Don Larsen Don James Larsen Bats Right Throws Right Height 6'4 Weight 215 Born August 7, 1929 Michigan City, IN Died January 1, 2020 Coeur d'Alene, ID

Pitching  

 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 1953 23 FRE   7   6  .538  14 110   0   0   0  168.0  206  106   97   60   75   8  5.20  4.67   90  
 1954 24 FRE   6   3  .667   6  54   0   0   0   84.2  124   70   61   43   30   9  6.48  4.10   63  
 1955 25 FRE   1   1  .500   1  32   0   0   0   50.0   40   24   20   18   24   7  3.60  4.58  127  
 1956 26 FRE   9  15  .375   0  29  29   4   1  179.2  157  108   91   91  121  18  4.56  4.29   94  
 1957 27 FRE   1   2  .333   2  26   0   0   0   32.2   28   13   12   15   17   2  3.31  4.19  127  

 1958 28 FRE   5  13  .278  33  75   0   0   0  107.2  109   49   39   35   54   7  3.26  3.75  115  
 1959 29 FRE   2   2  .500   1  12   0   0   0   20.0   14   10    9   12   11   4  4.05  3.77   93  
 1960 30 FRE   0   2  .000   1  16   0   0   0   27.2   34   21   21   14   15   5  6.83  4.08   60  
 1961 37 NWK   4   2  .667   0  30   0   0   0   56.1   58   27   24   23   44   5  3.83  4.18  109  
 1962 38 NWK                                                                                         
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
  9 Seasons   35  46  .432  58 384  29   4   1  726.2  770  428  374  311  391  65  4.63  4.25   91        
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
  8 Yrs. FRE  31  44  .413  58 354  29   4   1  670.1  712  401  350  288  347  60  4.70  4.25   91     
  1 Yrs. NWK   4   2  .667   0  30   0   0   0   56.1   58   27   24   23   44   5  3.83  4.18  109  
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 154 Gm  Avg   6   7  .432   9  60   5   1   0  114.1  121   67   59   49   62  10  4.63
 Career High   9  15  .538  33 110  29   4   1  179.2  206  108   97   91  121  18  4.56        
+-----------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+------+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+-----+----+
 Year Ag Tm    W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP     H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR  ERA  lgERA ERA+

Shaded Text indicates partial season results.

Postseason Pitching

 
 Year Tm  OPP WLser   W   L  PCT.  SV   G  GS  CG SHO    IP    H    R   ER   BB   SO  HR   ERA  
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
 1958 FRE MON   L     0   0  .000   0   1   0   0   0   1.0    2    2    2    2    3   1 18.00
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+
               0-1    0   0  .000   0   1   0   0   0   1.0    2    2    2    2    3   1 18.00
+------------------+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+---+-----+----+----+----+----+----+---+-----+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards  

Stats are Year-Value-Rank

All-Star 1958

Saves 1953-14-5 1958-33-2

Games 1953-110-2 1958-75-5

Losses 1956-15-5

Transactions January 1, 1953: Drafted 3rd round (18th overall) by Fremont. December 15, 1960: Selected in Expansion Draft by Newark.

Biography