John Denny
John Allen Denny
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: November 8, 1952 in Prescott, AZ
High School: Prescott (Prescott, AZ)
Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 29th round of the 1970 amateur draft.
Signed June 19, 1970. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 12, 1974
Final Game: August 18, 1986
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Standard Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1974 21 STL NL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1975 22 STL NL 26 50 44 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 .227 .227 .227 .455 25 10 0 0 6 0 0 1
1976 23 STL NL 30 75 67 3 15 2 0 0 4 1 0 1 27 .224 .235 .254 .489 39 17 0 0 7 0 0 1
1977 24 STL NL 26 58 51 4 5 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 15 .098 .132 .098 .230 -37 5 1 1 5 0 0 1
1978 25 STL NL 33 85 73 10 13 3 1 0 3 0 0 4 21 .178 .218 .247 .465 31 18 0 0 7 1 0 1
1979 26 STL NL 31 80 70 5 9 2 1 0 3 1 2 1 21 .129 .139 .186 .325 -13 13 0 0 8 1 0 1
1982 29 PHI NL 4 8 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 .375 .167 .542 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1983 30 PHI NL 36 96 77 7 13 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 16 .169 .190 .182 .372 4 14 2 0 17 0 0 1 CYA-1,MVP-13
1984 31 PHI NL 22 54 47 3 9 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 11 .191 .204 .191 .396 11 9 0 0 5 1 0 1
1985 32 PHI NL 33 88 81 2 10 1 0 0 4 2 0 4 19 .123 .165 .136 .301 -16 11 0 0 3 0 0 1
1986 33 CIN NL 27 62 54 6 12 0 0 0 4 2 3 3 15 .222 .263 .222 .485 34 12 1 0 5 0 0 1
14 Seasons 270 656 570 44 97 9 2 0 29 9 5 19 164 .170 .197 .193 .390 9 110 4 1 63 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 394 342 26 58 5 1 0 17 5 3 11 98 .170 .197 .193 .390 9 66 2 1 38 2 0
STL (6 yrs) 148 348 305 26 52 7 2 0 15 3 2 7 101 .170 .190 .207 .397 10 63 1 1 33 2 0
PHI (4 yrs) 95 246 211 12 33 2 0 0 10 4 0 9 48 .156 .190 .166 .356 -0 35 2 0 25 1 0
CIN (1 yr) 27 62 54 6 12 0 0 0 4 2 3 3 15 .222 .263 .222 .485 34 12 1 0 5 0 0

Advanced Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1975 22 STL NL 50 40 3 2.0 99 .370 .227 .270 .227 .342 .227 .390 .455 .732 25 .199 -4.8 -0.5 .294 .000 .000
1976 23 STL NL 75 59 5 2.3 93 .375 .224 .264 .235 .330 .254 .376 .489 .706 39 .256 -5.7 -0.6 .365 .060 .030 .0
1977 24 STL NL 58 52 1 0.5 102 .139 .098 .268 .132 .336 .098 .408 .230 .744 -37 .018 -10.0 -1.0 .170 .039 .000 .0
1978 25 STL NL 85 68 5 2.0 94 .245 .178 .261 .218 .328 .247 .384 .465 .712 31 .202 -7.0 -0.7 .367 .123 .068
1979 26 STL NL 80 72 2 0.8 101 .180 .129 .271 .139 .337 .186 .403 .325 .740 -13 .038 -11.3 -1.2 .206 .057 .057 .0
1982 29 PHI NL 8 5 1 5.4 97 .250 .167 .269 .375 .333 .167 .391 .542 .723 55 .611 -0.2 -0.0 .600 .333 .000
1983 30 PHI NL 96 83 3 1.0 96 .213 .169 .262 .190 .330 .182 .388 .372 .719 4 .063 -10.2 -1.1 .273 .065 .013 .0
1984 31 PHI NL 54 44 2 1.2 95 .243 .191 .266 .204 .331 .191 .386 .396 .717 11 .095 -5.7 -0.6 .263 .021 .000
1985 32 PHI NL 88 74 2 0.7 97 .161 .123 .263 .165 .332 .136 .393 .301 .724 -16 .039 -13.0 -1.4 .239 .086 .012 .0
1986 33 CIN NL 62 51 3 1.6 101 .308 .222 .266 .263 .337 .222 .401 .485 .738 34 .138 -5.2 -0.5 .304 .037 .000 .0
14 Seasons 656 548 27 1.3 97 .237 .170 .265 .197 .333 .193 .392 .390 .725 9 .106 -73.0 -7.6 .278 .063 .023 .0
162 Game Avg. 394 329 16 1.3 97 .237 .170 .265 .197 .333 .193 .392 .390 .725 9 .106 -73.0 -7.6 .278 .063 .023
STL (6 yrs) 348 291 16 1.5 98 .252 .170 .266 .190 .334 .207 .391 .397 .725 10 .124 -38.7 -4.0 .281 .062 .036 .0
PHI (4 yrs) 246 206 8 1.0 96 .201 .156 .264 .190 .331 .166 .390 .356 .721 -0 .072 -29.1 -3.1 .267 .071 .009 .0
CIN (1 yr) 62 51 3 1.6 101 .308 .222 .266 .263 .337 .222 .401 .485 .738 34 .138 -5.2 -0.5 .304 .037 .000 .0

Postseason Batting

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1983 30 PHI NL NLCS LAD W 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1983 30 PHI NL WS BAL L 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 3 7 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .167 .167 .167 .333 1 0 0 1 0 0
1 NLCS 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0
1 WS 2 5 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 .200 .200 .400 1 0 0 0 0 0

Ratio Batting*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1975 22 STL NL 50 0.0% 34.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.6 14.7 1.18 54%
1976 23 STL NL 75 0.0% 36.0% 1.3% 2.7% 13% 27.00 2.5 16.8 1.07 53%
1977 24 STL NL 58 0.0% 25.9% 1.7% 0.0% 0% 15.00 3.4 25.5 1.47 62%
1978 25 STL NL 85 0.0% 24.7% 4.7% 4.7% 31% 5.25 3.5 24.3 2.62 62%
1979 26 STL NL 80 0.0% 26.3% 1.3% 3.8% 33% 21.00 3.3 23.3 1.27 63%
1982 29 PHI NL 8 0.0% 25.0% 25.0% 0.0% 0% 1.00 3.0 2.00 50%
1983 30 PHI NL 96 0.0% 16.7% 2.1% 1.0% 8% 8.00 4.8 38.5 3.19 64%
1984 31 PHI NL 54 0.0% 20.4% 1.9% 0.0% 0% 11.00 4.3 11.8 2.30 69%
1985 32 PHI NL 88 0.0% 21.6% 4.6% 1.1% 10% 4.75 4.3 20.3 1.48 70%
1986 33 CIN NL 62 0.0% 24.2% 4.8% 0.0% 0% 5.00 3.6 13.5 1.75 63%
13 Seasons 656 0.0% 25.0% 2.9% 1.7% 11% 8.63 3.5 19.7 1.78 62%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1975 22 STL NL 2 0 40% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25% 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 1
1976 23 STL NL 2 0 19% 27 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25% 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1
1977 24 STL NL 1 0 57% 15 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 33% 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 1 1
1978 25 STL NL 1 0 59% 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 10% 6 6 0 1 1 0 3 2 1
1979 26 STL NL 2 0 50% 12 1 2 33% 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 40% 3 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0
1982 29 PHI NL 0 0 0% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1983 30 PHI NL 1 0 47% 18 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63% 7 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0
1984 31 PHI NL 1 0 30% 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 25% 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 32 PHI NL 4 0 14% 21 2 0 100% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75% 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2
1986 33 CIN NL 1 0 40% 15 2 3 40% 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17% 4 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 0
13 Seasons 15 0 38% 167 9 5 64% 8 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 7 33% 34 23 10 5 4 1 13 6 6
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1975 22 STL NL 50 54% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 60% 13 0 0% 14 2 14% 37 3 8% 3 1 33% 2 0 0% 0
1976 23 STL NL 75 41% 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 7 100% 13 0 0% 16 5 31% 46 4 9% 4 1 25% 2 0 0% 0
1977 24 STL NL 58 45% 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 56% 11 1 9% 13 5 38% 35 2 6% 6 1 17% 4 2 50% 0
1978 25 STL NL 85 36% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 78% 13 0 0% 15 4 27% 43 5 12% 5 2 40% 4 4 100% 0
1979 26 STL NL 80 29% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 11 8 73% 19 0 0% 23 6 26% 61 3 5% 7 3 43% 4 3 75% 0
1982 29 PHI NL 8 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 0 0 9 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1983 30 PHI NL 96 27% 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 17 81% 25 2 8% 27 9 33% 73 2 3% 3 1 33% 5 2 40% 0
1984 31 PHI NL 54 22% 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 100% 11 0 0% 14 4 29% 33 4 12% 3 2 67% 5 1 20% 0
1985 32 PHI NL 88 35% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 60% 17 0 0% 16 3 19% 59 4 7% 8 4 50% 2 1 50% 0
1986 33 CIN NL 62 32% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5 50% 11 1 9% 11 3 27% 41 4 10% 2 1 50% 1 1 100% 0
13 Seasons 656 35% 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0 87 63 72% 135 4 3% 149 41 28% 437 31 7% 41 16 39% 29 14 48% 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1975 22 28 50 44 4 10 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 17 .227 .227 .227 .455 25 10 0 0 6 0 0
1976 23 58 125 111 7 25 2 0 0 7 1 0 1 44 .225 .232 .243 .475 33 27 0 0 13 0 0
1977 24 84 183 162 11 30 2 0 0 9 2 0 2 59 .185 .200 .198 .398 10 32 1 1 18 0 0
1978 25 117 268 235 21 43 5 1 0 12 2 0 6 80 .183 .206 .213 .419 17 50 1 1 25 1 0
1979 26 148 348 305 26 52 7 2 0 15 3 2 7 101 .170 .190 .207 .397 10 63 1 1 33 2 0
1980 27 148 348 305 26 52 7 2 0 15 3 2 7 101 .170 .190 .207 .397 10 63 1 1 33 2 0
1981 28 148 348 305 26 52 7 2 0 15 3 2 7 101 .170 .190 .207 .397 10 63 1 1 33 2 0
1982 29 304 712 622 52 106 14 4 0 30 6 4 18 206 .170 .195 .206 .401 11 128 2 2 66 4 0
1983 30 188 452 388 33 66 8 2 0 17 5 2 11 119 .170 .194 .201 .395 10 78 3 1 50 2 0
1984 31 210 506 435 36 75 8 2 0 21 5 2 12 130 .172 .195 .200 .395 10 87 3 1 55 3 0
1985 32 243 594 516 38 85 9 2 0 25 7 2 16 149 .165 .190 .190 .380 6 98 3 1 58 3 0
1986 33 270 656 570 44 97 9 2 0 29 9 5 19 164 .170 .197 .193 .390 9 110 4 1 63 3 0

Neutralized Batting

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Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1975 22 26 44 44 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 17 .000 .000 .000 .000 3 26
1976 23 30 70 69 3 17 2 0 0 4 1 1 27 .246 .257 .275 .533 5 30
1977 24 26 55 53 4 7 0 0 0 2 1 1 15 .132 .164 .132 .296 1 26
1978 25 33 81 75 11 15 3 1 0 3 0 5 21 .200 .247 .267 .514 5 33
1979 26 31 72 70 5 9 2 1 0 3 1 1 21 .129 .139 .186 .325 2 31
1982 29 4 11 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 .286 .545 .286 .831 1 4
1983 30 36 82 80 8 16 1 0 0 2 2 2 16 .200 .220 .213 .432 4 36
1984 31 22 49 47 3 9 0 0 0 3 0 1 11 .191 .204 .191 .396 2 22
1985 32 33 86 82 2 11 1 0 0 3 2 4 19 .134 .174 .146 .321 2 33
1986 33 27 57 54 6 12 0 0 0 4 2 3 15 .222 .263 .222 .485 3 27
10 Seasons 268 607 581 47 98 9 2 0 27 9 22 164 .169 .199 .191 .390 28 268
162 Game Avg. 162 367 351 28 59 5 1 0 16 5 13 99 .169 .199 .191 .390 17 268

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Hall of Fame
1992 BBWAA ()

Awards (yr lg award)
1983 NL Cy Young
1983 NL TSN Pitcher of the Year

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1983 NL (13, 7%)
0.07 Career Shares (1001st)

Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr))
1983 NL (1, 86%)
1 Cy Young
0.86 Career Shares (61st)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1983 NL  17 (2nd)

                                         

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