#72 Steve Larkin, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Philadelphia (A) Athletics Sunday, 10/22/1940 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Steve Larkin
12/9/1910 29 USA,OH,CINCINNATI 6"1 195
Starting Pitcher R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Loyal None at all 4 / 6 (Popular) 2 / 6 (Fair) Very inconsistent Normal Normal 4.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 6,742,857 1940 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 0 Days (860 total Days) 6 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 10 | 3 | 10 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 10 | 2 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 10 | 3 | 10 | |
Talent | 10 | 2 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 6 58 3
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider Splitfinger-Fastball
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 10 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 3 (Range), .956 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 1
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
8/24 | @WAS | L 1-7 | * | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | L | | | | |
8/28 | CLE | L 5-8 | * | 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | | | | | |
9/1 | SLA | W 10-6 | * | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | W | | | | |
9/5 | @CHA | W 5-1 | * | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | W | PoG | | | |
9/10 | @BOS | L 3-4 | * | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | | | | | |
9/14 | WAS | W 6-2 | * | 3.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
9/18 | CHA | W 6-5 | * | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | | | | | |
9/23 | @DET | W 9-3 | * | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | W | | | | |
9/27 | SLA | W 6-5 | * | 8.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | | | | | |
10/1 | @NYY | L 1-9 | * | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 8 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 45 | 45 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 4.31 | 336.1 | 257 | 176 | 161 | 264 | 374 | 7 | 15.6 | 0 | 25 | 55.6 |
Projected | 45 | 45 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 4.31 | 336.0 | 257 | 176 | 161 | 8 | 374 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 6.9 | 10.0 | 7.1 | 36 | 14 | 38.9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.67 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 515 | 125 | 51 | 7 | 9 | 65 | 75 | 137 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .243 | .398 | .421 | .819 |
vs. RHB | 713 | 132 | 42 | 9 | 8 | 87 | 101 | 127 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .185 | .306 | .303 | .609 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 23 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4.03 | 174.1 | 137 | 90 | 78 | 123 | 194 |
Road | 22 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 4.61 | 162.0 | 120 | 86 | 83 | 141 | 180 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4.76 | 62.1 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 69 |
May | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4.65 | 50.1 | 38 | 28 | 26 | 44 | 60 |
June | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3.41 | 60.2 | 47 | 26 | 23 | 37 | 73 |
July | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5.44 | 51.1 | 48 | 34 | 31 | 38 | 55 |
August | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3.35 | 53.2 | 38 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 52 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4.34 | 58.0 | 35 | 33 | 28 | 56 | 65 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1936 | 43 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3.38 | 154.2 | 122 | 70 | 58 | 10 | 76 | 179 | 1 | 0 | 1.28 | .290 | PHA |
1937 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 3.19 | 222.2 | 149 | 88 | 79 | 8 | 111 | 235 | 4 | 0 | 1.17 | .251 | PHA,AL |
1938 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 3.39 | 292.0 | 199 | 124 | 110 | 13 | 161 | 316 | 9 | 1 | 1.23 | .262 | PHA,AL |
1939 | 45 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2.51 | 347.2 | 202 | 109 | 97 | 10 | 199 | 409 | 15 | 6 | 1.15 | .244 | PHA,AL |
1940 | 45 | 45 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 4.31 | 336.1 | 257 | 176 | 161 | 17 | 264 | 374 | 7 | 0 | 1.55 | .287 | PHA |
Total | 201 | 174 | 94 | 43 | 1 | 3.36 | 1353.1 | 929 | 567 | 505 | 58 | 811 | 1513 | 36 | 7 | 1.29 | .266 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1934, AAA | 30 | 30 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 3.91 | 239.1 | 265 | 124 | 104 | 21 | 94 | 174 | 18 | 2 | 1.50 | .325 |
1935, AAA | 30 | 30 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2.32 | 244.1 | 184 | 76 | 63 | 9 | 84 | 246 | 18 | 3 | 1.10 | .271 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1937 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.23 | 8.2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
1938 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.09 | 22.0 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
1939 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.28 | 15.1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.89 | 46.0 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1936 | 43 | 41 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 1 | .220 | .220 | .244 | .463 | PHA |
1937 | 29 | 84 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 4 | .250 | .259 | .262 | .521 | PHA,AL |
1938 | 39 | 105 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 2 | 2 | .181 | .196 | .257 | .453 | PHA,AL |
1939 | 45 | 124 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 3 | .234 | .256 | .258 | .514 | PHA,AL |
1940 | 45 | 123 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 6 | .252 | .258 | .301 | .559 | PHA |
Total | 201 | 477 | 109 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 43 | 52 | 7 | 182 | 14 | 16 | .229 | .241 | .268 | .509 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 45 | 45 | 24 | 51 | 1 | 77 | 2 | .974 | 336.1 | 2.06 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 17th overall pick, by Philadelphia (A) in 1934... Earned first career win on 4/11/1936... Had first career hit on 6/14/1936, off Lefty Grove (NYY)... Injured on 8/5/1936 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week... Was selected to the 1937 Allstar game... Injured on 7/31/1937 with a Broken Cheekbone, out for 7 weeks... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1937, going 4-0, 1.66... Hit first career homerun on 4/10/1938, off Stuart Jones (CLE)... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1938, going 5-2, 3.25... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1938, going 4-1, 2.61... Was selected to the 1938 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1938, going 4-1, 1.43... Set a new season AL-Record for Strikeouts with 308 on 9/28/1938 ... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1938, going 25-9, 3.39 ERA... 1/31/1939: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,757,143 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 4/10/1939, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA... Pitched NO-HITTER against New York (A) on 4/25/1939, striking out 10... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1939, going 8-0, 1.04... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1939, going 7-0, 2.59... Was selected to the 1939 Allstar game... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 8/1/1939, going 6-0, 1.48... Struck out 15 batters against Cleveland on 8/11/1939... Won Most Valuable Pitcher in 1939, going 31-6, 2.51 ERA... 1/31/1940: Gets a new one-year contract worth $6,742,857 through salary arbitration...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1937 - 3.19 - 1st 1938 - 3.39 - 2nd 1939 - 2.51 - 1st
| WHIP 1937 - 1.17 - 1st 1938 - 1.23 - 1st 1939 - 1.15 - 2nd
| Wins 1937 - 17 - 8th 1938 - 25 - 2nd 1939 - 31 - 1st
| IP 1938 - 292.0 - 7th 1939 - 347.2 - 2nd
| K's 1936 - 179 - 4th 1937 - 235 - 2nd 1938 - 316 - 1st 1939 - 409 - 1st
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BB 1937 - 111 - 8th 1938 - 161 - 3rd 1939 - 199 - 2nd
| SHO 1939 - 6 - 1st
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