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Season Age Team Lg WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1951 Did not play - Military Service
1952 Did not play - Military Service
1953 23 SLB AL 1.0 50 85 81 11 23 3 1 3 10 0 0 4 14 .284 .318 .457 .774 105 .364 102 37 1 0 0 0 1H/7
1954 24 BAL AL 1.1 44 95 88 6 22 5 3 1 4 0 0 5 15 .250 .290 .409 .699 97 .341 102 36 2 0 2 0 0 1H
1955 25 NYY AL 0.2 21 45 41 4 6 1 0 2 7 0 0 4 13 .146 .222 .317 .539 45 .274 43 13 1 0 0 0 0 1/H
1956 26 NYY AL 0.7 45 86 79 10 19 5 0 2 12 0 0 6 17 .241 .294 .380 .674 80 .332 83 30 2 0 1 0 0 1/H
1957 27 NYY AL 0.5 31 63 56 6 14 5 0 0 5 0 1 6 11 .250 .317 .339 .657 81 .296 72 19 3 0 0 1 0 1/H
1958 28 NYY AL 1.0 28 57 49 9 15 1 0 4 13 0 2 5 9 .306 .364 .571 .935 158 .410 169 28 2 0 2 1 0 1/H
1959 29 NYY AL 0.5 29 56 47 8 12 2 0 0 8 0 0 7 15 .255 .345 .298 .643 82 .322 89 14 2 0 1 1 0 1/H
1960 30 KCA AL 0.0 23 29 29 3 6 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .207 .207 .241 .448 21 .203 -2 7 2 0 0 0 0 1/H
1961 31 2TM AL 0.6 43 48 45 4 14 0 0 2 8 0 0 1 10 .311 .326 .444 .771 105 .385 126 20 0 0 2 0 0 1H/7
1961 31 KCA AL 0.2 18 22 20 2 6 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 5 .300 .333 .450 .783 108 .351 100 9 0 0 1 0 0 H/17
1961 31 CHW AL 0.4 25 26 25 2 8 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 .320 .320 .440 .760 103 .414 148 11 0 0 1 0 0 1
1962 32 SFG NL 0.1 52 26 25 3 5 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 .200 .200 .280 .480 28 .248 28 7 0 0 1 0 0 1/H
1963 33 SFG NL 0.0 46 13 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 .250 .182 .432 28 .209 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1
1964 34 2TM NL 0.1 37 37 32 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 .094 .194 .125 .319 -5 .241 39 4 0 0 1 0 0 1/H
1964 34 SFG NL 0.1 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .923 550 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1964 34 HOU NL 0.1 31 36 31 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 .097 .200 .129 .329 -2 .222 25 4 0 0 1 0 0 1/H
1965 35 2TM 2LG 0.1 28 13 13 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .231 .231 .308 .538 52 .239 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1965 35 HOU NL 0.0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 .000 -129 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1965 35 BAL AL 0.1 27 11 11 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .273 .273 .364 .636 78 .283 65 4 0 0 0 0 0 1
1967 37 CHC NL 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
WAR G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ rOBA Rbat+ TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
14 Yrs 5.9 480 653 596 65 144 25 5 14 72 0 3 43 138 .242 .291 .371 .662 81 .321 85 221 15 0 11 3 0 1H/7
162 Game Avg 2.0 162 220 201 22 49 8 2 5 24 0 1 15 47 .242 .291 .371 .662 81 .321 85 75 5 0 4 0
NYY (5 Yrs) 2.9 154 307 272 37 66 14 0 8 45 0 3 28 65 .243 .310 .382 .693 89 .328 91 104 10 0 4 3 0 1H
BAL (3 Yrs) 2.2 121 191 180 17 48 9 4 4 15 0 0 9 33 .267 .302 .428 .729 100 .348 100 77 3 0 2 0 0 1H/7
SFG (3 Yrs) 0.2 104 40 37 4 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 8 .189 .211 .243 .454 25 .253 34 9 0 0 2 0 0 1/H
KCA (2 Yrs) 0.2 41 51 49 5 12 1 0 1 7 0 0 1 16 .245 .260 .327 .587 57 .266 42 16 2 0 1 0 0 1H/7
HOU (2 Yrs) 0.0 32 38 33 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 .091 .189 .121 .310 -8 .210 16 4 0 0 1 0 0 1/H
CHW (1 Yr) 0.4 25 26 25 2 8 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 .320 .320 .440 .760 103 .414 148 11 0 0 1 0 0 1
CHC (1 Yr) 0.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
AL (10 Yrs) 5.6 341 575 526 61 134 24 4 14 71 0 3 38 119 .255 .303 .395 .699 90 .333 92 208 15 0 8 3 0 1H/7
NL (5 Yrs) 0.2 139 78 70 4 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 5 19 .143 .200 .186 .386 10 .232 26 13 0 0 3 0 0 1/H
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Season Age Team Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GIDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1955 25 NYY WS 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1956 26 NYY WS 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .333 .667 1 0 0 1 0 0 /1 WS MVP
1957 27 NYY WS 2 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .500 .000 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1958 28 NYY WS 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 .000 .333 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1962 32 SFG WS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 10 13 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .111 .333 .111 .444 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
162 Game Avg 162 211 146 32 16 0 0 0 16 0 0 49 32 .111 .333 .111 .444 16 0 16
NYY (4 Yrs) 7 13 9 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 .111 .333 .111 .444 1 0 0 1 0 0 /1
SFG (1 Yr) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1

Value Batting

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Season Age Team Lg PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
1951 Did not play - Military Service
1952 Did not play - Military Service
1953 23 SLB AL 85 0 1 0 0 0 10 1.0 0 10 1.0 .520 .506 1.0 0.0 10 1H/7
1954 24 BAL AL 95 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.0 0 10 1.1 .524 .506 1.1 0.0 10 1H
1955 25 NYY AL 45 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .507 .501 0.2 0.0 2 1/H
1956 26 NYY AL 86 -2 -1 1 0 0 7 0.7 0 7 0.7 .516 .505 0.7 0.0 7 1/H
1957 27 NYY AL 63 -2 0 0 0 0 5 0.5 0 5 0.5 .516 .503 0.5 0.0 5 1/H
1958 28 NYY AL 57 4 -1 0 0 0 9 0.9 0 9 1.0 .534 .506 1.0 0.0 9 1/H
1959 29 NYY AL 56 -1 0 0 0 0 5 0.5 0 5 0.5 .518 .503 0.5 0.0 5 1/H
1960 30 KCA AL 29 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1/H
1961 31 2TM AL 48 1 -1 0 0 0 6 0.6 0 6 0.6 .514 .502 0.6 0.0 6 1H/7
1961 31 KCA AL 22 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .509 .501 0.2 0.0 1 H/17
1961 31 CHW AL 26 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.4 0 4 0.4 .518 .503 0.5 0.0 4 1
1962 32 SFG NL 26 -2 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .501 0.1 0.0 1 1/H
1963 33 SFG NL 13 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1
1964 34 2TM NL 37 -2 -1 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .504 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1/H
1964 34 SFG NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .511 .500 0.1 0.0 1 /1
1964 34 HOU NL 36 -3 -1 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 1 1/H
1965 35 2TM 2LG 13 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.1 .502 .500 0.1 0.0 0 1
1965 35 HOU NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .471 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
1965 35 BAL AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.1 0 1 0.1 .503 .501 0.1 0.0 1 1
1967 37 CHC NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Pos Awards
14 Yrs 653 -11 -2 1 0 0 56 5.8 1 57 5.9 .512 .503 5.9 0.0 57 1H/7
162 Game Avg 220 -4 -1 0 0 0 19 1.9 0 19 2.0 .512 .503 2.0 0.0 19
NYY (5 Yrs) 307 -3 -1 0 0 0 28 2.8 0 28 2.9 .519 .504 2.9 0.0 28 1H
SFG (3 Yrs) 40 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .502 .500 0.2 0.1 2 1/H
BAL (3 Yrs) 191 0 0 0 0 0 20 2.1 1 21 2.2 .517 .505 2.2 0.0 21 1H/7
KCA (2 Yrs) 51 -3 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .505 .501 0.2 0.0 2 1H/7
HOU (2 Yrs) 38 -3 -1 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0.0 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 0 1/H
CHW (1 Yr) 26 1 0 0 0 0 4 0.4 0 4 0.4 .518 .503 0.5 0.0 4 1
CHC (1 Yr) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 /1
AL (10 Yrs) 575 -5 -1 1 0 0 54 5.5 1 55 5.6 .516 .504 5.7 -0.1 55 1H/7
NL (5 Yrs) 78 -6 -1 0 0 0 2 0.3 0 2 0.2 .502 .500 0.2 0.1 2 1/H

Advanced Batting

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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
Season Age Team Lg PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
1951 Did not play - Military Service
1952 Did not play - Military Service
1953 23 SLB AL 85 .364 102 .313 .173 3.5 16.5 4.7 0.0 -0.4% 0.64 33.3 33.3 1H/7
1954 24 BAL AL 95 .341 102 .292 .159 1.1 15.8 5.3 -1.1 -0.7% -5.44 19.2 75.0 1H
1955 25 NYY AL 45 .274 43 .154 .171 4.4 28.9 8.9 -0.1 0.2% -0.17 25.0 0.0 1/H
1956 26 NYY AL 86 .332 83 .283 .139 2.3 19.8 7.0 0.0 -0.7% 0.67 34.8 45.5 1/H
1957 27 NYY AL 63 .296 72 .304 .089 0.0 17.5 9.5 -0.2 -0.5% -1.53 30.0 0.0 80.0 1/H
1958 28 NYY AL 57 .410 169 .297 .265 7.0 15.8 8.8 0.0 0.8% 2.48 31.3 0.0 42.9 1/H
1959 29 NYY AL 56 .322 89 .364 .043 0.0 26.8 12.5 -0.1 -0.4% 1.45 42.1 37.5 1/H
1960 30 KCA AL 29 .203 -2 .333 .034 0.0 37.9 0.0 -0.3 -0.2% -2.81 50.0 33.3 1/H
1961 31 2TM AL 48 .385 126 .364 .133 4.2 20.8 2.1 0.4 0.3% 4.07 15.4 20.0 1H/7
1961 31 KCA AL 22 .351 100 .357 .150 4.5 22.7 4.5 0.3 0.3% 1.67 16.7 0.0 H/17
1961 31 CHW AL 26 .414 148 .368 .120 3.8 19.2 0.0 0.1 0.0% 2.40 14.3 33.3 1
1962 32 SFG NL 26 .248 28 .278 .080 0.0 26.9 0.0 -0.2 -0.5% -1.37 60.0 20.0 1/H
1963 33 SFG NL 13 .209 6 .200 .000 0.0 7.7 7.7 -0.2 -0.4% -1.90 33.3 100.0 1
1964 34 2TM NL 37 .241 39 .136 .031 0.0 27.0 10.8 -0.1 0.0% -1.65 0.0 0.0 1/H
1964 34 SFG NL 1 .923 550 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.12 /1
1964 34 HOU NL 36 .222 25 .143 .032 0.0 27.8 11.1 -0.1 0.0% -1.77 0.0 0.0 1/H
1965 35 2TM 2LG 13 .239 34 .375 .077 0.0 38.5 0.0 -0.1 -0.1% -0.64 0.0 0.0 1
1965 35 HOU NL 2 .000 -129 .000 .000 0.0 50.0 0.0 -0.1 -0.1% -0.99 /1
1965 35 BAL AL 11 .283 65 .429 .091 0.0 36.4 0.0 0.0 0.0% 0.35 0.0 0.0 1
1967 37 CHC NL 0 /1
Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability Baserunning
PA rOBA Rbat+ BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% SB% XBT% Pos Awards
14 Yrs 653 .321 85 .291 .129 2.1 21.1 6.6 -1.9 -2.5% -6.20 29.5 0.0 39.3 1H/7
MLB Average .331 100 .276 .131 2.3 13.6 8.6 30.1 61.1 46.6
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Batting Batting Ratios Win Probability
Season Age Team Lg PA BAbip ISO HR% SO% BB% WPA cWPA RE24 RS% Pos Awards
1955 25 NYY WS 2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.1 -2.2% -0.58 /1
1956 26 NYY WS 4 .500 .000 0.0 25.0 0.0 0.0 1.3% 0.29 100.0 /1 WS MVP
1957 27 NYY WS 4 .000 .000 0.0 25.0 50.0 0.0 -0.6% 0.01 50.0 /1
1958 28 NYY WS 3 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 33.3 0.0 -1.6% 0.02 0.0 /1
1962 32 SFG WS 0 /1
5 Yrs 13 .143 .000 0.0 15.4 23.1 0.0 -3.1% -0.26 50.0 1
MLB Average .253 .131 2.7 16.3 9.1 27.3

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Frequently Asked Questions

When was Don Larsen born?

Don Larsen was born on August 7, 1929.

Where was Don Larsen born?

Don Larsen was born in Michigan City, IN.

How tall was Don Larsen?

Don Larsen was 6-4 (193 cm) tall.

How much did Don Larsen weigh when playing?

Don Larsen weighed 215 lbs (97 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Don Larsen play?

Don Larsen played 14 seasons.

Is Don Larsen in the Hall of Fame?

Don Larsen has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

What position did Don Larsen play?

Don Larsen was a Pitcher.

How many strikeouts did Don Larsen have?

Don Larsen had 849 strikeouts over his career.

How many teams has Don Larsen played for?

Don Larsen played for 9 teams; the St. Louis Browns, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Kansas City Athletics, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Houston Colt .45s, Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs.

How many World Series has Don Larsen won?

Don Larsen won 2 World Series.

When did Don Larsen retire?

Don Larsen last played in 1967.

What are Don Larsen's nicknames?

Gooney Bird is a nickname for Don Larsen.

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