Player

Don Larsen

Player Info
Full Name
Don James
Born
August 7, 1929
Michigan City, IN, USA
Died
January 1, 2020
Size
6'4" / 215 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
April 18, 1953
Final Game
July 7, 1967
Career
15 years
Teams
Honors
1956 - World Series MVP (ML)
1956 - Babe Ruth Award (AL)
Career Batting
480
G
.242
AVG
144
H
14
HR
72
RBI
.663
OPS
86
OPS vs Lg
10% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
81-91
W-L
3.78
ERA
412
G
849
SO
26
SV
1.40
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1967 Chicago Cubs 0 0 9.00 3 0 0 4.0 1 2
1965 Houston Astros 0 0 5.06 1 1 0 5.0 1 3
1965 Baltimore Orioles 1 2 2.67 27 1 1 54.0 40 20
1964 San Francisco Giants 0 1 4.35 6 0 0 10.1 6 6
1964 Houston Colt .45's 4 8 2.26 30 10 1 103.0 58 20
1963 San Francisco Giants 7 7 3.05 46 0 3 62.0 44 30
1962 San Francisco Giants 5 4 4.38 49 0 11 86.0 58 47
1961 Kansas City Athletics 1 0 4.20 8 1 0 15.0 13 11
1961 Chicago White Sox 7 2 4.12 25 3 2 74.0 53 29
1960 Kansas City Athletics 1 10 5.38 22 15 0 83.2 43 42
1959 New York Yankees 6 7 4.33 25 18 3 124.2 69 76
1958 New York Yankees 9 6 3.07 19 19 0 114.0 55 52
1957 New York Yankees 10 4 3.74 27 20 0 139.1 81 87
1956 New York Yankees 11 5 3.26 38 20 1 179.1 107 96
1955 New York Yankees 9 2 3.06 19 13 2 97.0 44 51
1954 Baltimore Orioles 3 21 4.37 29 28 0 201.1 80 89
1953 St. Louis Browns 7 12 4.16 38 22 2 192.1 96 64
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1967 NL 4.0 2.25 4.50 1.750
1965 AL 59.3 6.22 3.49 1.416
1964 NL 113.7 5.07 2.06 1.126
1963 NL 62.0 6.39 4.35 1.226
1962 NL 86.3 6.05 4.90 1.506
1961 AL 89.3 6.65 4.03 1.399
1960 AL 83.7 4.63 4.52 1.661
1959 AL 124.7 4.98 5.49 1.588
1958 AL 114.3 4.33 4.09 1.329
1957 AL 139.7 5.22 5.61 1.432
1956 AL 179.7 5.36 4.81 1.275 ✓
1955 AL 97.0 4.08 4.73 1.361
1954 AL 201.7 3.57 3.97 1.498 ✓
1953 AL 192.7 4.48 2.99 1.375 ✓
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1967 Chicago Cubs 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 Houston Astros 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1965 Baltimore Orioles 27 11 3 1 0 0 0 .273
1964 San Francisco Giants 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1964 Houston Colt .45's 31 31 3 1 0 0 0 .097
1963 San Francisco Giants 46 11 2 0 0 0 1 .182
1962 San Francisco Giants 52 25 5 0 1 0 3 .200
1961 Kansas City Athletics 18 20 6 0 0 1 2 .300
1961 Chicago White Sox 25 25 8 0 0 1 2 .320
1960 Kansas City Athletics 23 29 6 1 0 0 3 .207
1959 New York Yankees 29 47 12 2 0 0 8 .255
1958 New York Yankees 28 49 15 1 0 4 9 .306
1957 New York Yankees 31 56 14 5 0 0 6 .250
1956 New York Yankees 45 79 19 5 0 2 10 .241
1955 New York Yankees 21 41 6 1 0 2 4 .146
1954 Baltimore Orioles 44 88 22 5 3 1 6 .250
1953 St. Louis Browns 50 81 23 3 1 3 11 .284
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1965 AL 13 .077 .375 0.0 38.5 58 0.0
1964 NL 37 .031 .136 10.8 27.0 -4 0.0
1963 NL 13 .000 .200 7.7 7.7 32 0.0
1962 NL 26 .080 .278 0.0 26.9 32 0.0
1961 AL 48 .133 .364 2.1 20.8 112 2.0
1960 AL 29 .035 .333 0.0 37.9 26 0.0
1959 AL 56 .043 .364 12.5 26.8 85 0.0
1958 AL 57 .265 .297 8.8 15.8 162 4.2
1957 AL 63 .089 .304 9.5 17.5 86 0.0
1956 AL 86 .139 .283 7.0 19.8 83 2.1
1955 AL 45 .171 .154 8.9 28.9 50 2.1
1954 AL 95 .159 .292 5.3 15.8 98 1.1
1953 AL 85 .173 .313 4.7 16.5 114 3.2
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 412 92 244 17 22 .952
OF 2 3 0 0 0 1.000
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1967 Chicago Cubs P 3 0 2 0 1 1.000
1965 Baltimore Orioles P 27 5 13 1 1 .947
1965 Houston Astros P 1 1 3 0 0 1.000
1964 Houston Colt .45's P 30 7 19 1 1 .963
1964 San Francisco Giants P 6 2 0 0 0 1.000
1963 San Francisco Giants P 46 4 12 1 0 .941
1962 San Francisco Giants P 49 4 15 0 3 1.000
1961 Kansas City Athletics OF 1 3 0 0 0 1.000
1961 Kansas City Athletics P 8 1 4 0 0 1.000
1961 Chicago White Sox P 25 4 13 0 0 1.000
1960 Kansas City Athletics P 22 4 8 1 1 .923
1959 New York Yankees P 25 5 22 2 1 .931
1958 New York Yankees P 19 5 14 2 2 .905
1957 New York Yankees P 27 10 20 2 2 .938
1956 New York Yankees P 38 13 23 3 3 .923
1955 New York Yankees P 19 5 13 1 3 .947
1954 Baltimore Orioles P 29 14 34 1 3 .980
1953 St. Louis Browns OF 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1953 St. Louis Browns P 38 8 29 2 1 .949
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 10 4-2 0 36.0 24 2.75
1962 World Series San Francisco Giants 3 1-0 0 2.1 0 3.86
1958 World Series New York Yankees 2 1-0 0 9.1 9 0.96
1957 World Series New York Yankees 2 1-1 0 9.1 6 3.72
1956 World Series New York Yankees 2 1-0 0 10.1 7 0.00
1955 World Series New York Yankees 1 0-1 0 4.0 2 11.25
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 10 9 1 0 1 .111
1962 World Series San Francisco Giants 3 0 0 0 0 .000
1958 World Series New York Yankees 2 2 0 0 0 .000
1957 World Series New York Yankees 2 2 0 0 0 .000
1956 World Series New York Yankees 2 3 1 0 1 .333
1955 World Series New York Yankees 1 2 0 0 0 .000