Don Larsen
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1929, Michigan City, USA · d. 2020 · MLB debut 1953-04-18, final game 1967-07-07
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | SLA | AL | 50 | 81 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .284 | .318 | .457 |
| 1954 | BAL | AL | 44 | 88 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | .250 | .290 | .409 |
| 1955 | NYA | AL | 21 | 41 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | .146 | .222 | .317 |
| 1956 | NYA | AL | 45 | 79 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .241 | .294 | .380 |
| 1957 | NYA | AL | 31 | 56 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .250 | .317 | .339 |
| 1958 | NYA | AL | 28 | 49 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 9 | .306 | .364 | .571 |
| 1959 | NYA | AL | 29 | 47 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 | .255 | .345 | .298 |
| 1960 | KC1 | AL | 23 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .207 | .207 | .241 |
| 1961 | 2TM | AL | 43 | 45 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .311 | .326 | .444 |
| 1962 | SFN | NL | 52 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .200 | .200 | .280 |
| 1963 | SFN | NL | 46 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | .250 | .182 |
| 1964 | 2TM | NL | 37 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .094 | .194 | .125 |
| 1965 | 2TM | 28 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .231 | .231 | .308 | |
| 1967 | CHN | NL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1953–1967 | 480 | 596 | 65 | 144 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 72 | 0 | 43 | 138 | .242 | .291 | .371 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | SLA | AL | 7 | 12 | 4.16 | 38 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 192.2 | 201 | 89 | 11 | 64 | 96 |
| 1954 | BAL | AL | 3 | 21 | 4.37 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 201.2 | 213 | 98 | 18 | 89 | 80 |
| 1955 | NYA | AL | 9 | 2 | 3.06 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 97.0 | 81 | 33 | 8 | 51 | 44 |
| 1956 | NYA | AL | 11 | 5 | 3.26 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 179.2 | 133 | 65 | 19 | 96 | 107 |
| 1957 | NYA | AL | 10 | 4 | 3.74 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 139.2 | 113 | 58 | 12 | 87 | 81 |
| 1958 | NYA | AL | 9 | 6 | 3.07 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 114.1 | 100 | 39 | 4 | 52 | 55 |
| 1959 | NYA | AL | 6 | 7 | 4.33 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 124.2 | 122 | 60 | 14 | 76 | 69 |
| 1960 | KC1 | AL | 1 | 10 | 5.38 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83.2 | 97 | 50 | 11 | 42 | 43 |
| 1961 | 2TM | AL | 8 | 2 | 4.13 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 89.1 | 85 | 41 | 7 | 40 | 66 |
| 1962 | SFN | NL | 5 | 4 | 4.38 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 86.1 | 83 | 42 | 9 | 47 | 58 |
| 1963 | SFN | NL | 7 | 7 | 3.05 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62.0 | 46 | 21 | 8 | 30 | 44 |
| 1964 | 2TM | NL | 4 | 9 | 2.45 | 36 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 113.2 | 102 | 31 | 4 | 26 | 64 |
| 1965 | 2TM | 1 | 2 | 2.88 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 59.1 | 61 | 19 | 4 | 23 | 41 | |
| 1967 | CHN | NL | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 1953–1967 | 81 | 91 | 3.78 | 412 | 171 | 44 | 11 | 26 | 1548.0 | 1442 | 650 | 130 | 725 | 849 |
Awards
- 1956 Babe Ruth Award (AL)
- 1956 World Series MVP (ML)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | BBWAA | 29 | 365 | 274 | |
| 1975 | BBWAA | 23 | 362 | 272 | |
| 1976 | BBWAA | 47 | 388 | 291 | |
| 1977 | BBWAA | 39 | 383 | 288 | |
| 1978 | BBWAA | 32 | 379 | 285 | |
| 1979 | BBWAA | 53 | 432 | 324 | |
| 1980 | BBWAA | 31 | 385 | 289 | |
| 1981 | BBWAA | 33 | 401 | 301 | |
| 1982 | BBWAA | 32 | 415 | 312 | |
| 1983 | BBWAA | 22 | 374 | 281 | |
| 1984 | BBWAA | 25 | 403 | 303 | |
| 1985 | BBWAA | 32 | 395 | 297 | |
| 1986 | BBWAA | 33 | 425 | 319 | |
| 1987 | BBWAA | 30 | 413 | 310 | |
| 1988 | BBWAA | 31 | 427 | 321 |