Player

Denny McLain

Player Info
Full Name
Dennis Dale
Born
March 29, 1944
Chicago, IL, USA
Size
6'1" / 185 lbs
B/T
R / R
Debut
September 21, 1963
Final Game
September 12, 1972
Career
10 years
Teams
Honors
3 x All-Star
1969, 1968, 1966
1969 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (AL)
1969 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1969 - Cy Young Award (AL)
1968 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (AL)
1968 - Sporting News Player of the Year (ML)
1968 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
1968 - Most Valuable Player (AL)
1968 - Cy Young Award (AL)
Career Batting
285
G
.133
AVG
82
H
1
HR
31
RBI
.320
OPS
-4
OPS vs Lg
14% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
131-91
W-L
3.39
ERA
280
G
1,282
SO
2
SV
1.16
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1972 Oakland Athletics 1 2 6.04 5 5 0 22.0 8 8
1972 Atlanta Braves 3 5 6.50 15 8 1 54.0 21 18
1971 Washington Senators 10 22 4.28 33 32 0 216.1 103 72
1970 Detroit Tigers 3 5 4.63 14 14 0 91.0 52 28
1969 Detroit Tigers 24 9 2.80 42 41 0 325.0 181 67
1968 Detroit Tigers 31 6 1.96 41 41 0 336.0 280 63
1967 Detroit Tigers 17 16 3.79 37 37 0 235.0 161 73
1966 Detroit Tigers 20 14 3.92 38 38 0 264.0 192 104
1965 Detroit Tigers 16 6 2.61 33 29 1 220.1 192 62
1964 Detroit Tigers 4 5 4.05 19 16 0 100.0 70 37
1963 Detroit Tigers 2 1 4.29 3 3 0 21.0 22 16
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1972 AL 76.3 3.42 3.07 1.546
1971 AL 216.7 4.28 2.99 1.408 ✓
1970 AL 91.3 5.12 2.76 1.401
1969 AL 325.0 5.01 1.86 1.092 ✓
1968 AL 336.0 7.50 1.69 0.905 ✓
1967 AL 235.0 6.17 2.80 1.200 ✓
1966 AL 264.3 6.54 3.54 1.169 ✓
1965 AL 220.3 7.84 2.53 1.071 ✓
1964 AL 100.0 6.30 3.33 1.210
1963 AL 21.0 9.43 6.86 1.714
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1972 Oakland Athletics 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1972 Atlanta Braves 15 12 2 0 0 0 0 .167
1971 Washington Senators 33 58 6 1 1 0 0 .103
1970 Detroit Tigers 14 31 2 1 0 0 2 .065
1969 Detroit Tigers 42 106 17 0 0 0 5 .160
1968 Detroit Tigers 44 111 18 1 1 0 7 .162
1967 Detroit Tigers 38 85 10 0 0 0 3 .118
1966 Detroit Tigers 38 93 17 2 0 0 10 .183
1965 Detroit Tigers 33 74 4 0 0 0 2 .054
1964 Detroit Tigers 20 37 5 0 0 0 2 .135
1963 Detroit Tigers 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 .200
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1972 AL 22 .000 .222 9.1 31.8 9 0.0
1971 AL 71 .052 .167 5.6 31.0 -7 0.0
1970 AL 34 .032 .111 0.0 38.2 -54 0.0
1969 AL 125 .000 .254 3.2 32.8 2 0.0
1968 AL 128 .027 .243 0.8 28.9 13 0.0
1967 AL 92 .000 .208 2.2 40.2 -21 0.0
1966 AL 103 .022 .315 4.9 37.9 29 0.0
1965 AL 85 .000 .093 7.1 37.6 -46 0.0
1964 AL 42 .000 .227 2.4 35.7 -14 0.0
1963 AL 7 .600 .000 0.0 14.3 165 1.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 280 154 212 13 15 .966
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1972 Atlanta Braves P 15 2 5 1 0 .875
1972 Oakland Athletics P 5 0 5 0 0 1.000
1971 Washington Senators P 33 27 26 0 1 1.000
1970 Detroit Tigers P 14 7 14 0 1 1.000
1969 Detroit Tigers P 42 26 24 2 1 .962
1968 Detroit Tigers P 41 36 40 1 3 .987
1967 Detroit Tigers P 37 21 22 5 4 .896
1966 Detroit Tigers P 38 14 34 0 2 1.000
1965 Detroit Tigers P 33 17 30 1 1 .979
1964 Detroit Tigers P 19 4 6 1 0 .909
1963 Detroit Tigers P 3 0 6 2 2 .750
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 3 1-2 0 16.2 13 3.24
1968 World Series Detroit Tigers 3 1-2 0 16.2 13 3.24
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 3 6 0 0 0 .000
1968 World Series Detroit Tigers 3 6 0 0 0 .000