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Dan Larson

Daniel James Larson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: July 4, 1954 in Los Angeles, CA
High School: Alhambra HS (Alhambra, CA)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (21st pick) of the 1972 amateur draft. (All Transactions)
Debut: July 18, 1976
Teams (by GP): Astros/Phillies/Cubs 1976-1982

Final Game: June 1, 1982
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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
1976 21 HOU NL 14 34 31 5 9 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 3 .290 .313 .387 .700 106 12 0 0 2 0 0 1
1977 22 HOU NL 33 29 28 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7 .214 .241 .214 .456 29 6 1 0 0 0 0 1
1978 23 PHI NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1979 24 PHI NL 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1980 25 PHI NL 12 14 13 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 .214 .231 .445 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
1981 26 PHI NL 5 12 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 .111 .273 .111 .384 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 /1
1982 27 CHC NL 12 11 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .273 .545 52 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
7 Yrs 80 106 97 10 21 2 1 0 7 0 0 5 15 .216 .255 .258 .513 46 25 1 0 4 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 215 196 20 43 4 2 0 14 0 0 10 30 .216 .255 .258 .513 46 51 2 0 8 0 0
PHI (4 yrs) 21 32 27 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 .111 .200 .148 .348 -3 4 0 0 2 0 0
HOU (2 yrs) 47 63 59 6 15 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 10 .254 .279 .305 .584 68 18 1 0 2 0 0
CHC (1 yr) 12 11 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .273 .545 52 3 0 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
1976 21 HOU NL 14 34 1 -0 0 0 4 4 0.5 1 5 0.5 .534 .503 0.5 0.0 5 $ 1
1977 22 HOU NL 33 29 -3 0 0 0 3 1 0.1 1 2 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 2 $ 1
1978 23 PHI NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1979 24 PHI NL 3 6 -2 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .467 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $ /1
1980 25 PHI NL 12 14 -1 -1 0 0 2 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .498 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1981 26 PHI NL 5 12 -1 -0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1982 27 CHC NL 12 11 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 0.0 1 $ 1
7 Seasons 80 106 -7 -1 0 0 12 5 0.5 3 8 0.6 .507 .500 0.6 0.0 8 $
PHI (4 yrs) 21 32 -4 -1 0 0 4 -1 -0.1 1 -0 -0.1 .494 .500 -0.1 0.0 -0 $
HOU (2 yrs) 47 63 -2 0 0 0 7 5 0.6 2 7 0.6 .512 .502 0.6 0.0 7 $
CHC (1 yr) 12 11 -1 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .507 .501 0.1 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
1976 21 HOU NL 34 24 4 4.5 84 .321 .290 .252 .313 .317 .387 .359 .700 .676 106 .543 0.0 0.0 .591 .129 .097
1977 22 HOU NL 29 23 1 1.2 95 .286 .214 .258 .241 .324 .214 .394 .456 .718 29 .076 -2.8 -0.3 .304 .036 .000
1979 24 PHI NL 6 6 0 0.0 102 .000 .000 .272 .000 .338 .000 .404 .000 .743 -100 .000 -1.4 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
1980 25 PHI NL 14 11 1 2.5 99 .167 .154 .273 .214 .336 .231 .396 .445 .731 22 .270 -1.4 -0.1 .364 .154 .077
1981 26 PHI NL 12 9 1 3.0 96 .111 .111 .268 .273 .334 .111 .384 .384 .719 10 .360 -1.0 -0.1 .375 .222 .000
1982 27 CHC NL 11 8 1 3.4 96 .333 .273 .268 .273 .331 .273 .389 .545 .721 52 .399 -0.8 -0.1 .375 .000 .000
7 Yrs 106 81 8 2.7 93 .256 .216 .261 .255 .326 .258 .382 .513 .708 46 .296 -7.3 -0.7 .390 .093 .041
162 Game Avg. 215 164 16 2.7 93 .256 .216 .261 .255 .326 .258 .382 .513 .708 46 .296 -7.3 -0.7 .390 .093 .041
PHI (4 yrs) 32 26 2 2.1 99 .125 .111 .271 .200 .336 .148 .394 .348 .729 -3 .214 -3.8 -0.4 .292 .148 .037
HOU (2 yrs) 63 47 5 2.9 90 .306 .254 .255 .279 .320 .305 .375 .584 .696 68 .320 -2.7 -0.3 .444 .085 .051
CHC (1 yr) 11 8 1 3.4 96 .333 .273 .268 .273 .331 .273 .389 .545 .721 52 .399 -0.8 -0.1 .375 .000 .000

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
1976 21 HOU NL 34 0.0% 8.8% 2.9% 5.9% 22% 3.00 10.3 5.2 5.67 82%
1977 22 HOU NL 29 0.0% 24.1% 3.5% 0.0% 0% 7.00 4.0 28.0 3.25 72%
1979 24 PHI NL 6 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5 3.00 50%
1980 25 PHI NL 14 0.0% 7.1% 7.1% 7.1% 50% 1.00 13.0 9.00 86%
1981 26 PHI NL 12 0.0% 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0% 0.00 8.00 75%
1982 27 CHC NL 11 0.0% 18.2% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.5 5.00 82%
7 Yrs 106 0.0% 14.2% 4.7% 2.8% 14% 3.00 6.5 13.9 5.00 77%
MLB Averages 1.9% 12.8% 8.4% 6.5% 28% 1.53 7.0 45.9 8.6 1.10 75%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1976 21 HOU NL 0.0 0.0 34 0.3 0.7 -0.4 .86 0.0 0.3 2.5 0.3 0.94 0.2 0
1977 22 HOU NL -2.8 -0.3 29 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 .91 -0.3 -0.2 -4.1 -0.4 0.96 -3.6 0
1978 23 PHI NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1979 24 PHI NL -1.4 -0.2 6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .52 -0.1 0.0 -1.2 -0.1 0.81 -1.5 0
1980 25 PHI NL -1.4 -0.1 14 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 1.11 -0.1 -0.1 -2.4 -0.2 0.92 -1.7 0
1981 26 PHI NL -1.0 -0.1 12 -0.0 0.1 -0.2 .79 -0.1 0.1 -1.8 -0.2 1.18 -1.4 0
1982 27 CHC NL -0.8 -0.1 12 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 .65 -0.1 -0.1 -0.9 -0.1 0.86 -0.8 0
7 Yrs -7.3 -0.7 107 -0.7 1.0 -1.7 .86 -0.8 -0.0 -7.9 -0.8 0.95 -8.8 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
1976 21 HOU NL 1 0 50% 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29% 5 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 1
1977 22 HOU NL 0 0 14% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25% 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1979 24 PHI 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
1980 25 PHI NL 0 0 0% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1981 26 PHI NL 0 0 67% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
1982 27 CHC NL 0 0 67% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 1 0 39% 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 17% 12 10 2 2 2 0 4 2 1

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
1976 21 HOU NL 34 21% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 2 0 0% 22 6 27% 2 2 100% 1 1 100% 0
1977 22 HOU NL 29 41% 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 4 1 25% 6 0 0% 19 1 5% 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 0
1979 24 PHI NL 6 17% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 2 0 0% 2 0 0% 3 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1980 25 PHI NL 14 14% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 2 0 0% 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1981 26 PHI NL 12 25% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 100% 3 0 0% 2 0 0% 12 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
1982 27 CHC NL 11 55% 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
7 Yrs 106 29% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 67% 14 1 7% 14 0 0% 69 7 10% 6 3 50% 2 1 50% 0
MLB Averages 56% 80% 11% 35% 15% 51% 54%

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
1976 21 14 34 31 5 9 1 1 0 6 0 0 1 3 .290 .313 .387 .700 106 12 0 0 2 0 0
1977 22 47 63 59 6 15 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 10 .254 .279 .305 .584 68 18 1 0 2 0 0
1978 23 48 63 59 6 15 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 10 .254 .279 .305 .584 68 18 1 0 2 0 0
1979 24 51 69 64 6 15 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 12 .234 .258 .281 .539 54 18 1 0 3 0 0
1980 25 63 83 77 6 17 2 1 0 7 0 0 3 13 .221 .250 .273 .523 49 21 1 0 3 0 0
1981 26 68 95 86 8 18 2 1 0 7 0 0 5 13 .209 .253 .256 .509 45 22 1 0 4 0 0
1982 27 80 106 97 10 21 2 1 0 7 0 0 5 15 .216 .255 .258 .513 46 25 1 0 4 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
1976 21 14 36 33 7 11 1 1 0 8 0 1 3 .333 .353 .424 .777 5 14
1977 22 33 30 29 1 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 .241 .267 .241 .508 2 33
1979 24 3 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 3
1980 25 12 16 14 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .214 .313 .357 .670 1 12
1981 26 8 19 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 .176 .000 .176 0 5
1982 27 12 11 11 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .273 .545 1 12
6 Yrs 82 118 106 10 24 3 1 0 9 0 7 15 .226 .274 .274 .548 9 79
162 Game Avg. 162 233 209 20 47 6 2 0 18 0 14 30 .226 .274 .274 .548 18 79

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 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. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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