Larry Sherry

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 180lb (188cm, 81kg)

Born: July 25, 1935 in Los Angeles, CA us

Died: December 17, 2006 in Mission Viejo, CA

High School: Fairfax HS (Los Angeles, CA)

Debut: April 17, 1958 (Age 22-266d, 9,132nd in MLB history)
vs. SFG 0.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: July 7, 1968 (Age 32-348d)
vs. CLE 1.1 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1959 season

Full Name: Lawrence Sherry

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Relatives: Brother of Norm Sherry

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.9

W

L

ERA

3.67

G

416

GS

SV

IP

799.1

SO

606

WHIP

1.402

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
1953	17	LAD-min	C	1	2	.333	4.54	9	3					41.2	48	27	21		33									1.944	10.4		7.1			SNB CALL
1954	18	LAD-min	C	6	8	.429	5.43	25	16		7	2		122.2	106	84	74	7	125		87	4	0	7				1.883	7.8	0.5	9.2	6.4	0.70	BAK,GRF CALL,PION
1955	19	LAD-min	B	5	10	.333	4.90	32	10		3	0		101.0	94	78	55	9	71		91	5	0	5				1.634	8.4	0.8	6.3	8.1	1.28	NNW PIED
1956	20	LAD-min	A	13	13	.500	4.39	33	31					209.0	194	117	102	25	132									1.560	8.4	1.1	5.7			PBO WL
1957	21	CHC-LAD-min	AA,Opn	10	11	.476	3.30	32	27		12	3		190.2	153	77	70	14	99	3	163	7	0	4				1.322	7.2	0.7	4.7	7.7	1.65	FTW,LOS TL,PCL
1958	22	LAD-min	AAA	6	14	.300	4.91	29	23		9	0		154.0	160	97	84	20	88		84	9	1	11				1.610	9.4	1.2	5.1	4.9	0.95	SPO PCL
1958	22	LAD	NL	0	0		12.46	5	0	1	0	0	0	4.1	10	7	6	0	7	1	2	1	0	1	29	36	7.09	3.923	20.8	0.0	14.5	4.2	0.29
1959	23	LAD-min	AAA	6	7	.462	3.60	15	15		7	1		115.0	103	49	46	7	53	5	109	6	0	1				1.357	8.1	0.5	4.1	8.5	2.06	STP AA
1959	23	LAD	NL	7	2	.778	2.19	23	9	10	1	1	3	94.1	75	27	23	9	43	5	72	2	0	1	392	193	3.69	1.251	7.2	0.9	4.1	6.9	1.67
1960	24	LAD	NL	14	10	.583	3.79	57	3	38	1	0	7	142.1	125	65	60	14	82	15	114	6	0	6	622	104	4.06	1.454	7.9	0.9	5.2	7.2	1.39	MVP-20
1961	25	LAD	NL	4	4	.500	3.90	53	1	34	0	0	15	94.2	90	48	41	10	39	9	79	4	0	6	404	110	3.64	1.363	8.6	1.0	3.7	7.5	2.03
1962	26	LAD	NL	7	3	.700	3.20	58	0	36	0	0	11	90.0	81	40	32	8	44	5	71	6	1	6	395	114	3.86	1.389	8.1	0.8	4.4	7.1	1.61
1963	27	LAD	NL	2	6	.250	3.73	36	3	18	0	0	3	79.2	82	43	33	8	24	4	47	4	0	3	349	81	3.66	1.331	9.3	0.9	2.7	5.3	1.96
1964	28	DET	AL	7	5	.583	3.66	38	0	24	0	0	11	66.1	52	29	27	7	37	2	58	3	0	6	287	101	4.04	1.342	7.1	0.9	5.0	7.9	1.57
1965	29	DET	AL	3	6	.333	3.10	39	0	21	0	0	5	78.1	71	30	27	5	40	10	46	1	1	6	334	113	3.74	1.417	8.2	0.6	4.6	5.3	1.15
1966	30	DET	AL	8	5	.615	3.82	55	0	39	0	0	20	77.2	66	38	33	8	36	2	63	3	0	4	331	91	3.78	1.313	7.6	0.9	4.2	7.3	1.75
1967	31	TOT	MLB	1	3	.250	5.50	49	0	23	0	0	7	68.2	88	48	42	7	20	2	52	2	0	6	320	60	3.31	1.573	11.5	0.9	2.6	6.8	2.60
1967	31	DET	AL	0	1	.000	6.43	20	0	6	0	0	1	28.0	35	22	20	3	7	0	20	1	0	3	133	52	3.36	1.500	11.3	1.0	2.3	6.4	2.86
1967	31	HOU	NL	1	2	.333	4.87	29	0	17	0	0	6	40.2	53	26	22	4	13	2	32	1	0	3	187	68	3.28	1.623	11.7	0.9	2.9	7.1	2.46
1968	32	CHW-ANA-min	AAA					34																										HAW,SLE PCL
1968	32	CAL	AL	0	0		6.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	7	2	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	17	57	11.72	3.000	21.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	1.00
1969	33	CHW-min	AAA	6	5	.545	5.02	25	5		0	0	0	61.0	83	37	34	6	16	5	45	3	0	3				1.623	12.2	0.9	2.4	6.6	2.81	TUC PCL
1970	34	CHW-min	AA	3	4	.429	2.45	26	0		0	0	6	33.0	36	14	9	1	13	5	24	0	0	2				1.485	9.8	0.3	3.5	6.5	1.85	MOB SOUL
11 Yrs				53	44	.546	3.67	416	16	245	2	1	82	799.1	747	377	326	78	374	55	606	32	2	45	3480	102	3.82	1.402	8.4	0.9	4.2	6.8	1.62
162 Game Avg.				8	7	.546	3.67	65	3	39	0	0	13	126	118	59	51	12	59	9	95	5	0	7	548	102	3.82	1.402	8.4	0.9	4.2	6.8	1.62

LAD (6 yrs)				34	25	.576	3.47	232	16	137	2	1	39	505.1	463	230	195	49	239	39	385	23	1	23	2191	112	3.84	1.389	8.2	0.9	4.3	6.9	1.61
DET (4 yrs)				18	17	.514	3.85	152	0	90	0	0	37	250.1	224	119	107	23	120	14	187	8	1	19	1085	92	3.79	1.374	8.1	0.8	4.3	6.7	1.56
CAL (1 yr)				0	0		6.00	3	0	1	0	0	0	3.0	7	2	2	2	2	0	2	0	0	0	17	57	11.72	3.000	21.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	1.00
HOU (1 yr)				1	2	.333	4.87	29	0	17	0	0	6	40.2	53	26	22	4	13	2	32	1	0	3	187	68	3.28	1.623	11.7	0.9	2.9	7.1	2.46

NL (7 yrs)				35	27	.565	3.58	261	16	154	2	1	45	546.0	516	256	217	53	252	41	417	24	1	26	2378	107	3.80	1.407	8.5	0.9	4.2	6.9	1.65
AL (5 yrs)				18	17	.514	3.87	155	0	91	0	0	37	253.1	231	121	109	25	122	14	189	8	1	19	1102	91	3.88	1.393	8.2	0.9	4.3	6.7	1.55

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

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SUMMARY

WAR

W

L

ERA

G

GS

SV

IP

SO

WHIP

Standard Pitching

Player Value--Pitching

Player News

Postseason Pitching

Standard Batting

Player Value--Batting

Postseason Batting

Standard Fielding

Appearances

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Hall of Fame Statistics

Similarity Scores

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