Larry Jackson Stats

Larry Jackson was born on Tuesday, June 2, 1931, in Nampa, Idaho. Jackson was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 17, 1955, with the St. Louis Cardinals. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Larry Jackson baseball stats page.

"Larry Jackson has one hell of a slider. He also had a questionable balk move that was rough on a base runner. He got away with it, though, because he was a veteran." - Maury Wills in How to Steal a Pennant (1976)

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Larry Jackson

Larry Jackson Autograph on a 1957 Topps (#196)

Larry Jackson Autograph on a 1957 Topps (#196)
 

Career All-Star Division LCS World Series Trades Awards
Birth Name:   Lawrence Curtis Jackson
Nickname:   Hot Potato or Larry
Born On:   06-02-1931
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Nampa, Idaho
Zodiac:   Gemini
Year of Death Data Died On:   08-28-1990
Place of Death Data Died In:   Boise, Idaho
Cemetery:   Cremated
College:   Boise State University
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Right
Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   6-02
Player Weight Chart Weight:   190
First Game:   04-17-1955 (Age 23)
Last Game:   09-20-1968
Draft:   Not Applicable
Larry Jackson

Larry Jackson Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
1955 Cardinals 37 25 10 9 14 .391 4.31 4 1 2 177.1 775 189 85 93 25 72 11 88 2 9 0 -
1956 Cardinals 51 1 26 2 2 .500 4.11 0 0 9 85.1 366 75 39 44 5 45 8 50 4 1 1 -
1957 Cardinals 41 22 11 15 9 .625 3.47 6 2 1 210.1 861 196 81 84 21 57 8 96 4 4 0 -
1958 Cardinals 49 23 16 13 13 .500 3.68 11 1 8 198.0 846 211 81 93 21 51 11 124 7 10 1 -
1959 Cardinals 40 37 2 14 13 .519 3.30 12 3 0 256.0 1,081 271 94 103 13 64 3 145 7 4 0 -
1960 Cardinals 43 38 3 18 13 .581 3.48 14 3 0 282.0 1,173 277 109 123 22 70 4 171 2 3 0 -
1961 Cardinals 33 28 2 14 11 .560 3.75 12 3 0 211.0 880 203 88 99 20 56 5 113 3 4 0 -
1962 Cardinals 36 35 0 16 11 .593 3.75 11 2 0 252.1 1,074 267 105 121 25 64 6 112 7 6 1 -
1963 Cubs 37 37 0 14 18 .438 2.55 13 4 0 275.0 1,126 256 78 102 11 54 3 153 3 6 2 -
1964 Cubs 40 38 1 24 11 .686 3.14 19 3 0 297.2 1,200 265 104 114 17 58 8 148 4 1 0 -
1965 Cubs 39 39 0 14 21 .400 3.85 12 4 0 257.1 1,079 268 110 126 28 57 8 131 5 5 0 -
1966 Cubs 3 2 0 0 2 .000 13.50 0 0 0 8.0 43 14 12 13 3 4 0 5 0 0 0 -
1966 Phillies 35 33 1 15 13 .536 2.99 12 5 0 247.0 1,014 243 82 93 22 58 5 107 3 5 0 -
1967 Phillies 40 37 1 13 15 .464 3.10 11 4 0 261.2 1,078 242 90 111 17 54 11 139 3 6 1 -
1968 Phillies 34 34 0 13 17 .433 2.77 12 2 0 243.2 997 229 75 86 9 60 15 127 2 4 0 -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
14 Years 558 429 73 194 183 .515 3.40 149 37 20 3,262.2 13,593 3,206 1,233 1,405 259 824 106 1,709 56 68 6 -
Larry Jackson

Larry Jackson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1955 Cardinals 37 57 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 1 0 1 1 .053 .100 .053
1956 Cardinals 51 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 .091 .167 .091
1957 Cardinals 41 72 5 13 1 0 0 0 2 4 0 20 3 0 0 1 .181 .224 .194
1958 Cardinals 50 60 4 9 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 20 2 0 0 2 .150 .164 .167
1959 Cardinals 54 80 9 9 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 25 7 0 0 0 .113 .134 .125
1960 Cardinals 52 95 10 20 0 1 0 0 3 6 0 21 5 0 0 1 .211 .257 .232
1961 Cardinals 34 74 9 13 3 2 0 0 6 2 0 14 6 0 1 3 .176 .208 .270
1962 Cardinals 36 89 10 15 3 1 0 0 4 7 0 20 5 0 2 0 .169 .245 .225
1963 Cubs 37 87 5 17 5 0 0 0 6 2 0 24 9 0 0 2 .195 .213 .253
1964 Cubs 40 114 2 20 3 0 0 0 6 1 0 26 5 0 0 1 .175 .183 .202
1965 Cubs 49 86 6 11 0 2 1 0 5 5 0 29 4 0 0 2 .128 .176 .209
1966 Cubs 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
1966 Phillies 36 89 9 13 2 0 1 0 6 3 0 32 5 0 0 0 .146 .174 .202
1967 Phillies 42 87 5 14 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 28 4 0 0 1 .161 .180 .184
1968 Phillies 37 85 2 12 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 27 2 0 0 0 .141 .170 .153
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GS RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
14 Years 599 1,089 77 170 22 6 2 0 48 41 0 310 58 0 4 14 .156 .190 .193
Larry Jackson

Larry Jackson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
1955 Cardinals P 37 25 532 53 1.4 46 16 30 7 2 n/a n/a n/a .868 2.33 -
1956 Cardinals P 51 1 256 33 0.6 30 4 26 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .909 3.16 -
1957 Cardinals P 41 22 631 71 1.7 71 18 53 0 3 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.04 -
1958 Cardinals P 49 23 594 37 0.8 34 12 22 3 0 n/a n/a n/a .919 1.55 -
1959 Cardinals P 40 37 768 57 1.4 55 18 37 2 5 n/a n/a n/a .965 1.93 -
1960 Cardinals P 43 38 846 62 1.4 58 20 38 4 5 n/a n/a n/a .935 1.85 -
1961 Cardinals P 33 28 633 60 1.8 59 17 42 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .983 2.52 -
1962 Cardinals P 36 35 757 72 2.0 69 19 50 3 3 n/a n/a n/a .958 2.46 -
1963 Cubs P 37 37 825 83 2.2 79 21 58 4 4 n/a n/a n/a .952 2.59 -
1964 Cubs P 40 38 893 109 2.7 109 24 85 0 6 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.30 -
1965 Cubs P 39 39 772 76 1.9 76 18 58 0 4 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.66 -
1966 Cubs P 3 2 24 3 1.0 3 0 3 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.38 -
1966 Phillies P 35 33 741 76 2.2 70 23 47 6 2 n/a n/a n/a .921 2.55 -
1967 Phillies P 40 37 785 90 2.3 85 21 64 5 6 n/a n/a n/a .944 2.92 -
1968 Phillies P 34 34 731 69 2.0 69 26 43 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 2.55 -
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF ZR
P Totals 558 429 9,788 951 1.7 913 257 656 38 46 n/a n/a n/a .960 2.52 --
14 Years 558 429 9,788 951 1.7 913 257 656 38 46 n/a n/a n/a .960 2.52 --
Larry Jackson

Larry Jackson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1955 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.4 0.0 1.22 4.47 3.65
1956 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 2.2 11.0 1.11 5.27 4.75
1957 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.6 36.0 1.68 4.11 2.44
1958 Cardinals 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.0 30.0 2.43 5.64 2.32
1959 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.2 40.0 2.27 5.10 2.25
1960 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.5 31.7 2.44 5.46 2.23
1961 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 5.3 12.3 2.02 4.82 2.39
1962 Cardinals 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.5 22.3 1.75 3.99 2.28
1963 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.6 14.5 2.83 5.01 1.77
1964 Cubs 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 4.4 19.0 2.55 4.47 1.75
1965 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 86.0 3.0 17.2 2.30 4.58 1.99
1966 Cubs 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.25 5.63 4.50
1966 Phillies 2 0 1.000 - - n/a 89.0 2.8 14.8 1.84 3.90 2.11
1967 Phillies 0 0 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.1 43.5 2.57 4.78 1.86
1968 Phillies 0 1 .000 - - n/a 0.0 3.1 28.3 2.12 4.69 2.22
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
14 Years 2 3 .400 - - n/a 544.5 3.5 22.7 2.07 4.71 2.27
Larry Jackson

Larry Jackson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1955 St. Louis Cardinals 39 Undetermined - -
1956 St. Louis Cardinals 39 Undetermined - -
1957 St. Louis Cardinals 39 Undetermined Stats -
1958 St. Louis Cardinals 39 Undetermined Stats -
1959 St. Louis Cardinals 39 Undetermined - -
1960 St. Louis Cardinals 39 Undetermined Stats -
1961 St. Louis Cardinals 39 Undetermined - -
1962 St. Louis Cardinals 39 Undetermined - -
1963 Chicago Cubs 46 Undetermined Stats -
1964 Chicago Cubs 46 Undetermined - -
1965 Chicago Cubs 46 Undetermined - -
1966 Chicago Cubs 46 Undetermined - -
1966 Philadelphia Phillies 46 Undetermined - -
1967 Philadelphia Phillies 46 Undetermined - -
1968 Philadelphia Phillies 46 Undetermined - -


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