How Don Larsen's Complete Games Compares to Similar Players

Don Larsen totaled 44 career Complete Games, well above the starting pitcher average of 27.9 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Complete Games season came in 1954, posting 12, well above the starting pitcher average of 5.7 that year. The lowest point came in 1960 at 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 4.4 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Complete Games total went from 2 in 1964 to 0 in 1965 and 0 in 1967, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Complete Games profile — ranging from 0 to 12 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Don Larsen Lifetime Complete Games

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Don Larsen Complete Games Per Season

Don Larsen's Complete Games for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Don Larsen Complete Games per season line chart

Don Larsen Complete Games by Team

Don Larsen's career Complete Games totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Don Larsen career Complete Games by team bar chart

Don Larsen Cumulative Complete Games — Career Progression

A running total of Don Larsen's career Complete Games, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Don Larsen Complete Games year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Larsen Complete Games Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Larsen's seasonal Complete Games alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Don Larsen Complete Games distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Larsen Complete Games — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Larsen's MLB career with Complete Games alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Don Larsen Complete Games season-by-season breakdown table