Larry Gura

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Both • Throws: Left

6-0, 170lb (183cm, 77kg)

Born: November 26, 1947 in Joliet, IL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2nd round of the 1969 MLB June Amateur Draft from Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ).

High School: East HS (Joliet, IL)

School: Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

Debut: April 30, 1970 (Age 22-155d, 10,591st in MLB history)
vs. ATL 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: July 27, 1985 (Age 37-243d)
vs. LAD 3.0 IP, 7 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Full Name: Lawrence Cyril Gura

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1x All-Star

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

21.4

W

126

L

ERA

3.76

G

403

GS

261

SV

IP

2047.0

SO

801

WHIP

1.280

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1969	21	CHC-min	AAA,WRk	9	10	.474	2.83	27	18		4	1	4	140.0	128	52	44	6	32	5	93	0	0	2				1.143	8.2	0.4	2.1	6.0	2.91	TAC,CBZ PCL,AZIL
1970	22	CHC-min	AAA	3	4	.429	3.98	10	10		2	2	0	61.0	55	32	27	4	17	3	32	3	0	1				1.180	8.1	0.6	2.5	4.7	1.88	TAC PCL
1970	22	CHC	NL	1	3	.250	3.79	20	3	10	1	0	1	38.0	35	18	16	6	23	3	21	1	0	0	167	119	5.48	1.526	8.3	1.4	5.4	5.0	0.91
1971	23	CHC-min	AAA	11	8	.579	3.55	30	27		6	0	0	190.0	199	93	75	23	50	7	140	2	1	3				1.311	9.4	1.1	2.4	6.6	2.80	TAC PCL
1971	23	CHC	NL	0	0		6.00	6	0	2	0	0	1	3.0	6	3	2	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	18	73	2.12	2.333	18.0	0.0	3.0	6.0	2.00
1972	24	CHC-min	AAA	11	4	.733	3.67	26	18		4	2	2	130.0	127	60	53	19	38	1	109	1	0	2				1.269	8.8	1.3	2.6	7.5	2.87	WCH AA
1972	24	CHC	NL	0	0		3.65	7	0	2	0	0	0	12.1	11	5	5	3	3	1	13	0	0	1	49	107	4.18	1.135	8.0	2.2	2.2	9.5	4.33
1973	25	CHC-min	AAA	1	2	.333	4.65	5	5		0	0	0	31.0	38	18	16	3	11	1	29	1	0	2				1.581	11.0	0.9	3.2	8.4	2.64	WCH AA
1973	25	CHC	NL	2	4	.333	4.87	21	7	6	0	0	0	64.2	79	39	35	10	11	0	43	1	0	1	282	81	3.80	1.392	11.0	1.4	1.5	6.0	3.91
1974	26	NYY-TEX-min	AAA	8	8	.500	2.33	24	20		7	4	1	147.0	123	46	38	13	28	3	122	0	0	1				1.027	7.5	0.8	1.7	7.5	4.36	SYR,SPO IL,PCL
1974	26	NYY	AL	5	1	.833	2.41	8	8	0	4	2	0	56.0	54	17	15	2	12	1	17	0	0	0	230	149	3.08	1.179	8.7	0.3	1.9	2.7	1.42
1975	27	NYY	AL	7	8	.467	3.51	26	20	3	5	0	0	151.1	173	65	59	13	41	1	65	3	0	0	640	106	3.72	1.414	10.3	0.8	2.4	3.9	1.59
1976	28	KCR	AL	4	0	1.000	2.30	20	2	7	1	1	1	62.2	47	20	16	4	20	3	22	1	0	2	249	154	3.77	1.069	6.8	0.6	2.9	3.2	1.10
1977	29	KCR	AL	8	5	.615	3.13	52	6	24	1	1	10	106.1	108	43	37	8	28	4	46	1	1	4	445	131	3.67	1.279	9.1	0.7	2.4	3.9	1.64
1978	30	KCR	AL	16	4	.800	2.72	35	26	1	8	2	0	221.2	183	73	67	13	60	3	81	4	1	1	890	141	3.48	1.096	7.4	0.5	2.4	3.3	1.35	CYA-7,MVP-23
1979	31	KCR	AL	13	12	.520	4.47	39	33	1	7	1	0	233.2	226	137	116	29	73	4	85	7	1	5	991	96	4.64	1.280	8.7	1.1	2.8	3.3	1.16
1980	32	KCR	AL	18	10	.643	2.95	36	36	0	16	4	0	283.1	272	107	93	20	76	6	113	5	0	2	1175	136	3.73	1.228	8.6	0.6	2.4	3.6	1.49	AS,CYA-6
1981	33	KCR	AL	11	8	.579	2.72	23	23	0	12	2	0	172.1	139	61	52	11	35	0	61	4	0	3	680	133	3.40	1.010	7.3	0.6	1.8	3.2	1.74	CYA-9
1982	34	KCR	AL	18	12	.600	4.03	37	37	0	8	3	0	248.0	251	124	111	31	64	2	98	6	0	6	1042	101	4.40	1.270	9.1	1.1	2.3	3.6	1.53
1983	35	KCR	AL	11	18	.379	4.90	34	31	1	5	0	0	200.1	220	119	109	23	76	6	57	8	0	0	881	83	4.94	1.478	9.9	1.0	3.4	2.6	0.75
1984	36	KCR	AL	12	9	.571	5.18	31	25	1	3	0	0	168.2	175	102	97	26	67	3	68	4	0	0	732	77	5.23	1.435	9.3	1.4	3.6	3.6	1.01
1985	37	CHC-min	AAA	7	3	.700	2.54	10	10	0	0	0	0	71.0	69	24	20	4	8	0	45	1	0	1				1.085	8.7	0.5	1.0	5.7	5.63	IWA AA
1985	37	TOT	MLB	0	3	.000	9.12	8	4	2	0	0	1	24.2	41	25	25	5	10	0	9	1	0	1	125	45	5.93	2.068	15.0	1.8	3.6	3.3	0.90
1985	37	KCR	AL	0	0		12.46	3	0	2	0	0	1	4.1	7	6	6	1	4	0	2	0	0	1	23	36	7.53	2.538	14.5	2.1	8.3	4.2	0.50
1985	37	CHC	NL	0	3	.000	8.41	5	4	0	0	0	0	20.1	34	19	19	4	6	0	7	1	0	0	102	48	5.59	1.967	15.0	1.8	2.7	3.1	1.17
16 Yrs				126	97	.565	3.76	403	261	60	71	16	14	2047.0	2020	958	855	204	600	38	801	46	3	27	8596	106	4.14	1.280	8.9	0.9	2.6	3.5	1.34
162 Game Avg.				13	10	.565	3.76	41	27	6	7	2	1	210	207	98	88	21	61	4	82	5	0	3	880	106	4.14	1.280	8.9	0.9	2.6	3.5	1.34
				W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
KCR (10 yrs)				111	78	.587	3.72	310	219	37	61	14	12	1701.1	1628	792	704	166	503	31	633	40	3	24	7108	107	4.19	1.253	8.6	0.9	2.7	3.3	1.26
CHC (5 yrs)				3	10	.231	5.01	59	14	20	1	0	2	138.1	165	84	77	23	44	5	86	3	0	3	618	82	4.52	1.511	10.7	1.5	2.9	5.6	1.95
NYY (2 yrs)				12	9	.571	3.21	34	28	3	9	2	0	207.1	227	82	74	15	53	2	82	3	0	0	870	115	3.54	1.350	9.9	0.7	2.3	3.6	1.55

AL (12 yrs)				123	87	.586	3.67	344	247	40	70	16	12	1908.2	1855	874	778	181	556	33	715	43	3	24	7978	108	4.12	1.263	8.7	0.9	2.6	3.4	1.29
NL (5 yrs)				3	10	.231	5.01	59	14	20	1	0	2	138.1	165	84	77	23	44	5	86	3	0	3	618	82	4.52	1.511	10.7	1.5	2.9	5.6	1.95

Player Value--Pitching

WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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