Norm Larker
Norman Howard John Larker
All-Star Player
Bats: Left , Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: December 27, 1930 in Beaver Meadows, PA
High School: Hazleton (Hazleton, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: April 15, 1958
Final Game: September 28, 1963
Died: March 12, 2007 in Long Beach, CA
    About biographical information

Standard Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) · Hide Partial Seasons
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
1958 27 LAD NL 99 291 253 32 70 16 5 4 29 1 1 29 21 .277 .352 .427 .779 102 108 8 3 1 5 0 73/9
1959 28 LAD NL 108 351 311 37 90 14 1 8 49 0 1 26 25 .289 .344 .418 .762 97 130 12 2 8 4 1 37/9
1960 29 LAD NL 133 493 440 56 142 26 3 5 78 1 0 36 24 .323 .368 .430 .798 113 189 9 1 7 9 2 *3/7 AS,MVP-15
1961 30 LAD NL 97 312 282 29 76 16 1 5 38 0 0 24 22 .270 .326 .387 .712 83 109 11 1 2 3 7 3/9
1962 31 HOU NL 147 590 506 58 133 19 5 9 63 1 1 70 47 .263 .358 .374 .732 104 189 10 7 4 3 7 *3/7
1963 32 TOT NL 83 192 161 15 27 6 0 1 14 0 2 26 26 .168 .288 .224 .512 51 36 3 2 1 2 2 3
1963 32 MLN NL 64 176 147 15 26 6 0 1 14 0 2 24 24 .177 .297 .238 .535 57 35 2 2 1 2 2 3
1963 32 SFG NL 19 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .071 .188 .071 .259 -22 1 1 0 0 0 0 3
6 Seasons 667 2229 1953 227 538 97 15 32 271 3 5 211 165 .275 .347 .390 .736 97 761 53 16 23 26 19
162 Game Avg. 162 541 474 55 131 24 4 8 66 1 1 51 40 .275 .347 .390 .736 97 185 13 4 6 6 5
LAD (4 yrs) 437 1447 1286 154 378 72 10 22 194 2 2 115 92 .294 .350 .417 .767 100 536 40 7 18 21 10
SFG (1 yr) 19 16 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .071 .188 .071 .259 -22 1 1 0 0 0 0
MLN (1 yr) 64 176 147 15 26 6 0 1 14 0 2 24 24 .177 .297 .238 .535 57 35 2 2 1 2 2
HOU (1 yr) 147 590 506 58 133 19 5 9 63 1 1 70 47 .263 .358 .374 .732 104 189 10 7 4 3 7

Advanced Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) · Hide Partial Seasons
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
1958 27 LAD NL 291 198 38 5.2 109 .283 .277 .274 .352 .343 .427 .428 .779 .771 102 .546 1.7 0.2 .729 .265 .150 1.6
1959 28 LAD NL 351 246 43 4.7 111 .291 .289 .278 .344 .345 .418 .430 .762 .776 97 .505 -1.4 -0.1 .671 .209 .129 .0
1960 29 LAD NL 493 323 71 5.9 104 .326 .323 .270 .368 .337 .430 .414 .798 .751 113 .635 9.6 1.0 .739 .191 .107 1.7
1961 30 LAD NL 312 222 34 4.1 112 .275 .270 .279 .326 .347 .387 .435 .712 .782 83 .441 -7.0 -0.7 .618 .202 .117 .0
1962 31 HOU NL 590 391 71 4.9 97 .274 .263 .261 .358 .328 .374 .397 .732 .724 104 .529 5.9 0.6 .693 .249 .111 1.8
1963 32 TOT NL 192 142 12 2.3 88 .191 .168 .253 .288 .315 .224 .378 .512 .693 51 .270 -9.0 -1.0 .446 .205 .056 .0
1963 32 MLN NL 176 128 12 2.5 88 .202 .177 .253 .297 .315 .238 .378 .535 .693 57 .309 -6.8 -0.7 .472 .211 .061 .0
1963 32 SFG NL 16 14 0 0.0 88 .083 .071 .253 .188 .315 .071 .378 .259 .693 -22 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .214 .143 .000
6 Seasons 2229 1522 269 4.7 104 .284 .275 .270 .347 .336 .390 .414 .736 .750 97 .524 -0.2 -0.1 .669 .221 .114 5.5
162 Game Avg. 541 370 65 4.7 104 .284 .275 .270 .347 .336 .390 .414 .736 .750 97 .524 -0.2 -0.1 .669 .221 .114 1
LAD (4 yrs) 1447 989 186 5.0 109 .298 .294 .275 .350 .342 .417 .426 .767 .768 100 .547 2.9 0.3 .693 .212 .123 3.7
SFG (1 yr) 16 14 0 0.0 88 .083 .071 .253 .188 .315 .071 .378 .259 .693 -22 .000 -2.2 -0.2 .214 .143 .000
MLN (1 yr) 176 128 12 2.5 88 .202 .177 .253 .297 .315 .238 .378 .535 .693 57 .310 -6.8 -0.7 .472 .211 .061 .0
HOU (1 yr) 590 391 71 4.9 97 .274 .263 .261 .358 .328 .374 .397 .732 .724 104 .529 5.9 0.6 .693 .249 .111 1.8

Postseason Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · 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
1959 28 LAD NL WS CHW W 6 18 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .188 .278 .188 .465 3 0 0 0 0 0
1 WS 6 18 16 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 .188 .278 .188 .465 3 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
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
1960 LAD NL 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1960 LAD NL 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Appearances) 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) · Hide Partial Seasons
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
1958 27 LAD NL 291 1.4% 7.2% 10.0% 8.6% 36% 0.72 12.0 63.3 8.7 0.89 80%
1959 28 LAD NL 351 2.3% 7.1% 7.4% 6.6% 26% 0.96 12.4 38.9 6.3 0.93 80%
1960 29 LAD NL 493 1.0% 4.9% 7.3% 6.9% 24% 0.67 18.3 88.0 5.6 1.04 85%
1961 30 LAD NL 312 1.6% 7.1% 7.7% 7.1% 29% 0.92 12.8 56.4 7.4 1.08 83%
1962 31 HOU NL 590 1.5% 8.0% 11.9% 5.6% 25% 0.67 10.8 56.2 8.0 0.95 77%
1963 32 TOT NL 192 0.5% 13.5% 13.5% 3.7% 26% 1.00 6.2 161.0 11.5 0.80 71%
1963 32 MLN NL 176 0.6% 13.6% 13.6% 4.0% 27% 1.00 6.1 147.0 10.5 0.78 70%
1963 32 SFG NL 16 0.0% 12.5% 12.5% 0.0% 0% 1.00 7.0 1.00 75%
6 Seasons 2229 1.4% 7.4% 9.5% 6.5% 27% 0.78 11.8 61.0 7.2 0.96 80%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) · Hide Partial Seasons
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
1958 27 LAD NL 7 0 29% 121 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 27% 20 17 2 2 2 0 11 4 7
1959 28 LAD NL 5 0 26% 129 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 7 5 63% 18 7 10 5 2 3 9 2 7
1960 29 LAD NL 7 0 29% 219 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 8 37% 32 23 7 10 6 3 15 4 11
1961 30 LAD NL 5 0 25% 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 6 1 72% 16 5 10 2 0 2 7 0 6
1962 31 HOU NL 7 0 24% 229 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 9 31% 38 28 8 9 6 3 15 6 8
1963 32 TOT NL 4 0 26% 60 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 31% 9 6 3 0 0 0 4 2 1
1963 32 MLN NL 4 0 28% 59 0 2 0% 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 33% 8 5 3 0 0 0 4 2 1
1963 32 SFG NL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 35 0 27% 864 3 5 38% 3 4 0 1 0 0 11 0 36 34 41% 133 86 40 28 16 11 61 18 40
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) · Hide Partial Seasons
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
1958 27 LAD NL 291 96% 70 30 7 0 2 1.14 4 0 5 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 100% 64 8 13% 29 13 45% 171 26 15% 17 12 71% 20 9 45% 0
1959 28 LAD NL 351 91% 90 24 8 1 4 2.39 8 0 17 8 0 2 6 0 16 8 50% 91 12 13% 45 19 42% 255 44 17% 24 14 58% 17 10 59% 0
1960 29 LAD NL 493 94% 142 15 6 0 5 2.24 5 0 13 4 1 3 2 0 11 7 64% 114 9 8% 52 32 62% 362 77 21% 40 29 73% 32 22 69% 0
1961 30 LAD NL 312 94% 76 10 2 0 1 2.89 5 1 9 5 0 1 4 0 2 2 100% 71 11 15% 39 14 36% 237 36 15% 25 11 44% 22 9 41% 0
1962 31 HOU NL 590 80% 133 10 6 0 2 2.20 9 1 11 8 1 1 8 0 4 4 100% 123 10 8% 41 17 41% 409 57 14% 37 18 49% 31 14 45% 0
1963 32 TOT NL 190 92% 27 28 4 0 3 1.37 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 50% 34 3 9% 18 6 33% 111 16 14% 16 9 56% 12 2 17% 3
1963 32 MLN NL 174 92% 26 21 3 0 3 1.31 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 50% 31 2 6% 18 6 33% 104 16 15% 16 9 56% 12 2 17% 3
1963 32 SFG NL 16 94% 1 7 1 0 0 1.54 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 33% 0 0 7 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
6 Seasons 2227 90% 538 117 33 1 17 1.84 32 2 58 30 2 10 22 0 36 23 64% 497 53 11% 224 101 45% 1545 256 17% 159 93 58% 134 66 49% 3
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

Glossary · Click headers to sort · SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK
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
1958 27 99 291 253 32 70 16 5 4 29 1 1 29 21 .277 .352 .427 .779 102 108 8 3 1 5 0
1959 28 207 642 564 69 160 30 6 12 78 1 2 55 46 .284 .348 .422 .770 99 238 20 5 9 9 1
1960 29 340 1135 1004 125 302 56 9 17 156 2 2 91 70 .301 .357 .425 .782 105 427 29 6 16 18 3
1961 30 437 1447 1286 154 378 72 10 22 194 2 2 115 92 .294 .350 .417 .767 100 536 40 7 18 21 10
1962 31 584 2037 1792 212 511 91 15 31 257 3 3 185 139 .285 .352 .405 .757 101 725 50 14 22 24 17
1963 32 667 2229 1953 227 538 97 15 32 271 3 5 211 165 .275 .347 .390 .736 97 761 53 16 23 26 19

Neutralized Batting

SHARE  · CSV · PRE · LINK · Click rows to sum (Clear) · Hide Partial Seasons ·

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
1958 27 104 304 266 32 73 17 5 4 29 1 30 22 .274 .349 .421 .770 39 99
1959 28 113 350 319 36 88 14 1 8 48 0 25 26 .276 .329 .401 .730 42 108
1960 29 139 507 459 57 148 27 3 5 80 1 38 25 .322 .369 .427 .796 73 133
1961 30 101 314 287 27 72 15 1 5 36 0 23 23 .251 .306 .362 .668 31 97
1962 31 147 604 517 62 144 21 5 10 67 1 76 47 .279 .377 .397 .774 76 147
1963 32 83 203 167 18 33 7 0 1 17 0 32 26 .198 .330 .257 .588 14 83
6 Seasons 687 2282 2015 232 558 101 15 33 277 3 224 169 .277 .350 .391 .741 275 667
162 Game Avg. 162 538 475 55 132 24 4 8 65 1 53 40 .277 .350 .391 .741 65 667

* 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
1960-1 *
1960-2 *

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1960 NL (15, 6%)
0.06 Career Shares (1041st)

Batting Average s c a p y
1960 NL  .323 (2nd)

On-Base% s c a p y
1960 NL  .368 (8th)

Doubles s c a p y
1960 NL  26 (10th)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1962 NL  70 (10th)

Offensive Win % s c a p y
1960 NL  .635 (10th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1962 NL  7 (8th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1959 NL  8 (10th)

Sacrifice Flies s c a p y
1960 NL  9 (3rd)

AB per SO s c a p y
1960 NL  18.3 (2nd)
1962 NL  10.8 (10th)

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Gray InkBatting - 8 (1497), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 8 (1201), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 7 (2117), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
Similar Batters 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Compare Stats to Similars
  1. Al Woods (958)
  2. Glenn Adams (956)
  3. Red Ruffing (950) *
  4. Terry Whitfield (948)
  5. Bob Seeds (948)
  6. Bob Boyd (947)
  7. Gene Larkin (946)
  8. Ray Sanders (945)
  9. Johnny McCarthy (944)
  10. Tim Jordan (944)
* - Signifies Hall of Famer
Most Similar by Ages 
 View Player Links in Pop-up
 Hold mouse over #'s to see names
  1. Lyle Mouton (977)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  2. Earl Sheely (962)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Frank Brower (951)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Jimmy Ripple (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Al Woods (958)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Other Resources & Links

Error?     Compare     Search SABR's Baseball Index     Other Links@google.com     Baseball Library     Baseball-Almanac.com     Retrosheet     The Baseball Cube     The Baseball Page     WhatIfSports: Norm Larker    

Viewed 25,245 times through December 4, 2009.
Name and misspellings: Norman Howard John Norm laker Larker

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons (like '#1972', '#1970-1980-sum', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.