John Denny
Career 123–108 · 3.59 ERA · 1,146 SO · 2148.2 IP · 326 G · 97 H · 29 RBI · .170 AVG
Seasons leading his league
2
0 best in baseball
2 league only
5
Top-5 finishes
2
Title seasons
2
Categories led
1976
Best season
Spanning 1976–1983, peaking at 1 titles in 1976.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 840th League titles 2
- 1,825th Top-5 finishes 5
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 291st Shutouts 18
- 375th Innings Pitched 2148.2
- 423rd Wins 123
- 438th Strikeouts 1,146
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 1st | — | 1983 NL 19 |
| Earned Run Average | 1 | 1st | — | 1976 NL 2.52 1983 #2 |
Pitching
13 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | SLN | NL | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 |
| 1975 | SLN | NL | 10 | 7 | 3.97 | 25 | 24 | 0 | 136.0 | 149 | 60 | 5 | 51 | 72 | 1.47 |
| 1976 | SLN | NL | 11 | 9 | 2.52 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 207.0 | 189 | 58 | 11 | 74 | 74 | 1.27 |
| 1977 | SLN | NL | 8 | 8 | 4.51 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 149.2 | 165 | 75 | 9 | 62 | 60 | 1.52 |
| 1978 | SLN | NL | 14 | 11 | 2.96 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 234.0 | 200 | 77 | 13 | 74 | 103 | 1.17 |
| 1979 | SLN | NL | 8 | 11 | 4.85 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 206.0 | 206 | 111 | 24 | 100 | 99 | 1.49 |
| 1980 | CLE | AL | 8 | 6 | 4.39 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 108.2 | 116 | 53 | 4 | 47 | 59 | 1.50 |
| 1981 | CLE | AL | 10 | 6 | 3.15 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 145.2 | 139 | 51 | 9 | 66 | 94 | 1.41 |
| 1982 | CLE +1 | AL | 6 | 13 | 4.87 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 160.2 | 144 | 87 | 12 | 83 | 113 | 1.41 |
| 1983 | PHI | NL | 19 | 6 | 2.37 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 242.2 | 229 | 64 | 9 | 53 | 139 | 1.16 |
| 1984 | PHI | NL | 7 | 7 | 2.45 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 154.1 | 122 | 42 | 11 | 29 | 94 | 0.98 |
| 1985 | PHI | NL | 11 | 14 | 3.82 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 230.2 | 252 | 98 | 15 | 83 | 123 | 1.45 |
| 1986 | CIN | NL | 11 | 10 | 4.20 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 171.1 | 179 | 80 | 15 | 56 | 115 | 1.37 |
| Career | — | — | 123 | 108 | 3.59 | 325 | 322 | 0 | 2148.2 | 2,093 | 856 | 137 | 778 | 1,146 | 1.34 |
Batting
13 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | SLN | NL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1975 | SLN | NL | 26 | 44 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | .227 | .227 | .227 | .455 |
| 1976 | SLN | NL | 30 | 67 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 1 | .224 | .235 | .254 | .489 |
| 1977 | SLN | NL | 26 | 51 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 1 | .098 | .132 | .098 | .230 |
| 1978 | SLN | NL | 33 | 73 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 0 | .178 | .218 | .247 | .465 |
| 1979 | SLN | NL | 31 | 70 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 1 | .129 | .139 | .186 | .325 |
| 1980 | CLE | AL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | CLE | AL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | CLE +1 | AL | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .167 | .375 | .167 | .542 |
| 1983 | PHI | NL | 36 | 77 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | .169 | .190 | .182 | .372 |
| 1984 | PHI | NL | 22 | 47 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .192 | .204 | .192 | .396 |
| 1985 | PHI | NL | 33 | 81 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 2 | .124 | .165 | .136 | .301 |
| 1986 | CIN | NL | 27 | 54 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 2 | .222 | .263 | .222 | .485 |
| Career | — | — | 326 | 570 | 44 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 164 | 9 | .170 | .197 | .193 | .390 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 325 | 179 | 451 | 32 | 46 | .952 |