Larry Jackson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 175lb (185cm, 79kg)

Born: June 2, 1931 in Nampa, ID us

Died: August 28, 1990 in Boise, ID

Buried: Dry Creek Cemetery, Boise, ID

High School: Boise HS (Boise, ID)

Schools: University of Idaho (Moscow, ID), Boise State University (Boise, ID)

Debut: April 17, 1955 (Age 23-319d, 11,232nd in major league history)
vs. CHC 9.0 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER, W

Last Game: September 27, 1968 (Age 37-117d)
vs. NYM 0 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1955 season

Full Name: Lawrence Curtis Jackson

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5x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

52.0

194

183

ERA

3.40

558

429

3262.2

1709

WHIP

1.235

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1951	20	STL-min	C	3	11	.214	4.25	22						127.0	113	78	60	3	113									1.780	8.0	0.2	8.0			PCT PION
1952	21	STL-min	C	28	4	.875	2.85	43	36					300.0	250	116	95		144									1.313	7.5		4.3			FRE CALL
1953	22	STL-min	A,AA	13	10	.565	3.15	33	29		15	2		214.0	198	84	75	12	93		156	5	1	1				1.360	8.3	0.5	3.9	6.6	1.68	OMA,HSN WL,TL
1954	23	STL-min	AAA,AA	12	7	.632	3.19	39	25		10	4		172.0	179	69	61	5	70		73	8	0	4				1.448	9.4	0.3	3.7	3.8	1.04	ROC,HSN IL,TL
1955	24	STL	NL	9	14	.391	4.31	37	25	10	4	1	1	177.1	189	93	85	25	72	11	88	9	0	2	775	94	4.58	1.472	9.6	1.3	3.7	4.5	1.22
1956	25	STL	NL	2	2	.500	4.11	51	1	26	0	0	10	85.1	75	44	39	5	45	8	50	1	1	4	366	91	3.58	1.406	7.9	0.5	4.7	5.3	1.11
1957	26	STL	NL	15	9	.625	3.47	41	22	11	6	2	1	210.1	196	84	81	21	57	8	96	4	0	4	861	114	3.71	1.203	8.4	0.9	2.4	4.1	1.68	AS
1958	27	STL	NL	13	13	.500	3.68	49	23	16	11	1	8	198.0	211	93	81	21	51	11	124	10	1	7	846	113	3.53	1.323	9.6	1.0	2.3	5.6	2.43	AS
1959	28	STL	NL	14	13	.519	3.30	40	37	2	12	3	0	256.0	271	103	94	13	64	3	145	4	0	7	1081	128	2.87	1.309	9.5	0.5	2.3	5.1	2.27
1960	29	STL	NL	18	13	.581	3.48	43	38	3	14	3	0	*282.0*	*277*	123	109	22	70	4	171	3	0	2	*1173*	117	3.11	1.230	8.8	0.7	2.2	5.5	2.44	AS,AS
1961	30	STL	NL	14	11	.560	3.75	33	28	2	12	3	0	211.0	203	99	88	20	56	5	113	4	0	3	880	117	3.59	1.227	8.7	0.9	2.4	4.8	2.02	MVP-22
1962	31	STL	NL	16	11	.593	3.75	36	35	0	11	2	0	252.1	267	121	105	25	64	6	112	6	1	7	1074	115	3.85	1.312	9.5	0.9	2.3	4.0	1.75
1963	32	CHC	NL	14	18	.438	2.55	37	37	0	13	4	0	275.0	256	102	78	11	54	3	153	6	2	3	1126	138	2.54	1.127	8.4	0.4	1.8	5.0	2.83	AS
1964	33	CHC	NL	24	11	.686	3.14	40	38	1	19	3	0	297.2	265	114	104	17	58	8	148	1	0	4	1200	118	2.95	1.085	8.0	0.5	1.8	4.5	2.55	CYA-2,MVP-12
1965	34	CHC	NL	14	21	.400	3.85	39	39	0	12	4	0	257.1	268	126	110	28	57	8	131	5	0	5	1079	96	3.64	1.263	9.4	1.0	2.0	4.6	2.30
1966	35	TOT	NL	15	15	.500	3.32	38	35	1	12	5	0	255.0	257	106	94	25	62	5	112	5	0	3	1057	109	3.74	1.251	9.1	0.9	2.2	4.0	1.81
1966	35	CHC	NL	0	2	.000	13.50	3	2	0	0	0	0	8.0	14	13	12	3	4	0	5	0	0	0	43	29	7.68	2.250	15.8	3.4	4.5	5.6	1.25
1966	35	PHI	NL	15	13	.536	2.99	35	33	1	12	5	0	247.0	243	93	82	22	58	5	107	5	0	3	1014	121	3.61	1.219	8.9	0.8	2.1	3.9	1.84
1967	36	PHI	NL	13	15	.464	3.10	40	37	1	11	4	0	261.2	242	111	90	17	54	11	139	6	1	3	1078	110	3.01	1.131	8.3	0.6	1.9	4.8	2.57
1968	37	PHI	NL	13	17	.433	2.77	34	34	0	12	2	0	243.2	229	86	75	9	60	15	127	4	0	2	997	109	2.61	1.186	8.5	0.3	2.2	4.7	2.12
14 Yrs				194	183	.515	3.40	558	429	73	149	37	20	3262.2	3206	1405	1233	259	824	106	1709	68	6	56	13593	113	3.32	1.235	8.8	0.7	2.3	4.7	2.07
162 Game Avg.				13	13	.515	3.40	38	30	5	10	3	1	225	221	97	85	18	57	7	118	5	0	4	936	113	3.32	1.235	8.8	0.7	2.3	4.7	2.07

STL (8 yrs)				101	86	.540	3.67	330	209	70	70	15	20	1672.1	1689	760	682	152	479	56	899	41	3	36	7056	113	3.55	1.296	9.1	0.8	2.6	4.8	1.88
CHC (4 yrs)				52	52	.500	3.26	119	116	1	44	11	0	838.0	803	355	304	59	173	19	437	12	2	12	3448	112	3.07	1.165	8.6	0.6	1.9	4.7	2.53
PHI (3 yrs)				41	45	.477	2.95	109	104	2	35	11	0	752.1	714	290	247	48	172	31	373	15	1	8	3089	113	3.08	1.178	8.5	0.6	2.1	4.5	2.17

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