Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1979
- College
- Fresno Pacific
Bio
- Height
- 6' 2"
- Debut
- 1979
- College
- Fresno Pacific
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 674
- W
- 56
- L
- 46
- ERA
- 2.76
- IP
- 1043.1
- K
- 379
- BB
- 162
- WHIP
- 1.18
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | 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. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | KC | 32 | 3 | 2 | 3.15 | 40.0 | 13 | 7 | 1.23 |
| 1980 | KC | 75 | 12 | 7 | 3.09 | 128.1 | 37 | 27 | 1.22 |
| 1981 | KC | 40 | 1 | 4 | 1.73 | 62.1 | 20 | 15 | 1.19 |
| 1982 | KC | 72 | 9 | 7 | 2.57 | 136.2 | 46 | 12 | 1.01 |
| 1983 | KC | 69 | 5 | 3 | 1.94 | 139.0 | 48 | 11 | 0.93 |
| 1984 | KC | 72 | 6 | 3 | 2.64 | 129.1 | 41 | 12 | 1.03 |
| 1985 | KC | 84 | 8 | 9 | 2.37 | 129.0 | 54 | 16 | 1.22 |
| 1986 | KC | 62 | 3 | 7 | 2.77 | 81.1 | 36 | 24 | 1.43 |
| 1987 | KC | 47 | 4 | 1 | 2.76 | 49.0 | 17 | 10 | 1.39 |
| 1988 |  KC/STL | 53 | 2 | 1 | 5.12 | 63.1 | 28 | 11 | 1.53 |
| 1989 | STL | 63 | 3 | 1 | 2.64 | 78.1 | 37 | 14 | 1.17 |
| 1990 | SF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 6.2 | 2 | 3 | 2.40 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 18
- W
- 3
- L
- 4
- ERA
- 3.46
- IP
- 26.0
- K
- 8
- BB
- 9
- WHIP
- 1.46
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 0
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 3.3
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 0
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | KC/STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Dan Quisenberry's career stats?
Dan Quisenberry played 12 seasons for the Royals, the Cardinals and the Giants. He had 56 wins and 379 strikeouts with a 2.76 ERA over 1,043.1 innings. His best season was 1980: 12 wins, a 3.09 ERA and 37 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
12 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1979 to 1990
Dan Quisenberry led MLB in saves (1980, 1983) and WHIP (1983); finished top 10 in a stat 11 times.
Championships
- 1985 World Series with the Kansas City Royals
All-time career rank
- 41st in saves (244)
Among the 8,948 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- ERA: 1983 (3rd), 1984 (8th), 1985 (9th)
- Saves: 1980 (1st), 1982 (2nd), 1983 (1st), 1984 (2nd), 1985 (2nd)
- WHIP: 1982 (2nd), 1983 (1st), 1984 (3rd)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
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