Denny McLain career ERA

• Best season on file: 1.96 in 1968.
• Most recent: 6.37 in 1972.

Average of 10 regular seasons, 1963 through 1972. Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 21, 2026.

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Denny McLain career ERA, season by season

Season↓	Team↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	BB↓iBB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
1963	DET	3	2	1	4.29	21.0	22	16	1.71	0
1964	DET	19	4	5	4.05	100.0	70	37	1.21	0
1965	DET	33	16	6	2.61	220.1	192	62	1.07	1
1966	DET	38	20	14	3.92	264.1	192	104	1.17	0
1967	DET	37	17	16	3.79	235.0	161	73	1.20	0
1968	DET	41	31	6	1.96	336.0	280	63	0.90	0
1969	DET	42	24	9	2.80	325.0	181	67	1.09	0
1970	DET	14	3	5	4.63	91.1	52	28	1.40	0
1971	TEX	33	10	22	4.28	216.2	103	72	1.41	0
1972	ATH/ATL	20	4	7	6.37	76.1	29	26	1.55	1

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP · SV