First name: Norm
Last name: Larker
Birthdate: 1930-12-27
Bats: L Throws: L
MLBAM ID: 117499
Retro ID: larkn101
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | LAN | 3.7 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 6 |
| 1959 | LAN | 4.4 | 0.5 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 6 |
| 1960 | LAN | 6.2 | 0.7 | 6.9 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 14 |
| 1961 | LAN | 3.9 | 0.5 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 4 |
| 1962 | HOU | 7.4 | 0.9 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 11 |
| 1963 | MLN | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 | -0.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1 |
| 1963 | SFN | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1 |
| Career | 28.0 | 3.2 | 31.4 | 4.8 | 14.1 | 17.3 | 41 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | LAN | 291 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9.8 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2 |
| 1959 | LAN | 351 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9.5 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 4 |
| 1960 | LAN | 493 | 13 | 11 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9.0 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 9 |
| 1961 | LAN | 312 | -4 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 9.9 | -0.6 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 3 |
| 1962 | HOU | 590 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.9 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 4 |
| 1963 | MLN | 177 | -7 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 8.7 | -0.7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.8 | 3 |
| 1963 | SFN | 16 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 9.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -1 |
| Career | 2,230 | 5 | 2 | -1 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0.2 | -2.6 | 0.8 | -1.6 | 24 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | GB+ | DP Start | DP Turn | DP Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | LAN | 1B | 583 | 56 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | LAN | 1B | 1351 | 137 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960 | LAN | 1B | 2594 | 252 | 4.0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1961 | LAN | 1B | 1807 | 178 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1962 | HOU | 1B | 3470 | 365 | -1.0 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1963 | MLN | 1B | 908 | 95 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -0.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1963 | SFN | 1B | 79 | 7 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | -1 |
| 1B | 10792 | 1090 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 |
| Year | Team | POS | BIP | Chances | OAA | OAA adj | DER Runs | Play+ | OF Arm Opps | OF Arm Runs | Total Fielding Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | LAN | LF | 976 | 99 | -6.0 | -4 | -3 | -6 | 56 | 2 | -1 |
| 1958 | LAN | RF | 32 | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959 | LAN | LF | 487 | 52 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | -2 | -1 |
| 1959 | LAN | RF | 72 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | LAN | LF | 25 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1961 | LAN | RF | 7 | 1 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| 1962 | HOU | LF | 111 | 10 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 6 | 0 | -1 |
| LF | 1599 | 164 | -7.0 | -4 | -3 | -4 | 88 | 0 | -3 | ||
| RF | 111 | 14 | -1.0 | -1 | -1 | -4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| Year | Team | Off GS | Def GS | Game Shares | WAR | W | L | Victory Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | LAN | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Career | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 |
| Year | Team | PA | BatRuns | Adj R | RISP | BSR | DP | ROE | Fld | Pos | DH | Pit | RAA | RPW | WAA | Pos Wins | LgA | WAM | DVoDH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | LAN | 18 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Career | 18 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Stat description | |
|---|---|
| GS | Game Shares |
| WAM | Wins above Majors. Formerly wins above average, but WAM! sounds better than WAA. Credit to Don Sobocinski for the name. |
| WAR | Wins above Replacement |
| VS | Victory Shares |
| W | Wins - Not traditional pitcher wins. Estimate of the number of wins each pitcher was responsible for. His share, as opposed to the shares of his fielders and offense. |
| L | Losses - See wins above, just the opposite side of the final score. |
| BatRuns | Batting runs above average |
| Adj R | Park adjusted batting runs |
| RISP | Runs for hitting better or worse than overall with runners in scoring position |
| BSR | Baserunning runs |
| DP | Double play avoidance runs |
| ROE | Runs from reaching on error |
| Fld | Fielding runs |
| Pos | Position adjustment |
| DH | Designated hitter adjustment |
| Pit | Pitcher batting adjustment |
| RAA | Runs above average before position and league adjustment |
| RPW | Runs per win |
| WAA | Wins above average before position and league adjustment |
| POS Wins | Position adjustment converted to wins |
| LGA | League quality adjustment |
| DVoDH | Defensive Value (in runs) over designated hitter |
| G | Games pitched |
| GS | Game shares. For pitchers based on innings and leverage index |
| XR | Expected runs based on ballparks and opponents faced |
| DR | Defensive runs support |
| Role | Starter vs reliever role adjustment |
| LgAdj | League adjustment |
| R+ | Runs above average |
| LI | Leverage index |
| R_lev+ | Leverage adjusted runs above average |
| Chances | Estimated opportunies to make a defensive play |
| BIP | Balls in play while this player was on the field |
| OAA | Outs above average, based on defensive efficiency assigned at the player level |
| OAA adj | Park adjusted outs above average |
| DER runs | Run value of outs above average |
| Frame Runs | Runs from framing balls and strikes |
| SB Runs | Stolen base prevention runs |
| Block Runs | Wild pitch and passed ball prevention runs |
| Err Runs | Catcher error prevention runs |
| Catcher Runs | Catcher runs from SB, errors, PB, and WP. Does not include framing. |
| Play+ | plays made above average per ball in play |
| GB+ | ground ball plays above average per ball in play |
| DP Start | Runs from starting double plays |
| DP Turn | Runs from turning double plays |
| DP runs | Total double play runs |
| OF Arm opps | Opportunities for an outfielder to make a throwing play |
| OF Arm runs | Runs from throwing from the outfield |
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