Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1974
- College
- Southern Illinois
- NL Cy Young
- 1983
Bio
- Height
- 6' 3"
- Debut
- 1974
- College
- Southern Illinois
- NL Cy Young
- 1983
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 325
- W
- 123
- L
- 108
- ERA
- 3.59
- IP
- 2148.2
- K
- 1,146
- BB
- 778
- WHIP
- 1.34
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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 1975 | STL | 25 | 10 | 7 | 3.97 | 136.0 | 72 | 51 | 1.47 |
| 1976 | STL | 30 | 11 | 9 | 2.52 | 207.0 | 74 | 74 | 1.27 |
| 1977 | STL | 26 | 8 | 8 | 4.51 | 149.2 | 60 | 62 | 1.52 |
| 1978 | STL | 33 | 14 | 11 | 2.96 | 234.0 | 103 | 74 | 1.17 |
| 1979 | STL | 31 | 8 | 11 | 4.85 | 206.0 | 99 | 100 | 1.49 |
| 1980 | CLE | 16 | 8 | 6 | 4.39 | 108.2 | 59 | 47 | 1.50 |
| 1981 | CLE | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3.15 | 145.2 | 94 | 66 | 1.41 |
| 1982 |  CLE/PHI | 25 | 6 | 13 | 4.87 | 160.2 | 113 | 83 | 1.41 |
| 1983 | PHI | 36 | 19 | 6 | 2.37 | 242.2 | 139 | 53 | 1.16 |
| 1984 | PHI | 22 | 7 | 7 | 2.45 | 154.1 | 94 | 29 | 0.98 |
| 1985 | PHI | 33 | 11 | 14 | 3.82 | 230.2 | 123 | 83 | 1.45 |
| 1986 | CIN | 27 | 11 | 10 | 4.20 | 171.1 | 115 | 56 | 1.37 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 3
- W
- 1
- L
- 2
- ERA
- 2.37
- IP
- 19.0
- K
- 12
- BB
- 6
- WHIP
- 1.21
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 62
- SHO
- 18
- K/9
- 4.8
- 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) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | STL | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | STL | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | STL | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | STL | 0 | 11 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | STL | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | CLE | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | CLE | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | CLE/PHI | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | PHI | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | PHI | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | PHI | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CIN | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were John Denny's career stats?
John Denny played 13 seasons for the Cardinals, the Guardians, the Phillies and the Reds. He had 123 wins and 1,146 strikeouts with a 3.59 ERA over 2,148.2 innings. His best season was 1983: 19 wins, a 2.37 ERA and 139 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
13 seasons, 1 postseason, 1974 to 1986
John Denny finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.
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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