NAME     : Larry Christenson
  NICKNAME : 
  ORIGIN   : 
 
  BIRTHDAY : 11/10/1953
  AGE      : 27
  HEIGHT   : 6"4
  WEIGHT   : 235
 
  POSITION : Pitcher
  ROLE     : Starter
  BATS     : Right
  THROWS   : Right
 
  CONTRACT : $9,000,000 through 1982
  DESIRE TO PLAY FOR WINNER: Minimal
  LOYALTY                  : Average
  TEAM LEADER              : None at all
  CONSISTENCY              : VERY inconsistent
  CLUTCH PERFORMANCE       : GREAT
  INJURY RATING            : Normal

  DEFENSIVE RATINGS :
 
  Range at Pitcher :    C  (Fielding Pct. : .930)

  PITCHING RATINGS :
 
  Duration as Starter  : E
  Duration as Reliever : C
  Holding Runners      : C
  Groundball Pct.      : 57
 
  Avoiding Runs        : 8
  Avoiding Hits        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding Doubles     : 5  (VS. RHB : 5, VS. LHB : 5, Talent Average)
  Avoiding Homeruns    : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Avoiding BB's        : 7  (VS. RHB : 7, VS. LHB : 7, Talent Good)
  Getting Strikeouts   : 3  (VS. RHB : 3, VS. LHB : 3, Talent Fair)
 
  Throwing Velocity    : 4
  Pitch Assortment     : , Fastball, Changeup, Curveball

  PITCHING STATS :
 
  Category        ERA  W  L  S   G GS    IP  HA   R  ER  BB   K
  Overall        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  At Home        0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Away           0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  Last Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
  This Week      0.00  0  0  0   0  0   0.0   0   0   0   0   0 
 

  CAREER STATS :
 
  YEAR    ERA  W  L  S   G CG SHO    IP  ER  BB   K  TEAMS
  1973   0.00  0  0  0   1  0   0   1.0   0   0   0  ATL
  1975   3.19  9 14  0  31  0   0 174.2  62  56  67  CIN
  1976   3.65 12 13  0  37  0   0 214.1  87  64  88  CIN,CLE
  1977   3.19 12 10  0  39  0   0 245.2  87  50  87  CLE
  1978   4.36  3  8  3  54  0   0 109.1  53  35  43  CLE,NY
  1979   2.98  8  6  0  25  0   0 133.0  44  25  53  NYY
  1980   3.06  9  8  0  28  1   1 153.0  52  43  40  NYY
 
  Total ERA   : 3.36
  Total Wins  : 53
  Total Losses: 59
  Total Saves : 3
  Total SHO   : 1
  Total CG    : 1
  Total K's   : 378
  Total BB's  : 273
 
  
PLAYER HISTORY
Traded from Cleveland to New York (A) on 7/10/1978... Hit first career homerun on 5/14/1979, off Eric Rasmussen (MIL)... Injured on 7/30/1979 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 4 weeks... Injured on 4/9/1980 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week... Injured on 5/13/1980 with a Pulled Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 3 weeks...