Denny McLain stats

Pitcher

Age 82

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Denny McLain played 10 MLB seasons, 1963 to 1972.

Stats

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Standard

Career regular season

GP
280
W
131
L
91
ERA
3.39
IP
1,886.0
K
1,282
BB
548
WHIP
1.16

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.

Standard by season
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.
1963DET3214.2921.022161.71
1964DET19454.05100.070371.21
1965DET331662.61220.1192621.07
1966DET3820143.92264.11921041.17
1967DET3717163.79235.0161731.20
1968DET413161.96336.0280630.90
1969DET422492.80325.0181671.09
1970DET14354.6391.152281.40
1971TEX3310224.28216.2103721.41
1972ATH/ATL20476.3776.129261.55

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

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
1
L
2
ERA
3.38
IP
16.0
K
13
BB
4
WHIP
1.38

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
105
SHO
29
K/9
6.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
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.
1963DET0209.40000
1964DET0306.30000
1965DET01347.80000
1966DET01446.50000
1967DET01036.20000
1968DET02867.50000
1969DET02395.00000
1970DET0105.10000
1971TEX0934.30000
1972ATH/ATL0203.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
82 yearsMar 29, 1944
Debut
1963
AL Cy Young
2x
AL MVP
1968

What were Denny McLain's career stats?

Denny McLain played 10 seasons for the Tigers and the Rangers. He had 131 wins and 1,282 strikeouts with a 3.39 ERA over 1,886.0 innings. His best season was 1968: 31 wins, a 1.96 ERA and 280 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

10 seasons, 1 postseason, 1963 to 1972

Denny McLain led MLB in wins (1968); finished top 10 in a stat 7 times.

Championships ×2

Awards

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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