John Denny
John Allen Denny
Born: November 8, 1952
Prescott, AZ USA
Primary Position: P
All Position(s) Played: P, PR
Bats: R
Throws: R
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 185
Career: 1974-1986
Draft: Round 29 (1970 June Amateur Draft, St. Louis Cardinals)
School: Prescott HS (AZ)
Minor League Statistics
John Denny compiled a career record of 123 wins and 108 losses in his 326-game career with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies and Cincinnati Reds. He began playing during the 1974 season and last took the field during the 1986 campaign.
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Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | |
1975 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 7 | .588 | 3.97 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 136.0 | 149 | 73 | 60 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 591 |
1976 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 11 | 9 | .550 | 2.52 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 207.0 | 189 | 71 | 58 | 11 | 74 | 3 | 74 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 861 |
1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 8 | .500 | 4.51 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 149.7 | 165 | 85 | 75 | 9 | 62 | 0 | 60 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 664 |
1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 11 | .560 | 2.96 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 234.0 | 200 | 81 | 77 | 13 | 74 | 4 | 103 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 936 |
1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | 11 | .421 | 4.85 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 206.0 | 206 | 116 | 111 | 24 | 100 | 7 | 99 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 900 |
1980 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 8 | 6 | .571 | 4.39 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 108.7 | 116 | 54 | 53 | 4 | 47 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 464 |
1981 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 10 | 6 | .625 | 3.15 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 145.7 | 139 | 62 | 51 | 9 | 66 | 3 | 94 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 623 |
1982 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 6 | 11 | .353 | 5.01 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 138.3 | 126 | 80 | 77 | 11 | 73 | 2 | 94 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 609 |
1982 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4.03 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.3 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 |
1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 19 | 6 | .760 | 2.37 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 242.7 | 229 | 77 | 64 | 9 | 53 | 5 | 139 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 983 |
1984 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 7 | 7 | .500 | 2.45 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 154.3 | 122 | 53 | 42 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 94 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 612 |
1985 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 11 | 14 | .440 | 3.82 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 230.7 | 252 | 112 | 98 | 15 | 83 | 5 | 123 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 998 |
1986 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 11 | 10 | .524 | 4.20 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 171.3 | 179 | 89 | 80 | 15 | 56 | 9 | 115 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 731 |
Totals | 123 | 108 | .532 | 3.59 | 325 | 322 | 0 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 2148.7 | 2093 | 967 | 856 | 137 | 778 | 49 | 1146 | 54 | 12 | 68 | 9077 |
Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1975 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 50 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .227 | .227 | .227 | .455 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1976 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 75 | 67 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | .224 | .235 | .254 | .489 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 58 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .098 | .132 | .098 | .230 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 85 | 73 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .178 | .218 | .247 | .465 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 80 | 70 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .129 | .139 | .186 | .325 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
1980 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1981 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1982 | AL | Cleveland Indians | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
1982 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .167 | .375 | .167 | .542 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 96 | 77 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .169 | .190 | .182 | .372 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 22 | 54 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .191 | .204 | .191 | .396 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
1985 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | 33 | 88 | 81 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | .123 | .165 | .136 | .301 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | 27 | 62 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | .222 | .263 | .222 | .485 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 326 | 656 | 570 | 44 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 19 | 164 | .170 | .197 | .193 | .390 | 110 | 4 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 0 |
Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1974 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1975 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 25 | 24 | 136.0 | 11 | 30 | 4 | 2 | .911 | 2.713 | 1.640 |
1976 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 30 | 30 | 207.0 | 24 | 34 | 4 | 3 | .935 | 2.522 | 1.933 |
1977 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 26 | 26 | 149.7 | 9 | 37 | 3 | 3 | .939 | 2.766 | 1.769 |
1978 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 33 | 33 | 234.0 | 17 | 73 | 4 | 8 | .957 | 3.462 | 2.727 |
1979 | NL | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 31 | 31 | 206.0 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 4 | .963 | 2.272 | 1.677 |
1980 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 16 | 16 | 108.7 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 2 | .963 | 2.153 | 1.625 |
1981 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 19 | 19 | 145.7 | 14 | 40 | 3 | 7 | .947 | 3.336 | 2.842 |
1982 | AL | Cleveland Indians | P | 21 | 21 | 138.3 | 12 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.017 | 1.476 |
1982 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 4 | 4 | 22.3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.224 | 2.000 |
1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 36 | 36 | 242.7 | 16 | 42 | 8 | 6 | .879 | 2.151 | 1.611 |
1984 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 22 | 22 | 154.3 | 20 | 36 | 1 | 2 | .982 | 3.266 | 2.545 |
1985 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | P | 33 | 33 | 230.7 | 15 | 39 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 2.107 | 1.636 |
1986 | NL | Cincinnati Reds | P | 27 | 27 | 171.3 | 16 | 40 | 2 | 2 | .966 | 2.942 | 2.074 |
Totals | 325 | 322 | 2148.7 | 179 | 451 | 32 | 46 | .952 | 2.639 | 1.938 |
Postseason - Pitching:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
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1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | 1 | 1 | .500 | 3.46 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 |
Totals | 1 | 2 | .333 | 2.37 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
Postseason - Batting:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
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1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 3 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Fielding:
Year | Lg | Team | Rnd | Pos | GP | GS | Inn. | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G |
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1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | NLCS | P | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
1983 | NL | Philadelphia Phillies | WS | P | 2 | 2 | 13.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.769 | 2.000 |
Totals | 3 | 3 | 19.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.895 | 1.333 |
Awards
1983 - NL TSN All-Star RHP
1983 - NL TSN Pitcher of the Year
1983 - NL Cy Young Award
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