Dan Larson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-0, 175lb (183cm, 79kg)

Born: July 4, 1954 in Los Angeles, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1st round (21st) of the 1972 MLB June Amateur Draft from Alhambra HS (Alhambra, CA).

High School: Alhambra HS (Alhambra, CA)

School: Whittier College (Whittier, CA)

Debut: July 18, 1976 (Age 22-014d, 11,377th in MLB history)
vs. MON 9.0 IP, 5 H, 9 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: June 1, 1982 (Age 27-332d)
vs. SDP 3.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1976 season

Full Name: Daniel James Larson

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.8

W

L

ERA

4.40

G

GS

SV

IP

323.1

SO

151

WHIP

1.457

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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
1972	17	STL-min	Rk	3	2	.600	1.42	10	10		0	0	0	57.0	34	17	9	1	37	3	44	5	2	10				1.246	5.4	0.2	5.8	6.9	1.19	CDS GULF
1973	18	STL-min	A	7	11	.389	5.21	25	24		3	0	0	126.0	136	97	73	13	70	3	122	4	0	13				1.635	9.7	0.9	5.0	8.7	1.74	MOD,SPT CALL,FLOR
1974	19	STL-min	A,AA	14	6	.700	4.73	24	24		7	2	0	156.0	171	101	82	8	67	2	135	7	0	10				1.526	9.9	0.5	3.9	7.8	2.01	MOD,ARK CALL,TL
1975	20	HOU-min	AA,AAA	11	14	.440	2.76	29	29		15	1	0	215.0	200	84	66	20	91	4	143	6	3	11				1.353	8.4	0.8	3.8	6.0	1.57	CBS,IWA SOUL,AA
1976	21	HOU-min	AAA	7	4	.636	4.35	17	17		6	1	0	118.0	132	68	57	9	60	7	79	4	1	5				1.627	10.1	0.7	4.6	6.0	1.32	MEM IL
1976	21	HOU	NL	5	8	.385	3.02	13	13	0	5	0	0	92.1	81	40	31	3	28	1	42	1	2	1	379	106	3.09	1.181	7.9	0.3	2.7	4.1	1.50
1977	22	HOU	NL	1	7	.125	5.81	32	10	5	1	0	1	97.2	108	72	63	13	45	2	44	2	1	9	443	62	5.01	1.567	10.0	1.2	4.1	4.1	0.98
1978	23	HOU-min	AAA	14	6	.700	3.74	29	28		9	3	0	202.0	180	93	84	15	65	5	121	6	0	7				1.213	8.0	0.7	2.9	5.4	1.86	CHL IL
1978	23	PHI	NL	0	0		9.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	5	57	14.59	2.000	9.0	9.0	9.0	18.0	2.00
1979	24	PHI-min	AAA	9	8	.529	4.81	24	24		7	2	0	146.0	162	93	78	13	70	3	87	2	2	7				1.589	10.0	0.8	4.3	5.4	1.24	OKC AA
1979	24	PHI	NL	1	1	.500	4.26	3	3	0	0	0	0	19.0	17	9	9	1	9	0	9	1	0	0	81	91	4.05	1.368	8.1	0.5	4.3	4.3	1.00
1980	25	PHI-min	AAA,AA	7	2	.778	3.77	12	8		3	1	0	62.0	54	29	26	3	29	2	46	6	0	1				1.339	7.8	0.4	4.2	6.7	1.59	OKC,REA AA,EL
1980	25	PHI	NL	0	5	.000	3.15	12	7	2	0	0	0	45.2	46	24	16	4	24	6	17	0	2	1	201	121	4.72	1.533	9.1	0.8	4.7	3.4	0.71
1981	26	PHI-min	AAA	14	7	.667	3.49	25	25	0	8	1	0	178.0	163	76	69	15	83	5	112	2	0	3				1.382	8.2	0.8	4.2	5.7	1.35	OKC AA
1981	26	PHI	NL	3	0	1.000	4.18	5	4	0	1	0	0	28.0	27	13	13	4	15	1	15	0	1	2	122	88	4.99	1.500	8.7	1.3	4.8	4.8	1.00
1982	27	CHC-min	AAA	7	5	.583	4.80	17	16	1	3	0	0	99.1	113	59	53	9	43	2	68	6	0	3				1.570	10.2	0.8	3.9	6.2	1.58	IWA AA
1982	27	CHC	NL	0	4	.000	5.67	12	6	2	0	0	0	39.2	51	30	25	4	18	0	22	2	0	1	183	66	4.43	1.739	11.6	0.9	4.1	5.0	1.22
1983	28	CHC-min	AAA	13	7	.650	4.05	27	25	1	5	0	0	186.2	203	100	84	21	74	1	122	10	1	16				1.484	9.8	1.0	3.6	5.9	1.65	IWA AA
1984	29	TEX-min	AAA	6	9	.400	5.62	17	17	0	4	0	0	105.2	119	68	66	9	31	2	58	2	0	5				1.420	10.1	0.8	2.6	4.9	1.87	OKC AA
7 Yrs				10	25	.286	4.40	78	43	10	7	0	1	323.1	331	189	158	30	140	10	151	6	6	14	1414	81	4.32	1.457	9.2	0.8	3.9	4.2	1.08
162 Game Avg.				6	14	.286	4.40	44	24	6	4	0	1	182	186	106	89	17	79	6	85	3	3	8	795	81	4.32	1.457	9.2	0.8	3.9	4.2	1.08

PHI (4 yrs)				4	6	.400	3.75	21	14	3	1	0	0	93.2	91	47	39	10	49	7	43	1	3	3	409	102	4.77	1.495	8.7	1.0	4.7	4.1	0.88
HOU (2 yrs)				6	15	.286	4.45	45	23	5	6	0	1	190.0	189	112	94	16	73	3	86	3	3	10	822	76	4.08	1.379	9.0	0.8	3.5	4.1	1.18
CHC (1 yr)				0	4	.000	5.67	12	6	2	0	0	0	39.2	51	30	25	4	18	0	22	2	0	1	183	66	4.43	1.739	11.6	0.9	4.1	5.0	1.22

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