Don Larsen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-4, 215lb (193cm, 97kg)

Born: August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, IN us

Died: January 1, 2020 in Coeur d'Alene, ID

Buried: Cremated

High School: Point Loma HS (San Diego, CA)

Last Game: July 7, 1967 (Age 37-334d)
vs. HOU 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1953 season

Full Name: Don James Larsen

Nicknames: Gooney Bird

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

18.4

ERA

3.78

412

171

1548.0

849

WHIP

1.400

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1947	17	-5.2	Aberdeen	NORL	C	SLB	4	3	.571	3.42	4.94	16			3	1		71.0	65	39	27		31		38	2		0		1.352	8.2		3.9	4.8	1.23
1948	18	-4.1	Aberdeen	NORL	C	SLB	17	11	.607	3.75	4.82	34			17	2		211.0	241	113	88		77		151	4	0	2		1.507	10.3		3.3	6.4	1.96
1949	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	B-C	SLB	6	8	.429		6.29	25			3	0		103.0	125	72	36		49		72	0	0	4		1.689	10.9		4.3	6.3	1.47
1949	19	-2.7	Springfield	IIIL	B	SLB	4	4	.500	4.38	6.08	18			3	0		74.0	92	50	36		25		50	0	0	3		1.581	11.2		3.0	6.1	2.00
1949	19	-5.5	Globe-Miami	AZTX	C	SLB	2	4	.333		6.83	7			0	0		29.0	33	22			24		22	0	0	1		1.966	10.2		7.4	6.8	0.92
1950	20	-3.1	Wichita	WL	A	SLB	6	4	.600	3.14	4.50	21			6	0		106.0	103	53	37	3	38		47	1	7	5		1.330	8.7	0.3	3.2	4.0	1.24

1953	23	-6.9	SLB	AL	Maj	SLB	7	12	.368	4.16	4.62	38	22	14	7	2	2	192.2	201	99	89	11	64	5	96	4	0	3	828	1.375	9.4	0.5	3.0	4.5	1.50
1954	24	-4.6	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	3	21	.125	4.37	4.73	29	28	1	12	1	0	201.2	213	106	98	18	89	15	80	1	0	2	892	1.498	9.5	0.8	4.0	3.6	0.90
1955	25	-1.2	Denver	AA	AAA	NYY	9	1	.900	3.69	4.41	13	13		6	1		100.0	96	49	41	14	43	0	74	0	0	1		1.390	8.6	1.3	3.9	6.7	1.72
1955	25	-3.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	2	.818	3.06	3.53	19	13	5	5	1	2	97.0	81	38	33	8	51	3	44	2	0	1	412	1.361	7.5	0.7	4.7	4.1	0.86
1956	26	-2.4	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	11	5	.688	3.26	3.61	38	20	9	6	1	1	179.2	133	72	65	19	96	0	107	7	0	3	759	1.275	6.7	1.0	4.8	5.4	1.11
1957	27	-1.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	10	4	.714	3.74	4.38	27	20	5	4	1	0	139.2	113	68	58	12	87	0	81	0	0	6	605	1.432	7.3	0.8	5.6	5.2	0.93
1958	28	-0.3	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	9	6	.600	3.07	3.38	19	19	0	5	3	0	114.1	100	43	39	4	52	3	55	4	0	0	491	1.329	7.9	0.3	4.1	4.3	1.06
1959	29	0.8	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	6	7	.462	4.33	4.69	25	18	3	3	1	0	124.2	122	65	60	14	76	2	69	2	0	7	560	1.588	8.8	1.0	5.5	5.0	0.91
1960	30	2.8	Dallas-Fort Worth	AA	AAA	KCA	2	1	.667	2.31	2.31	5	5		2	0		39.0	20	10	10	1	12	0	42	0	0	0		0.821	4.6	0.2	2.8	9.7	3.50
1960	30	2.1	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	1	10	.091	5.38	5.92	22	15	3	0	0	0	83.2	97	55	50	11	42	1	43	0	0	2	381	1.661	10.4	1.2	4.5	4.6	1.02
1961	31		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CHW-KCA	8	2	.800	4.13	4.53	33	4	18	0	0	2	89.1	85	45	41	7	40	2	66	2	0	4	390	1.399	8.6	0.7	4.0	6.6	1.65
1961	31	3.2	KCA	AL	Maj	KCA	1	0	1.000	4.20	5.40	8	1	5	0	0	0	15.0	21	9	7	2	11	0	13	1	0	2	75	2.133	12.6	1.2	6.6	7.8	1.18
1961	31	3.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	7	2	.778	4.12	4.36	25	3	13	0	0	2	74.1	64	36	34	5	29	2	53	1	0	2	315	1.251	7.7	0.6	3.5	6.4	1.83
1962	32	4.2	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	5	4	.556	4.38	4.59	49	0	25	0	0	10	86.1	83	44	42	9	47	7	58	2	0	6	380	1.506	8.7	0.9	4.9	6.0	1.23
1963	33	4.7	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	7	7	.500	3.05	3.34	46	0	26	0	0	4	62.0	46	23	21	8	30	9	44	0	0	4	261	1.226	6.7	1.2	4.4	6.4	1.47
1964	34		2 Teams	NL	Maj	HOU-SFG	4	9	.308	2.45	3.25	36	10	14	2	1	1	113.2	102	41	31	4	26	5	64	1	0	1	470	1.126	8.1	0.3	2.1	5.1	2.46
1964	34	5.8	SFG	NL	Maj	SFG	0	1	.000	4.35	4.35	6	0	3	0	0	0	10.1	10	5	5	0	6	1	6	0	0	0	46	1.548	8.7	0.0	5.2	5.2	1.00
1964	34	5.8	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	4	8	.333	2.26	3.14	30	10	11	2	1	1	103.1	92	36	26	4	20	4	58	1	0	1	424	1.084	8.0	0.3	1.7	5.1	2.90
1965	35		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Maj	HOU	1	2	.333	2.88	3.79	28	2	8	0	0	1	59.1	61	25	19	4	23	3	41	1	0	0	261	1.416	9.3	0.6	3.5	6.2	1.78
1965	35	7.9	BAL	AL	Maj	BAL	1	2	.333	2.67	3.67	27	1	8	0	0	1	54.0	53	22	16	4	20	2	40	1	0	0	234	1.352	8.8	0.7	3.3	6.7	2.00
1965	35	6.7	HOU	NL	Maj	HOU	0	0		5.06	5.06	1	1	0	0	0	0	5.1	8	3	3	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	27	2.063	13.5	0.0	5.1	1.7	0.33
1966	36	10.4	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	8	5	.615	2.50	3.33	35	12		3	1		119.0	134	44	33	4	42	10	64	1	0	5		1.479	10.1	0.3	3.2	4.8	1.52
1967	37		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	SFG	5	4	.556	2.80	3.65	41	0		0	0		74.0	57	30	23	5	16	2	50	1	0	4		0.986	6.9	0.6	1.9	6.1	3.13
1967	37	11.5	Phoenix	PCL	AAA	SFG	0	0		6.00	10.00	6	0		0	0		9.0	11	10	6	2	3	0	4	0	0	1		1.556	11.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	1.33
1967	37	13.7	Dallas-Fort Worth	TL	AA	CHC	5	4	.556	2.35	2.77	35	0		0	0		65.0	46	20	17	3	13	2	46	1	0	3		0.908	6.4	0.4	1.8	6.4	3.54
1967	37	9.6	CHC	NL	Maj	CHC	0	0		9.00	9.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	4.0	5	4	4	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	18	1.750	11.3	2.3	4.5	2.3	0.50
1968	38		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-AAA	CHC	0	4	.000	5.40	6.75	15	0		0	0		20.0	27	15	12	1	6	2	12	0	0	1		1.650	12.2	0.5	2.7	5.4	2.00
1968	38	12.3	Tacoma	PCL	AAA	CHC	0	0		3.86	3.86	6	0		0	0		7.0	8	3	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	0		1.286	10.3	1.3	1.3	3.9	3.00
1968	38	15.3	San Antonio	TL	AA	CHC	0	4	.000	6.23	8.31	9	0		0	0		13.0	19	12	9	0	5	2	9	0	0	1		1.846	13.2	0.0	3.5	6.2	1.80
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		81	91	.471	3.78	4.23	412	171	132	44	11	23	1548.0	1442	728	650	130	725	55	849	26	0	39	6708	1.400	8.4	0.8	4.2	4.9	1.17
Minors (9 seasons)					Minors		57	41	.582		4.54	205	30		40	5		843.0	868	425	307	28	314	14	550	9	7	22		1.402	9.3		3.4	5.9	1.75
All Levels (20 Seasons)							138	132	.511		4.34	617	201	132	84	16	23	2391.0	2310	1153	957	158	1039	69	1399	35	7	61	6708	1.401	8.7		3.9	5.3	1.35

AAA (5 seasons)					Minors		19	7	.731	3.05	3.81	65	30		11	2		274.0	269	116	93	22	101	10	187	1	0	7		1.350	8.8	0.7	3.3	6.1	1.85
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		5	8	.385	3.00	3.69	44	0		0	0		78.0	65	32	26	3	18	4	55	1	0	4		1.064	7.5	0.3	2.1	6.3	3.06
A (1 season)					Minors		6	4	.600	3.14	4.50	21			6	0		106.0	103	53	37	3	38		47	1	7	5		1.330	8.7	0.3	3.2	4.0	1.24
B (1 season)					Minors		4	4	.500	4.38	6.08	18			3	0		74.0	92	50	36		25		50	0	0	3		1.581	11.2		3.0	6.1	2.00
C (3 seasons)					Minors		23	18	.561		5.04	57			20	3		311.0	339	174	115		132		211	6	0	3		1.514	9.8		3.8	6.1	1.60