Larry Demery

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: June 4, 1953 in Bakersfield, CA us

Died: February 15, 2024 in Bakersfield, CA

Buried: Shafter Memorial Park, Shafter, CA

Draft: Drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 22nd round of the 1971 MLB June Amateur Draft from Locke HS (Los Angeles, CA) and the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 7th round of the 1972 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Los Angeles City College (Los Angeles, CA).

High School: Locke HS (Los Angeles, CA)

School: Los Angeles City College (Los Angeles, CA)

Last Game: September 24, 1977 (Age 24-112d)
vs. CHC 2.2 IP, 1 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1974 season

Full Name: Lawrence Calvin Demery

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

2.4

ERA

3.72

139

445.1

217

WHIP

1.374

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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
1972	19	-1.9	Gastonia	WCRS	A	PIT	10	6	.625	3.91	4.97	24	24		5	0	0	145.0	113	80	63	6	119	2	137	7	1	23		1.600	7.0	0.4	7.4	8.5	1.15
1973	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A-AAA	PIT	12	12	.500	2.84	3.79	28	27		15	3	0	190.0	160	80	60	8	102	0	181	7	1	17		1.379	7.6	0.4	4.8	8.6	1.77
1973	20	-4.9	Charleston	IL	AAA	PIT	0	1	.000	3.38	4.50	1	1		1	0	0	8.0	6	4	3	0	3	0	12	0	0	0		1.125	6.8	0.0	3.4	13.5	4.00
1973	20	-2.0	Salem	CARL	A	PIT	12	11	.522	2.82	3.76	27	26		14	3	0	182.0	154	76	57	8	99	0	169	7	1	17		1.390	7.6	0.4	4.9	8.4	1.71
1974	21	-4.3	Charleston	IL	AAA	PIT	4	2	.667	2.81	3.19	6	6		5	0	0	48.0	46	17	15	1	18	0	24	2	1	2		1.333	8.6	0.2	3.4	4.5	1.33
1974	21	-6.2	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	6	.500	4.25	4.44	19	15	0	2	0	0	95.1	95	47	45	12	51	5	51	0	1	2	420	1.531	9.0	1.1	4.8	4.8	1.00
1975	22	-5.1	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	7	5	.583	2.90	3.14	45	8	23	1	0	4	114.2	95	40	37	7	43	6	59	3	0	3	468	1.203	7.5	0.5	3.4	4.6	1.37
1976	23	-4.4	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	10	7	.588	3.17	3.48	36	15	7	4	1	2	145.0	123	56	51	8	58	8	72	2	1	0	604	1.248	7.6	0.5	3.6	4.5	1.24
1977	24	-3.3	PIT	NL	Maj	PIT	6	5	.545	5.08	5.88	39	8	8	0	0	1	90.1	100	59	51	13	47	3	35	0	0	6	409	1.627	10.0	1.3	4.7	3.5	0.74
1978	25		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	PIT	0	3	.000	10.50	12.75	4	4		0	0	0	12.0	16	17	14	0	15	0	2	2	0	0		2.583	12.0	0.0	11.3	1.5	0.13
1978	25	0.2	Columbus	IL	AAA	PIT	0	2	.000	10.00	13.00	3	3		0	0	0	9.0	14	13	10	0	7	0	2	2	0	0		2.333	14.0	0.0	7.0	2.0	0.29
1978	25	2.4	Shreveport	TL	AA	PIT	0	1	.000	12.00	12.00	1	1		0	0	0	3.0	2	4	4	0	8	0	0	0	0	0		3.333	6.0	0.0	24.0	0.0	0.00
1979	26	4.5	Salem	CARL	A	PIT	0	1	.000	6.75	7.88	3	3		0	0	0	8.0	12	7	6	1	3	0	8	0	0	1		1.875	13.5	1.1	3.4	9.0	2.67
1980	27	3.9	Savannah	SOUL	AA	ATL	0	0		0.00	0.00	2	0		0	0	0	3.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0		1.333	3.0	0.0	9.0	3.0	0.33
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 (4 seasons)					Majors		29	23	.558	3.72	4.08	139	46	38	7	1	7	445.1	413	202	184	40	199	22	217	5	2	11	1901	1.374	8.3	0.8	4.0	4.4	1.09
Minors (6 seasons)					Minors		26	24	.520	3.50	4.46	67	64		25	3	0	406.0	348	201	158	16	260	2	353	18	3	43		1.498	7.7	0.4	5.8	7.8	1.36
All Levels (9 Seasons)							55	47	.539	3.62	4.26	206	110	38	32	4	7	851.1	761	403	342	56	459	24	570	23	5	54	1901	1.433	8.0	0.6	4.9	6.0	1.24

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		4	5	.444	3.88	4.71	10	10		6	0	0	65.0	66	34	28	1	28	0	38	4	1	2		1.446	9.1	0.1	3.9	5.3	1.36
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		0	1	.000	6.00	6.00	3	1		0	0	0	6.0	3	4	4	0	11	0	1	0	0	0		2.333	4.5	0.0	16.5	1.5	0.09
A (3 seasons)					Minors		22	18	.550	3.39	4.38	54	53		19	3	0	335.0	279	163	126	15	221	2	314	14	2	41		1.493	7.5	0.4	5.9	8.4	1.42