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

Born: July 16, 1920 in Verboort, OR
High School: Forest Grove (Forest Grove, WA)
Signed
by the Boston Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1940. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 17, 1947
Final Game: September 25, 1956
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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
1947 26 NYG NL 42 98 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 37 107 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 39 115 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 -8 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 Seasons 291 691 600 37 90 12 1 1 48 0 0 39 157 .150 .202 .178 .380 2 107 11 0 52 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 385 334 21 50 7 1 1 27 0 22 87 .150 .202 .178 .380 2 60 6 0 29
NYG (8 yrs) 283 679 589 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

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
1947 26 NYG NL 98 83 4 1.3 107 .219 .186 .275 .213 .351 .209 .408 .423 .759 12 .087 -11.1 -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 107 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 115 101 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 1.0 112 .205 .133 .278 .212 .349 .133 .433 .345 .782 -8 .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 0.0 108 .000 .000 .271 .083 .339 .000 .428 .083 .766 -75 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .083 .091 .000
9 Seasons 691 573 22 1.0 106 .201 .150 .271 .202 .345 .178 .410 .380 .755 2 .060 -85.9 -8.7 .280 .093 .028 .0
162 Game Avg. 385 319 12 1.0 106 .201 .150 .271 .202 .345 .178 .410 .380 .755 2 .060 -85.9 -8.7 .280 .093 .028
NYG (8 yrs) 679 561 22 1.0 105 .203 .153 .271 .204 .345 .182 .409 .386 .755 3 .063 -83.1 -8.4 .285 .093 .029 .0
CIN (1 yr) 12 12 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .271 .083 .339 .000 .428 .083 .766 -75 .000 -2.9 -0.3 .083 .091 .000

Postseason Batting

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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

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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
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*

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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
1947 26 NYG NL 98 0.0% 13.3% 3.1% 2.0% 13% 4.33 6.6 12.3 74%
1948 27 NYG NL 106 0.0% 20.8% 3.8% 2.8% 23% 5.50 4.3 13.6 69%
1949 28 NYG NL 107 0.0% 16.8% 3.7% 3.7% 25% 4.50 5.4 24.3 74%
1950 29 NYG NL 108 0.9% 24.1% 2.8% 2.8% 19% 8.67 3.7 96.0 7.4 64%
1951 30 NYG NL 115 0.0% 28.7% 6.1% 0.0% 0% 4.71 2.9 19.2 55%
1952 31 NYG NL 62 0.0% 21.0% 17.7% 1.6% 13% 1.18 3.5 5.0 52%
1953 32 NYG NL 69 0.0% 30.4% 8.7% 0.0% 0% 3.50 2.9 30.0 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 Seasons 691 0.1% 22.7% 5.6% 2.0% 16% 4.03 3.8 600.0 12.5 7.00 64%
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
1954 33 NYG NL 0 0 25% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 Seasons 0 0 28% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
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
1954 33 NYG NL 9 44% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 0 0 0 0 5
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% 2 0 0% 0
9 Seasons 21 43% 90 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 2 11 550% 3 0 0% 17 1 6% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 5
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
1947 26 42 98 86 6 16 2 0 0 7 0 3 13 .186 .213 .209 .423 12 18 4 0 9
1948 27 84 204 181 10 29 5 0 0 14 0 7 35 .160 .191 .188 .379 2 34 6 0 16
1949 28 121 311 278 12 45 8 1 0 18 0 11 53 .162 .194 .198 .392 5 55 7 0 22
1950 29 161 419 374 18 61 10 1 1 31 0 14 79 .163 .193 .203 .397 6 76 8 0 31
1951 30 200 534 470 23 70 10 1 1 36 0 0 21 112 .149 .185 .181 .366 -2 85 10 0 43
1952 31 234 596 515 30 78 11 1 1 45 0 0 32 125 .151 .201 .183 .384 3 94 10 0 49
1953 32 270 665 575 35 86 11 1 1 47 0 0 38 146 .150 .202 .177 .380 2 102 10 0 52
1954 33 283 679 589 36 90 12 1 1 48 0 0 38 150 .153 .204 .182 .386 3 107 10 0 52 0
1955 34 283 679 589 36 90 12 1 1 48 0 0 38 150 .153 .204 .182 .386 3 107 10 0 52 0
1956 35 291 691 600 37 90 12 1 1 48 0 0 39 157 .150 .202 .178 .380 2 107 11 0 52 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
1947 26 44 93 90 7 17 2 0 0 8 0 3 14 .189 .215 .211 .426 4 42
1948 27 44 104 100 5 14 3 0 0 8 0 4 23 .140 .173 .170 .343 3 42
1949 28 38 104 100 2 16 3 1 0 4 0 4 19 .160 .192 .210 .402 4 37
1950 29 42 104 101 6 17 2 0 1 13 0 3 27 .168 .192 .218 .410 4 40
1951 30 40 104 98 4 8 0 0 0 4 0 6 34 .082 .135 .082 .216 1 39
1952 31 36 58 47 7 8 1 0 0 9 0 11 14 .170 .328 .191 .519 3 34
1953 32 37 70 63 6 9 0 0 0 2 0 7 22 .143 .229 .143 .371 2 36
1954 33 14 15 15 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 1 13
1956 35 8 12 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 .000 .083 .000 .083 0 8
9 Seasons 303 664 625 39 89 11 1 1 49 0 39 164 .142 .193 .168 .361 22 291
162 Game Avg. 162 355 334 21 48 6 1 1 26 0 21 88 .142 .193 .168 .361 12 291

* 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
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 (514th)

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

             
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