Larry Jansen
1947–1956 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, NLS, New York Giants
291G
.150AVG
.202OBP
.178SLG
More career statistics
90H
1HR
48RBI
0SB
122–89W–L
1,765.2IP
842K
3.58ERA
237GS
10SV
2Rare 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 · At bats | 600 | 598 |
| Batting · Strikeouts | 157 | 155 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 691 | 688 |
| Batting · RBI | 48 | 47 |
| Batting · Walks | 39 | 38 |
| Pitching · Batters faced | 7,291 | 7,344 |
| Pitching · p er | 703 | 706 |
| Pitching · p h | 1,751 | 1,754 |
| Pitching · p hr | 191 | 190 |
| Pitching · p ipouts | 5,297 | 5,296 |
| Pitching · p k | 842 | 844 |
| Pitching · p r | 804 | 805 |
| Pitching · p w | 410 | 409 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 291 | 691 | 600 | 37 | 90 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 39 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | .150 | .202 | .178 | .380 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,765.7 | 291 | 237 | 107 | 122 | 89 | 10 | 1,751 | 804 | 703 | 191 | 410 | 842 | 0 | 0 | 3.58 | 1.224 |
Streaks
5longest hitting streak · 1947-06-05 to 1947-07-01
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ten Strikeouts in Relief | 1953-08-18 | 1 in 3,062 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1952-05-21 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
| 41 | 13 innings pitched | 1948-09-11 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 139 | 326 | 42 | 1 | 23 | 20 | 73 | .149 | .190 | .181 |
| Away | 152 | 362 | 48 | 0 | 24 | 18 | 82 | .151 | .182 | .177 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 25 | 57 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | .114 | .193 | .136 |
| May | 51 | 134 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 21 | .169 | .187 | .195 |
| June | 56 | 122 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 24 | .208 | .254 | .217 |
| July | 54 | 137 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 28 | .133 | .168 | .183 |
| August | 56 | 131 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 37 | .126 | .176 | .162 |
| September | 48 | 107 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 31 | .131 | .140 | .152 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pittsburgh-pirates | 50 | 115 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 | .147 | .148 | .167 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 45 | 116 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 34 | .109 | .147 | .119 |
| boston-braves | 40 | 104 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 20 | .151 | .154 | .161 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 36 | 65 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 | .250 | .277 | .357 |
| cincinnati-reds | 36 | 113 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 23 | .185 | .248 | .217 |
| chicago-cubs | 36 | 90 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 20 | .128 | .200 | .128 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 34 | 61 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 16 | .148 | .197 | .222 |
| milwaukee-braves | 13 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .045 | .083 | .045 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 |  New York Giants | 42 | 85 | 16 | – | 7 | – | .188 | 248 | 104 |
| 1948 | New York Giants | 42 | 95 | 13 | – | 7 | – | .137 | 277 | 126 |
| 1949 | New York Giants | 37 | 97 | 16 | – | 4 | – | .165 | 259 | 115 |
| 1950 | New York Giants | 40 | 96 | 16 | 1 | 12 | – | .167 | 274 | 162 |
| 1951 | New York Giants | 39 | 95 | 9 | – | 5 | – | .095 | 278 | 144 |
| 1952 | New York Giants | 34 | 45 | 8 | – | 9 | – | .178 | 167 | 74 |
| 1953 | New York Giants | 36 | 60 | 8 | – | 2 | – | .133 | 184 | 88 |
| 1954 | New York Giants | 13 | 14 | 4 | – | 1 | – | .286 | 40 | 15 |
| 1956 |  Cincinnati Reds | 8 | 11 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 34 | 16 |