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Larry
Gorton		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: August 18, 1944 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Landis Memorial Seriess Won 1974   
All-Star Selections 1977   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 JAX JL $ 5,990,000   7 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 8 9
1974 29 NO FL $ 5,990,000   7 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
1975 30 NO FL $ 5,990,000   6 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 6 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
1976 31 NO FL $ 6,950,000   6 5 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 10 9 9
1977 32 NO FL $ 6,950,000   6 5 6 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 9 9 9
1978 33 CHA JL $ 6,950,000   6 5 6 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 9 9 9 10 9 9
1979 34 SEA FL $ 8,050,000   6 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 9 9
1980 35 SEA FL $ 1,430,000   5 5 5 5 7 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 9 8 10 9 9
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,430,000   5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 8 8 8 9 8 9
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 8,050,000   7 5 6 6 7 8 7 6 6 6 5 6 5 9 9 9 10 9 9
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 36 SEA FL $ 1,430,000 95 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11
1982 37 SEA FL $ 1,430,000 95 12 13 12 12 12 12 10 11 10
1983 38 HON JL $ 500,000 89 11 12 12 12 12 12 9 9 9
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 500,000 89 11 12 12 12 12 12 9 9 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,430,000 95 12 13 13 12 12 12 11 11 11
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 28 JAX JL $ 5,990,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1974 29 NO FL $ 5,990,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1975 30 NO FL $ 5,990,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1976 31 NO FL $ 6,950,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1977 32 NO FL $ 6,950,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1978 33 CHA JL $ 6,950,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1979 34 SEA FL $ 8,050,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
1980 35 SEA FL $ 1,430,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 1,430,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 8,050,000 0 0 0 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 36 SEA FL $ 1,430,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2
1982 37 SEA FL $ 1,430,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2
1983 38 HON JL $ 500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 500,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 1,430,000   1 1 1 2 2 2 6 6 6 5 5 5 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1973 28 JAX JL 8 10 .444 34 27 2 1 0 154.3 170 80 42 18 155 4.67 .277 .305 .533 .839 3.9
    AAA   3 0 1.000 3 3 2 0 0 26.7 13 2 2 4 36 0.68 .141 .177 .207 .384  
1974 29 JAX JL 6 9 .400 20 20 7 1 0 144.0 119 62 22 15 129 3.87 .220 .243 .408 .651 5.4
  NO FL 5 7 .417 15 15 6 1 0 112.3 110 48 20 10 110 3.85 .251 .270 .460 .730 4.1
  TOT   11 16 .407 35 35 13 2 0 256.3 229 110 42 25 239 3.86 .233 .255 .431 .686 9.5
1975 30 NO FL 12 11 .522 31 31 17 1 0 244.3 182 74 24 27 279 2.73 .205 .232 .361 .593 18.5
1976 31 NO FL 13 11 .542 30 30 15 5 0 241.3 232 89 19 43 260 3.32 .252 .289 .369 .658 15.4
1977 32 NO FL 10 12 .455 25 25 8 0 0 187.0 179 73 24 28 212 3.51 .249 .284 .405 .689 9.4
1978 33 NO FL 4 6 .400 15 13 4 1 1 66.3 94 39 14 12 67 5.29 .333 .362 .543 .905 0.4
  CHA JL 10 6 .625 18 16 5 1 0 153.0 140 51 22 19 139 3.00 .244 .270 .399 .669 11.1
  TOT   14 12 .538 33 29 9 2 1 219.3 234 90 36 31 206 3.69 .273 .301 .446 .747 11.6
1979 34 BRK FL 4 13 .235 21 20 10 2 0 150.0 145 57 17 23 155 3.42 .249 .280 .376 .656 6.8
  SEA FL 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 .250 .400 .250 .650 0.0
  TOT   4 13 .235 22 21 10 2 0 151.0 146 58 17 24 155 3.46 .249 .281 .375 .656 6.8
1980 35 SEA FL 14 10 .583 33 33 2 0 0 224.7 217 98 34 31 216 3.93 .252 .283 .429 .711 11.4
1981 36 SEA FL 10 12 .455 31 31 1 0 0 175.7 187 94 23 71 102 4.82 .269 .336 .436 .772 3.0
1982 37 SEA FL 7 9 .438 26 23 0 0 0 141.3 151 89 27 68 86 5.67 .278 .361 .491 .852 0.0
1983 38 AAA   2 1 .667 31 0 0 0 0 52.0 40 9 1 11 46 1.56 .213 .256 .282 .538  
10 Years Sim 103 116 .470 300 285 77 13 1 1995.3 1927 855 288 366 1910 3.86 .251 .289 .423 .712 89.3
2 Years AAA 5 1 .833 34 3 2 0 0 78.7 53 11 3 15 82 1.26 .189 .231 .257 .488  
Season Average 10 11 .476 30 28 7 1 0 199.5 192 85 28 36 191 3.86 .251 .289 .423 .712  
Career Highs 14 16 .583 35 35 17 5 1 256.3 234 110 42 71 279 5.67 .278 .361 .533 .852  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
Click on a Category to view yearly stats.
Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   944 411 135 161 978   .243 .273 .403 .676
vs LH   983 444 153 205 932   .260 .298 .444 .742
Home 46 64 .418 152 144 37 7 1 1025.3 989 447 160 181 982 3.92 .252 .285 .436 .721
Away 57 52 .523 148 141 40 6 0 970.0 938 408 128 185 928 3.79 .251 .286 .409 .696
Mar/Apr 16 22 .421 53 53 15 2 0 355.0 359 176 62 62 349 4.46 .264 .296 .464 .760
May 17 30 .362 55 55 15 0 0 372.6 362 165 56 66 345 3.99 .250 .283 .425 .707
June 18 14 .563 51 40 7 3 1 297.0 278 119 35 57 274 3.61 .244 .280 .388 .669
July 21 18 .538 51 51 16 3 0 368.6 340 151 52 69 363 3.69 .242 .278 .410 .687
August 15 15 .500 46 42 11 3 0 308.6 297 127 47 51 278 3.70 .249 .279 .423 .703
Sep/Oct 16 17 .485 44 44 15 2 0 293.3 291 117 36 61 301 3.59 .260 .298 .423 .721
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 28 JAX JL 34 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 .028 .054 .028 .082 -2.2 0.0
    AAA   3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
1974 29 JAX JL 20 50 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 22 .020 .093 .020 .113 -2.9 0.0
  NO FL 15 41 3 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 2 16 .122 .163 .195 .358 0.8 0.0
  TOT   35 91 4 6 1 1 0 3 0 0 6 38 .066 .124 .099 .223 -2.1 0.0
1975 30 NO FL 31 77 2 5 3 0 1 4 0 0 5 39 .065 .122 .143 .265 -0.8 0.0
1976 31 NO FL 30 79 3 6 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 29 .076 .098 .089 .186 -2.2 0.0
1977 32 NO FL 25 65 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 33 .031 .060 .046 .106 -3.8 0.0
1978 33 NO FL 15 18 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 10 .222 .263 .333 .596 1.6 0.3
  CHA JL 18 54 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 27 .037 .088 .037 .125 -2.4 0.0
  TOT   33 72 6 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 37 .083 .132 .111 .243 -0.8 0.3
1979 34 BRK FL 21 49 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 27 .041 .078 .061 .140 -2.4 0.0
  SEA FL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0.0 0.0
  TOT   22 49 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 27 .041 .078 .061 .140 -2.4 0.0
1980 35 SEA FL 33 76 6 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 35 .092 .115 .132 .247 -2.1 0.0
1981 36 SEA FL 31 59 2 8 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 30 .136 .150 .237 .387 0.7 0.0
1982 37 SEA FL 26 44 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 27 .023 .044 .045 .090 -2.8 0.0
10 Years Sim 300 648 24 44 10 4 2 16 2 0 26 313 .068 .104 .105 .209 -18.4 0.3
1 Years AAA 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1  
162 Game Average 349 12 23 5 2 1 8 1 0 14 169 .068 .104 .105 .209 -9.9  
Career Highs 35 91 6 8 3 1 1 4 1 0 6 39 .136 .150 .237 .387 0.7  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   428 15 29 8 1 1 7 2 0 18 219 .068 .105 .098 .204 -14.1
vs LH   220 9 15 2 3 1 9 0 0 8 94 .068 .100 .118 .219 -6.5
Home 152 287 7 17 2 0 1 5 1 0 10 135 .059 .091 .077 .167 -12.5
Away 148 361 17 27 8 4 1 11 1 0 16 178 .075 .114 .127 .241 -8.1
RISP   169 0 8 3 0 1 14 0 0 6 78 .047 .080 .083 .162 -7.8
Close/Late   62 2 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 27 .048 .092 .081 .173 -2.7
Mar/Apr 53 122 2 9 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 63 .074 .089 .090 .179 -5.2
May 55 118 7 8 2 2 1 3 1 0 4 54 .068 .098 .144 .242 -2.6
June 47 93 3 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 5 39 .075 .122 .097 .219 -2.6
July 51 122 2 9 2 0 1 3 0 0 9 55 .074 .136 .115 .251 -1.9
August 45 97 7 9 1 1 0 1 1 0 5 51 .093 .137 .124 .261 -1.3
Sep/Oct 44 96 3 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 51 .021 .031 .052 .083 -6.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1973 28 JAX JL P 34 27 154.3 4 22 3 3 .897 1.52    
1974 29 JAX JL P 20 20 144.0 7 26 1 0 .971 2.06    
  NO FL P 15 15 112.3 6 21 1 0 .964 2.16    
  TOT   P 35 35 256.3 13 47 2 0 .968 2.11    
1975 30 NO FL P 31 31 244.3 16 35 1 1 .981 1.88    
1976 31 NO FL P 30 30 241.3 13 32 2 1 .957 1.68    
1977 32 NO FL P 25 25 187.0 17 29 1 4 .979 2.21    
1978 33 NO FL P 15 13 66.3 4 12 0 0 1.000 2.17    
  CHA JL P 18 16 153.0 10 27 0 1 1.000 2.18    
  TOT   P 33 29 219.3 14 39 0 1 1.000 2.17    
1979 34 BRK FL P 21 20 150.0 5 26 2 2 .939 1.86    
  SEA FL P 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00    
  TOT   P 22 21 151.0 5 26 2 2 .939 1.85    
1980 35 SEA FL P 33 33 224.7 13 40 0 3 1.000 2.12    
1981 36 SEA FL P 31 31 175.7 12 35 4 2 .922 2.41    
1982 37 SEA FL P 26 23 141.3 9 21 0 1 1.000 1.91    
Career Totals   300 285 1995.3 116 326 15 18 .967 1.99    
Career Highs   35 35 256.3 17 47 4 4 1.000 2.41    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1974 29 NO FL 1 1 .500 5 5 1 0 0 34.7 22 12 6 1 37 3.12 .172 .178 .344 .522
1975 30 NO FL 2 3 .400 5 5 1 0 0 38.7 47 20 10 6 28 4.66 .305 .331 .513 .844
1980 35 SEA FL 1 0 1.000 1 1 0 0 0 8.7 8 4 0 0 11 4.16 .235 .235 .265 .500
1981 36 SEA FL 0 1 .000 1 0 0 0 0 2.0 3 1 0 1 1 4.50 .375 .444 .500 .944
Career Post-Season Pitching 4 5 .444 12 11 2 0 0 84.0 80 37 16 8 77 3.97 .247 .265 .420 .685
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1974 29 NO FL 5 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 .000 .091 .000 .091
1975 30 NO FL 5 17 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 .118 .118 .118 .235
1980 35 SEA FL 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000
1981 36 SEA FL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000
Career Post-Season Batting 12 31 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 13 .097 .121 .097 .218
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1975-4-2.73
 Losses
CAR-49-116
 Winning Pct
1978-10-.625
 Complete Games
1973-10-2
1975-3-17
1976-2-15
1980-9-2
CAR-6-77
 Shutouts
1973-1-1
1976-1-5
1979-10-2
CAR-23-13
 Homeruns Allowed
1973-2-42
1980-4-34
1981-9-23
1982-4-27
CAR-20-288
Strikeouts
1975-4-279
1976-9-260
 Walks Allowed
1982-10-68
 Walks per 9IP
1975-1-1.0
1976-10-1.6
1977-5-1.3
1980-5-1.2
CAR-33-1.7
 Hits per 9IP
1975-5-6.7
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1975-5-10.3
1977-5-10.2
CAR-41-8.6
 WHiP
1975-2-0.86
1980-10-1.10
CAR-35-1.15
OAVG
1975-3-.205
 OOBP
1975-1-.232
CAR-38-.289
 OOPS
1975-4-.593
      
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 40    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 27    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 50)
 
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  3. Albert Camarena (927)
  4. Anthony Ball (925)
  5. Phil Longwell (923)
  6. Guy Corngood (917)
  7. Raymond Woodruff (914)
  8. Denny Estrada (912)
  9. Dennis Eckersley (911)
  10. Hector Salazar (909)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Narciso Jarilla (997)
  2. Guy Corngood (993)
  3. Vernon Simpson (992)
  4. John Fillion (991)
  5. Adam Abramowitz (991)
  6. Jackie Varela (990)
  7. Blaine Kinman (990)
  8. Burke Eschette (989)
  9. Darius Campbell (989)
  10. Williamson Prushnok (988)
History
Drafted in 3rd round, 60th overall pick, by Jacksonville in 1973
Earned first career win on 4/1/1973
Had first career hit on 5/3/1973, off Paul Raybeck (PHX)
Injured on 9/21/1973 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Jacksonville to New Orleans on 7/11/1974 (Going to NO: P L. Gorton, P R. Reuter, P R. Stein. Going to JAX: P T. Morgan, P B. Wells, P T. Stansbury, P K. Chea)
Won Landis Memorial Series with New Orleans in 1974
Injured on 4/21/1975 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks
Hit first career homerun on 7/3/1975, off Harvey Vitiello (LEX)
Struck out 15 batters against Salt Lake City on 7/31/1975
Struck out 15 batters against Des Moines on 4/1/1976
Injured on 5/29/1976 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3 weeks
Won Player of the Week award on 7/23/1976, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Won Player of the Week award on 9/10/1976, winning 2 games with a 2.65 ERA
Injured on 7/12/1977 with a Broken Finger, out for 7 weeks
Struck out 15 batters against Salt Lake City on 9/7/1977
Traded from New Orleans to Charlotte on 7/2/1978 (Going to NO: RF M. Vargas, P S. Holzemer, P R. Marco, P P. Martinez. Going to CHA: P L. Gorton, P B. Beguine)
Signed as a free agent by Brooklyn on 2/12/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $8,050,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 6/11/1979, winning 2 games with a 1.59 ERA
Struck out 15 batters against Manhattan on 6/26/1979
Traded from Brooklyn to Seattle on 7/31/1979 (Going to BRK: LF L. Joseph. Going to SEA: P L. Gorton, P C. Blankenship)
Injured on 8/4/1979 with a Fractured Skull, out for 7-8 weeks
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 7/1/1981, going 4-0, 1.24
Signed as a free agent by Honolulu on 2/4/1983 to a 1-year deal worth $500,000 per year
 
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