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John Denny

John Allen Denny

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: November 8, 1952 in Prescott, AZ
High School: Prescott HS (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
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Phillies/Indians/Reds 1974-1986
Agents: Richie Bry [*]
Final Game: August 18, 1986
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Standard Batting

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
1970	17	STL-min	Rk	11	11	11		2	0	0	0						.182	.182	.182	.364		2							CDS · GULF
1971	18	STL-min	A	26	49	45	4	14	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	13	.311	.367	.356	.723		16							SPT · FLOR
1972	19	STL-min	A	14	32	28	5	4	1	0	1	5	0	0	4	14	.143	.250	.286	.536		8							MOD · CALL
1973	20	STL-min	AA	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			ARK · TL
1974	21	STL-min	AAA	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			TUL · AA
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-min	AAA	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0			TUL · AA
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
1980	27	CLE	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1981	28	CLE	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1982	29	TOT	MLB	25	8	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.167	.375	.167	.542	55	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1982	29	CLE	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	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
13 Yrs				326	656	570	44	97	9	2	0	29	9	5	19	164	.170	.197	.193	.390	8	110	4	1	63	3	0
162 Game Avg.				162	326	283	22	48	4	1	0	14	4	2	9	81	.170	.197	.193	.390	8	55	2	0	31	1	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
CLE (3 yrs)				56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	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

NL (11 yrs)				270	656	570	44	97	9	2	0	29	9	5	19	164	.170	.197	.193	.390	8	110	4	1	63	3	0
AL (3 yrs)				56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos	Awards
1974	21	STL	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1975	22	STL	NL	26	50	-4	-0	0	0	6	2	0.2	1	3	0.2	.508	.501	0.2	0.0	3	$	1
1976	23	STL	NL	30	75	-5	-1	0	0	8	3	0.3	2	5	0.3	.510	.502	0.3	0.0	5	$	1
1977	24	STL	NL	26	58	-10	0	0	0	7	-3	-0.3	2	-1	-0.3	.489	.498	-0.3	0.0	-1	$40,000	1
1978	25	STL	NL	33	85	-7	0	0	0	10	3	0.4	2	6	0.4	.511	.502	0.4	0.0	6	$	1
1979	26	STL	NL	31	80	-11	-1	0	0	10	-2	-0.1	2	1	-0.1	.495	.499	-0.2	0.0	1	$	1
1980	27	CLE	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1981	28	CLE	AL	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1982	29	CLE	AL	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1982	29	PHI	NL	4	8	-0	-0	0	0	1	0	0.1	0	1	0.1	.514	.500	0.1	0.0	1	$	/1
1983	30	PHI	NL	36	96	-11	1	-0	0	11	1	0.1	3	4	0.1	.503	.501	0.1	0.0	4	$	1	CYA-1,MVP-13
1984	31	PHI	NL	22	54	-6	0	0	0	6	1	0.1	2	3	0.1	.505	.501	0.1	0.0	3	$	1
1985	32	PHI	NL	33	88	-10	0	1	0	10	1	0.1	3	4	0.1	.504	.501	0.1	0.0	4	$1,109,333	1
1986	33	CIN	NL	27	62	-5	-2	0	0	8	2	0.2	2	4	0.2	.508	.501	0.2	0.0	4	$1,083,333	1
13 Seasons				326	656	-67	-2	2	0	76	9	1.1	20	29	1.1	.503	.500	1.0	0.2	29	$2,232,666

STL (6 yrs)				148	348	-36	-2	1	0	40	4	0.5	10	14	0.5	.503	.500	0.4	0.1	14	$40,000
PHI (4 yrs)				95	246	-27	1	1	0	28	4	0.4	8	11	0.4	.504	.501	0.4	0.0	11	$1,109,333
CLE (3 yrs)				56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
CIN (1 yr)				27	62	-5	-2	0	0	8	2	0.2	2	4	0.2	.508	.501	0.2	0.0	4	$1,083,333

Advanced Batting

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	.409	.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	.329	.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	TOT	MLB	8	5	1	5.4	97	.250	.167	.269	.375	.332	.167	.391	.542	.724	55	.611	-0.2	-0.0	.600	.333	.000
1982	29	PHI	NL	8	5	1	5.4	97	.250	.167	.269	.375	.332	.167	.391	.542	.724	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
13 Yrs				656	548	27	1.3	97	.237	.170	.265	.197	.333	.193	.392	.390	.725	8	.106	-73.0	-7.6	.278	.063	.023	.0
162 Game Avg.				326	272	13	1.3	97	.237	.170	.265	.197	.333	.193	.392	.390	.725	8	.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

NL (11 yrs)				656	548	27	1.3	97	.237	.170	.265	.197	.333	.193	.392	.390	.725	8	.105	-73.0	-7.6	.278	.063	.023	.0

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

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

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GO/AO	IP%
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	TOT	MLB	8	0.0%	25.0%	25.0%	0.0%	0%	1.00	3.0			2.00	50%
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 Yrs				656	0.0%	25.0%	2.9%	1.7%	11%	8.63	3.5		19.7	1.78	62%
MLB Averages					2.0%	13.3%	8.5%	6.5%	28%	1.56	6.7	44.7	8.5	1.09	75%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	AB
1974	21	STL	NL	0.0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.0		0.0	0.0		0.0
1975	22	STL	NL	-4.8	-0.5	50	-0.3	0.4	-0.8	.88	-0.5	0.2	-5.1	-0.5	1.00	-5.4	0
1976	23	STL	NL	-5.7	-0.6	76	-0.9	0.4	-1.3	.87	-0.5	-0.5	-6.9	-0.7	0.99	-5.4	0
1977	24	STL	NL	-10.0	-1.0	60	-0.9	0.2	-1.1	.75	-1.1	-0.1	-10.6	-1.1	0.92	-11.1	0
1978	25	STL	NL	-7.0	-0.7	87	-0.6	0.6	-1.2	.79	-0.6	-0.2	-5.1	-0.5	0.89	-6.5	0
1979	26	STL	NL	-11.3	-1.2	84	-1.5	0.4	-1.9	1.04	-1.1	-0.3	-16.4	-1.7	1.02	-12.9	0
1980	27	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0
1981	28	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0
1982	29	TOT	MLB	-0.2	-0.0	8	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	1.65	-0.0	-0.0	-0.4	-0.0	1.18	-0.3	0
1982	29	CLE	AL	0.0	0.0
1982	29	PHI	NL	-0.2	-0.0	8	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	1.65	-0.0	-0.0	-0.4	-0.0	1.18	-0.3	0
1983	30	PHI	NL	-10.2	-1.1	98	-1.1	0.7	-1.8	.96	-1.2	0.0	-13.7	-1.5	1.01	-12.8	0
1984	31	PHI	NL	-5.7	-0.6	55	-0.2	0.6	-0.8	.94	-0.5	0.3	-2.4	-0.2	0.97	-4.9	0
1985	32	PHI	NL	-13.0	-1.4	90	-0.8	0.7	-1.5	.90	-0.9	0.0	-11.0	-1.1	0.95	-10.3	0
1986	33	CIN	NL	-5.2	-0.5	68	-0.7	0.6	-1.3	1.02	-0.6	-0.1	-5.0	-0.5	0.98	-5.7	0
13 Yrs				-73.0	-7.6	676	-7.1	4.8	-12.0	.92	-7.1	-0.7	-76.7	-7.9	0.97	-75.3	0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
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	TOT	MLB	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
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 Yrs				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

Situational Hitting*

						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%	1	1	100%	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%	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%	3	2	67%	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%	1	1	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%	5	2	40%	0

1982	29	TOT	MLB	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		1	1	100%	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		1	1	100%	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%	7	4	57%	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%	3	2	67%	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%	3	0	0%	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 Yrs				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%	25	14	56%	0
MLB Averages					57%																			80%			11%			35%			15%			51%			54%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF
1975	22	28	50	44	4	10	0	0	3	0	0	0	17	.227	.227	.227	.455	25	10	0	0	6	0
1976	23	58	125	111	7	25	2	0	7	1	0	1	44	.225	.232	.243	.475	33	27	0	0	13	0
1977	24	84	183	162	11	30	2	0	9	2	0	2	59	.185	.200	.198	.398	10	32	1	1	18	0
1978	25	117	268	235	21	43	5	1	12	2	0	6	80	.183	.206	.213	.419	17	50	1	1	25	1
1979	26	148	348	305	26	52	7	2	15	3	2	7	101	.170	.190	.207	.397	10	63	1	1	33	2
1980	27	164	348	305	26	52	7	2	15	3	2	7	101	.170	.190	.207	.397	10	63	1	1	33	2
1981	28	183	348	305	26	52	7	2	15	3	2	7	101	.170	.190	.207	.397	10	63	1	1	33	2
1982	29	208	356	311	26	53	7	2	15	3	2	9	103	.170	.195	.206	.401	11	64	1	1	33	2
1983	30	244	452	388	33	66	8	2	17	5	2	11	119	.170	.194	.201	.395	10	78	3	1	50	2
1984	31	266	506	435	36	75	8	2	21	5	2	12	130	.172	.195	.200	.395	10	87	3	1	55	3
1985	32	299	594	516	38	85	9	2	25	7	2	16	149	.165	.190	.190	.380	6	98	3	1	58	3
1986	33	326	656	570	44	97	9	2	29	9	5	19	164	.170	.197	.193	.390	8	110	4	1	63	3

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	49	43	4	9	0	0	0	3	0	0	17	.209	.209	.209	.419	2	26
1976	23	30	75	67	3	15	2	0	0	4	1	1	27	.224	.235	.254	.489	4	30
1977	24	26	60	53	7	7	0	0	0	3	1	1	15	.132	.164	.132	.296	1	26
1978	25	33	85	73	10	13	3	1	0	3	0	4	21	.178	.218	.247	.465	4	33
1979	26	31	80	70	5	9	2	1	0	3	1	1	21	.129	.139	.186	.325	2	31

1982	29	25	8	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000	.250	.000	.250	0	25
1983	30	36	97	78	8	14	1	0	0	2	2	2	16	.179	.200	.192	.392	3	36
1984	31	22	54	47	3	9	0	0	0	4	0	1	11	.191	.204	.191	.396	2	22
1985	32	33	89	82	2	11	1	0	0	4	2	4	19	.134	.174	.146	.321	2	33
1986	33	27	62	54	6	12	0	0	0	4	2	3	15	.222	.263	.222	.485	3	27
10 Yrs		289	659	573	48	99	9	2	0	30	9	19	164	.173	.200	.195	.395	23	289
162 Game Avg.		162	369	321	27	55	5	1	0	17	5	11	92	.173	.200	.195	.395	13	289

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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 (1016th)	Cy Young (yr lg (rk, shr)) 1983 NL (1, 86%) 1 Cy Young 0.86 Career Shares (65th)
Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y 1978 NL 5.4 (9th) 1983 NL 7.2 (1st)	Sacrifice Hits s c a p y 1983 NL 17 (2nd)

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