What years did Larry Demery play?

Larry Demery played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1977.

Was Larry Demery a pitcher?

Yes. Larry Demery pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 217 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Larry Demery hit?

Larry Demery hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.

Larry Demery

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1974-1977)

W–L 29–23

ERA 3.72

WHIP 1.37

SO 217

Pitcher PIV -5675.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 170 lb
Born: 6/4/1953 in Bakersfield, CA, USA
Died: 2/15/2024 in Bakersfield, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1974-06-02
Last Game: 1977-09-24

Full name: Lawrence Calvin Demery

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
29	23	139	46	7	1	7	445.3	413	184	40	199	217	3.72	-5675.8

Career ERA 3.72 vs. league average 3.72 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1974	PIT	NL	6	6	19	15	2	0	0	95.3	95	45	51	51	4.25	3.63 (-17%)	-2674.7
1975	PIT	NL	7	5	45	8	1	0	4	114.7	95	37	43	59	2.90	3.71 (+22%)	456.5
1976	PIT	NL	10	7	36	15	4	1	2	145.0	123	51	58	72	3.17	3.51 (+10%)	-304.2
1977	PIT	NL	6	5	39	8	0	0	1	90.3	100	51	47	35	5.08	4.00 (-27%)	-3153.4
Career · 4 seasons			29	23	139	46	7	1	7	445.1	413	184	199	217	3.72	—	-5,676

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
157	117	11	16	1	3	0	4	0	8	49	.137	.190	.197	.387	0

Career AVG .137 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 47.1% below league average.

Career OBP .190 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 41.5% below league average.

Career SLG .197 vs. league average .377 across their career seasons — 47.8% below league average.

Career OPS .387 vs. league average .702 across their career seasons — 44.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1974	PIT	NL	21	33	4	5	1	1	3	2	15	.152	—	—	—	—	0.0
1975	PIT	NL	49	24	3	3	0	1	0	4	10	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1976	PIT	NL	40	40	0	5	0	0	1	2	16	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	PIT	NL	47	20	4	3	0	1	0	0	8	.150	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			157	117	11	16	1	3	4	8	49	.137	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1975	NLCS	PIT	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1974	NLCS	PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	3.0	7	8	3	1	24.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1975	NLCS	PIT	0	0	1	0	0	2.0	4	4	1	1	18.00
1974	NLCS	PIT	0	0	2	0	0	1.0	3	4	2	0	36.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	75	60	5	8	0	3	.133
Away	82	57	6	8	0	1	.140

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	68	250.1	214	87	108	122	3.13
Away	71	195.0	199	97	91	95	4.48

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1977-09-24	PIT	CHC	W	1	0
1977-09-16	PIT	WSN	L	0	0
1977-09-15	PIT	STL	L	0	0
1977-09-12	PIT	PHI	L	0	0
1977-09-10	PIT	WSN	L	0	0
1977-09-08	PIT	STL	W	0	0
1977-09-05	PIT	PHI	L	0	0
1977-09-02	PIT	LAD	L	1	1
1977-08-25	PIT	LAD	W	1	1
1977-08-23	PIT	SDP	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1977-09-24	PIT	CHC	—	2.2	1	0	0	2	3	0
1977-09-15	PIT	STL	L	0.1	4	4	4	2	0	0
1977-09-12	PIT	PHI	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1977-09-10	PIT	WSN	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0
1977-09-08	PIT	STL	W	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1977-09-05	PIT	PHI	—	1.0	3	5	1	2	1	0
1977-09-02	PIT	LAD	—	2.2	7	5	5	3	1	1
1977-08-25	PIT	LAD	SV	4.0	2	1	1	1	0	1
1977-08-23	PIT	SDP	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1977-08-20	PIT	SFG	—	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	139	46	27	58	6	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1974	PIT	P	19	15	6	10	1	0
1975	PIT	P	45	8	7	13	1	1
1976	PIT	P	36	15	9	21	2	2
1977	PIT	P	39	8	5	14	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	139

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1976	Player of the Week	Week of 1976-09-03

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Frequently Asked Questions about Larry Demery

What years did Larry Demery play?: Larry Demery played in Major League Baseball from 1974 to 1977.
Was Larry Demery a pitcher?: Yes. Larry Demery pitched in the major leagues, recording 29 wins and 217 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Larry Demery hit?: Larry Demery hit 0 career home runs with 16 hits.