Larry Gura was born on Wednesday, November 26, 1947, in Joliet, Illinois. Gura was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 30, 1970, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Larry Gura baseball stats page.
"If I can put the ball where I want it I don't have a lot of problems, especially with our defense." - Larry Gura in Baseball Digest (March 1979, Larry Gura, Page 18)
Larry GuraLarry 'Stoney' Gura Autograph on a 1981 Fleer Baseball Card (#38) |
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Larry GuraLarry Gura Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1970 | 23 | Cubs | 20 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 3.79 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38.0 | 167 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 23 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1971 | 24 | Cubs | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1972 | 25 | Cubs | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.1 | 49 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1973 | 26 | Cubs | 21 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 4.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64.2 | 282 | 79 | 35 | 39 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1974 | 27 | Yankees | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .833 | 2.41 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 56.0 | 230 | 54 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1975 | 28 | Yankees | 26 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 8 | .467 | 3.51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 151.1 | 640 | 173 | 59 | 65 | 13 | 41 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
1976 | 29 | Royals | 20 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 62.2 | 249 | 47 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1977 | 30 | Royals | 52 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.13 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 106.1 | 445 | 108 | 37 | 43 | 8 | 28 | 4 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - |
1978 | 31 | Royals | 35 | 26 | 1 | 16 | 4 | .800 | 2.72 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 221.2 | 890 | 183 | 67 | 73 | 13 | 60 | 3 | 81 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
1979 | 32 | Royals | 39 | 33 | 1 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 4.47 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 233.2 | 991 | 226 | 116 | 137 | 29 | 73 | 4 | 85 | 5 | 7 | 1 | - |
1980 | 33 | Royals | 36 | 36 | 0 | 18 | 10 | .643 | 2.95 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 283.1 | 1,175 | 272 | 93 | 107 | 20 | 76 | 6 | 113 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1981 | 34 | Royals | 23 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 8 | .579 | 2.72 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 172.1 | 680 | 139 | 52 | 61 | 11 | 35 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1982 | 35 | Royals | 37 | 37 | 0 | 18 | 12 | .600 | 4.03 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 248.0 | 1,042 | 251 | 111 | 124 | 31 | 64 | 2 | 98 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | 36 | Royals | 34 | 31 | 1 | 11 | 18 | .379 | 4.90 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 200.1 | 881 | 220 | 109 | 119 | 23 | 76 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
1984 | 37 | Royals | 31 | 25 | 1 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 5.18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 168.2 | 732 | 175 | 97 | 102 | 26 | 67 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
1985 | 38 | Royals | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 12.46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.1 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1985 | 38 | Cubs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 8.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.1 | 102 | 34 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
16 Years | 403 | 261 | 60 | 126 | 97 | .565 | 3.76 | 71 | 16 | 14 | 2,047.0 | 8,596 | 2,020 | 855 | 958 | 204 | 600 | 38 | 801 | 27 | 46 | 3 | 0 |
Larry GuraLarry Gura Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1970 | 23 | Cubs | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1971 | 24 | Cubs | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1972 | 25 | Cubs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1973 | 26 | Cubs | 22 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .250 | .200 |
1974 | 27 | Yankees | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1975 | 28 | Yankees | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1976 | 29 | Royals | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1977 | 30 | Royals | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1978 | 31 | Royals | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1979 | 32 | Royals | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1980 | 33 | Royals | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1981 | 34 | Royals | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1982 | 35 | Royals | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1983 | 36 | Royals | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1984 | 37 | Royals | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 38 | Royals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 38 | Cubs | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .143 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
16 Years | 405 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 | .143 | .091 |
Larry GuraLarry Gura Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1970 Cubs | P | 20 | 3 | 114 | 7 | 0.4 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.66 |
1971 Cubs | P | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 |
1972 Cubs | P | 7 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.19 |
1973 Cubs | P | 21 | 7 | 194 | 20 | 1.0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.78 |
1974 Yankees | P | 8 | 8 | 168 | 12 | 1.5 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.93 |
1975 Yankees | P | 26 | 20 | 454 | 29 | 1.1 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.72 |
1976 Royals | P | 20 | 2 | 188 | 16 | 0.8 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.30 |
1977 Royals | P | 52 | 6 | 319 | 26 | 0.5 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 2.03 |
1978 Royals | P | 35 | 26 | 665 | 58 | 1.7 | 57 | 13 | 44 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .983 | 2.31 |
1979 Royals | P | 39 | 33 | 701 | 55 | 1.4 | 53 | 15 | 38 | 2 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 2.04 |
1980 Royals | P | 36 | 36 | 850 | 59 | 1.6 | 59 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.87 |
1981 Royals | P | 23 | 23 | 517 | 39 | 1.7 | 39 | 9 | 30 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.04 |
1982 Royals | P | 37 | 37 | 744 | 59 | 1.6 | 57 | 7 | 50 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 2.07 |
1983 Royals | P | 34 | 31 | 601 | 54 | 1.6 | 54 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.43 |
1984 Royals | P | 31 | 25 | 506 | 36 | 1.2 | 36 | 6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.92 |
1985 Royals | P | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0.7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 4.15 |
1985 Cubs | P | 5 | 4 | 61 | 8 | 1.6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.54 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 403 | 261 | 6,141 | 483 | 1.2 | 476 | 107 | 369 | 7 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.09 | |
16 Years | 403 | 261 | 6,141 | 483 | 1.2 | 476 | 107 | 369 | 7 | 32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.09 |
Larry GuraLarry Gura Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1970 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.91 | 4.97 | 5.45 |
1971 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 6.00 | 3.00 |
1972 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 4.33 | 9.49 | 2.19 |
1973 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | 3.91 | 5.98 | 1.53 |
1974 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.42 | 2.73 | 1.93 |
1975 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.59 | 3.87 | 2.44 |
1976 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.10 | 3.16 | 2.87 |
1977 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.64 | 3.89 | 2.37 |
1978 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.35 | 3.29 | 2.44 |
1979 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.16 | 3.27 | 2.81 |
1980 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.49 | 3.59 | 2.41 |
1981 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.74 | 3.19 | 1.83 |
1982 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.53 | 3.56 | 2.32 |
1983 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.75 | 2.56 | 3.41 |
1984 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.01 | 3.63 | 3.58 |
1985 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.50 | 4.15 | 8.31 |
1985 Cubs | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.17 | 3.10 | 2.66 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
16 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 33.0 | 1.34 | 3.52 | 2.64 |
Larry GuraLarry Gura Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1970 Chicago Cubs | 40 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
1971 Chicago Cubs | 40 | $12,750.00 | - | - |
1972 Chicago Cubs | 40 | $13,500.00 | - | - |
1973 Chicago Cubs | 40 | $15,000.00 | - | - |
1974 New York Yankees | 39 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1975 New York Yankees | 39 | $25,000.00 | - | - |
1976 Kansas City Royals | 37 | $26,000.00 | - | - |
1977 Kansas City Royals | 37 | $45,000.00 | - | - |
1978 Kansas City Royals | 32 | $85,000.00 | - | - |
1979 Kansas City Royals | 32 | $125,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Kansas City Royals | 32 | $125,000.00 | Stats | Stats |
1981 Kansas City Royals | 32 | $125,000.00 | - | - |
1982 Kansas City Royals | 32 | $125,000.00 | - | - |
1983 Kansas City Royals | 32 | $125,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Kansas City Royals | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 Kansas City Royals | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
1985 Chicago Cubs | 32 | Undetermined | - | - |
Larry Gura Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Lawrence Cyril Gura was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Chicago Cubs (1970–1973, 1985), New York Yankees (1974–1975) and Kansas City Royals (1976–1985). Larry was a standout pitcher at Joliet High School (inaugural hall of famer) and earned a scholarship to Arizona State University where he helped the Sun Devils win a national championship!
In 1992, Larry Gura was inducted into the Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame, a two-time Royals Pitcher of the Year who won 99 games across seven seasons (1979-1984) in KC - just the fourth starting pitcher ever enshrined, joining Steve Busby (1986), Paul Splittorff (1987) and Dennis Leonard (1989).
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