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Don
Larsen		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 237
 
Born: August 7, 1929 in Usa, IN, MICHIGAN CITY
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 23 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 7 8 8 4 5 5
1954 24 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 6 6 6 7 7 7 3 3 3
1955 25 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3
1956 26 BOS AL $ 300,000 9 6 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3
1957 27 BOS AL $ 485,714 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 3 4 4
1958 28 BOS AL $ 1,478,571 9 8 9 8 7 7 7 3 3 3
1959 29 BOS AL $ 1,710,000 9 7 8 8 6 7 7 3 3 3
1960 30 BOS AL $ 1,710,000 9 7 8 8 7 7 7 3 3 3
1961 31 BOS AL $ 1,710,000 9 7 8 7 6 7 7 3 4 4
1962 32 BOS AL $ 390,000 9 7 8 7 7 8 8 4 5 4
1963 33 BOS AL $ 390,000 9 7 8 7 8 8 8 4 4 4
1964 34 TOR AL $ 7,500,000 9 6 7 7 7 8 7 3 3 3
1965 35 TOR AL $ 7,500,000 9 6 7 7 7 7 7 3 3 3
1966 36 TOR AL $ 7,500,000 9 6 7 6 6 7 6 3 3 3
1967 37 TAM AL $ 1,500,000 8 5 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3
1968 38 TAM AL $ 1,500,000 7 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000 7 2 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,500,000 9 8 9 8 8 8 8 4 5 5
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1953 23 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1954 24 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1955 25 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1956 26 BOS AL $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1957 27 BOS AL $ 485,714   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1958 28 BOS AL $ 1,478,571   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1959 29 BOS AL $ 1,710,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1960 30 BOS AL $ 1,710,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1961 31 BOS AL $ 1,710,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1962 32 BOS AL $ 390,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1963 33 BOS AL $ 390,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1964 34 TOR AL $ 7,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1965 35 TOR AL $ 7,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1966 36 TOR AL $ 7,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1967 37 TAM AL $ 1,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
1968 38 TAM AL $ 1,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 300,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 7,500,000   4 4 4 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 5 5 5
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
1953 23 BOS AL 7 13 .350 23 23 8 2 0 181.0 179 83 22 59 91 4.13 .258 .315 .421 .736 13.1
    AAA   8 1 .889 12 12 4 4 0 95.0 70 17 3 26 73 1.61 .203 .259 .267 .527  
1954 24 BOS AL 8 15 .348 36 36 10 0 0 290.0 284 141 38 105 169 4.38 .258 .322 .427 .749 17.5
1955 25 BOS AL 11 11 .500 25 25 11 2 0 194.0 188 86 13 65 108 3.99 .254 .313 .367 .680 18.0
1956 26 BOS AL 14 10 .583 32 32 11 1 0 256.3 265 134 44 105 175 4.70 .267 .338 .466 .804 14.2
1957 27 BOS AL 14 21 .400 40 40 14 0 0 303.0 306 163 48 126 214 4.84 .263 .332 .445 .778 10.7
1958 28 BOS AL 5 3 .625 42 0 0 0 2 46.7 41 22 11 10 37 4.24 .234 .278 .474 .752 4.5
1959 29 BOS AL 4 8 .333 92 0 0 0 11 104.3 128 68 22 38 92 5.87 .294 .352 .536 .888 0.0
1960 30 BOS AL 6 9 .400 80 0 0 0 6 107.3 112 55 15 46 89 4.61 .266 .340 .456 .796 4.3
1961 31 BOS AL 1 2 .333 18 0 0 0 11 16.0 16 10 3 4 17 5.63 .254 .294 .508 .802 1.3
1962 32 BOS AL 3 4 .429 53 2 1 0 4 73.0 64 20 6 31 54 2.47 .239 .318 .336 .654 7.3
1963 33 BOS AL 8 5 .615 77 0 0 0 14 103.0 87 32 8 16 79 2.80 .229 .261 .342 .603 12.4
1964 34 TOR AL 9 24 .273 37 37 17 0 0 292.0 294 128 47 63 208 3.95 .260 .302 .436 .738 11.1
1965 35 TOR AL 10 19 .345 42 42 9 1 0 331.7 316 127 32 93 261 3.45 .251 .304 .374 .678 23.4
1966 36 TOR AL 3 6 .333 32 8 2 0 1 94.7 98 40 12 35 75 3.80 .266 .330 .412 .742 5.3
1967 37 TAM AL 5 11 .313 22 17 4 0 0 141.3 144 75 21 54 92 4.78 .267 .333 .412 .745 4.6
    AAA   0 0 .000 3 0 0 0 0 3.7 5 3 0 1 3 7.38 .333 .375 .467 .842  
1968 38 TAM AL 0 9 .000 14 11 1 0 0 85.0 83 40 9 37 49 4.24 .260 .333 .376 .710 1.7
    A   12 3 .800 16 16 5 2 0 121.0 80 32 4 46 123 2.38 .186 .265 .254 .519  
16 Years Sim 108 170 .388 665 273 88 6 49 2619.3 2605 1224 351 887 1810 4.21 .259 .319 .421 .741 149.6
2 Years AAA 8 1 .889 15 12 4 4 0 98.7 75 20 3 27 76 1.82 .209 .264 .276 .540  
1 Years A 12 3 .800 16 16 5 2 0 121.0 80 32 4 46 123 2.38 .186 .265 .254 .519  
3 Years Minors 20 4 .833 31 28 9 6 0 219.7 155 52 7 73 199 2.13 .197 .265 .264 .529  
Season Average 6 10 .375 41 17 5 0 3 163.7 162 76 21 55 113 4.21 .259 .319 .421 .741  
Career Highs 14 24 .625 92 42 17 2 14 331.7 316 163 48 126 261 5.87 .294 .352 .536 .888  
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   1309 623 181 388 1113   .245 .296 .401 .697
vs LH   1296 601 170 499 697   .275 .344 .444 .788
Home 58 92 .387 357 142 42 2 25 1409.3 1387 669 194 484 974 4.27 .259 .320 .430 .750
Away 50 78 .391 308 131 46 4 27 1209.9 1218 555 157 403 836 4.13 .260 .318 .411 .729
Mar/Apr 17 19 .472 105 43 18 1 9 415.0 420 193 71 129 293 4.19 .264 .319 .444 .763
May 20 35 .364 119 56 15 1 11 528.0 526 230 54 158 343 3.92 .261 .314 .406 .721
June 21 33 .389 115 48 15 2 12 461.0 467 239 59 176 301 4.67 .262 .329 .431 .760
July 14 30 .318 104 45 8 0 5 405.0 427 200 60 133 306 4.44 .269 .325 .440 .765
August 17 27 .386 110 38 17 0 5 389.9 380 185 57 132 278 4.27 .255 .315 .420 .735
Sep/Oct 19 26 .422 112 43 15 2 8 420.3 385 177 50 159 289 3.79 .244 .313 .389 .702
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
1953 23 BOS AL 23 55 7 14 3 0 0 5 0 1 2 10 .255 .281 .309 .590 4.6 0.1
1954 24 BOS AL 36 94 5 23 0 1 0 8 0 0 1 25 .245 .253 .266 .519 5.9 0.0
1955 25 BOS AL 25 66 7 13 1 1 1 8 0 0 0 10 .197 .194 .288 .482 4.0 0.0
1956 26 BOS AL 32 90 4 19 3 0 0 8 0 0 0 29 .211 .211 .244 .456 4.1 0.0
1957 27 BOS AL 40 107 7 25 2 1 0 7 0 0 1 27 .234 .241 .271 .512 6.2 0.0
1958 28 BOS AL 42 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000 0.4 0.0
1959 29 BOS AL 92 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1960 30 BOS AL 80 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1962 32 BOS AL 53 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.5 0.0
1963 33 BOS AL 77 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1964 34 TOR AL 37 97 6 10 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 33 .103 .139 .113 .252 -1.6 0.0
1965 35 TOR AL 42 106 8 22 3 1 0 7 0 1 1 26 .208 .222 .255 .477 4.8 0.0
1966 36 TOR AL 32 21 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 .238 .304 .333 .638 2.2 0.2
1967 37 TAM AL 22 47 2 7 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 15 .149 .167 .170 .337 -0.2 0.0
1968 38 TAM AL 14 26 1 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 8 .192 .192 .192 .385 0.3 0.0
15 Years Sim 647 721 51 144 14 5 1 51 0 3 11 192 .200 .214 .237 .451 29.7 0.3
162 Game Average 180 12 36 3 1 0 12 0 0 2 48 .200 .214 .237 .451 7.4  
Career Highs 92 107 8 25 3 1 1 8 0 1 3 33 .500 .500 .500 1.000 6.2  
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   447 37 92 9 4 1 26 0 1 8 111 .206 .220 .251 .470 19.4
vs LH   274 14 52 5 1 0 25 0 2 3 81 .190 .204 .215 .419 6.7
Home 302 358 28 69 6 4 0 23 0 1 8 94 .193 .212 .232 .444 12.6
Away 204 363 23 75 8 1 1 28 0 2 3 98 .207 .215 .242 .458 13.5
RISP   161 0 32 4 1 0 46 0 0 1 43 .199 .207 .236 .443 5.4
Close/Late   80 8 18 2 1 0 2 0 0 1 21 .225 .235 .275 .510 4.4
Mar/Apr 43 109 6 21 2 0 0 6 0 0 3 32 .193 .214 .211 .425 3.5
May 73 155 13 38 4 2 0 12 0 1 1 46 .245 .250 .297 .547 9.7
June 51 125 7 22 3 1 1 10 0 0 3 31 .176 .194 .240 .434 4.3
July 52 108 9 21 2 2 0 7 0 2 1 28 .194 .209 .250 .459 3.4
August 99 110 7 26 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 25 .236 .250 .236 .486 5.3
Sep/Oct 68 114 9 16 3 0 0 7 0 0 2 30 .140 .155 .167 .322 -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    
1953 23 BOS AL P 23 23 181.0 19 42 3 3 .953 3.03    
1954 24 BOS AL P 36 36 290.0 22 57 1 3 .988 2.45    
1955 25 BOS AL P 25 25 194.0 11 38 0 0 1.000 2.27    
1956 26 BOS AL P 32 32 256.3 12 49 0 4 1.000 2.14    
1957 27 BOS AL P 40 40 303.0 16 51 4 3 .944 1.99    
1958 28 BOS AL P 42 0 46.7 3 3 2 0 .750 1.16    
1959 29 BOS AL P 92 0 104.3 6 18 0 0 1.000 2.07    
1960 30 BOS AL P 80 0 107.3 2 11 0 0 1.000 1.09    
1961 31 BOS AL P 18 0 16.0 2 4 0 0 1.000 3.38    
1962 32 BOS AL P 53 2 73.0 3 16 1 0 .950 2.34    
1963 33 BOS AL P 77 0 103.0 9 16 1 2 .962 2.18    
1964 34 TOR AL P 37 37 292.0 18 54 4 1 .947 2.22    
1965 35 TOR AL P 42 42 331.7 30 55 4 5 .955 2.31    
1966 36 TOR AL P 32 8 94.7 9 15 2 1 .923 2.28    
1967 37 TAM AL P 22 17 141.3 5 27 2 1 .941 2.04    
1968 38 TAM AL P 14 11 85.0 5 11 3 0 .842 1.69    
Career Totals   665 273 2619.3 172 467 27 23 .959 2.20    
Career Highs   92 42 331.7 30 57 4 5 1.000 3.38    
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
1958 28 BOS AL 0 0 .000 10 0 0 0 0 10.0 11 6 1 4 17 5.40 .268 .333 .439 .772
1960 30 BOS AL 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 .333 .333 .333 .667
1961 31 BOS AL 1 1 .500 5 0 0 0 2 6.0 7 2 0 0 2 3.00 .280 .280 .320 .600
1963 33 BOS AL 2 3 .400 10 0 0 0 1 13.7 15 4 2 4 8 2.64 .283 .333 .434 .767
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 4 .429 26 0 0 0 3 30.7 34 12 3 8 27 3.52 .279 .323 .410 .733
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Losses
1954-9-15
1957-5-21
1964-2-24
1965-4-19
 Saves
1959-8-11
1961-7-11
1963-8-14
 Games Pitched
1959-1-92
1960-4-80
1963-5-77
 Games Started
1965-9-42
 Complete Games
1955-5-11
1956-7-11
1957-5-14
1964-3-17
 Shutouts
1953-2-2
1955-3-2
1956-6-1
Innings Pitched
1954-10-290.0
1957-8-303.0
1965-5-331.7
 Hits Allowed
1954-8-284
1957-5-306
1964-5-294
1965-6-316
 Homeruns Allowed
1954-2-38
1956-4-44
1957-2-48
1964-1-47
1965-4-32
CAR-42-351
 Strikeouts
1954-8-169
1957-9-214
1965-6-261
 Walks Allowed
1957-6-126
 Walks per 9IP
1955-10-3.0
1964-5-1.9
Strikeouts per 9IP
1954-9-5.2
1956-8-6.1
1965-10-7.1
 WHiP
1955-9-1.30
 OOBP
1955-9-.313
 OSLG
1955-10-.367
 OOPS
1955-7-.680
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 55    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 21    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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  3. Fergie Jenkins (914)
  4. Tony Cloninger (914)
  5. Rick Wise (904)
  6. Camilo Pascual (895)
  7. Butch Wensloff (893)
  8. Tommy Bridges (893)
  9. Larry Sherry (883)
  10. Gaylord Perry (878)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jackie Collum (989)
  2. Early Wynn (987)
  3. Jack Hallett (977)
  4. Dick Hall (975)
  5. Dizzy Trout (974)
  6. Rip Sewell (974)
  7. Joe Nuxhall (973)
  8. Lon Warneke (972)
  9. Carl Scheib (972)
  10. Thornton Lee (972)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 11th overall pick, by Boston (A) in 1953
Had first career hit (double) on 5/10/1953, off Bobby Shantz (DET)
Earned first career win on 5/15/1953
Hit first career homerun on 6/5/1955, off Ed Hanyzewski (MON)
Injured on 7/14/1956 with a Inflamed Bicep Tendon, out for 2 weeks
2/1/1957: Gets a new one-year contract worth $485,714 through salary arbitration
2/1/1958: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,478,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/10/1958 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 4-5 weeks
10/3/1958: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $1,710,000 per year, for 3 years
Injured on 7/6/1961 with a Bone Chips Elbow, out for 7 weeks
9/22/1961: Signed a contract extension with Boston (A), $390,000 per year, for 2 years
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/9/1964 to a 3-year deal worth $7,500,000 per year
Injured on 9/4/1964 with a Ruptured Bicep Tendon, out for 8-9 weeks
6/1/1966: Signed a contract extension with Toronto, $1,500,000 per year, for 2 years
Traded from Toronto to Tampa Bay on 4/2/1967 (Going to TAM: P Don Larsen, P Dick Hall. Going to TOR: 3B Milt Bolling)
3/3/1968: Signed a minor league contract extension with Tampa Bay
Injured on 7/15/1968 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
 
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