Dan Quisenberry
Career 56–46 · 2.76 ERA · 379 SO · 1043.1 IP · 674 G · 1 H · 1 RBI · .167 AVG
Seasons leading his league
5
2 best in baseball
3 league only
6
Top-5 finishes
5
Title seasons
1
Categories led
1980
Best season
Spanning 1980–1985, peaking at 1 titles in 1980.
Led in Saves for
4 straight seasons
(1982–1985)
— his longest run atop any category.
All-Time Standing
Against every player since 1871Among league leaders
- 400th League titles 5
- 392nd Best in baseball 2
- 1,627th Top-5 finishes 6
Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.
Career leaderboards
- 41st Saves 244
- 95th Earned Run Average 2.76
- 110th Walks + Hits / IP 1.18
All-time career totals, top 500 per category.
Where He Led
led all of MLB led his league| Category | Titles | Best | Streak | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saves | 5 | 1st | 4 yrs (1982–1985) | 1980 33 1983 45 1982 AL 35 1984 AL 44 1985 AL 37 1981 #3 |
Title Seasons
5 seasons with at least one titlePitching
12 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | KCA | AL | 3 | 2 | 3.15 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | 42 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 1.23 |
| 1980 | KCA | AL | 12 | 7 | 3.09 | 75 | 0 | 33 | 128.1 | 129 | 44 | 5 | 27 | 37 | 1.22 |
| 1981 | KCA | AL | 1 | 4 | 1.73 | 40 | 0 | 18 | 62.1 | 59 | 12 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 1.19 |
| 1982 | KCA | AL | 9 | 7 | 2.57 | 72 | 0 | 35 | 136.2 | 126 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 46 | 1.01 |
| 1983 | KCA | AL | 5 | 3 | 1.94 | 69 | 0 | 45 | 139.0 | 118 | 30 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 0.93 |
| 1984 | KCA | AL | 6 | 3 | 2.64 | 72 | 0 | 44 | 129.1 | 121 | 38 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 1.03 |
| 1985 | KCA | AL | 8 | 9 | 2.37 | 84 | 0 | 37 | 129.0 | 142 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 54 | 1.23 |
| 1986 | KCA | AL | 3 | 7 | 2.77 | 62 | 0 | 12 | 81.1 | 92 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 36 | 1.43 |
| 1987 | KCA | AL | 4 | 1 | 2.76 | 47 | 0 | 8 | 49.0 | 58 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 1.39 |
| 1988 | SLN +1 | NL | 2 | 1 | 5.12 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 63.1 | 86 | 36 | 4 | 11 | 28 | 1.53 |
| 1989 | SLN | NL | 3 | 1 | 2.64 | 63 | 0 | 6 | 78.1 | 78 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 37 | 1.17 |
| 1990 | SFN | NL | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2.40 |
| Career | — | — | 56 | 46 | 2.76 | 674 | 0 | 244 | 1043.1 | 1,064 | 320 | 59 | 162 | 379 | 1.18 |
Batting
12 seasons| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | KCA | AL | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 | KCA | AL | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | KCA | AL | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | KCA | AL | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1983 | KCA | AL | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 | KCA | AL | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1985 | KCA | AL | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1986 | KCA | AL | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1987 | KCA | AL | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 | SLN +1 | NL | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 |
| 1989 | SLN | NL | 63 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| 1990 | SFN | NL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | — | — | 674 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 | .452 |
Fielding by Position
| Pos | G | PO | A | E | DP | FLD% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 674 | 97 | 264 | 13 | 22 | .965 |