John Denny vs Ken Holtzman

John DennyKen Holtzman

John Denny and Ken Holtzman compared on their MLB careers: John Denny played 13 seasons, 1974 to 1986, Ken Holtzman 15 seasons, 1965 to 1979. John Denny has 123 wins to Ken Holtzman's 174. Ken Holtzman won 5 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

John Denny and Ken Holtzman career totals
325GP451
123W174
108L150
3.6ERA3.5
2148.2IP2867.1
1,146K1,601
778BB910
1.3WHIP1.3
0SV3

How do they compare in the postseason?

John Denny and Ken Holtzman postseason
3GP13
0R0
17H61

Where each stands all time

John Denny and Ken Holtzman all-time places
—Strikeouts (pitching)198th (1,601)
—Wins (pitching)172nd (174)

Among the MLB players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • John Denny: 0 championships; NL Cy Young
  • Ken Holtzman: 5 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

John Denny and Ken Holtzman season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st1974000.001965002.25
2nd19751073.97196611163.79
3rd19761192.521967902.53
4th1977884.51196811143.35
5th197814112.96196917133.58
6th19798114.85197017113.38
7th1980864.3919719154.48
8th19811063.15197219112.51
9th19826134.87197321132.97
10th19831962.37197419173.07
11th1984772.45197518143.14
12th198511143.82197614113.65
13th198611104.201977235.78
14th————1978135.60
15th————1979694.59

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA