Denny McLain

Denny McLain

1963–1972 · Bats R · Throws R · 6'1", 185 lb · b. 1944 Chicago, IL

Career 131–91 · 3.39 ERA · 1,282 SO · 1886.0 IP · 285 G · 82 H · 1 HR · 31 RBI · .133 AVG

Seasons leading his league

10

6 best in baseball 4 league only

31 Top-5 finishes

4 Title seasons

6 Categories led

1968 Best season

Spanning 1966–1971, peaking at 4 titles in 1968.

Clubs 20 Win Seasons ×3 Sub-2.00 ERA Seasons

Team records #1 Tigers career WHIP #1 Tigers 1968 W #2 Tigers 1968 SO #2 Tigers 1968 WHIP #6 Tigers 1968 IP #7 Tigers 1968 ERA #10 Tigers career SO

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1871

Among league leaders

513th League titles 10
389th Best in baseball 6
884th Top-5 finishes 31

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

92nd Walks + Hits / IP 1.16
125th Shutouts 29
230th Pitcher Putouts 154
340th Strikeouts 1,282
352nd Strikeouts / 9 6.12
357th Earned Run Average 3.39
369th Wins 131
378th Complete Games 105
386th Pitcher Fielding Percentage .966

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

led all of MLB led his league

Category	Titles	Best	Streak	Seasons
Pitcher Fielding Percentage	2	1st	—	1966 1.000 1971 1.000
Pitcher Putouts	2	1st	—	1968 36 1971 AL 27 1969 #2
Innings Pitched	2	1st	2 yrs (1968–1969)	1968 336.0 1969 AL 325.0 1966 #2
Wins	2	1st	2 yrs (1968–1969)	1968 31 1969 AL 24 1966 #2
Complete Games	1	1st	—	1968 AL 28 1966 #2 1969 #2
Shutouts	1	1st	—	1969 9 1965 #2 1968 #2
Pitcher Range Factor	—	#3	—	1968 #3
Walks + Hits / IP	—	#3	—	1968 #3
Strikeouts	—	#2	—	1965 #3 1968 #2

Title Seasons

4 seasons with at least one title

Year	Titles	Led in
1971	2	P PO 27 P FPCT 1.000
1969	3	W 24 IP 325.0 SHO 9
1968	4	W 31 IP 336.0 CG 28 P PO 36
1966	1	P FPCT 1.000

Pitching

led the league 10 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
1963	DET	AL	2	1	4.29	3	3	0	21.0	20	10	2	16	22	1.71
1964	DET	AL	4	5	4.05	19	16	0	100.0	84	45	16	37	70	1.21
1965	DET	AL	16	6	2.61	33	29	1	220.1	174	64	25	62	192	1.07
1966	DET	AL	20	14	3.92	38	38	0	264.1	205	115	42	104	192	1.17
1967	DET	AL	17	16	3.79	37	37	0	235.0	209	99	35	73	161	1.20
1968	DET	AL	31	6	1.96	41	41	0	336.0	241	73	31	63	280	0.91
1969	DET	AL	24	9	2.80	42	41	0	325.0	288	101	25	67	181	1.09
1970	DET	AL	3	5	4.63	14	14	0	91.1	100	47	19	28	52	1.40
1971	WS2	AL	10	22	4.28	33	32	0	216.2	233	103	31	72	103	1.41
1972	ATL +1	NL	4	7	6.37	20	13	1	76.1	92	54	16	26	29	1.55
Career	—	—	131	91	3.39	280	264	2	1886.0	1,646	711	242	548	1,282	1.16

Batting

10 seasons

Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1963	DET	AL	3	5	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	.200	.167	.800	.967
1964	DET	AL	20	37	2	5	0	0	0	2	1	15	0	.135	.158	.135	.293
1965	DET	AL	33	74	2	4	0	0	0	3	6	32	0	.054	.124	.054	.178
1966	DET	AL	38	93	10	17	2	0	0	5	5	39	1	.183	.225	.204	.429
1967	DET	AL	38	85	3	10	0	0	0	0	2	37	0	.118	.138	.118	.256
1968	DET	AL	44	111	7	18	1	1	0	4	1	37	0	.162	.170	.189	.359
1969	DET	AL	42	106	5	17	0	0	0	8	4	41	0	.160	.188	.160	.348
1970	DET	AL	14	31	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	13	0	.065	.065	.097	.161
1971	WS2	AL	33	58	0	6	1	1	0	7	4	22	0	.103	.161	.155	.317
1972	ATL +1	NL	20	16	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	.125	.222	.125	.347
Career	—	—	285	616	32	82	5	2	1	31	25	244	1	.133	.166	.153	.319

Fielding

1 position

Year	Team	Lg	Pos	G	GS	INN	PO	A	E	DP	TC	FLD%	RF
1963	DET	AL	P	3	3	21.0	0	6	2	2	8	.750	2.00
1964	DET	AL	P	19	16	100.0	4	6	1	0	11	.909	0.53
1965	DET	AL	P	33	29	220.1	17	30	1	1	48	.979	1.42
1966	DET	AL	P	38	38	264.1	14	34	0	2	48	1.000	1.26
1967	DET	AL	P	37	37	235.0	21	22	5	4	48	.896	1.16
1968	DET	AL	P	41	41	336.0	36	40	1	3	77	.987	1.85
1969	DET	AL	P	42	41	325.0	26	24	2	1	52	.962	1.19
1970	DET	AL	P	14	14	91.0	7	14	0	1	21	1.000	1.50
1971	WS2	AL	P	33	32	217.0	27	26	0	1	53	1.000	1.61
1972	ATL	NL	P	20	13	76.0	2	10	1	0	13	.923	0.60
Career	—	—	P	280	264	1885.2	154	212	13	15	379	.966	1.31