Don Larsen | Baseball Prospectus

Years	IP	W	L	SV	SO	ERA	WARP
14	1548	81	91	23	849	3.78	14.9

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YEAR	TEAM	AGE	G	GS	IP	IP-SP	IP-RP	W	L	SV	BS	QS	BQS	PA	H	R	ER	HR	TB	BB	UBB	HBP	SO	ERA	FIP	FRA	VORP	WARP
1953	SLA	23	38	22	192.7	142.7	41.0	7	12	2	0	9	3	792	201	99	89	11	281	64	59	4	96	4.16	3.37	3.74	37.4	3.8
1954	BAL	24	29	28	201.7	194.0	7.7	3	21	0	0	12	9	892	213	106	98	18	321	89	74	1	80	4.37	4.08	4.26	14.6	1.5
1955	NYA	25	19	13	97.0	81.0	16.0	9	2	2	0	8	0	412	81	38	33	8	117	51	48	2	44	3.06	4.23	5.09	4.9	0.5
1956	NYA	26	38	20	179.7	125.0	54.7	11	5	1	3	12	2	760	133	72	65	19	214	96	96	7	107	3.26	4.41	5.20	12.6	1.4
1957	NYA	27	27	20	139.7	114.0	25.7	10	4	0	1	10	0	605	113	68	58	12	169	87	87	0	81	3.74	4.23	4.09	17.5	1.7
1958	NYA	28	19	19	114.3	114.3	0.0	9	6	0	0	11	1	490	100	43	39	4	134	52	49	4	55	3.07	3.40	3.83	23.3	2.3
1959	NYA	29	25	18	124.7	100.3	24.3	6	7	0	0	10	0	561	122	65	60	14	185	76	74	2	69	4.33	4.69	5.27	4.8	0.6
1960	KC1	30	22	15	83.7	69.3	14.3	1	10	0	0	4	2	381	97	55	50	11	156	42	41	0	43	5.38	4.59	5.76	0.7	-0.1
1961	CHA	31	25	3	74.3	21.7	52.7	7	2	2	4	2	2	315	64	36	34	5	89	29	27	1	53	4.12	3.16	4.09	14.5	1.6
1961	KC1	31	8	1	15.0	5.7	9.3	1	0	0	0	0	0	75	21	9	7	2	28	11	11	1	13	4.20	4.90	5.30	1.5	0.2
1962	SFN	32	49	0	86.3	0.0	86.3	5	4	11	1	1	0	381	83	44	42	9	121	47	40	2	58	4.38	4.43	5.43	-1.5	-0.2
1963	SFN	33	46	0	62.0	0.0	62.0	7	7	3	4	1	0	261	46	23	21	8	81	30	21	0	44	3.05	4.21	4.23	1.3	0.2
1964	HOU	34	30	10	103.3	65.0	38.3	4	8	1	0	7	0	424	92	36	26	4	133	20	16	1	58	2.26	2.74	3.63	9.6	1.0
1964	SFN	34	6	0	10.3	0.0	10.3	0	1	0	0	0	0	46	10	5	5	0	13	6	5	0	6	4.35	3.33	2.89	2.2	0.2
1965	BAL	35	27	1	54.0	4.7	49.3	1	2	1	1	0	0	234	53	22	16	4	76	20	18	1	40	2.67	3.05	4.19	3.9	0.5
1965	HOU	35	1	1	5.3	5.3	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	8	3	3	0	13	3	2	0	1	5.06	3.95	4.81	-0.7	-0.1
1967	CHN	37	3	0	4.0	0.0	4.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	5	4	4	1	9	2	2	0	1	9.00	6.91	7.23	-1.1	-0.1
Career			412	171	1548.0	1043.0	496.0	81	91	23	14	87	19	6674	1442	728	650	130	2140	725	670	26	849	3.78	3.95	4.49	145.5	14.9

Advanced

'opp' stats - quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.

YEAR	Team	Lg	G	GS	IP	FRA	FRA+	TAv	oppAVG	oppOBP	oppSLG	oppTAv	BABIP	PPF	PVORP	PWARP	VORP	WARP
1953	SLA	MLB	38	22	192.7	3.74	120	.257	.277	.348	.406	.276	.288	104	32.0	3.2	37.4	3.8
1954	BAL	MLB	29	28	201.7	4.26	92	.277	.272	.347	.402	.270	.277	94	8.0	0.8	14.6	1.5
1955	NYA	MLB	19	13	97.0	5.09	90	.237	.276	.355	.413	.273	.238	103	3.4	0.3	4.9	0.5
1956	NYA	MLB	38	20	179.7	5.20	92	.238	.277	.358	.422	.278	.213	102	8.4	0.9	12.6	1.4
1957	NYA	MLB	27	20	139.7	4.09	102	.252	.268	.334	.407	.270	.238	99	14.5	1.5	17.5	1.7
1958	NYA	MLB	19	19	114.3	3.83	108	.238	.270	.338	.408	.270	.255	99	14.5	1.5	23.3	2.3
1959	NYA	MLB	25	18	124.7	5.27	76	.279	.265	.339	.412	.274	.270	97	-0.4	-0.0	4.8	0.6
1960	KC1	MLB	22	15	83.7	5.76	75	.292	.267	.338	.405	.272	.302	105	0.6	0.1	0.7	-0.1
1961	CHA	MLB	25	3	74.3	4.09	111	.233	.269	.341	.420	.272	.260	100	11.1	1.1	14.5	1.6
1961	KC1	MLB	8	1	15.0	5.30	89	.323	.268	.342	.412	.266	.396	104	0.6	0.1	1.5	0.2
1962	SFN	MLB	49	0	86.3	5.43	78	.260	.276	.340	.423	.274	.279	98	-1.2	-0.1	-1.5	-0.2
1963	SFN	MLB	46	0	62.0	4.23	85	.241	.265	.319	.394	.271	.212	97	0.8	0.1	1.3	0.2
1964	HOU	MLB	30	10	103.3	3.63	103	.242	.274	.327	.413	.275	.258	92	7.8	0.9	9.6	1.0
1964	SFN	MLB	6	0	10.3	2.89	120	.263	.256	.310	.380	.265	.294	90	1.6	0.2	2.2	0.2
1965	BAL	MLB	27	1	54.0	4.19	93	.268	.254	.320	.389	.268	.290	99	2.9	0.3	3.9	0.5
1965	HOU	MLB	1	1	5.3	4.81	78	.353	.266	.318	.387	.264	.348	98	-0.1	-0.0	-0.7	-0.1
1967	CHN	MLB	3	0	4.0	7.23	15	.333	.246	.312	.386	.268	.286	102	-1.1	-0.1	-1.1	-0.1
Career		MLB		171	1548.0	4.49	95	.257	.271	.341	.409	.273	.263	99	103.3	10.8	145.5	14.9

Statistics For All Levels

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	H	BB	SO	HR	GB%	BABIP	H/9	BB/9	HR/9	K/9	WHIP	ERA	VORP	WARP
1953	SLA	MLB	7	12	2	38	22	192.7	201	64	96	11	40%	.288	9.4	3.0	0.5	4.5	1.38	4.16	37.4	3.8
1954	BAL	MLB	3	21	0	29	28	201.7	213	89	80	18	42%	.277	9.5	4.0	0.8	3.6	1.50	4.37	14.6	1.5
1955	NYA	MLB	9	2	2	19	13	97.0	81	51	44	8	44%	.238	7.5	4.7	0.7	4.1	1.36	3.06	4.9	0.5
1956	NYA	MLB	11	5	1	38	20	179.7	133	96	107	19	42%	.213	6.7	4.8	1.0	5.4	1.27	3.26	12.6	1.4
1957	NYA	MLB	10	4	0	27	20	139.7	113	87	81	12	50%	.238	7.3	5.6	0.8	5.2	1.43	3.74	17.5	1.7
1958	NYA	MLB	9	6	0	19	19	114.3	100	52	55	4	43%	.255	7.9	4.1	0.3	4.3	1.33	3.07	23.3	2.3
1959	NYA	MLB	6	7	0	25	18	124.7	122	76	69	14	50%	.270	8.8	5.5	1.0	5.0	1.59	4.33	4.8	0.6
1960	KC1	MLB	1	10	0	22	15	83.7	97	42	43	11	49%	.302	10.4	4.5	1.2	4.6	1.66	5.38	0.7	-0.1
1961	KC1	MLB	1	0	0	8	1	15.0	21	11	13	2	43%	.396	12.6	6.6	1.2	7.8	2.13	4.20	1.5	0.2
1961	CHA	MLB	7	2	2	25	3	74.3	64	29	53	5	50%	.260	7.7	3.5	0.6	6.4	1.25	4.12	14.5	1.6
1962	SFN	MLB	5	4	11	49	0	86.3	83	47	58	9	52%	.279	8.7	4.9	0.9	6.0	1.51	4.38	-1.5	-0.2
1963	SFN	MLB	7	7	3	46	0	62.0	46	30	44	8	54%	.212	6.7	4.4	1.2	6.4	1.23	3.05	1.3	0.2
1964	SFN	MLB	0	1	0	6	0	10.3	10	6	6	0	45%	.294	8.7	5.2	0.0	5.2	1.55	4.35	2.2	0.2
1964	HOU	MLB	4	8	1	30	10	103.3	92	20	58	4	53%	.258	8.0	1.7	0.3	5.1	1.08	2.26	9.6	1.0
1965	HOU	MLB	0	0	0	1	1	5.3	8	3	1	0	67%	.348	13.5	5.1	0.0	1.7	2.06	5.06	-0.7	-0.1
1965	BAL	MLB	1	2	1	27	1	54.0	53	20	40	4	50%	.290	8.8	3.3	0.7	6.7	1.35	2.67	3.9	0.5
1967	CHN	MLB	0	0	0	3	0	4.0	5	2	1	1	50%	.286	11.2	4.5	2.2	2.2	1.75	9.00	-1.1	-0.1

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Date On	Date Off	Transaction	Days	Games	Side	Body Part	Injury	Severity	Surgery Date	Reaggravation

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Title	Author	Date
BP Unfiltered: The Most Surprising Players with Statues	Ben Lindbergh	2013-03-15
Skewed Left: Murphy, Morris, and Using the Full 15 Ballots	Zachary Levine	2013-01-10
Western Front: Is Will Venable Underrated or Overrated? Probably.	Geoff Young	2012-04-03
BP Unfiltered: Winter Meetings Dispatch, with Some Santos Trade Thoughts	Steven Goldman	2011-12-06
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Yankees' Virgin Spring	Jay Jaffe	2011-06-27
Baseball ProGUESTus: Metafandom, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Superfluous Junk Surrounding Baseball	Craig Calcaterra	2011-02-18
Prospectus Perspective: On the Midnight Trade to Georgia	Steven Goldman	2010-12-03
Another Look: Kirk Gibson's Homer	Bob Hertzel	2010-10-19
Playoff Prospectus: Saturday LCS Matchups	Matt Swartz	2010-10-16
On the Beat: Trying to Taint a Gem	John Perrotto	2010-10-08
Playoff Prospectus: LDS Day One Roundup	Christina Kahrl	2010-10-07
Another Look: Willie, Mickey, and the Duke	Bob Hertzel	2010-08-10
One-Hoppers: Squandering a Golden Interleague Opportunity	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-25
One-Hoppers: Observing Perfection	Jay Jaffe	2010-06-08
You Could Look It Up: He Should Have Picked Lee	Steven Goldman	2009-11-01
On the Beat: New Helmsmen for the Mariners	John Perrotto	2008-12-31
Prospectus Hit and Run: The Comeback Kings	Jay Jaffe	2008-10-15
Prospectus Preview: Sunday's Games to Watch	Caleb Peiffer	2008-08-10
Prospectus Today: An Extended All-Star Engagement	Joe Sheehan	2008-07-16
You Could Look It Up: Go Go, Tigers, Go?	Steven Goldman	2008-04-08
Nippon Prospectus: The Japan Series	Mike Plugh	2007-11-13
Prospectus Matchups: The (Elimination) Gamers	Jim Baker	2007-10-19
Prospectus Matchups: Turnover	Jim Baker	2007-09-18
The Week In Quotes: February 5-12	Alex Carnevale	2007-02-12
You Could Look It Up: No Hitters Ain't That Special, Part Two	Steven Goldman	2006-09-14
You Could Look It Up: No Hits For You	Steven Goldman	2006-09-08
You Could Look It Up: Infinity Edition #3	Steven Goldman	2005-05-05
Prospectus Matchups: Potpourri for $100	Jim Baker	2005-03-22
Prospectus Matchups: Trivia Manufactured While You Wait	Jim Baker	2005-03-03
Prospectus Today: Series Preview	Joe Sheehan	2004-10-23
Prospectus Matchups: Dodging Checkmate	Jim Baker	2004-10-15
Unlikely Heroes, Past and Present: From No-Name to Nightly News	Baseball Prospectus	2004-10-13
Prospectus Q&A: Paul Dickson	Peter Schilling Jr.	2003-07-18
Prospectus Feature: The Daily Prospectus: Heading Out	Joe Sheehan	2002-05-24

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