MLB Stats for Norm Larker

Norm Larker Baseball Stats | Baseball Almanac

Norm Larker, the Major League Baseball player, was born on Saturday, December 27, 1930, in Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania. Larker was 27 years old when he broke into the major leagues on April 15, 1958, with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Norm Larker stats, height, weight, career totals, schools, positions, and more historical research are in the Baseball Almanac.

"'C'mon, Frank,' he (Norm Larker) complained to umpire Secory, 'the guy's (Lew Burdette) throwing spitters.' 'Naah,' replied Secory, 'them were sinkers.' 'Sinkers!' replied Larker. 'My foot! One of them sinkers just splashed me in the right eye!'" - Sportswriter Phil Pepe in The New York Daily News (Baseball Digest, July 1975)

Birth Name:	Norman Howard John Larker
Nickname:	Norm
Born On:	12-27-1930 (Capricorn)
Born In:	Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania
Died On:	03-12-2007 (1,500 Oldest Living)
Died In:	Long Beach, California
Cemetery:	All Souls Cemetery, Long Beach, California

High School:	Hazleton High School (Hazleton, PA)
College:	None Attended
Bats:	Left	Throws:	Left
Height:	6-00	Weight:	200
First Game:	04-15-1958 (Age 27)
Last Game:	09-26-1963
Draft:	Not Applicable

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Norm Larker Pitching Stats

Norm Larker Norm Larker Hitting Stats
Year	Age	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
1958	28	Dodgers	99	253	32	70	16	5	4	0	29	29	0	21	1	5	3	8	.277	.352	.427
1959	29	Dodgers	108	311	37	90	14	1	8	0	49	26	1	25	8	4	2	12	.289	.344	.418
1960	30	Dodgers	133	440	56	142	26	3	5	0	78	36	2	24	7	9	1	9	.323	.368	.430
1961	31	Dodgers	97	282	29	76	16	1	5	1	38	24	7	22	2	3	1	11	.270	.326	.387
1962	32	Colt .45s	147	506	58	133	19	5	9	1	63	70	7	47	4	3	7	10	.263	.358	.374
1963	33	Braves	64	147	15	26	6	0	1	0	14	24	2	24	1	2	2	2	.177	.297	.238
1963	33	Giants	19	14	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0	1	.071	.188	.071
Career	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	GRSL	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	SH	SF	HBP	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG
6 Years	667	1,953	227	538	97	15	32	2	271	211	19	165	23	26	16	53	.275	.347	.390
Norm Larker Hitting Stats

Norm Larker Norm Larker Fielding Stats
Team	POS	G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
1958 Dodgers	1B	35	22	558	196	5.6	192	178	14	4	18	n/a	n/a	n/a	.980	9.29
1958 Dodgers	LF	41	41	933	62	1.5	61	58	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.984	1.77
1958 Dodgers	RF	2	2	48	3	1.5	3	3	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.69
1959 Dodgers	1B	55	50	1,368	503	9.1	498	456	42	5	53	n/a	n/a	n/a	.990	9.83
1959 Dodgers	LF	23	23	537	39	1.7	39	34	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.96
1959 Dodgers	RF	7	7	123	6	0.9	6	5	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.32
1960 Dodgers	1B	119	112	2,799	1,001	8.4	994	914	80	7	81	n/a	n/a	n/a	.993	9.59
1960 Dodgers	LF	2	1	21	2	1.0	2	2	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	2.57
1961 Dodgers	1B	86	79	1,899	644	7.5	641	589	52	3	68	n/a	n/a	n/a	.995	9.11
1961 Dodgers	RF	1	0	15	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.000	0.00
1962 Colt .45s	1B	135	130	3,432	1,262	9.3	1,251	1,148	103	11	103	n/a	n/a	n/a	.991	9.84
1962 Colt .45s	LF	6	5	108	5	0.8	5	5	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.25
1963 Braves	1B	42	35	930	356	8.5	353	320	33	3	23	n/a	n/a	n/a	.992	10.25
1963 Giants	1B	11	1	72	28	2.5	26	24	2	2	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	.929	9.75
Career		G	GS	OUTS	TC	TC/G	CH	PO	A	E	DP	PB	CASB	CACS	FLD%	RF
1B Totals		483	429	11,058	3,990	8.3	3,955	3,629	326	35	349	n/a	n/a	n/a	.991	9.66
LF Totals		72	70	1,599	108	1.5	107	99	8	1	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	.991	1.81
RF Totals		10	9	186	9	0.9	9	8	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	n/a	1.000	1.31
6 Years		565	508	12,843	4,107	7.3	4,071	3,736	335	36	349	n/a	n/a	n/a	.991	8.56
Norm Larker Fielding Stats

Norm Larker Norm Larker Baserunning, Substitute Positions, & Ratio Related Stats
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
1958 Dodgers	1	1	.500	33	1	n/a	63.3	12.0	8.7	-	-	-
1959 Dodgers	0	1	.000	26	0	n/a	38.9	12.4	6.3	-	-	-
1960 Dodgers	1	0	1.000	20	0	n/a	88.0	18.3	5.6	-	-	-
1961 Dodgers	0	0	.000	16	0	n/a	56.4	12.8	7.4	-	-	-
1962 Colt .45s	1	1	.500	12	0	n/a	56.2	10.8	8.0	-	-	-
1963 Braves	0	2	.000	27	0	n/a	147.0	6.1	10.5	-	-	-
1963 Giants	0	0	.000	9	0	n/a	0.0	7.0	0.0	-	-	-
Career	SB	CS	SB%	PH	PR	DH	AB/HR	AB/K	AB/RBI	K/BB	K/9	BB/9
6 Years	3	5	.375	143	1	n/a	61.0	11.8	7.2	-	-	-
Norm Larker Baserunning, Substitute Positions, & Ratio Related Stats

Norm Larker Norm Larker Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts
Team \| Roster	Uniform Numbers	Salary	All-Star	World Series
1958 Los Angeles Dodgers	5	Undetermined	-	-
1959 Los Angeles Dodgers	5	Undetermined	-	Stats
1960 Los Angeles Dodgers	5	Undetermined	Stats	-
1961 Los Angeles Dodgers	5	Undetermined	-	-
1962 Houston Colt .45s	10	Undetermined	-	-
1963 Milwaukee Braves	9	Undetermined	-	-
1963 San Francisco Giants	16	Undetermined	-	-
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Norm Larker Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts

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