Larry
Christenson
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 220
 
Born: November 10, 1953 in Usa, WA, EVERETT
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 19 BOS AL   7 4 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1974 20 BOS AL   7 4 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
1975 21 BOS AL   7 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 6
1976 22 BOS AL   7 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1977 23 MIA NL $ 300,000 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6
1978 24 MIA NL   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1979 25 MIA NL   8 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
1980 26 MIA NL   8 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
1981 27 MIA NL   8 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 300,000 8 4 5 4 6 6 6 7 7 7
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 19 AAA   9 7 .563 19 19 1 0 0 132.0 129 41 7 48 83 2.80 .254 .319 .351 .670  
1974 20 AAA   15 2 .882 23 23 4 2 0 164.7 158 54 12 61 95 2.95 .256 .323 .370 .693  
1975 21 AAA   11 12 .478 27 27 5 0 0 187.7 185 69 18 55 102 3.31 .257 .310 .382 .692  
1976 22 AAA   15 12 .556 30 30 5 1 0 196.7 208 92 22 82 118 4.21 .270 .340 .431 .772  
1977 23 MIA NL 6 14 .300 22 22 4 1 0 161.3 189 103 28 74 44 5.75 .295 .371 .478 .849 1.2
1978 24 AA   6 9 .400 21 21 2 1 0 135.7 139 71 10 55 98 4.71 .259 .328 .360 .688  
    A   0 1 .000 6 6 0 0 0 45.3 43 15 2 9 38 2.98 .244 .281 .318 .599  
1979 25 AA   7 6 .538 19 19 1 0 0 132.0 124 47 12 45 89 3.20 .243 .304 .352 .656  
    A   0 0 .000 2 2 0 0 0 8.7 8 2 0 0 11 2.08 .235 .235 .235 .471  
1980 26 A   15 5 .750 29 25 2 1 0 181.7 196 66 8 62 141 3.27 .270 .327 .352 .679  
1981 27 A   14 9 .609 30 30 10 3 0 227.0 185 77 8 72 163 3.05 .220 .282 .288 .570  
1982 28 AA   4 6 .400 17 17 0 0 0 114.7 119 51 7 40 86 4.00 .260 .320 .374 .694  
    A   5 3 .625 12 12 1 0 0 86.7 81 24 4 33 61 2.49 .248 .318 .331 .649  
1 Years Sim 6 14 .300 22 22 4 1 0 161.3 189 103 28 74 44 5.75 .295 .371 .478 .849 1.2
4 Years AAA 50 33 .602 99 99 15 3 0 681.0 680 256 59 246 398 3.38 .260 .324 .388 .711  
3 Years AA 17 21 .447 57 57 3 1 0 382.3 382 169 29 140 273 3.98 .254 .318 .362 .679  
5 Years A 34 18 .654 79 75 13 4 0 549.3 513 184 22 176 414 3.01 .244 .302 .319 .621  
12 Years Minors 101 72 .584 235 231 31 8 0 1612.6 1575 609 110 562 1085 3.40 .253 .315 .358 .673  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   100 55 18 35 22   .292 .358 .497 .855
vs LH   89 48 10 39 22   .299 .380 .456 .836
Home 3 7 .300 10 10 1 0 0 78.0 89 45 11 30 20 5.19 .293 .356 .464 .820
Away 3 7 .300 12 12 3 1 0 83.3 100 58 17 44 24 6.26 .298 .379 .491 .870
Mar/Apr 2 2 .500 4 4 0 0 0 28.3 33 19 8 13 5 6.04 .289 .362 .544 .906
May 1 3 .250 5 5 0 0 0 36.3 49 24 4 15 9 5.95 .320 .381 .438 .819
June 1 4 .200 5 5 1 1 0 36.7 44 24 6 18 14 5.89 .299 .376 .503 .879
July 1 3 .250 4 4 3 0 0 28.7 31 18 4 14 4 5.65 .290 .372 .439 .811
August 1 2 .333 4 4 0 0 0 31.3 32 18 6 14 12 5.17 .269 .346 .471 .816
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1977 23 MIA NL P 22 22 161.3 10 29 1 2 .975 2.18    
Career Totals   22 22 161.3 10 29 1 2 .975 2.18    
Career Highs   22 22 161.3 10 29 1 2 .975 2.18    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Homeruns Allowed
1977-4-28
         
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 18th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1973
Injured on 3/23/1973 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 8-9 weeks
Injured on 6/3/1973 with a Inflamed Elbow Ligament, out for one week
Injured on 7/10/1973 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 7/20/1974 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 4 days
Injured on 7/19/1975 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Earned first career win on 4/15/1977
Injured on 5/12/1978 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 5 days
Injured on 4/4/1979 with a Strained Tricep Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Injured on 7/22/1979 with a Inflamed Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Released by Miami on 10/13/1982