How Don Larsen's Win Percentage Compares to Similar Players

Don Larsen posted a career Win Percentage of 47.09, near the starting pitcher average of 50.35 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His best Win Percentage season came in 1955, posting 81.82, well above the starting pitcher average of 49.62 that year. The lowest point came in 1960 at 9.09, well below the starting pitcher average of 49.73 that year. The Win Percentage trended upward through the final seasons. The figure moved from 30.77 in 1964 to 33.33 in 1965. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Win Percentage profile — ranging from 9.09 to 81.82 — though the career average tracked near league norms.

Don Larsen Lifetime Win Percentage

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Don Larsen
Win Percentage
Career47.09
Season Avg.47.09
162 Game Avg.47.09
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Don Larsen Win Percentage Per Season

Don Larsen's Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage per season line chart

Don Larsen Win Percentage by Team

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

Don Larsen Win Percentage Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Don Larsen's career Win Percentage shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Don Larsen Win Percentage year-over-year waterfall chart

Don Larsen Win Percentage Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Don Larsen's seasonal Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage distribution box chart versus comparable players

Don Larsen Win Percentage — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Don Larsen's MLB career with Win Percentage 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 Win Percentage season-by-season breakdown table