Larvell
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Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8''
Weight: 182
 
Born: January 28, 1950 in Usa, TX, DEL RIO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1978    1980    1981   
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1972 22 SDP NL     4 4 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1973 23 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
1974 24 SDP NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1975 25 SDP NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 9 9 9
1976 26 SDP NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 4 4 9 9 9
1977 27 SDP NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 4 4 9 9 9
1978 28 SDP NL $ 350,000   7 7 7 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1979 29 SDP NL $ 1,305,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1980 30 SDP NL $ 1,305,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1981 31 NYG NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1982 32 NYG NL     6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4 9 9 9
1983 33 NYG NL     5 5 5 3 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 5 2 2 2 5 5 5 4 4 4 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,305,000   7 7 7 4 4 4 6 6 6 5 4 4 9 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1972 22 AA   137 587 58 156 23 2 9 45 7 12 40 47 .266 .313 .358 .670 62.2  
1973 23 SDP NL 154 500 45 112 10 1 3 46 1 3 31 52 .224 .272 .266 .538 31.5 0.0
1974 24 SDP NL 45 33 20 11 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 1 .333 .371 .394 .765 3.3 0.5
1975 25 AAA   137 558 62 140 28 0 13 59 8 14 43 31 .251 .304 .371 .675 59.8  
1976 26 AAA   131 534 76 148 28 3 12 61 12 7 50 24 .277 .339 .408 .747 72.9  
1977 27 SDP NL 85 108 9 27 8 0 0 7 0 0 7 13 .250 .293 .324 .617 9.1 0.9
1978 28 SDP NL 117 323 41 83 5 3 3 35 0 4 26 10 .257 .311 .319 .630 27.5 2.6
1979 29 SDP NL 84 111 14 27 4 1 0 9 3 0 7 3 .243 .283 .297 .581 9.9 0.9
1980 30 SDP NL 96 124 21 26 6 2 1 11 0 0 7 11 .210 .250 .315 .565 8.7 0.1
1981 31 NYG NL 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
    AAA   77 282 35 78 14 1 8 34 4 3 20 16 .277 .325 .418 .743 37.1  
1982 32 AAA   99 153 26 48 11 0 5 31 3 3 15 10 .314 .375 .484 .859 25.7  
1983 33 AAA   113 360 49 103 17 3 3 41 6 8 25 33 .286 .332 .375 .707 42.0  
7 Years Sim 586 1201 151 287 35 7 7 110 5 7 80 90 .239 .286 .297 .584 90.4 4.9
5 Years AAA 557 1887 248 517 98 7 41 226 33 35 153 114 .274 .328 .399 .727 237.6  
1 Years AA 137 587 58 156 23 2 9 45 7 12 40 47 .266 .311 .358 .669 62.2  
6 Years Minors 694 2474 306 673 121 9 50 271 40 47 193 161 .272 .324 .389 .713 299.9  
162 Game Average 332 41 79 9 1 1 30 1 1 22 24 .239 .286 .297 .584 25.0  
Career Highs 154 500 45 112 10 3 3 46 3 4 31 52 .500 .500 .500 1.000 31.5  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   798 87 180 24 4 2 62 2 5 56 59 .226 .277 .273 .550 57.8
vs LH   403 64 107 11 3 5 48 3 2 24 31 .266 .305 .345 .650 41.9
Home 283 623 64 142 15 2 3 50 1 3 32 44 .228 .265 .273 .538 42.1
Away 303 578 87 145 20 5 4 60 4 4 48 46 .251 .308 .324 .632 57.6
RISP   295 0 82 9 2 3 96 0 0 23 23 .278 .324 .353 .677 34.3
Pinch Hitting   23 2 7 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 .304 .304 .478 .783 3.1
Close/Late   156 48 35 5 3 1 13 0 0 11 5 .224 .272 .314 .586 13.3
Mar/Apr 92 174 26 44 7 2 2 13 0 1 14 13 .253 .309 .351 .659 18.5
May 93 171 24 43 7 0 1 10 1 1 10 15 .251 .291 .310 .601 15.0
June 98 199 27 51 3 1 1 23 3 1 15 11 .256 .312 .296 .608 18.8
July 90 165 24 45 6 0 1 14 1 0 9 13 .273 .309 .327 .636 16.5
August 108 241 30 52 5 4 1 26 0 2 15 18 .216 .262 .282 .544 16.5
Sep/Oct 104 251 20 52 7 0 1 24 0 2 17 20 .207 .257 .247 .504 14.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 23 SDP NL SS 150 149 1210.7 209 530 24 112 .969 5.49   5.5
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 4.50   0.0
1974 24 SDP NL SS 9 2 34.0 4 17 0 2 1.000 5.56   0.2
    2B 10 1 23.0 14 7 0 5 1.000 8.22   0.2
    3B 7 0 14.3 2 7 0 0 1.000 5.65   0.2
1977 27 SDP NL SS 61 13 220.3 49 94 5 18 .966 5.84   0.8
    2B 10 4 44.3 10 23 0 8 1.000 6.70   0.2
    3B 11 3 40.0 7 12 0 1 1.000 4.28   0.3
1978 28 SDP NL 2B 33 12 151.7 29 75 0 13 1.000 6.17   1.0
    3B 18 14 123.0 6 27 1 4 .971 2.41   0.4
    SS 24 9 108.0 16 56 4 10 .947 6.00   0.7
1979 29 SDP NL SS 60 15 247.0 42 122 8 23 .953 5.98   0.9
    2B 19 5 60.7 18 30 1 10 .980 7.12   0.3
    3B 5 0 12.0 1 6 0 0 1.000 5.25   0.1
1980 30 SDP NL SS 51 17 218.0 35 116 4 25 .974 6.23   1.3
    2B 27 6 98.3 24 38 1 11 .984 5.67   0.5
    3B 7 1 16.0 1 6 2 0 .778 3.94   0.0
1981 31 NYG NL SS 3 0 4.0 1 3 0 0 1.000 9.00   0.1
    2B 1 0 2.0 1 2 0 0 1.000 13.50   0.0
    3B 1 0 0.7 0 1 0 0 1.000 13.64   0.0
  SS 358 205 2042.0 356 938 45 190 .966 5.70   9.4
  2B 100 28 380.0 96 175 2 47 .993 6.42   2.3
  3B 50 18 208.0 17 60 3 5 .963 3.33   1.0
Career Totals   508 251 2630.0 469 1173 50 242 .970 5.62   12.8
Career Highs   151 149 1212.7 209 531 24 112 1.000 10.81    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1978 28 SDP NL 6 8 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1980 30 SDP NL 8 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 14 10 5 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400
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  1. Mike Champion (977)
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  3. Horace Clarke (970)
  4. Jack Saltzgaver (967)
  5. Jimmy Jordan (967)
  6. Joe Demaestri (967)
  7. Julio Gonzalez (966)
  8. Bob Sheldon (965)
  9. Dick Green (965)
  10. Dick Culler (964)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 56th overall pick, by San Diego in 1972
Had first career hit (triple) on 4/2/1973, off Cecil Butler (BOS)
Hit first career homerun on 4/14/1973, off Bill Landis (CLN)
2/2/1978: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1978
2/2/1979: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,305,000 through salary arbitration
2/2/1980: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,305,000 through salary arbitration
Won World Championship with San Diego in 1980
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/3/1981 to a minor league deal
Won World Championship with New York (N) in 1981
Signed as a free agent by New York (N) on 4/3/1982 to a minor league deal