Norm Larker
1958–1963 · bats L / throws L · Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves, NLS, San Francisco Giants
665G
.274AVG
.346OBP
.389SLG
533H
32HR
268RBI
3SB
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 665 | 2,222 | 1,945 | 226 | 533 | 97 | 15 | 32 | 268 | 212 | 165 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 756 | .274 | .346 | .389 | .735 |
Streaks
15longest hitting streak · 1960-06-15 to 1960-06-30
23longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1958-07-01 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 5 RBI | 1960-08-26 | 1 in 492 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 24 | 3 extra-base hits | 1962-05-05 | 1 in 462 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 344 | 1143 | 251 | 10 | 125 | 123 | 83 | .255 | .327 | .353 |
| Away | 321 | 1079 | 282 | 22 | 143 | 89 | 82 | .293 | .344 | .426 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 66 | 215 | 41 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 15 | .229 | .321 | .341 |
| May | 119 | 401 | 99 | 8 | 51 | 35 | 40 | .280 | .334 | .408 |
| June | 105 | 323 | 84 | 2 | 31 | 29 | 21 | .294 | .350 | .371 |
| July | 128 | 436 | 116 | 10 | 64 | 41 | 24 | .304 | .360 | .455 |
| August | 136 | 488 | 111 | 6 | 51 | 44 | 43 | .256 | .318 | .376 |
| September | 109 | 350 | 80 | 3 | 52 | 33 | 22 | .261 | .323 | .346 |
| October | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .444 | .333 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cincinnati-reds | 96 | 295 | 78 | 6 | 37 | 31 | 15 | .302 | .369 | .438 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 93 | 330 | 87 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 20 | .295 | .339 | .447 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 92 | 295 | 73 | 2 | 33 | 17 | 21 | .274 | .305 | .350 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 90 | 330 | 79 | 3 | 39 | 29 | 29 | .272 | .327 | .379 |
| chicago-cubs | 84 | 271 | 55 | 4 | 38 | 38 | 19 | .249 | .343 | .371 |
| san-francisco-giants | 83 | 267 | 51 | 6 | 32 | 24 | 29 | .215 | .281 | .316 |
| milwaukee-braves | 77 | 272 | 76 | 5 | 25 | 27 | 20 | .315 | .379 | .444 |
| new-york-mets | 25 | 77 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 3 | .246 | .351 | .354 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 99 | 253 | 70 | 4 | 29 | 1 | .277 | – | – |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 106 | 303 | 85 | 8 | 46 | – | .281 | – | – |
| 1960 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 133 | 440 | 142 | 5 | 78 | 1 | .323 | – | – |
| 1961 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 97 | 282 | 76 | 5 | 38 | – | .270 | – | – |
| 1962 |  Houston Astros | 147 | 506 | 133 | 9 | 63 | 1 | .263 | – | – |
| 1963 | Milwaukee Braves, San Francisco Giants | 83 | 161 | 27 | 1 | 14 | – | .168 | – | – |