Don Larsen
Don James Larsen
 
 
Born: August 7, 1929 in Michigan City, IN
83 years old
Bats: R Throws: R Ht: 6'4" Wt: 215
(legend)
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Notes:
- Signed by the St. Louis Browns as an Amateur Free Agent in 1947
- High School: Point Loma (San Diego, CA)

Overall

Multi-Team Years
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr
Tm
Lg
SLA
AL
23.9
SP
85
192.7
 
3.7
1.0
0.0
2.6
-0.0
13.0
1.4
0.0
11.6
6.5
1.1
-0.0
5.4
BAL
AL
24.9
SP
95
201.7
 
2.4
1.2
-0.0
1.3
-0.0
5.7
1.2
0.0
4.4
-1.5
1.0
0.0
-2.5
NYA
AL
25.9
SP
45
97.0
 
1.2
0.2
0.0
1.0
0.0
7.5
0.0
0.0
7.5
4.2
-0.1
0.0
4.3
NYA
AL
26.9
SP
86
179.7
 
3.4
0.8
0.0
2.6
0.0
13.6
1.1
0.0
12.5
7.1
0.8
0.0
6.3
NYA
AL
27.9
SP
63
139.7
 
0.3
0.5
-0.0
-0.2
-0.0
6.7
0.5
0.0
6.2
2.0
0.4
0.0
1.6
NYA
AL
28.9
SP
57
114.3
 
2.0
1.0
-0.0
1.0
-0.0
9.2
1.9
0.0
7.3
5.4
1.8
0.0
3.6
NYA
AL
29.9
SP
56
124.7
 
0.6
0.6
-0.0
0.1
-0.0
4.7
0.6
0.0
4.1
0.4
0.4
0.0
-0.1
KC1
AL
30.9
SP
29
83.7
 
-0.3
0.0
-0.0
-0.3
-0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.5
-2.4
-0.1
0.0
-2.3
KC1
AL
31.9
RP
22
15.0
 
0.2
0.2
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
1.3
0.5
0.0
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.0
0.1
CHA
AL
31.9
RP
26
74.3
 
0.9
0.4
-0.0
0.5
-0.0
6.0
0.6
0.0
5.3
3.0
0.6
0.0
2.4
SFN
NL
32.9
RP
26
86.3
 
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
0.0
0.0
5.5
1.6
-0.0
0.0
1.6
SFN
NL
33.9
RP
13
62.0
 
1.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
4.9
0.0
0.0
4.9
2.2
-0.0
0.0
2.2
SFN
NL
34.9
RP
1
10.3
 
0.0
0.1
0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
0.0
0.2
-0.3
-0.0
0.0
-0.3
HOU
NL
34.9
SP
36
103.3
 
2.6
0.1
0.0
2.6
0.0
8.4
0.0
0.0
8.4
4.6
-0.0
0.0
4.6
HOU
NL
35.9
SP
2
5.3
 
-0.0
-0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
-0.0
0.0
-0.1
BAL
AL
35.9
RP
11
54.0
 
0.3
0.1
-0.0
0.2
-0.0
3.5
0.2
0.0
3.3
0.7
0.2
0.0
0.6
CHN
NL
37.9
RP
-
4.0
 
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
14
7
SP
653
1548.0
  
18.4
6.2
0.0
12.3
-0.0
90.7
8.1
0.0
82.6
33.7
6.5
0.0
27.2
162 Game Average
73
172.1
  
2.1
0.7
0.0
1.4
-0.0
  
10.1
0.9
0.0
9.2
  
3.7
0.7
0.0
3.0
 
   
Wins Above Replacement
  
Win Shares
  
Win Shares Above Bench
Yr Tm    
3
P
191
448.3
 
6.3
2.3
-0.0
4.0
-0.0
22.1
2.8
0.0
19.3
5.7
2.3
-0.0
3.4
5
P
307
655.3
 
7.5
3.0
-0.0
4.5
-0.0
41.7
4.1
0.0
37.6
19.0
3.3
0.0
15.7
2
P
51
98.7
 
-0.1
0.2
-0.0
-0.3
-0.0
1.8
0.5
0.0
1.2
-1.7
0.4
0.0
-2.2
1
P
26
74.3
 
0.9
0.4
-0.0
0.5
-0.0
6.0
0.6
0.0
5.3
3.0
0.6
0.0
2.4
3
P
40
158.7
 
1.2
0.2
0.1
1.0
0.1
10.6
0.0
0.0
10.6
3.4
-0.0
0.0
3.5
2
P
38
108.7
 
2.6
0.0
0.0
2.6
0.0
8.5
0.0
0.0
8.5
4.4
-0.0
0.0
4.5
1
DH
-
4.0
 
-0.1
0.0
0.0
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
-0.2
0.0
0.0
-0.2
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Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James