Larry French
1929–1942 · bats R / throws L · ASD, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, NLS, PIR, Pittsburgh Pirates
570G
.188AVG
.226OBP
.226SLG
More career statistics
199H
1HR
84RBI
3SB
197–171W–L
3,152.0IP
1,187K
3.45ERA
383GS
17SV
5Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 570 | 571 |
| Batting · At bats | 1,057 | 1,063 |
| Batting · Hits | 199 | 201 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 1,193 | 1,202 |
| Batting · Runs | 83 | 84 |
| Batting · RBI | 84 | 83 |
| Pitching · Games | 570 | 571 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 13,465 | 13,484 |
| Pitching · p cg | 198 | 200 |
| Pitching · p er | 1,207 | 1,205 |
| Pitching · p gs | 383 | 384 |
| Pitching · p h | 3,375 | 3,379 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 9,456 | 9,472 |
| Pitching · p k | 1,187 | 1,196 |
| Pitching · p r | 1,441 | 1,439 |
| Pitching · p w | 819 | 822 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 570 | 1,193 | 1,057 | 83 | 199 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 84 | 48 | 210 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 239 | .188 | .226 | .226 | .452 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,152.0 | 570 | 383 | 198 | 197 | 171 | 17 | 3,375 | 1,441 | 1,207 | 164 | 819 | 1,187 | 0 | 0 | 3.45 | 1.331 |
Streaks
6longest hitting streak · 1940-05-19 to 1940-06-15
7longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Faced the Minimum | 1942-09-23 | 1 in 2,759 games | box score ↗ |
| 66 | 12 scoreless innings | 1935-06-29 | 1 in 6,007 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1942-09-23 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 280 | 530 | 92 | 1 | 41 | 20 | 74 | .197 | .211 | .247 |
| Away | 291 | 672 | 109 | 0 | 42 | 28 | 136 | .183 | .204 | .211 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 45 | 107 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 26 | .194 | .243 | .237 |
| May | 97 | 229 | 52 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 28 | .249 | .249 | .287 |
| June | 102 | 193 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 38 | .164 | .176 | .192 |
| July | 115 | 227 | 38 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 31 | .192 | .207 | .232 |
| August | 113 | 228 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 47 | .157 | .167 | .197 |
| September | 95 | 206 | 32 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 37 | .178 | .204 | .217 |
| October | 4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | .125 | .417 | .125 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 99 | 206 | 35 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 39 | .197 | .218 | .275 |
| new-york-giants | 92 | 211 | 36 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 34 | .190 | .190 | .212 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 89 | 195 | 35 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 28 | .205 | .215 | .228 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 79 | 168 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 36 | .158 | .179 | .197 |
| cincinnati-reds | 67 | 151 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 29 | .221 | .232 | .265 |
| boston-braves | 58 | 112 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 16 | .152 | .196 | .182 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 53 | 106 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 12 | .185 | .208 | .217 |
| chicago-cubs | 33 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | .190 | .245 | .190 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 30 | 42 | 8 | – | 8 | 1 | .190 | 123 | 49 |
| 1930 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 42 | 92 | 22 | – | 13 | – | .239 | 275 | 90 |
| 1931 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 39 | 95 | 17 | – | 2 | 1 | .179 | 276 | 73 |
| 1932 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 47 | 92 | 19 | – | 4 | 1 | .207 | 274 | 72 |
| 1933 | PIR, Pittsburgh Pirates | 48 | 105 | 16 | – | 7 | – | .152 | 298 | 98 |
| 1934 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 49 | 84 | 16 | – | 6 | – | .190 | 261 | 101 |
| 1935 |  Chicago Cubs | 42 | 85 | 12 | – | 5 | – | .141 | 246 | 90 |
| 1936 | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 86 | 19 | – | 5 | – | .221 | 252 | 104 |
| 1937 | Chicago Cubs | 42 | 71 | 9 | – | – | – | .127 | 208 | 100 |
| 1938 | Chicago Cubs | 43 | 62 | 13 | – | 7 | – | .210 | 201 | 83 |
| 1939 | Chicago Cubs | 36 | 73 | 14 | 1 | 7 | – | .192 | 194 | 98 |
| 1940 | Chicago Cubs | 40 | 85 | 14 | – | 9 | – | .165 | 246 | 107 |
| 1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs | 32 | 51 | 10 | – | 4 | – | .196 | 153 | 68 |
| 1942 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 38 | 40 | 12 | – | 6 | – | .300 | 147 | 63 |