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Larry
Sherry		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 204
 
Born: July 25, 1935 in Usa, CA, LOS ANGELES
 
Awards & Accomplishments
World Championships Won 1969   
All-Star Selections 1965   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1958 22 STL NL $ 300,000 6 6 6 6 4 5 4 7 8 7
1959 23 STL NL $ 300,000 6 5 6 6 4 5 4 7 7 7
1960 24 STL NL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 5 6 5 7 7 7
1961 25 STL NL $ 300,000 6 7 8 8 5 6 6 6 7 6
1962 26 STL NL $ 1,707,143 6 8 8 8 5 6 6 5 6 6
1963 27 STL NL $ 3,057,143 6 7 8 8 5 6 6 5 6 6
1964 28 PIT NL $ 3,735,714 6 7 8 8 5 6 6 6 6 6
1965 29 NYG NL $ 5,000,000 6 7 8 7 5 6 6 6 6 6
1966 30 NYG NL $ 5,000,000 6 7 8 8 5 6 6 6 6 6
1967 31 BOS AL $ 5,000,000 6 7 8 7 5 6 6 5 6 6
1968 32 BOS AL $ 5,000,000 6 7 7 7 5 6 6 5 6 5
1969 33 BOS AL $ 480,000 6 6 7 7 5 6 6 5 6 5
1970 34 BOS AL $ 480,000 6 6 7 7 5 6 5 5 6 5
1971 35 BSN NL $ 880,000 6 6 7 7 4 5 5 5 5 5
1972 36 BSN NL $ 880,000 6 4 5 4 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 6 4 5 4 3 4 3 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000 6 8 8 8 5 6 6 7 8 7
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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 22 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1959 23 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1960 24 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1961 25 STL NL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1962 26 STL NL $ 1,707,143   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1963 27 STL NL $ 3,057,143   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1964 28 PIT NL $ 3,735,714   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1965 29 NYG NL $ 5,000,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1966 30 NYG NL $ 5,000,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1967 31 BOS AL $ 5,000,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1968 32 BOS AL $ 5,000,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1969 33 BOS AL $ 480,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1970 34 BOS AL $ 480,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1971 35 BSN NL $ 880,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
1972 36 BSN NL $ 880,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 5,000,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 4 4 4
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
1958 22 STL NL 3 13 .188 30 17 1 0 0 122.3 128 87 23 73 93 6.40 .269 .370 .492 .861 0.0
    AAA   5 1 .833 19 1 0 0 4 32.7 28 10 4 13 43 2.76 .226 .299 .331 .630  
1959 23 STL NL 6 9 .400 79 4 0 0 2 124.7 104 57 11 61 118 4.12 .226 .316 .354 .671 9.0
1960 24 STL NL 6 10 .375 40 23 0 0 0 155.0 163 83 22 65 127 4.82 .271 .340 .458 .798 5.3
1961 25 STL NL 10 15 .400 32 32 2 1 0 217.0 185 114 37 97 207 4.73 .226 .309 .428 .737 6.3
1962 26 STL NL 17 13 .567 44 44 4 1 0 313.0 268 123 31 110 242 3.54 .230 .300 .376 .677 19.3
1963 27 STL NL 13 8 .619 30 30 2 1 0 210.7 157 76 20 63 171 3.25 .206 .267 .337 .604 15.2
1964 28 STL NL 5 6 .455 16 16 0 0 0 103.7 96 58 19 45 77 5.04 .242 .325 .463 .789 1.1
    AAA   0 4 .000 7 7 0 0 0 49.3 46 19 8 7 66 3.47 .240 .266 .417 .683  
1965 29 NYG NL 18 6 .750 32 32 2 0 0 234.0 166 72 19 72 172 2.77 .196 .264 .303 .567 23.1
1966 30 NYG NL 16 8 .667 35 35 2 0 0 240.7 208 93 29 80 204 3.48 .230 .298 .380 .678 17.8
1967 31 BOS AL 10 14 .417 41 35 2 0 0 235.0 242 130 35 81 203 4.98 .266 .327 .449 .776 4.9
1968 32 BOS AL 5 5 .500 78 6 0 0 3 107.3 92 47 15 43 84 3.94 .235 .313 .411 .724 6.2
1969 33 BOS AL 3 1 .750 15 0 0 0 1 25.0 26 7 3 5 17 2.52 .271 .304 .427 .731 2.7
1970 34 BOS AL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 11.0 13 9 5 2 8 7.36 .277 .306 .660 .966 0.0
1971 35 BSN NL 4 12 .250 29 20 1 0 1 149.7 137 72 14 58 113 4.33 .239 .312 .364 .676 7.0
1972 36 AAA   4 3 .571 41 0 0 0 1 66.0 62 26 7 30 64 3.55 .243 .323 .361 .684  
14 Years Sim 116 120 .492 508 294 16 3 7 2249.0 1985 1028 283 855 1836 4.11 .235 .308 .397 .705 118.0
3 Years AAA 9 8 .529 67 8 0 0 5 148.0 136 55 19 50 173 3.34 .238 .300 .373 .673  
Season Average 8 8 .500 36 21 1 0 0 160.6 141 73 20 61 131 4.11 .235 .308 .397 .705  
Career Highs 18 15 .750 79 44 4 1 3 313.0 268 130 37 110 242 7.36 .277 .370 .660 .966  
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   963 510 136 354 1048   .220 .278 .371 .649
vs LH   1022 518 147 501 788   .251 .333 .424 .757
Home 55 65 .458 267 151 6 0 3 1173.3 1033 532 155 442 935 4.08 .235 .305 .405 .710
Away 61 55 .526 241 143 10 3 8 1075.6 952 496 128 413 901 4.15 .235 .306 .388 .693
Mar/Apr 20 20 .500 84 50 4 0 0 384.3 319 169 43 130 308 3.96 .224 .289 .377 .666
May 25 24 .510 90 58 2 0 0 435.6 394 211 60 168 345 4.36 .239 .309 .414 .723
June 24 22 .522 89 60 1 0 0 432.6 378 182 53 169 333 3.79 .233 .305 .379 .685
July 23 15 .605 87 50 5 1 1 390.6 340 172 40 155 342 3.96 .233 .307 .383 .690
August 15 20 .429 80 42 3 1 3 321.6 303 170 47 134 286 4.76 .245 .319 .417 .736
Sep/Oct 9 19 .321 78 34 1 1 7 284.0 251 124 40 99 222 3.93 .237 .302 .418 .719
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 22 STL NL 30 38 2 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 .158 .158 .237 .395 1.1 0.0
1959 23 STL NL 79 14 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 .143 .200 .143 .343 0.4 0.0
1960 24 STL NL 40 45 2 6 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 17 .133 .170 .156 .326 0.5 0.0
1961 25 STL NL 32 71 3 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 20 .127 .127 .127 .254 -0.8 0.0
1962 26 STL NL 44 102 5 15 5 0 0 6 0 0 0 35 .147 .155 .196 .351 1.3 0.0
1963 27 STL NL 30 69 4 8 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 18 .116 .129 .116 .245 -1.2 0.0
1964 28 STL NL 16 38 2 6 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 5 .158 .179 .158 .337 0.5 0.0
1965 29 NYG NL 32 89 10 16 3 0 0 10 0 0 2 33 .180 .207 .213 .420 2.4 0.0
1966 30 NYG NL 35 79 4 14 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 18 .177 .217 .228 .445 2.5 0.0
1967 31 BOS AL 41 78 3 11 6 0 1 4 0 0 1 20 .141 .152 .256 .408 1.9 0.0
1968 32 BOS AL 78 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .273 .273 .545 0.8 0.1
11 Years Sim 457 634 35 96 19 0 2 43 1 0 9 179 .151 .170 .191 .361 9.3 0.1
162 Game Average 224 12 34 6 0 0 15 0 0 3 63 .151 .170 .191 .361 3.3  
Career Highs 79 102 10 16 6 0 1 10 1 0 3 35 .273 .273 .273 .545 2.5  
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   358 18 57 10 0 1 26 1 0 5 87 .159 .175 .196 .371 4.6
vs LH   276 17 39 9 0 1 17 0 0 4 92 .141 .163 .185 .347 1.0
Home 235 298 18 48 7 0 1 17 0 0 4 86 .161 .180 .195 .375 3.8
Away 222 336 17 48 12 0 1 26 1 0 5 93 .143 .160 .188 .348 1.8
RISP   143 0 27 4 0 0 38 0 0 4 48 .189 .216 .217 .433 4.6
Close/Late   41 1 6 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 7 .146 .146 .244 .390 0.8
Mar/Apr 60 106 3 14 4 0 0 8 0 0 3 30 .132 .164 .170 .333 0.1
May 80 121 10 14 3 0 0 7 1 0 4 35 .116 .164 .140 .305 -1.1
June 79 128 4 25 3 0 2 12 0 0 0 35 .195 .195 .266 .461 5.2
July 62 113 6 19 2 0 0 7 0 0 1 29 .168 .183 .186 .368 1.3
August 60 90 6 13 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 29 .144 .154 .178 .332 0.1
Sep/Oct 34 76 6 11 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 21 .145 .145 .197 .342 0.1
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1958 22 STL NL P 30 17 122.3 8 16 2 1 .923 1.77    
1959 23 STL NL P 79 4 124.7 11 11 2 0 .917 1.59    
1960 24 STL NL P 40 23 155.0 7 28 1 3 .972 2.03    
1961 25 STL NL P 32 32 217.0 12 27 2 1 .951 1.62    
1962 26 STL NL P 44 44 313.0 24 55 2 2 .975 2.27    
1963 27 STL NL P 30 30 210.7 12 33 1 0 .978 1.92    
1964 28 STL NL P 16 16 103.7 4 13 0 0 1.000 1.48    
1965 29 NYG NL P 32 32 234.0 17 45 1 3 .984 2.38    
1966 30 NYG NL P 35 35 240.7 14 38 1 0 .981 1.94    
1967 31 BOS AL P 41 35 235.0 20 37 1 2 .983 2.18    
1968 32 BOS AL P 78 6 107.3 11 18 1 1 .967 2.43    
1969 33 BOS AL P 15 0 25.0 0 4 0 0 1.000 1.44    
1970 34 BOS AL P 7 0 11.0 2 1 0 0 1.000 2.45    
1971 35 BSN NL P 29 20 149.7 5 18 1 2 .958 1.38    
Career Totals   508 294 2249.0 147 344 15 15 .970 1.96    
Career Highs   79 44 313.0 24 55 2 3 1.000 2.45    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1962 26 STL NL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 9.0 5 3 3 2 2 3.00 .161 .212 .452 .664
1963 27 STL NL 0 2 .000 2 2 0 0 0 13.3 17 12 6 3 13 8.10 .315 .351 .778 1.129
1965 29 NYG NL 1 0 1.000 8 0 0 0 3 9.3 3 0 0 3 6 0.00 .103 .188 .138 .325
1968 32 BOS AL 0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 1 2.7 4 4 1 1 3 13.53 .400 .455 .900 1.355
1969 33 BOS AL 1 0 1.000 2 0 0 0 0 6.3 2 0 0 3 7 0.00 .111 .238 .111 .349
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 2 .500 16 3 0 0 4 40.7 31 19 10 12 31 4.21 .218 .279 .500 .779
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
1962 26 STL NL 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1963 27 STL NL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .250 .000 .250
Career Post-Season Batting 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .167 .000 .167
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1965-6-2.77
 Wins
1965-9-18
 Winning Pct
1963-7-.619
1965-4-.750
1966-10-.667
 Games Pitched
1959-2-79
1968-3-78
 Games Started
1962-2-44
 Shutouts
1961-10-1
Homeruns Allowed
1961-7-37
1962-8-31
1967-8-35
 Walks Allowed
1961-7-97
1962-5-110
 Hits per 9IP
1961-9-7.7
1963-2-6.7
1965-2-6.4
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1961-5-8.6
1962-10-7.0
1963-8-7.3
1966-9-7.6
CAR-33-7.3
 WHiP
1963-6-1.04
1965-2-1.02
 OAVG
1961-9-.226
1963-2-.206
1965-2-.196
OOBP
1963-5-.267
1965-3-.264
 OSLG
1965-5-.303
 OOPS
1963-8-.604
1965-2-.567
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 35    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 23    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  1. Bill Caudill (957)
  2. Dick Lemay (944)
  3. Newt Kimball (939)
  4. Bill Gogolewski (939)
  5. Dave Geisel (936)
  6. Roy Thomas (935)
  7. Mike McQueen (930)
  8. Joe Sambito (926)
  9. Floyd Bannister (924)
  10. Dennis Leonard (922)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Bill Sayles (987)
  2. Bill Zuber (986)
  3. Newt Kimball (986)
  4. Tex Clevenger (986)
  5. Joe Krakauskas (985)
  6. Al Milnar (984)
  7. Gene Schott (983)
  8. Red Munger (983)
  9. Whitey Ford (983)
  10. Cy Blanton (983)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 34th overall pick, by St. Louis in 1958
Had first career hit (homerun) on 6/14/1958, off Gus Keriazakos (MON)
Earned first career win on 6/14/1958
Injured on 7/11/1960 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 3/3/1961 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
2/1/1962: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,707,143 through salary arbitration
Won Player of the Week award on 9/29/1962, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
2/1/1963: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,057,143 through salary arbitration
Injured on 8/3/1963 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 9 weeks
2/1/1964: Gets a new one-year contract worth $3,735,714 through salary arbitration
Injured on 6/4/1964 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 6 weeks
Traded from St. Louis to Pittsburgh on 7/31/1964 (Going to PIT: P Larry Sherry, P Tex Clevenger. Going to STL: P Zach Monroe)
Injured on 8/27/1964 with a Stiff Shoulder, out for 6 days
10/29/1964: Signed a contract extension with Pittsburgh, $5,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Traded from Pittsburgh to New York (N) on 4/2/1965 (Going to PIT: LF Howie Bedell. Going to NYG: P Larry Sherry, RF Andy Kosco)
Was selected to the 1965 Allstar game
Traded from New York (N) to Boston (A) on 2/1/1967 (Going to NYG: P Chuck Stobbs. Going to BOS: P Larry Sherry)
7/1/1968: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $480,000 per year, for 2 years
Injured on 7/14/1969 with a Torn Tricep Muscle, out for 5-6 weeks
Won World Championship with Boston (A) in 1969
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/4/1971 to a 2-year deal worth $880,000 per year
 
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