Larry Jansen Stats

Larry Jansen was born on Friday, July 16, 1920, in Verboort, Oregon. Jansen was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1947, with the New York Giants. 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 Jansen baseball stats page.
"His (Larry Jansen) other talents were glossed over and by the time he reached the Polo Grounds people had him marked as a control pitcher only. But as a matter of fact he is quite fast. He has a good deal of speed." - Hall of Famer Mel Ott in Baseball Magazine (July 1948)

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Larry Jansen

Larry Jansen Autograph on a 1994 Topps Archive (#200)

Larry Jansen Autograph on a 1994 Topps Archive (#200)
 

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Birth Name:   Lawrence Joseph Jansen
Nickname:   Larry
Born On:   07-16-1920  (Cancer)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Verboort, Oregon
Year of Death Data Died On:   10-10-2009 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Verboort, Oregon
Cemetery:   Visitation Cemetery, Verboort, Oregon
High School:   Forest Grove High School (Forest Grove, WA)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02   Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-17-1947 (Age 26)
Last Game:   09-25-1956
Draft:   Not Applicable
Larry Jansen

Larry Jansen Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1947 27 Giants 42 30 5 21 5 .808 3.16 20 1 1 248.0 985 241 87 102 23 57 - 104 2 1 1 -
1948 28 Giants 42 36 4 18 12 .600 3.61 15 4 2 277.0 1,137 283 111 125 25 54 - 126 0 3 0 -
1949 29 Giants 37 35 0 15 16 .484 3.85 17 3 0 259.2 1,101 271 111 130 36 62 - 113 4 2 0 -
1950 30 Giants 40 35 4 19 13 .594 3.01 21 5 3 275.0 1,093 238 92 106 31 55 - 161 0 1 0 -
1951 31 Giants 39 34 5 23 11 .676 3.04 18 3 0 278.2 1,133 254 94 102 26 56 - 145 3 3 0 -
1952 32 Giants 34 27 5 11 11 .500 4.09 8 1 2 167.1 716 183 76 91 16 47 - 74 0 6 0 -
1953 33 Giants 36 26 3 11 16 .407 4.14 6 0 1 184.2 786 185 85 96 24 55 - 88 1 2 0 -
1954 34 Giants 13 7 3 2 2 .500 5.98 0 0 0 40.2 189 57 27 32 5 15 0 15 0 1 0 -
1956 36 Redlegs 8 7 1 2 3 .400 5.19 2 0 1 34.2 151 39 20 20 5 9 1 16 0 1 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
9 Years 291 237 30 122 89 .578 3.58 107 17 10 1,765.2 7,291 1,751 703 804 191 410 1 842 10 20 1 -
Larry Jansen

Larry Jansen Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1947 27 Giants 42 86 6 16 2 0 0 0 7 3 - 13 9 - 0 4 .186 .213 .209
1948 28 Giants 42 95 4 13 3 0 0 0 7 4 - 22 7 - 0 2 .137 .172 .168
1949 29 Giants 37 97 2 16 3 1 0 0 4 4 - 18 6 - 0 1 .165 .198 .216
1950 30 Giants 40 96 6 16 2 0 1 0 13 3 - 26 9 - 0 1 .167 .192 .219
1951 31 Giants 39 96 5 9 0 0 0 0 5 7 - 33 12 - 0 2 .094 .155 .094
1952 32 Giants 34 45 7 8 1 0 0 0 9 11 - 13 6 - 0 0 .178 .339 .200
1953 33 Giants 36 60 5 8 0 0 0 0 2 6 - 21 3 - 0 0 .133 .212 .133
1954 34 Giants 13 14 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .357
1956 36 Redlegs 8 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 .000 .083 .000
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
9 Years 291 600 37 90 12 1 1 0 48 39 0 157 52 0 0 11 .150 .202 .178
Larry Jansen

Larry Jansen Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1947 Giants P 42 30 744 65 1.5 61 19 42 4 3 n/a n/a n/a .938 2.21
1948 Giants P 42 36 831 77 1.8 76 20 56 1 7 n/a n/a n/a .987 2.47
1949 Giants P 37 35 779 72 1.9 71 14 57 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .986 2.46
1950 Giants P 40 35 825 76 1.9 75 30 45 1 7 n/a n/a n/a .987 2.45
1951 Giants P 39 34 836 84 2.2 83 29 54 1 3 n/a n/a n/a .988 2.68
1952 Giants P 34 27 502 50 1.5 47 9 38 3 5 n/a n/a n/a .940 2.53
1953 Giants P 36 26 554 38 1.1 38 11 27 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.85
1954 Giants P 13 7 122 15 1.2 15 3 12 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.32
1956 Redlegs P 8 7 104 7 0.9 7 3 4 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.82
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
P Totals 291 237 5,297 484 1.7 473 138 335 11 31 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.41
9 Years 291 237 5,297 484 1.7 473 138 335 11 31 n/a n/a n/a .977 2.41
Larry Jansen

Larry Jansen Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1947 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 6.6 12.3 1.82 3.77 2.07
1948 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 4.3 13.6 2.33 4.09 1.75
1949 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 0.0 5.4 24.3 1.82 3.92 2.15
1950 Giants 0 - - 0 0 n/a 96.0 3.7 7.4 2.93 5.27 1.80
1951 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.9 19.2 2.59 4.68 1.81
1952 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 5.0 1.57 3.98 2.53
1953 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 2.9 30.0 1.60 4.29 2.68
1954 Giants 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 3.5 14.0 1.00 3.32 3.32
1956 Redlegs 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 0.0 1.6 0.0 1.78 4.15 2.34
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
9 Years 0 0 .000 0 0 n/a 600.0 3.8 12.5 2.05 4.29 2.09
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Larry Jansen Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1947 New York Giants 46 Undetermined - -
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1950 New York Giants 46 Undetermined Stats -
1951 New York Giants 46 Undetermined Stats Stats
1952 New York Giants 46 Undetermined - -
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1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 43 Undetermined - -




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Trivia Alert: Larry Jansen served-up Mickey Mantle's first World Series hit, a bunt single in Game 2 of the 1951 World Series, and gave up a double to Joe DiMaggio in the eighth inning of Game 6, the final at-bat of the Hall of Famer's Major League career.

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