What years did Lary Sorensen play?

Lary Sorensen played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1988.

Was Lary Sorensen a pitcher?

Yes. Lary Sorensen pitched in the major leagues, recording 93 wins and 569 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Lary Sorensen hit?

Lary Sorensen hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

Lary Sorensen

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1988)

W–L 93–103

ERA 4.15

WHIP 1.36

SO 569

Pitcher PIV -2011.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 200 lb
Born: 10/4/1955 in Detroit, MI, USA
MLB Debut: 1977-06-07
Last Game: 1988-09-24
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Lary Alan Sorensen

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
93	103	346	235	69	10	6	1736.3	1,960	800	147	402	569	4.15	-2011.0

Career ERA 4.15 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 6.9% worse than 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
1977	ML4	AL	7	10	23	20	9	0	0	142.3	147	69	36	57	4.36	4.00 (-9%)	1348.5
1978	ML4	AL	18	12	37	36	17	3	1	280.7	277	100	50	78	3.21	3.69 (+13%)	3129.1
1979	ML4	AL	15	14	34	34	16	2	0	235.3	250	104	42	63	3.98	4.00 (+1%)	-2579.0
1980	ML4	AL	12	10	35	29	8	2	1	195.7	242	80	45	54	3.68	3.84 (+4%)	290.5
1981	SLN	NL	7	7	23	23	3	1	0	140.3	149	51	26	52	3.27	3.58 (+9%)	3137.7
1982	CLE	AL	10	15	32	30	6	1	0	189.3	251	118	55	62	5.61	3.86 (-45%)	-1998.9
1983	CLE	AL	12	11	36	34	8	1	0	222.7	238	105	65	76	4.24	3.87 (-10%)	-1830.2
1984	OAK	AL	6	13	46	21	2	0	1	183.3	240	100	44	63	4.91	3.81 (-29%)	-2645.6
1985	CHN	NL	3	7	45	3	0	0	0	82.3	86	39	24	34	4.26	3.89 (-9%)	-511.2
1987	MON	NL	3	4	23	5	0	0	1	47.7	56	25	12	21	4.72	4.29 (-10%)	-654.9
1988	SFN	NL	0	0	12	0	0	0	2	16.7	24	9	3	9	4.86	3.73 (-30%)	303.0
Career · 11 seasons			93	103	346	235	69	10	6	1,736.1	1,960	800	402	569	4.15	—	-2,011

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
346	61	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	30	.049	.094	.066	.159	0

Career AVG .049 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 81.1% below league average.

Career OBP .094 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 71.2% below league average.

Career SLG .066 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 83.2% below league average.

Career OPS .159 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 77.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1977	ML4	AL	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	ML4	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	ML4	AL	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	ML4	AL	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	SLN	NL	23	46	1	3	1	0	21	.065	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CLE	AL	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CLE	AL	36	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	OAK	AL	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	CHN	NL	45	6	1	0	0	1	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	MON	NL	23	8	0	0	0	1	5	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	SFN	NL	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 11 seasons			346	61	2	3	1	2	30	.049	—	—	—	—	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.

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	167	28	2	2	0	0	.071
Away	179	33	0	1	0	0	.030

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	167	869.2	962	391	204	292	4.05
Away	179	866.2	998	409	198	277	4.25

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1988-09-24	SFG	LAD	—	2.1	4	2	1	0	1	0
1988-09-16	SFG	HOU	—	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	0
1988-09-14	SFG	SDP	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	0	0
1988-09-11	SFG	HOU	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	1
1988-09-10	SFG	HOU	SV	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1988-09-06	SFG	SDP	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1988-09-05	SFG	SDP	—	1.1	2	1	0	0	1	0
1988-09-02	SFG	WSN	—	2.1	3	1	1	0	2	0
1988-08-28	SFG	NYN	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
1988-08-24	SFG	WSN	—	2.0	3	2	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	346	235	151	263	22	23

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1977	ML4	P	23	20	15	23	1	4
1978	ML4	P	37	36	28	44	3	1
1979	ML4	P	34	34	23	39	6	3
1980	ML4	P	35	29	18	30	0	5
1981	SLN	P	23	23	15	21	2	3
1982	CLE	P	32	30	10	28	4	2
1983	CLE	P	36	34	20	39	2	1
1984	OAK	P	46	21	15	18	1	3
1985	CHN	P	45	3	4	14	2	1
1987	MON	P	23	5	3	5	1	0
1988	SFN	P	12	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	346

Awards & Honors

Year	Award	Notes
1978	Player of the Week	Week of 1978-06-09

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
1985	CHN	NL	$320,000
Total Career Earnings			$320,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	MI	1974, 1975, 1976

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Frequently Asked Questions about Lary Sorensen

What years did Lary Sorensen play?: Lary Sorensen played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1988.
Was Lary Sorensen a pitcher?: Yes. Lary Sorensen pitched in the major leagues, recording 93 wins and 569 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Lary Sorensen hit?: Lary Sorensen hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.