What years did Larry Jaster play?

Larry Jaster played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1972.

Was Larry Jaster a pitcher?

Yes. Larry Jaster pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 313 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Larry Jaster hit?

Larry Jaster hit 2 career home runs with 29 hits.

What was Larry Jaster's career batting average?

Larry Jaster batted .170 over his career, with 29 hits in 171 at bats.

How many RBI did Larry Jaster have?

Larry Jaster drove in 10 runs in his career.

What was Larry Jaster's career ERA?

Larry Jaster finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 35-33 with 313 strikeouts.

Larry Jaster

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1965-1972)

Larry Jaster was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1972 for the St. Louis Cardinals, the Montreal Expos, and the Atlanta Braves, a span of 8 seasons. Across 138 career appearances, he went 35-33 with a 3.64 ERA and 313 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 35–33

ERA 3.64

WHIP 1.27

SO 313

Pitcher PIV -8595.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 190 lb
Born: 1/13/1944 in Midland, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1965-09-17
Last Game: 1972-10-04

Full name: Larry Edward Jaster

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Career Pitching Statistics

Larry Jaster — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
35	33	138	80	15	7	3	598.0	579	242	69	178	313	3.64	-8595.0

Career ERA 3.64 vs. league average 3.45 across their career seasons — 5.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Larry Jaster Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1965	SLN	NL	3	0	4	3	3	0	0	28.0	21	5	7	10	1.61	3.50 (+54%)	339.1
1966	SLN	NL	11	5	26	21	6	5	0	151.2	124	55	45	92	3.26	3.52 (+7%)	-1012.3
1967	SLN	NL	9	7	34	23	2	1	3	152.1	141	51	44	87	3.01	3.30 (+9%)	-88.8
1968	SLN	NL	9	13	31	21	3	1	0	154.1	153	60	38	70	3.50	2.98 (-17%)	-1721.8
1969	MON	NL	1	6	24	11	1	0	0	77.0	95	47	28	39	5.49	3.61 (-52%)	-3699.3
1970	ATL	NL	1	1	14	0	0	0	0	22.1	33	17	8	9	6.85	3.89 (-76%)	-1078.5
1972	ATL	NL	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	12.1	12	7	8	6	5.11	3.26 (-56%)	-1333.3
Career · 7 seasons			35	33	138	80	15	7	3	598.0	579	242	178	313	3.64	—	-8,595

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

Larry Jaster — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
139	171	12	29	1	0	2	10	0	8	35	.170	.210	.211	.420	-432

Career AVG .170 vs. league average .246 across their career seasons — 31.0% below league average.

Career OBP .210 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — 32.8% below league average.

Career SLG .211 vs. league average .365 across their career seasons — 42.4% below league average.

Career OPS .420 vs. league average .678 across their career seasons — 38.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Larry Jaster — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1965	SLN	NL	4	10	1	2	0	0	2	1	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1966	SLN	NL	26	45	4	8	0	1	3	2	8	.178	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	SLN	NL	35	50	3	5	0	0	2	3	11	.100	.242 (-59%)	.306 (-46%)	.357 (-72%)	.663 (-60%)	-431.6
1968	SLN	NL	31	43	2	6	0	1	1	1	9	.140	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	MON	NL	24	19	2	8	1	0	2	1	1	.421	—	—	—	—	0.0
1970	ATL	NL	14	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1972	ATL	NL	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 7 seasons			139	171	12	29	1	2	10	8	35	.170	—	—	—	—	-432

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

Larry Jaster — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Larry Jaster — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1968	WS	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1967	WS	SLN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Larry Jaster — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	0.1	4	3	1	0	81.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Larry Jaster — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1968	WS	SLN	0	0	1	0	0	0.0	2	3	1	0	0.00
1967	WS	SLN	0	0	1	0	0	0.1	2	0	0	0	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Larry Jaster — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	70	83	3	10	0	4	.120
Away	69	88	9	19	2	6	.216

Pitching — Home / Away

Larry Jaster — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	69	309.2	296	133	94	158	3.87
Away	69	287.2	283	109	84	155	3.41

Last 10 Games — Batting

Larry Jaster — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1972-10-04	ATL	LAD	L	1
1972-10-01	ATL	SFG	L	0
1972-09-29	ATL	SFG	L	0
1972-09-16	ATL	SFG	L	0
1972-09-08	ATL	LAD	W	0
1970-06-20	ATL	HOU	L	0
1970-06-18	ATL	WSN	L	0
1970-06-17	ATL	WSN	W	1
1970-06-12	ATL	NYN	L	0
1970-06-07	ATL	WSN	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Larry Jaster — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1972-10-04	ATL	LAD	L	5.0	4	2	2	1	3	2
1972-10-01	ATL	SFG	—	0.2	0	1	1	3	0	0
1972-09-29	ATL	SFG	—	2.0	3	2	2	1	2	1
1972-09-16	ATL	SFG	—	3.0	3	1	1	0	1	1
1972-09-08	ATL	LAD	W	1.2	2	1	1	3	0	0
1970-06-20	ATL	HOU	—	2.0	4	2	1	1	1	1
1970-06-18	ATL	WSN	L	0.2	2	3	3	2	0	1
1970-06-17	ATL	WSN	W	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0
1970-06-12	ATL	NYN	—	2.0	5	4	4	0	1	2
1970-06-07	ATL	WSN	—	2.0	4	2	2	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Larry Jaster — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	138	80	20	76	8	7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Larry Jaster — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1965	SLN	P	4	3	0	3	0	0
1966	SLN	P	26	21	6	20	0	3
1967	SLN	P	34	23	1	18	2	3
1968	SLN	P	31	21	5	20	0	1
1969	MON	P	24	11	7	6	6	0
1970	ATL	P	14	0	0	8	0	0
1972	ATL	P	5	1	1	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Larry Jaster — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	138

Award Voting History

Larry Jaster — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1966	Rookie of the Year	NL	4th	1.0	20	1

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Larry Jaster: the record in brief

September 17, 1965 and October 4, 1972 bracket Larry Jaster's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. By club, Jaster's seasons break down as the St. Louis Cardinals (1965 to 1968), the Montreal Expos (1969), and the Atlanta Braves (1970 through 1972). Born on January 13, 1944, in Midland, MI, USA, Jaster is listed as a pitcher and batted and threw left-handed. The bio gives 6'3" and 190 pounds. Larry Jaster was the playing name; the full given name is Larry Edward.

Across 138 games (80 starts), Jaster recorded 35 wins against 33 losses with a 3.64 ERA. Also on Jaster's record: 313 strikeouts, 15 complete games, and 7 shutouts. Against a 3.45 league ERA for the same seasons, the 3.64 mark was 5.5% worse. Jaster won 11 games in 1966, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 3.01 in 1967, when the league's was 3.30.

In award voting, Jaster's best finish was 4th for the Rookie of the Year in 1966.

Frequently Asked Questions about Larry Jaster

What years did Larry Jaster play?: Larry Jaster played in Major League Baseball from 1965 to 1972.
Was Larry Jaster a pitcher?: Yes. Larry Jaster pitched in the major leagues, recording 35 wins and 313 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Larry Jaster hit?: Larry Jaster hit 2 career home runs with 29 hits.
What was Larry Jaster's career batting average?: Larry Jaster batted .170 over his career, with 29 hits in 171 at bats.
How many RBI did Larry Jaster have?: Larry Jaster drove in 10 runs in his career.
What was Larry Jaster's career ERA?: Larry Jaster finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 35-33 with 313 strikeouts.