John Denny stats

Last played for the Cincinnati Reds, 1986

Starting Pitcher

Age 73 · 6' 3"

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John Denny played 13 MLB seasons, 1974 to 1986.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
325
W
123
L
108
ERA
3.59
IP
2,148.2
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.

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.
1974STL2000.002.0101.50
1975STL251073.97136.072511.47
1976STL301192.52207.074741.27
1977STL26884.51149.260621.52
1978STL3314112.96234.0103741.17
1979STL318114.85206.0991001.49
1980CLE16864.39108.259471.50
1981CLE191063.15145.294661.41
1982CLE/PHI256134.87160.2113831.41
1983PHI361962.37242.2139531.16
1984PHI22772.45154.194290.98
1985PHI3311143.82230.2123831.45
1986CIN2711104.20171.1115561.37

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

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; 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.
1974STL0004.50000
1975STL0324.80000
1976STL0833.20000
1977STL0313.60000
1978STL01124.00000
1979STL0524.30000
1980CLE0414.90000
1981CLE0635.80000
1982CLE/PHI0506.30000
1983PHI0715.20000
1984PHI0205.50000
1985PHI0624.80000
1986CIN0216.00000

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

Bio

Age
73 yearsNov 8, 1952
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1974
Birthplace
Prescott, AZ
College
Southern Illinois
NL Cy Young
1983

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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