Player Report for #12 Bob Larsen

04/26/1981

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P Bob Larsen #12

Age: 35

Bats: L

Throws: R

Morale: Normal

G	GS	Rec	SV	ERA	IP	HA	HR	BB	K	WHIP
0	0	0-0	0	0.00	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.00

	Overall	Potential
Stuff
Movement
Control

Pitching Ratings (OSA)
	Overall	Vs Left	Vs Right	Potential
Stuff	11	11	11	11
Movement	10	10	10	10
Control	9	9	9	9

Pitch Ratings
Pitch	Current	Potential
Fastball	11	11
Slider	6	6
Cutter	13	13
Circle Change	9	9

Other Pitching Ratings
Velocity	92-94 Mph
Stamina	17
Suggested Role	Starter
Groundball Percentage	42 %
Hold Runners	5
Defense	7

Run/Bunt Ratings
Running Speed:	6
Stealing Ability:	5
Baserunning Inst.:	6
Sacrifice Bunt:	3
Bunt for Hit:	1

Game Log, Last 10 Games
Date	Vs.	Result	Start	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	Dec

Personality Ratings
Leader Ability:	Very High
Loyalty:	Very High
Desire f. Win:	Low
Greed:	Normal
Intelligence:	Very High
Work Ethic:	Very Low

Bob Larsen
Birthday:	04/02/1936
Born in:	Colonial Heights (Virginia)
Nationality:	American
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	246 lbs
Local Popularity:	Popular
National Pop.:	Unknown

Status
Contract:	RETIRED
Salary:	-
Signed Through:	-
Major Service:	3 Years, 91 Days
Service This Yr:	26 Days
40-Man Service:	9 Years, 12 Days
Pro Service:	17 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:	Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:	Out of option years
Contract Extension:	-
Drafted:	1954, 4th Pick in Round 5

Career Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1960 St. Louis - ABA	24	15	0	1	0	0	3.63	22.1	20	12	9	2	15	18	0	0	1.57	.290	2.8	100
1960 Washington - ABA	24	13	13	4	4	0	4.92	86.0	82	53	47	10	61	37	1	0	1.66	.271	0.7	80
1960 Total - ABA	24	28	13	5	4	0	4.65	108.1	102	65	56	12	76	55	1	0	1.64	.274	3.6	0
1961 St. Louis - ABA	25	4	2	0	2	0	4.91	18.1	15	10	10	4	9	17	1	0	1.31	.250	-0.1	74
1962 Manhattan - ABA	26	6	0	0	0	0	6.35	5.2	5	4	4	0	8	3	0	0	2.29	.294	-1.0	56
1963 Cleveland - ABA	27	16	16	9	5	0	4.92	119.0	131	73	65	19	42	78	8	1	1.45	.300	-1.3	78
1963 Manhattan - ABA	27	5	5	2	3	0	3.41	37.0	34	17	14	3	18	22	2	0	1.41	.261	4.7	102
1963 Total - ABA	27	21	21	11	8	0	4.56	156.0	165	90	79	22	60	100	10	1	1.44	.291	3.4	0
1964 Cleveland - ABA	28	4	4	0	3	0	4.71	28.2	30	16	15	5	8	27	1	0	1.33	.325	-0.8	71
1965 Cleveland - ABA	29	11	4	1	3	0	7.29	33.1	38	32	27	9	23	29	1	0	1.83	.312	-9.4	49
1966 Cleveland - ABA	30	5	5	4	1	0	1.59	45.1	34	9	8	3	11	32	4	1	0.99	.240	13.7	211
1968 Cleveland - ABA	32	5	5	3	1	0	2.36	42.0	44	13	11	3	15	23	3	0	1.40	.301	7.6	126
1969 Cleveland - ABA	33	13	13	5	6	0	4.90	82.2	82	51	45	12	38	56	4	1	1.45	.276	-1.5	72
1970 Cleveland - ABA	34	9	9	5	2	0	3.75	69.2	66	29	29	9	25	41	4	1	1.31	.269	8.8	99
1971 Cleveland - ABA	35	5	1	1	0	0	1.56	17.1	14	3	3	0	3	16	1	0	0.98	.286	5.5	210
Total ABA		111	77	35	30	0	4.25	607.1	595	322	287	79	276	399	30	4	1.43	.282	29.8	97

Career Minor League Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1954 Total - HS	18	15	15	9	3	0	2.37	125.1	104	35	33	3	47	143	0	0	1.20	.288	0.0	100
1956 Long Beach - A	20	23	22	13	6	0	3.94	171.1	172	85	75	21	90	105	12	2	1.53	.281	23.9	101
1957 Santa Monica - A	21	2	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0.43	.000	1.2	999
1957 Long Beach - A	21	25	25	6	16	0	3.63	208.0	181	94	84	17	95	149	17	2	1.33	.271	26.1	95
1957 Total - A	21	27	25	6	16	0	3.59	210.1	181	94	84	17	96	151	17	2	1.32	.268	27.4	0
1958 Calabasas - A	22	6	6	2	3	0	4.40	47.0	54	27	23	4	21	36	3	0	1.60	.338	0.7	86
1958 Harlingen - AA	22	19	13	7	6	1	2.94	116.1	94	52	38	15	60	80	7	0	1.32	.237	22.4	125
1959 Calabasas - A	23	12	12	8	4	0	2.25	108.0	88	33	27	10	30	76	9	3	1.09	.247	32.6	201
1959 Brantford - AAA	23	18	18	9	9	0	3.75	144.0	121	74	60	17	73	96	12	0	1.35	.245	17.2	108
1960 Welland - AAA	24	12	12	1	5	0	3.01	89.2	76	37	30	8	42	61	2	0	1.32	.258	14.7	126
1961 Hamilton - AAA	25	29	29	10	16	0	4.17	213.2	190	111	99	30	96	141	10	0	1.34	.258	17.3	89
1962 Tulsa - AA	26	18	18	7	11	0	3.04	139.1	127	57	47	15	38	122	10	3	1.18	.284	27.7	124
1962 Millet - AAA	26	9	2	2	1	0	3.58	27.2	25	11	11	2	14	21	2	1	1.41	.277	4.6	110
1963 Millet - AAA	27	16	16	7	5	0	2.54	124.0	95	40	35	10	39	123	9	3	1.08	.265	29.0	142
1964 Pickering - AAA	28	24	24	9	11	0	2.55	194.0	152	60	55	17	70	127	15	5	1.14	.238	36.0	125
1965 Pickering - AAA	29	31	31	10	16	0	3.23	239.1	199	96	86	31	98	192	15	1	1.24	.254	30.9	105
1966 Pickering - AAA	30	31	31	16	12	0	2.79	242.1	180	86	75	23	82	204	16	4	1.08	.239	42.2	121
1967 Pickering - AAA	31	32	32	12	15	0	2.99	261.2	224	93	87	32	82	242	18	4	1.17	.275	32.2	102
1968 Pickering - AAA	32	32	32	14	12	0	2.28	264.2	185	77	67	18	75	193	17	6	0.98	.226	48.1	125
1969 Pickering - AAA	33	18	18	7	8	0	3.82	134.1	116	57	57	13	45	108	6	1	1.20	.277	7.4	85
1970 Pickering - AAA	34	29	29	13	14	0	3.92	220.2	212	110	96	23	85	165	14	1	1.35	.295	16.9	95
1971 Port Lavaca - AA	35	7	4	2	3	1	3.86	35.0	37	19	15	5	6	28	3	0	1.23	.308	3.5	83
1971 Pickering - AAA	35	23	23	8	13	0	4.86	164.2	160	95	89	24	58	111	8	0	1.32	.276	-4.6	77
Total GHL		304	297	118	137	0	3.28	2320.2	1935	947	847	248	859	1784	144	26	1.20	.258	291.8	107.7
Total STL		44	35	16	20	2	3.10	290.2	258	128	100	35	104	230	20	3	1.25	.268	53.7	119.9
Total SCL		68	65	29	29	0	3.50	536.2	495	239	209	52	237	368	41	7	1.36	.275	84.6	121.5

Career Postseason Pitching Stats

Year/Team/League	Age	G	GS	W	L	SV	ERA	IP	HA	R	ER	HR	BB	K	CG	SHO	WHIP	BABIP	VORP	ERA+
1968 Cleveland - ABA	32	1	1	0	1	0	4.50	8.0	8	5	4	2	2	6	1	0	1.25	.286	0.0	0
Total ABA		1	1	0	1	0	4.50	8.0	8	5	4	2	2	6	1	0	1.25	.286	0.0	65.9

Career Fielding Stats

Year/Team/League	POS	G	GS	PO	A	DP	TC	E	PCT	INN	RNG	ZR	EFF	PB	RSTA	RTO	RTO%
1960 Washington - ML	P	13	13	7	14	0	23	2	.913	86.0	2.20	-1.1	.890
1960 St. Louis - ML	P	15	0	1	2	0	5	2	.600	22.1	1.21	-1.0	.000
1961 St. Louis - ML	P	4	2	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	18.1	0.49	-0.0	.991
1962 Manhattan - ML	P	6	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.000	5.2	1.59	+0.0	1.006
1963 Manhattan - ML	P	5	5	0	7	0	7	0	1.000	37.0	1.70	+0.1	1.017
1963 Cleveland - ML	P	16	16	4	14	1	19	1	.947	119.0	1.36	+0.2	1.017
1964 Cleveland - ML	P	4	4	1	9	0	10	0	1.000	28.2	3.14	-0.4	.941
1965 Cleveland - ML	P	11	4	1	2	0	4	1	.750	33.1	0.81	+0.1	1.041
1966 Cleveland - ML	P	5	5	2	10	1	15	3	.800	45.1	2.38	-0.8	.868
1968 Cleveland - ML	P	5	5	0	7	0	9	2	.778	42.0	1.50	-0.3	.951
1969 Cleveland - ML	P	13	13	7	13	1	20	0	1.000	82.2	2.18	+0.3	1.039
1970 Cleveland - ML	P	9	9	8	10	0	19	1	.947	69.2	2.33	-0.3	.956
1971 Cleveland - ML	P	5	1	1	3	1	4	0	1.000	17.1	2.08	+0.1	1.036

Player History
06/15/1954	Drafted in the 1954 first-year player draft (Round 5, Pick 4, 70th overall pick) by the Cleveland Eagles, out of high school (Steward; Richmond, VA).
06/29/1954	Signed a minor league contract with the Cleveland Eagles organization with a signing bonus of $3,300.
01/01/1955	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 8 (9); Movement: 8 (9); Control: 2 (5).
01/01/1956	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 9 (11); Control: 3 (6).
07/14/1956	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Santa Ana Winds with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1957	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (11); Movement: 9 (10); Control: 3 (5).
04/22/1957	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the San Bernadino Bears with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/23/1957	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Costa Mesa Coasters with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
07/27/1957	Was traded by the Cleveland Eagles to the Baltimore Barons in exchange for MR Ed Alfaro.
10/20/1957	Was traded by the Baltimore Barons to the Los Angeles Moguls, along with SP Terry Crews, in exchange for MR Manuel Morales.
01/01/1958	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (12); Control: 4 (6).
01/01/1959	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 5 (6).
04/21/1959	Named the #90 prospect in the ABA
05/05/1959	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Santa Monica Barons with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
05/19/1959	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Whittier Raiders with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
06/01/1959	Wins the SCL NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
06/08/1959	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the El Monte Gauchos with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
11/08/1959	Was traded by the Los Angeles Moguls to the Washington Mutuals in exchange for RF Ed Couch.
01/01/1960	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 6 (7).
07/30/1960	Was traded by the Washington Mutuals to the St. Louis Dredgers, along with C Jorge Ramos, in exchange for MR Elia Tari.
01/01/1961	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 10 (10); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
10/14/1961	Drafted in the 1961 expansion draft (Round 34, Pick 1, 67th overall pick) by the Manhattan Peril.
10/15/1961	Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $22,145 with the Manhattan Peril organization.
01/01/1962	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 13 (13); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
06/09/1962	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Freeport Hurricanes with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/21/1962	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Corpus Christi Giants with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/25/1962	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brownsville Eagles with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1963	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
05/16/1963	Strikes out 15 against the Oshawa Carriages.
06/29/1963	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Timmins Jolt with 8 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/15/1963	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Oshawa Carriages with 13 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/17/1963	Was traded by the Manhattan Peril to the Cleveland Eagles in exchange for SS Lorenzo García, RF Jesús Canales.
08/12/1963	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Empires with 8 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
09/11/1963	Injured (sore ankle), day-to-day for 2 days.
01/01/1964	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 8 (8).
04/11/1964	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Timmins Jolt with 7 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
05/04/1964	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Vaughan Millers with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/16/1964	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oshawa Carriages with 5 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
08/07/1964	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Timmins Jolt with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
08/11/1964	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Peterborough Locks with 5 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
01/01/1965	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
05/23/1965	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Ajax Cruisers with 7 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
01/01/1966	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 9 (9); Control: 7 (7).
04/08/1966	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Timmins Jolt with 5 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/10/1966	Was selected to the 1966 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
06/19/1966	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Ajax Cruisers with 8 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
08/18/1966	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Thornhill Blue Sox with 11 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
09/15/1966	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Washington Mutuals with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1967	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 12 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 7 (7).
04/18/1967	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Oshawa Carriages with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
04/23/1967	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Peterborough Locks with 10 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/04/1967	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Timmins Jolt with 8 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/30/1967	Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Ajax Cruisers with 6 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1968	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 8 (8).
05/14/1968	Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Keswick Ice Fishers with 9 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
05/20/1968	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
06/15/1968	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Keswick Ice Fishers with 9 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/01/1968	Wins the GHL MCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
07/02/1968	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Millet Bluesmen with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
07/07/1968	Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Timmins Jolt with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/15/1968	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Keswick Ice Fishers with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/22/1968	Wins the GHL MCL Player of the Week Award.
08/01/1968	Wins the GHL MCL Pitcher of the Month Award.
01/01/1969	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (12); Movement: 10 (10); Control: 9 (9).
07/08/1969	Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Thornhill Blue Sox with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1970	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 11 (11); Control: 10 (10).
05/13/1970	Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Peterborough Locks with 6 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/12/1970	Was selected to the 1970 Golden Horseshoe League All-Star Game.
07/18/1970	Injured (sinus infection), out for 1 day.
01/01/1971	OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 11 (11); Movement: 10 (11); Control: 9 (9).
10/04/1971	Retired from professional baseball.

Leader Boards Appearances

Year	SHO	Rank
1963	1	6
1969	1	10