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Norm
Larker		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 0''
Weight: 205
 
Born: December 27, 1930 in Usa, PA, BEAVER MEADOW
 
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
1958 27 CIN NL     6 6 6 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 6 6 8 9 9
1959 28 CIN NL     6 6 6 2 3 3 5 6 6 5 6 6 8 9 9
1960 29 CIN NL     6 6 5 3 3 3 5 6 6 5 6 6 9 9 9
1961 30 CIN NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 5 6 6 5 6 6 8 8 8
1962 31 COL NL $ 300,000   5 5 5 2 3 3 5 6 5 5 5 5 7 8 8
1963 32 COL NL $ 300,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6
1964 33 COL NL $ 350,000   4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings     4 4 4 2 2 2 5 5 5 2 3 3 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 350,000   6 6 6 3 3 3 6 6 6 5 6 6 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
1958 27 AAA   83 305 29 78 10 0 6 41 2 6 36 25 .256 .334 .348 .682 35.7  
    AA   54 198 31 61 11 0 6 25 2 2 27 15 .308 .391 .455 .846 34.3  
1959 28 AAA   105 377 41 115 21 2 5 45 3 1 51 37 .305 .388 .411 .799 60.3  
1960 29 AAA   137 513 68 139 19 2 12 73 6 8 71 57 .271 .360 .386 .746 72.8  
1961 30 CIN NL 134 471 48 110 21 4 4 37 0 0 26 45 .234 .280 .321 .600 40.6 5.6
1962 31 COL NL 51 78 5 11 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 9 .141 .171 .192 .363 0.8 0.0
1963 32 COL NL 41 57 7 16 5 1 0 4 0 0 5 8 .281 .339 .404 .742 6.8 1.5
1964 33 A   137 514 64 156 21 2 18 60 1 1 67 65 .304 .384 .457 .841 88.9  
3 Years Sim 226 606 60 137 27 5 5 44 0 0 34 62 .226 .272 .312 .583 48.2 7.1
3 Years AAA 325 1195 138 332 50 4 23 159 11 15 158 119 .278 .364 .384 .748 168.8  
1 Years AA 54 198 31 61 11 0 6 25 2 2 27 15 .308 .402 .455 .856 34.3  
1 Years A 137 514 64 156 21 2 18 60 1 1 67 65 .304 .390 .457 .848 88.9  
5 Years Minors 516 1907 233 549 82 6 47 244 14 18 252 199 .288 .375 .411 .786 292.0  
162 Game Average 434 43 98 19 3 3 31 0 0 24 44 .226 .272 .312 .583 34.6  
Career Highs 134 471 48 110 21 4 4 37 0 0 26 45 .281 .339 .404 .742 40.6  
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   414 47 102 21 2 4 28 0 0 22 37 .246 .290 .336 .626 38.0
vs LH   192 13 35 6 3 1 16 0 0 12 25 .182 .232 .260 .492 10.4
Home 118 296 32 69 11 2 3 24 0 0 18 26 .233 .279 .314 .593 25.1
Away 108 310 28 68 16 3 2 20 0 0 16 36 .219 .264 .310 .574 23.2
RISP   93 0 22 5 0 0 34 0 0 12 10 .237 .315 .290 .605 9.4
Pinch Hitting   59 10 17 3 1 1 7 0 0 1 5 .288 .300 .424 .724 6.9
Close/Late   82 7 16 1 0 1 8 0 0 3 9 .195 .233 .244 .476 3.8
Mar/Apr 42 108 13 35 7 2 2 13 0 0 9 9 .324 .376 .481 .858 18.1
May 43 110 6 20 2 0 1 5 0 0 7 12 .182 .237 .227 .465 5.1
June 36 112 11 31 6 0 1 6 0 0 7 9 .277 .325 .357 .682 12.4
July 43 103 13 25 4 3 1 11 0 0 5 8 .243 .279 .369 .648 10.2
August 21 47 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .106 .104 .128 .232 -1.3
Sep/Oct 41 126 15 21 7 0 0 8 0 0 6 19 .167 .216 .222 .439 4.0
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
1961 30 CIN NL LF 130 128 1080.0 231 4 2 2 .992 1.96   2.7
    RF 3 0 2.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 4.50    
    CF 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
1962 31 COL NL 1B 7 7 59.7 58 5 1 6 .984 9.50   0.1
    LF 9 6 48.0 11 0 0 0 1.000 2.06   0.2
    RF 5 1 14.0 5 1 0 0 1.000 3.86    
    CF 2 0 4.0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
1963 32 COL NL 1B 7 4 40.7 48 7 0 4 1.000 12.17   0.1
    RF 4 2 25.3 3 0 0 0 1.000 1.07   0.1
    CF 4 2 20.0 5 0 0 0 1.000 2.25    
    LF 6 0 14.3 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.63    
  LF 145 134 1142.3 243 4 2 2 .992 1.95   2.8
  1B 14 11 100.3 106 12 1 10 .992 10.59   0.2
  RF 12 3 41.3 9 1 0 0 1.000 2.18   0.1
  CF 7 2 26.0 6 0 0 0 1.000 2.08    
Career Totals   178 150 1310.0 364 17 3 12 .992 2.62   3.1
Career Highs   134 128 1084.0 232 7 2 6 1.000 5.80    
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  1. Stan Benjamin (995)
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  3. Dick Nen (980)
  4. Mike Aldrete (977)
  5. Ted Kazanski (973)
  6. Ray Schmandt (969)
  7. Jim Dwyer (968)
  8. Carmen Castillo (967)
  9. Howie Schultz (966)
  10. Frank Kostro (963)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 52nd overall pick, by Cincinnati in 1958
Injured on 7/17/1959 with a Dislocated Shoulder, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 3/6/1960 with a Bruised Cheekbone, out for 2 weeks
Had first career hit on 4/2/1961, off Sandy Koufax (MON)
Hit first career homerun on 4/13/1961, off George Brunet (MON)
Injured on 8/3/1961 with a Broken Ribs, out for 4 weeks
Injured on 5/14/1962 with a Broken Ribs, out for 6 weeks
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $350,000 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/19/1964 with a Bruised Heel, out for 4 days
 
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