How Don Larsen's Starts as Fielder Compares to Similar Players

Don Larsen totaled 150 career Starts as Fielder, well below the league average of 237.7 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Starts as Fielder season came in 1954, posting 28, well below the league average of 45.6 that year. The lowest point came in 1953 at 0, near the league average of 0.0 that year. Output was consistent through the final seasons. The Starts as Fielder total went from 10 in 1964 to 2 in 1965 and 0 in 1967, falling over the span. The consistent output characterized his final seasons. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Starts as Fielder profile — ranging from 0 to 28 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Don Larsen Lifetime Starts as Fielder and Similar Stats

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Don Larsen Starts as Fielder Per Season

Don Larsen's Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder per season line chart

Don Larsen Starts as Fielder by Team

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

Don Larsen Cumulative Starts as Fielder — Career Progression

A running total of Don Larsen's career Starts as Fielder, 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 Starts as Fielder year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Larsen Starts as Fielder Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Larsen's seasonal Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Larsen Starts as Fielder — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Larsen's MLB career with Starts as Fielder 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 Starts as Fielder season-by-season breakdown table