Born: October 25, 1955 in Bonham, TX
Signed by the Texas Rangers as an amateur free agent in 1976.
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Debut: September 8, 1978
Final Game: September 22, 1998
Relatives: Brother of Jeff Darwin
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Danny Darwin pitched in the big leagues for the Rangers, Brewers, Astros, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Pirates, White Sox, and Giants in a 21-year career. Though Darwin ended up with a losing record, he was truly one of the most underrated of his era.
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | TEX | AL | 22 | P | 3 | 1 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.87 | 0.87 | |||
| 1979 | TEX | AL | 23 | P | 20 | 6 | 78.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.92 | 0.40 | .950 | 1.92 | 0.81 | |
| 1980 | TEX | AL | 24 | P | 53 | 2 | 109.2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.48 | 0.34 | .956 | 1.85 | 0.77 | |
| 1981 | TEX | AL | 25 | P | 22 | 22 | 146.0 | 26 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 3 | .923 | 1.48 | 1.09 | .965 | 1.98 | 0.81 | |
| 1982 | TEX | AL | 26 | P | 56 | 1 | 89.0 | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.43 | 0.43 | .954 | 1.80 | 0.73 | |
| 1983 | TEX | AL | 27 | P | 28 | 26 | 183.0 | 41 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 1 | .927 | 1.87 | 1.36 | .959 | 1.80 | 0.73 | |
| 1984 | TEX | AL | 28 | P | 35 | 32 | 223.2 | 37 | 13 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .919 | 1.37 | 0.97 | .959 | 1.79 | 0.70 | |
| 1985 | MIL | AL | 29 | P | 39 | 29 | 217.2 | 33 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 1 | .939 | 1.28 | 0.79 | .955 | 1.86 | 0.70 | |
| 1986 | TOT | MLB | 30 | P | 39 | 22 | 184.2 | 40 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 2 | .925 | 1.80 | 0.95 | .957 | 1.86 | 0.67 | |
| 1986 | MIL | AL | 30 | P | 27 | 14 | 130.1 | 31 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 2 | .903 | 1.93 | 1.04 | .958 | 1.83 | 0.68 | |
| 1986 | HOU | NL | 30 | P | 12 | 8 | 54.1 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.49 | 0.75 | .956 | 1.94 | 0.66 | |
| 1987 | HOU | NL | 31 | P | 33 | 30 | 195.2 | 34 | 10 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .941 | 1.47 | 0.97 | .956 | 1.91 | 0.62 | |
| 1988 | HOU | NL | 32 | P | 44 | 20 | 192.0 | 52 | 14 | 37 | 1 | 2 | .981 | 2.39 | 1.16 | .954 | 1.96 | 0.69 | |
| 1989 | HOU | NL | 33 | P | 68 | 0 | 122.0 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | .875 | 1.03 | 0.21 | .950 | 1.87 | 0.63 | |
| 1990 | HOU | NL | 34 | P | 48 | 17 | 162.2 | 27 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | .963 | 1.44 | 0.54 | .956 | 1.80 | 0.58 | |
| 1991 | BOS | AL | 35 | P | 12 | 12 | 68.0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.99 | 1.25 | .953 | 1.80 | 0.58 | |
| 1992 | BOS | AL | 36 | P | 51 | 15 | 161.1 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | .957 | 1.23 | 0.43 | .952 | 1.72 | 0.56 | |
| 1993 | BOS | AL | 37 | P | 34 | 34 | 229.1 | 47 | 14 | 31 | 2 | 2 | .957 | 1.77 | 1.32 | .953 | 1.79 | 0.56 | |
| 1994 | BOS | AL | 38 | P | 13 | 13 | 75.2 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.55 | 1.00 | .954 | 1.72 | 0.52 | |
| 1995 | TOT | AL | 39 | P | 20 | 15 | 99.0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .833 | 0.91 | 0.50 | .967 | 1.79 | 0.53 | |
| 1995 | TOR | AL | 39 | P | 13 | 11 | 65.0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 0.97 | 0.54 | .967 | 1.79 | 0.53 | |
| 1995 | TEX | AL | 39 | P | 7 | 4 | 34.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.79 | 0.43 | .967 | 1.80 | 0.53 | |
| 1996 | TOT | NL | 40 | P | 34 | 25 | 164.2 | 38 | 12 | 25 | 1 | 3 | .974 | 2.02 | 1.09 | .955 | 1.84 | 0.52 | |
| 1996 | PIT | NL | 40 | P | 19 | 19 | 122.1 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 2.35 | 1.68 | .953 | 1.84 | 0.52 | |
| 1996 | HOU | NL | 40 | P | 15 | 6 | 42.1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1.06 | 0.33 | .967 | 1.83 | 0.52 | |
| 1997 | TOT | MLB | 41 | P | 31 | 24 | 157.1 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 2.00 | 1.13 | .954 | 1.74 | 0.50 | |
| 1997 | CHW | AL | 41 | P | 21 | 17 | 113.1 | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.06 | 1.24 | .954 | 1.71 | 0.49 | |
| 1997 | SFG | NL | 41 | P | 10 | 7 | 44.0 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.84 | 0.90 | .956 | 1.84 | 0.52 | |
| 1998 | SFG | NL | 42 | P | 33 | 25 | 148.2 | 36 | 10 | 24 | 2 | 1 | .944 | 2.06 | 1.03 | .961 | 1.85 | 0.54 | |
| 21 Seasons | P | 716 | 371 | 3016.2 | 575 | 184 | 364 | 27 | 26 | .953 | 1.63 | 0.77 | .956 | 1.84 | 0.64 | ||||
| 21 Seasons | TOT | 716 | 371 | 3016.2 | 575 | 184 | 364 | 27 | 26 | .953 | 1.63 | 0.77 | .909 | 1.84 | 0.64 | ||||
| Pos | G | GS | Inn | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/9 | RF/G | lgFld% | lgRF9 | lgRFG | Awards | ||||
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | TEX | AL | 22 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1979 | TEX | AL | 23 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | TEX | AL | 24 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | TEX | AL | 25 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 | TEX | AL | 26 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | TEX | AL | 27 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 | TEX | AL | 28 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1985 | MIL | AL | 29 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | MIL | AL | 30 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1986 | HOU | NL | 30 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | HOU | NL | 31 | 35 | 30 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1988 | HOU | NL | 32 | 44 | 20 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | HOU | NL | 33 | 68 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | HOU | NL | 34 | 52 | 17 | 52 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1991 | BOS | AL | 35 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | BOS | AL | 36 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1993 | BOS | AL | 37 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1994 | BOS | AL | 38 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | TOR | AL | 39 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1995 | TEX | AL | 39 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | PIT | NL | 40 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | HOU | NL | 40 | 15 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | CHW | AL | 41 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | SFG | NL | 41 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | SFG | NL | 42 | 33 | 24 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Seasons | 722 | 132 | 288 | 716 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | ||||
| Putouts | Assists | Errors | Double Plays | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Tm | Lg | Age | PA | BIP% | GBIP% | Fld | F2O% | FC | Tot | Cgt | 31 | Tot | 1B | 2B | Tot | Cch | Fld | Thr | ROE | Tot | 163 | GB | LD | bFld | bF2O% |
| 1978 | TEX | AL | 22 | 39 | 77% | 26% | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0% |
| 1979 | TEX | AL | 23 | 322 | 71% | 21% | 6 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100% |
| 1980 | TEX | AL | 24 | 481 | 68% | 21% | 16 | 94% | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1981 | TEX | AL | 25 | 619 | 74% | 24% | 19 | 89% | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 50% |
| 1982 | TEX | AL | 26 | 407 | 75% | 20% | 20 | 100% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100% |
| 1983 | TEX | AL | 27 | 807 | 81% | 27% | 26 | 69% | 0 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 1984 | TEX | AL | 28 | 989 | 82% | 20% | 26 | 92% | 0 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100% |
| 1985 | MIL | AL | 29 | 950 | 80% | 22% | 24 | 96% | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 100% |
| 1986 | MIL | AL | 30 | 554 | 79% | 24% | 28 | 82% | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 91% |
| 1986 | HOU | NL | 30 | 232 | 79% | 23% | 7 | 86% | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1987 | HOU | NL | 31 | 870 | 76% | 24% | 26 | 92% | 0 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100% |
| 1988 | HOU | NL | 32 | 836 | 78% | 29% | 40 | 98% | 0 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 92% |
| 1989 | HOU | NL | 33 | 502 | 72% | 16% | 12 | 92% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 83% |
| 1990 | HOU | NL | 34 | 673 | 79% | 23% | 21 | 81% | 0 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 100% |
| 1991 | BOS | AL | 35 | 301 | 80% | 19% | 9 | 100% | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1992 | BOS | AL | 36 | 711 | 74% | 23% | 17 | 94% | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 89% |
| 1993 | BOS | AL | 37 | 945 | 81% | 25% | 32 | 100% | 0 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 31 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1994 | BOS | AL | 38 | 356 | 78% | 24% | 9 | 89% | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100% |
| 1995 | TOR | AL | 39 | 311 | 80% | 29% | 6 | 67% | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67% |
| 1995 | TEX | AL | 39 | 147 | 80% | 27% | 3 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | PIT | NL | 40 | 507 | 82% | 35% | 22 | 100% | 0 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 100% |
| 1996 | HOU | NL | 40 | 190 | 77% | 26% | 5 | 100% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100% |
| 1997 | CHW | AL | 41 | 511 | 82% | 32% | 21 | 90% | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 100% |
| 1997 | SFG | NL | 41 | 199 | 77% | 25% | 7 | 100% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 100% |
| 1998 | SFG | NL | 42 | 681 | 80% | 32% | 28 | 89% | 2 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 83% |
| 21 Seasons | 13140 | 78% | 25% | 431 | 91% | 6 | 182 | 27 | 122 | 365 | 304 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 5 | 111 | 92% | |||
| MLB Averages | 77% | 29% | 90% | 86% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| PA | BIP% | GBIP% | Fld | F2O% | FC | Tot | Cgt | 31 | Tot | 1B | 2B | Tot | Cch | Fld | Thr | ROE | Tot | 163 | GB | LD | bFld | bF2O% | ||||
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