Don Larsen
Bats R Throws R6'4" 215 lbBorn 1929 Michigan City, USADebut 1953Team CHC
Awards: Babe Ruth Award, World Series MVP
Batting
| Year | Team | G | PA | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | HIT+ |
|---|
| 1967 | CHC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
| 1965 | BAL | 28 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.231 | 0.231 | 0.308 | 0.538 | 44.3 |
| 1964 | HOU | 37 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0.094 | 0.194 | 0.125 | 0.319 | -2.4 |
| 1963 | SF | 46 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.182 | 0.250 | 0.182 | 0.432 | 26.1 |
| 1962 | SF | 52 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.200 | 0.200 | 0.280 | 0.480 | 21.6 |
| 1961 | CWS | 43 | 48 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.311 | 0.326 | 0.444 | 0.771 | 105.4 |
| 1960 | KC1 | 23 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0.207 | 0.207 | 0.241 | 0.448 | 12.9 |
| 1959 | NYY | 29 | 56 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 0.255 | 0.345 | 0.298 | 0.643 | 86.6 |
| 1958 | NYY | 28 | 57 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0.306 | 0.364 | 0.571 | 0.935 | 159.9 |
| 1957 | NYY | 31 | 63 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0.250 | 0.317 | 0.339 | 0.657 | 81.0 |
| 1956 | NYY | 45 | 86 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 0.241 | 0.294 | 0.380 | 0.674 | 79.9 |
| 1955 | NYY | 21 | 45 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 0.146 | 0.222 | 0.317 | 0.539 | 43.8 |
| 1954 | BAL | 44 | 95 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 0.250 | 0.290 | 0.409 | 0.699 | 93.4 |
| 1953 | SLA | 50 | 85 | 11 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0.284 | 0.318 | 0.457 | 0.774 | 102.3 |
| Career | | 480 | 653 | 65 | 144 | 25 | 5 | 14 | 72 | 0 | 43 | 138 | 0.242 | 0.291 | 0.371 | 0.662 | 80.1 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | BF | HR | BB | SO | PITCH+ |
|---|
| 1967 | CHC | 0 | 0 | 9.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| 1965 | BAL | 1 | 2 | 2.88 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 59.3 | 261 | 4 | 23 | 41 | | | |
| 1964 | HOU | 4 | 9 | 2.45 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 113.7 | 470 | 4 | 26 | 64 | | | |
| 1963 | SF | 7 | 7 | 3.05 | 46 | 0 | 3 | 62.0 | 261 | 8 | 30 | 44 | | | |
| 1962 | SF | 5 | 4 | 4.38 | 49 | 0 | 11 | 86.3 | 380 | 9 | 47 | 58 | | | |
| 1961 | CWS | 8 | 2 | 4.13 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 89.3 | 390 | 7 | 40 | 66 | | | |
| 1960 | KC1 | 1 | 10 | 5.38 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 83.7 | 381 | 11 | 42 | 43 | | | |
| 1959 | NYY | 6 | 7 | 4.33 | 25 | 18 | 3 | 124.7 | 560 | 14 | 76 | 69 | | | |
| 1958 | NYY | 9 | 6 | 3.07 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 114.3 | 491 | 4 | 52 | 55 | | | |
| 1957 | NYY | 10 | 4 | 3.74 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 139.7 | 605 | 12 | 87 | 81 | | | |
| 1956 | NYY | 11 | 5 | 3.26 | 38 | 20 | 1 | 179.7 | 759 | 19 | 96 | 107 | | | |
| 1955 | NYY | 9 | 2 | 3.06 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 97.0 | 412 | 8 | 51 | 44 | | | |
| 1954 | BAL | 3 | 21 | 4.37 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 201.7 | 892 | 18 | 89 | 80 | | | |
| 1953 | SLA | 7 | 12 | 4.16 | 38 | 22 | 2 | 192.7 | 828 | 11 | 64 | 96 | | | |
| Career | | 81 | 91 | 3.78 | 412 | 171 | 26 | 1548.0 | 6708 | 130 | 725 | 849 | | | |
Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | Runs saved |
|---|
| 1967 | CHC | P | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | |
| 1965 | BAL | P | 28 | 59 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0.957 | |
| 1964 | HOU | P | 36 | 114 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0.966 | |
| 1963 | SF | P | 46 | 62 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.941 | |
| 1962 | SF | P | 49 | 86 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | |
| 1961 | CWS | P | 33 | 89 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1961 | KC1 | OF | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1960 | KC1 | P | 22 | 84 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0.923 | |
| 1959 | NYY | P | 25 | 125 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0.931 | |
| 1958 | NYY | P | 19 | 114 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0.905 | |
| 1957 | NYY | P | 27 | 140 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0.938 | |
| 1956 | NYY | P | 38 | 180 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 0.923 | |
| 1955 | NYY | P | 19 | 97 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0.947 | |
| 1954 | BAL | P | 29 | 202 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0.980 | |
| 1953 | SLA | P | 38 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0.949 | |
| 1953 | SLA | OF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | |
Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.
Postseason batting
| Year | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|
| 1962 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | |
| 1958 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.500 |
| 1956 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.667 |
| 1955 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Career | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0.111 | 0.333 | 0.111 | 0.444 |
Postseason pitching
| Year | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|
| 1962 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.29 |
| 1958 | 1 | 0 | 0.96 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9.3 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1.61 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 | 3.72 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9.7 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1.34 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0.47 |
| 1955 | 0 | 1 | 11.25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.75 |
| Career | 4 | 2 | 2.75 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 36.0 | 24 | 3 | 19 | 24 | 1.19 |