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Don Dennis

Donald Ray Dennis

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 3, 1942 in Uniontown, KS
High School: Uniontown HS (Uniontown, KS)
School: Emporia State University (Emporia, KS)
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1962. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 18, 1965
Team: Cardinals 1965-1966

Final Game: September 17, 1966
Died: March 22, 2007 in Fort Scott, KS
Buried: Uniontown Cemetery, Uniontown, KS
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1965 23 STL NL 2 3 .400 2.29 41 0 13 0 0 6 55.0 47 17 14 3 16 11 29 1 0 1 221 170 1.145 7.7 0.5 2.6 4.7 1.81
1966 24 STL NL 4 2 .667 4.98 38 1 14 0 0 2 59.2 73 36 33 8 17 10 25 1 0 1 265 73 1.508 11.0 1.2 2.6 3.8 1.47
2 Yrs 6 5 .545 3.69 79 1 27 0 0 8 114.2 120 53 47 11 33 21 54 2 0 2 486 102 1.334 9.4 0.9 2.6 4.2 1.64
162 Game Avg. 5 4 .545 3.69 67 1 23 0 0 7 97 102 45 40 9 28 18 46 2 0 2 413 102 1.334 9.4 0.9 2.6 4.2 1.64

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1965 23 STL NL 55.0 41 0 17 2.78 3.99 0.21 -0.17 109.0 3.94 7 0.8 1.8 0.2 1.5 13 .520 .505 $
1966 24 STL NL 59.2 38 1 36 5.43 4.19 0.35 -0.15 101.6 3.75 -12 -1.3 1.3 -0.3 -1.0 -5 .466 .492 $9,000
2 Seasons 114.2 79 1 53 4.16 4.09 0.28 -0.16 105.1 3.84 -5 -0.5 1.5 -0.1 0.5 8 .494 .499 $9,000

Batting Against -- Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB ROE
1965 23 STL NL 41 222 199 17 47 6 0 3 2 0 16 29 .236 .292 .312 .604 .259 62 8 1 3 3 11 1
1966 24 STL NL 38 265 242 36 73 11 2 8 6 2 17 25 .302 .346 .463 .809 .307 112 6 1 2 3 10 5
2 Yrs 79 487 441 53 120 17 2 11 8 2 33 54 .272 .322 .395 .716 .285 174 14 2 5 6 21 6
162 Game Avg. 67 414 375 45 102 14 2 9 7 2 28 46 .272 .322 .395 .716 .285 148 12 2 4 5 18 5
MLB Averages .247 .310 .374 .684 .275

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg PtchR PitchW Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI LevHi LevMd LevLo
1965 23 STL NL 8.5 0.9 226 1.9 5.6 -3.8 1.44 1.1 0.1 11.6 1.2 1.44 10.3 20 5 16
1966 24 STL NL -8.3 -0.9 274 -1.4 3.0 -4.4 .78 -0.8 -1.0 -10.8 -1.1 0.78 -9.2 12 6 18
2 Yrs 0.2 0.1 500 0.4 8.6 -8.1 1.08 0.4 0.0 0.7 0.1 1.08 1.1 32 11 34

Starting Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
1966 24 STL NL 38 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 43.0 43 43 16 4 1 0 9.0 3.0 5.7
1 Yr 38 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0% 43 43 43 16 4 1 0 9.0 3.0 5.7
MLB Averages .500 54% 53 114 0 4.0 3.9 6.3

Reliever Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
1965 23 STL NL 41 41 13 2 3 9 6 3 67% 15 6 50 18 36% 8 1.444 20 5 16 15 5 21 27 14 16 13 21 14 4.0
1966 24 STL NL 38 37 14 4 2 5 2 3 40% 7 2 35 11 31% 9 .784 12 6 18 9 6 22 20 17 17 15 17 6 4.4
2 Yrs 79 78 27 6 5 14 8 6 57% 22 8 85 29 34% 1.085 32 11 34 24 11 43 47 31 33 28 38 20 4.2

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1965 23 STL NL 222 61% 1.4% 13.1% 7.2% 4.1% 19% 1.52 77% 51 8 16%
1966 24 STL NL 265 68% 3.0% 9.4% 6.4% 7.9% 29% 1.58 80% 49 6 12%
2 Yrs 487 65% 2.3% 11.1% 6.8% 6.2% 25% 1.55 78% 100 14 14%
MLB Averages 46% 2.2% 15.7% 8.0% 6.3% 28% 1.10 73% 11%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
1965 23 STL NL 222 47 3 0 13 1 2 2 1 27 11 3 41% 1 1 0 91 2 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
1966 24 STL NL 265 73 8 0 9 3 5 1 7 20 11 1 55% 5 1 0 109 6 2 75% 6 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 4 0
2 Yrs 487 120 11 0 22 4 7 3 8 47 22 4 47% 6 2 0 200 8 2 80% 7 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 9 0
MLB Averages 49% 63%

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1965 23 2 3 .400 2.29 41 0 13 0 0 6 55.0 47 17 14 3 16 11 29 1 0 1 221 170 1.145 7.7 0.5 2.6 4.7 1.81 170
1966 24 6 5 .545 3.69 79 1 27 0 0 8 114.2 120 53 47 11 33 21 54 2 0 2 486 102 1.334 9.4 0.9 2.6 4.2 1.64 102

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1965 23 4 1 .800 2.42 52.0 47 16 14 3 16 27 1 1.212 8.1 2.8 4.7 1.69 0.5 41
1966 24 2 4 .333 5.68 57.0 76 40 36 8 18 24 1 1.649 12.0 2.8 3.8 1.33 1.3 38
2 Yrs 6 5 .545 4.13 109.0 123 56 50 11 34 51 2 1.440 10.2 4.2 1.50 0.9 79

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