .150 .202 .178 .380 2 60 6 0 29
NYG (8 yrs) 283 676 589 36 90 12 1 1 48 0 0 38 150 .153 .204 .182 .386 3 107 10 0 52 0
CIN (1 yr) 8 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .083 .000 .083 -75 0 1 0 0 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1947 26 NYG NL 42 97 -12 0 0 0 10 -1 -0.1 3 2 -0.1 .498 .499 -0.1 0.0 2 $ 1 MVP-7,RoY-2
1948 27 NYG NL 42 106 -15 0 0 0 11 -3 -0.4 4 0 -0.4 .491 .498 -0.4 0.0 0 $ 1 MVP-28
1949 28 NYG NL 37 106 -13 0 -0 0 12 -1 -0.1 4 2 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1950 29 NYG NL 40 108 -14 0 0 0 12 -2 -0.2 4 2 -0.2 .496 .499 -0.2 -0.0 2 $ 1 AS,MVP-33
1951 30 NYG NL 39 114 -20 -0 0 0 11 -8 -0.9 4 -5 -0.9 .477 .494 -0.9 -0.0 -5 $ 1 AS,MVP-14
1952 31 NYG NL 34 62 -3 -0 -0 0 7 4 0.4 2 6 0.4 .512 .503 0.4 0.0 6 $ 1
1953 32 NYG NL 36 69 -10 0 0 0 7 -2 -0.2 2 0 -0.2 .494 .499 -0.2 -0.0 0 $ 1
1954 33 NYG NL 13 14 -1 0 0 0 2 1 0.1 0 2 0.1 .509 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1956 35 CIN NL 8 12 -3 0 -0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .478 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ /1
9 Seasons 291 688 -90 1 1 0 74 -15 -1.6 23 9 -1.6 .495 .499 -1.6 -0.0 9 $
NYG (8 yrs) 283 676 -87 1 1 0 73 -13 -1.4 23 10 -1.4 .495 .499 -1.4 -0.0 10 $
CIN (1 yr) 8 12 -3 0 -0 0 1 -2 -0.2 0 -1 -0.2 .478 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $

Advanced Batting

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
1947 26 NYG NL 97 83 4 1.3 107 .219 .186 .275 .213 .351 .209 .408 .423 .759 12 .087 -11.2 -1.1 .284 .058 .023
1948 27 NYG NL 106 91 3 0.9 103 .178 .137 .270 .172 .345 .168 .400 .340 .744 -8 .049 -14.7 -1.5 .238 .074 .032
1949 28 NYG NL 106 88 4 1.2 104 .203 .165 .270 .198 .344 .216 .405 .415 .749 11 .082 -12.6 -1.3 .305 .093 .052
1950 29 NYG NL 108 90 4 1.2 109 .217 .167 .271 .192 .348 .219 .420 .411 .768 7 .074 -13.4 -1.3 .296 .083 .052 .0
1951 30 NYG NL 114 101 1 0.3 104 .143 .094 .269 .155 .343 .094 .407 .249 .750 -32 .006 -18.3 -1.9 .180 .073 .000
1952 31 NYG NL 62 43 3 1.9 98 .250 .178 .263 .339 .336 .200 .391 .539 .727 52 .189 -2.4 -0.2 .541 .267 .022
1953 32 NYG NL 69 55 2 1.0 113 .205 .133 .278 .212 .350 .133 .433 .345 .782 -9 .049 -9.9 -1.0 .269 .100 .000
1954 33 NYG NL 14 10 1 2.7 110 .400 .286 .275 .286 .347 .357 .426 .643 .772 66 .256 -0.7 -0.1 .500 .071 .071
1956 35 CIN NL 12 12 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .270 .083 .338 .000 .426 .083 .764 -75 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .083 .091 .000
9 Yrs 688 573 22 1.0 106 .201 .150 .271 .202 .345 .178 .410 .380 .755 2 .060 -86.0 -8.6 .280 .093 .028 .0
162 Game Avg. 383 319 12 1.0 106 .201 .150 .271 .202 .345 .178 .410 .380 .755 2 .060 -86.0 -8.6 .280 .093 .028
NYG (8 yrs) 676 561 22 1.0 105 .203 .153 .271 .204 .345 .182 .410 .386 .755 3 .063 -83.1 -8.3 .285 .093 .029 .0
CIN (1 yr) 12 12 0 0.0 107 .000 .000 .270 .083 .338 .000 .426 .083 .764 -75 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .083 .091 .000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1951 30 NYG NL WS NYY L 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

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
1950 NYG NL 29 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1951 NYG NL 30 DNP

Ratio Batting*

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
1947 26 NYG NL 97 0.0% 13.4% 3.1% 2.1% 13% 4.33 6.6 12.3 75%
1948 27 NYG NL 106 0.0% 20.8% 3.8% 2.8% 23% 5.50 4.3 13.6 2.63 69%
1949 28 NYG NL 106 0.0% 17.0% 3.8% 3.8% 25% 4.50 5.4 24.3 0.83 75%
1950 29 NYG NL 108 0.9% 24.1% 2.8% 2.8% 19% 8.67 3.7 96.0 7.4 1.60 64%
1951 30 NYG NL 114 0.0% 29.0% 6.1% 0.0% 0% 4.71 2.9 19.2 1.61 55%
1952 31 NYG NL 62 0.0% 21.0% 17.7% 1.6% 13% 1.18 3.5 5.0 1.75 52%
1953 32 NYG NL 69 0.0% 30.4% 8.7% 0.0% 0% 3.50 2.9 30.0 1.31 57%
1954 33 NYG NL 14 0.0% 28.6% 0.0% 7.1% 25% 3.5 14.0 71%
1956 35 CIN NL 12 0.0% 58.3% 8.3% 0.0% 7.00 1.6 4.00 33%
9 Yrs 688 0.2% 22.8% 5.7% 2.0% 16% 4.03 3.8 600.0 12.5 1.55 64%
MLB Averages 2.0% 10.4% 9.7% 6.5% 28% 1.07 8.5 44.4 8.1 0.97 76%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1947 26 NYG NL -11.2 -1.1 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1948 27 NYG NL -14.7 -1.5 41 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 1.01 -0.5 -0.0 -4.2 -0.4 0.91 -5.6 0
1949 28 NYG NL -12.7 -1.3 67 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 .72 -1.1 -0.1 -12.5 -1.3 0.90 -11.3 0
1950 29 NYG NL -13.4 -1.3 86 -0.8 0.6 -1.4 .77 -1.1 0.0 -11.5 -1.1 0.98 -12.8 0
1951 30 NYG NL -18.3 -1.9 101 -1.8 0.4 -2.1 1.01 -1.5 -0.3 -19.1 -1.9 1.02 -17.5 0
1952 31 NYG NL -2.4 -0.2 47 0.3 0.9 -0.5 .89 -0.0 0.4 1.1 0.1 1.07 -0.1 0
1953 32 NYG NL -9.9 -1.0 63 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 .91 -0.7 -0.0 -8.1 -0.8 0.92 -8.1 0
1954 33 NYG NL -0.7 -0.1 13 0.0 0.2 -0.2 .84 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.1 0.90 0.1 0
1956 35 CIN NL -2.9 -0.3 12 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 1.44 -0.3 -0.1 -4.3 -0.4 1.14 -3.4 0
9 Yrs -86.1 -8.6 430 -4.8 3.1 -7.9 .90 -5.2 -0.2 -58.1 -5.8 0.97 -58.7 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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
1948 27 NYG NL 0 0 24% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1949 28 NYG NL 0 0 10% 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
1950 29 NYG NL 0 0 28% 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 29% 4 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 2
1951 30 NYG NL 1 0 31% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 33% 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1952 31 NYG NL 0 0 37% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11% 6 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0
1953 32 NYG NL 1 0 36% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1
1954 33 NYG NL 0 0 25% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1
1956 35 CIN NL 0 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Yrs 2 0 28% 110 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 23% 20 15 3 2 1 0 9 4 4

Situational Hitting*

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
1948 27 NYG NL 106 38% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 7 117% 10 2 20% 9 2 22% 23 1 4% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1949 28 NYG NL 106 27% 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 150% 10 1 10% 12 2 17% 43 1 2% 4 0 0% 3 1 33% 0
1950 29 NYG NL 108 49% 16 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 9 129% 17 1 6% 20 6 30% 64 10 16% 11 7 64% 2 0 0% 0
1951 30 NYG NL 114 27% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 10 12 120% 25 2 8% 29 5 17% 74 4 5% 5 3 60% 1 0 0% 0
1952 31 NYG NL 62 19% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 120% 9 0 0% 6 3 50% 37 4 11% 0 0 0 0 0
1953 32 NYG NL 69 32% 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 150% 8 0 0% 7 2 29% 39 2 5% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1954 33 NYG NL 14 42% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 4 1 25% 0 0 0 0 0
1956 35 CIN NL 12 42% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 50% 3 0 0% 14 0 0% 2 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
9 Yrs 591 33% 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 0 0 1 0 0 34 52 153% 82 11 13% 87 20 23% 298 23 8% 24 10 42% 9 2 22% 0
MLB Averages 50% 104% 13% 32% 14% 51% 55%

Cumulative Batting

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
1947 26 42 97 86 6 16 2 0 0 7 0 3 13 .186 .213 .209 .423 12 18 4 0 9
1948 27 84 203 181 10 29 5 0 0 14 0 7 35 .160 .191 .188 .379 2 34 6 0 16
1949 28 121 309 278 12 45 8 1 0 18 0 11 53 .162 .194 .198 .392 5 55 7 0 22
1950 29 161 417 374 18 61 10 1 1 31 0 14 79 .163 .193 .203 .397 6 76 8 0 31
1951 30 200 531 470 23 70 10 1 1 36 0 0 21 112 .149 .185 .181 .366 -2 85 10 0 43
1952 31 234 593 515 30 78 11 1 1 45 0 0 32 125 .151 .201 .183 .384 3 94 10 0 49
1953 32 270 662 575 35 86 11 1 1 47 0 0 38 146 .150 .202 .177 .380 2 102 10 0 52
1954 33 283 676 589 36 90 12 1 1 48 0 0 38 150 .153 .204 .182 .386 3 107 10 0 52 0
1955 34 283 676 589 36 90 12 1 1 48 0 0 38 150 .153 .204 .182 .386 3 107 10 0 52 0
1956 35 291 688 600 37 90 12 1 1 48 0 0 39 157 .150 .202 .178 .380 2 107 11 0 52 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

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
1947 26 44 102 90 7 17 2 0 0 8 0 3 14 .189 .215 .211 .426 4 42
1948 27 44 111 100 5 14 3 0 0 8 0 4 23 .140 .173 .170 .343 3 42
1949 28 38 110 100 2 16 3 1 0 4 0 4 19 .160 .192 .210 .402 4 37
1950 29 42 113 101 6 17 2 0 1 13 0 3 27 .168 .192 .218 .410 4 40
1951 30 40 116 98 4 8 0 0 0 4 0 6 34 .082 .135 .082 .216 1 39
1952 31 36 64 47 7 8 1 0 0 9 0 11 14 .170 .328 .191 .519 3 34
1953 32 37 73 63 6 9 0 0 0 2 0 7 22 .143 .229 .143 .371 2 36
1954 33 14 14 14 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 .214 .214 .286 .500 1 13
1956 35 8 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 8
9 Yrs 303 715 624 39 92 12 1 1 49 0 39 164 .147 .198 .175 .372 22 291
162 Game Avg. 162 382 334 21 49 6 1 1 26 0 21 88 .147 .198 .175 .372 12 291

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

All-Star Games
1950 *
1951

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1947 NL (7, 27%)
1948 NL (28, 1%)
1950 NL (33, 1%)
1951 NL (14, 8%)
0.37 Career Shares (534th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1950 NL  9 (9th)
1951 NL  12 (7th)

             

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