Don Carlsen

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: October 15, 1926 in Chicago, IL us

Died: September 22, 2002 in Denver, CO

Buried: Cremated

Schools: Pepperdine University (Malibu, CA), University of Denver (Denver, CO)

Debut: April 28, 1948 (Age 21-196d, 10,512th in major league history)
vs. CIN 1.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER

Last Game: May 24, 1952 (Age 25-222d)
vs. CHC 1.0 IP, 4 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Donald Herbert Carlsen

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.1

ERA

6.00

54.0

WHIP

1.778

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1945			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1946			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Military Service)
1947	20	CHC-min	AA	8	7	.533	3.04	25			9			151.0	126	58	51		50		84	9	0	4				1.166	7.5		3.0	5.0	1.68	TUL TL
1948	21	CHC-min	AAA	7	6	.538	5.20	25			7	0		116.0	143	78	67		44		67	6	0	1				1.612	11.1		3.4	5.2	1.52	LOS PCL
1948	21	CHC	NL	0	0		36.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	5	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	10	15	6.75	7.000	45.0	0.0	18.0	9.0	0.50

1949	22	CHC-min	AAA	9	8	.529	4.73	28			8	1		135.0	130	77	71		74		65	4	1	0				1.511	8.7		4.9	4.3	0.88	LOS PCL
1950	23	CHC-min	AA	0	1	.000	2.25	5						16.0	14	10	4		5									1.188	7.9		2.8			NVL SOUA
1951	24	PIT-min	AA	11	3	.786	2.58	15	15					115.0	109	40	33		40									1.296	8.5		3.1			NOR SOUA
1951	24	PIT	NL	2	3	.400	4.19	7	6	0	2	0	0	43.0	50	22	20	4	14	0	20	1	0	2	189	101	3.80	1.488	10.5	0.8	2.9	4.2	1.43
1952	25	PIT-min	A,AA	4	10	.286	1.95	18						97.0	111	36	21	3	35									1.505	10.3	0.3	3.2			DEN,NOR WL,SOUA
1952	25	PIT	NL	0	1	.000	10.80	5	1	1	0	0	0	10.0	20	13	12	1	5	0	2	0	0	1	53	38	4.79	2.500	18.0	0.9	4.5	1.8	0.40
1953	26	PIT-min	AA	8	6	.571	3.23	19	18		8	0		131.0	150	69	47	15	35		87	7	0	2				1.412	10.3	1.0	2.4	6.0	2.49	NOR SOUA
1954	27	PIT-min	A	11	12	.478	3.56	28	27		16	1		197.0	196	97	78	8	60		74	7	0	8				1.299	9.0	0.4	2.7	3.4	1.23	WPT EL
3 Yrs				2	4	.333	6.00	13	7	1	2	0	0	54.0	75	39	36	5	21	0	23	1	0	3	252	71	4.04	1.778	12.5	0.8	3.5	3.8	1.10
162 Game Avg.				7	14	.333	6.00	44	24	3	7	0	0	184	255	133	122	17	71	0	78	3	0	10	857	71	4.04	1.778	12.5	0.8	3.5	3.8	1.10

PIT (2 yrs)				2	4	.333	5.43	12	7	1	2	0	0	53.0	70	35	32	5	19	0	22	1	0	3	242	77	3.99	1.679	11.9	0.8	3.2	3.7	1.16
CHC (1 yr)				0	0		36.00	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	5	4	4	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	10	15	6.75	7.000	45.0	0.0	18.0	9.0	0.50

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WAR Explained (v2.2): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

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