Denny Doyle
Robert Dennis Doyle
Bats: Left , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 9" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: January 17, 1944 in Glasgow, KY
High School: Caverna (Caverna, KY)
School: Morehead State University
Signed by the Philadelphia Phillies as an amateur free agent in 1965. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 7, 1970
Final Game: September 30, 1977
Relatives: Brother of Brian Doyle
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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
1970 26 PHI NL 112 449 413 43 86 10 7 2 16 6 5 33 64 .208 .266 .281 .546 48 116 6 0 1 2 3 4
1971 27 PHI NL 95 368 342 34 79 12 1 3 24 4 2 19 31 .231 .280 .298 .578 64 102 6 5 0 2 0 4
1972 28 PHI NL 123 484 442 33 110 14 2 1 26 6 7 31 33 .249 .295 .296 .591 68 131 9 0 6 5 2 *4
1973 29 PHI NL 116 409 370 45 101 9 3 3 26 1 3 31 32 .273 .327 .338 .665 84 125 4 0 5 3 8 *4
1974 30 CAL AL 147 548 511 47 133 19 2 1 34 6 7 25 49 .260 .295 .311 .606 80 159 7 1 9 2 2 *4/6
1975 31 TOT AL 97 353 325 50 97 21 2 4 36 5 7 15 12 .298 .329 .412 .742 102 134 5 1 10 2 0 4/56 MVP-23
1975 31 CAL AL 8 16 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .067 .125 .067 .192 -42 1 0 0 0 0 0 /45
1975 31 BOS AL 89 337 310 50 96 21 2 4 36 5 7 14 11 .310 .339 .429 .768 108 133 5 1 10 2 0 4/56
1976 32 BOS AL 117 461 432 51 108 15 5 0 26 8 5 22 39 .250 .285 .308 .593 66 133 9 0 5 2 0 *4
1977 33 BOS AL 137 500 455 54 109 13 6 2 49 2 4 29 50 .240 .289 .308 .596 55 140 8 4 8 4 3 *4
8 Seasons 944 3572 3290 357 823 113 28 16 237 38 40 205 310 .250 .295 .316 .611 70 1040 54 11 44 22 18
162 Game Avg. 162 613 565 61 141 19 5 3 41 7 7 35 53 .250 .295 .316 .611 70 178 9 2 8 4 3
PHI (4 yrs) 446 1710 1567 155 376 45 13 9 92 17 17 114 160 .240 .292 .302 .594 66 474 25 5 12 12 13
BOS (3 yrs) 343 1298 1197 155 313 49 13 6 111 15 16 65 100 .261 .300 .339 .640 72 406 22 5 23 8 3
CAL (2 yrs) 155 564 526 47 134 19 2 1 34 6 7 26 50 .255 .290 .304 .594 76 160 7 1 9 2 2
AL (4 yrs) 498 1862 1723 202 447 68 15 7 145 21 23 91 150 .259 .297 .328 .626 73 566 29 6 32 10 5
NL (4 yrs) 446 1710 1567 155 376 45 13 9 92 17 17 114 160 .240 .292 .302 .594 66 474 25 5 12 12 13

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
1970 26 PHI NL 449 341 31 2.4 102 .241 .208 .265 .266 .337 .281 .404 .546 .741 48 .235 -31.4 -3.1 .444 .155 .073 3.0
1971 27 PHI NL 368 273 29 2.9 92 .245 .231 .260 .280 .326 .298 .380 .578 .706 64 .343 -16.4 -1.7 .472 .129 .067 3.4
1972 28 PHI NL 484 359 38 2.9 93 .264 .249 .259 .295 .327 .296 .382 .591 .710 68 .345 -19.0 -2.0 .463 .115 .048 1.7
1973 29 PHI NL 409 284 41 3.9 98 .290 .273 .265 .327 .334 .338 .394 .665 .728 84 .457 -8.6 -0.9 .558 .143 .065 1.5
1974 30 CAL AL 548 403 46 3.1 84 .285 .260 .251 .295 .315 .311 .361 .606 .676 80 .368 -13.4 -1.4 .469 .098 .051 1.7
1975 31 TOT AL 353 252 43 4.6 100 .299 .298 .268 .329 .339 .412 .394 .742 .734 102 .529 -0.2 -0.0 .617 .154 .114 4.4
1975 31 CAL AL 16 14 0 0.0 86 .071 .067 .249 .125 .317 .067 .365 .192 .682 -42 .000 -2.8 -0.3 .143 .067 .000
1975 31 BOS AL 337 238 43 4.9 101 .310 .310 .269 .339 .341 .429 .395 .768 .736 108 .555 2.6 0.3 .646 .158 .119 4.4
1976 32 BOS AL 461 345 37 2.9 96 .273 .250 .270 .285 .336 .308 .381 .593 .717 66 .358 -21.0 -2.3 .467 .116 .058 .0
1977 33 BOS AL 500 370 40 2.9 110 .263 .240 .281 .289 .347 .308 .427 .596 .774 55 .297 -31.0 -3.1 .478 .127 .068 2.0
8 Seasons 3572 2627 305 3.1 97 .270 .250 .265 .295 .332 .316 .390 .611 .722 70 .362 -141.0 -14.5 .490 .128 .066 22.5
162 Game Avg. 613 451 52 3.1 97 .270 .250 .265 .295 .332 .316 .390 .611 .722 70 .362 -141.0 -14.5 .490 .128 .066 4
PHI (4 yrs) 1710 1257 139 3.0 96 .260 .240 .262 .292 .331 .302 .390 .594 .722 66 .341 -75.5 -7.7 .481 .135 .063 11.8
BOS (3 yrs) 1298 953 120 3.4 103 .279 .261 .274 .300 .341 .339 .402 .640 .744 72 .390 -49.4 -5.1 .515 .131 .078 8.6
CAL (2 yrs) 564 417 46 3.0 84 .279 .255 .251 .290 .315 .304 .362 .594 .676 76 .353 -16.1 -1.7 .458 .097 .049 1.7
AL (4 yrs) 1862 1370 166 3.3 97 .279 .259 .267 .297 .333 .328 .390 .626 .723 73 .379 -65.6 -6.8 .498 .121 .069 10.5
NL (4 yrs) 1710 1257 139 3.0 96 .260 .240 .262 .292 .331 .302 .390 .594 .722 66 .341 -75.5 -7.7 .481 .135 .063 11.8

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
1975 31 BOS AL ALCS OAK W 3 13 11 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .273 .250 .273 .523 3 0 0 1 1 0
1975 31 BOS AL WS CIN L 7 33 30 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267 .313 .367 .679 11 0 0 1 0 0
1 Season (2 Series) 10 46 41 6 11 1 1 0 2 0 0 2 2 .268 .295 .341 .637 14 0 0 2 1 0
1 ALCS 3 13 11 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .273 .250 .273 .523 3 0 0 1 1 0
1 WS 7 33 30 3 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 .267 .313 .367 .679 11 0 0 1 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
1970 26 PHI NL 449 0.5% 14.3% 7.4% 4.2% 22% 1.94 6.5 206.5 25.8 1.45 78%
1971 27 PHI NL 368 0.8% 8.4% 5.2% 4.4% 20% 1.63 11.0 114.0 14.3 0.95 84%
1972 28 PHI NL 484 0.2% 6.8% 6.4% 3.5% 16% 1.06 13.4 442.0 17.0 1.28 85%
1973 29 PHI NL 409 0.7% 7.8% 7.6% 3.7% 15% 1.03 11.6 123.3 14.2 1.21 83%
1974 30 CAL AL 548 0.2% 8.9% 4.6% 4.0% 17% 1.96 10.4 511.0 15.0 1.14 84%
1975 31 TOT AL 353 1.1% 3.4% 4.3% 7.7% 28% 0.80 27.1 81.3 9.0 1.23 88%
1975 31 CAL AL 16 0.0% 6.3% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 1.00 15.0 1.00 88%
1975 31 BOS AL 337 1.2% 3.3% 4.2% 8.0% 28% 0.79 28.2 77.5 8.6 1.24 88%
1976 32 BOS AL 461 0.0% 8.5% 4.8% 4.3% 19% 1.77 11.1 16.6 1.25 86%
1977 33 BOS AL 500 0.4% 10.0% 5.8% 4.2% 19% 1.72 9.1 227.5 9.3 1.40 81%
8 Seasons 3572 0.5% 8.7% 5.7% 4.4% 19% 1.51 10.6 205.6 13.9 1.23 84%
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
1970 26 PHI NL 9 0 35% 184 6 5 55% 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 9 4 43% 26 16 10 5 3 2 11 3 6
1971 27 PHI NL 3 0 31% 157 4 2 67% 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 50% 17 11 6 3 1 2 8 0 6
1972 28 PHI NL 2 0 23% 193 6 7 46% 5 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 7 10 39% 21 15 5 2 1 1 13 4 8
1973 29 PHI NL 6 0 33% 159 1 3 25% 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 14 48% 28 14 14 7 5 2 11 5 6
1974 30 CAL AL 11 0 29% 216 6 7 46% 4 7 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 10 44% 33 17 14 4 4 0 13 5 8
1975 31 TOT AL 10 0 42% 157 5 7 42% 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 60% 20 9 11 7 2 4 13 4 9
1975 31 CAL AL 1 0 0% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 31 BOS AL 9 0 43% 153 5 7 42% 5 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 10 62% 19 8 11 7 2 4 13 4 9
1976 32 BOS AL 8 0 39% 183 8 5 62% 8 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 13 55% 29 14 15 11 6 5 11 0 8
1977 33 BOS AL 5 0 37% 182 2 4 33% 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 17 66% 24 11 13 9 4 5 11 0 11
8 Seasons 54 0 33% 1431 38 40 49% 33 35 4 3 1 2 5 1 46 83 51% 198 107 88 48 26 21 91 21 62
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
1970 26 PHI NL 449 81% 86 7 0 0 0 2.21 2 0 6 2 0 0 2 1 3 1 33% 55 6 11% 34 14 41% 201 19 9% 18 9 50% 21 11 52% 0
1971 27 PHI NL 368 93% 79 3 0 0 0 1.30 3 0 8 3 0 2 1 1 1 0 0% 61 6 10% 37 8 22% 175 22 13% 11 5 45% 15 10 67% 0
1972 28 PHI NL 484 95% 110 1 0 0 0 0.50 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 0 7 6 86% 70 9 13% 36 17 47% 226 26 12% 17 10 59% 22 12 55% 0
1973 29 PHI NL 409 94% 101 6 1 0 1 1.62 3 0 5 3 0 3 0 0 7 5 71% 68 4 6% 43 16 37% 214 23 11% 16 7 44% 20 8 40% 0
1974 30 CAL AL 548 69% 133 1 1 0 0 0.39 1 0 13 0 1 0 1 0 11 9 82% 114 7 6% 62 25 40% 329 34 10% 28 14 50% 34 17 50% 0
1975 31 TOT AL 353 92% 97 5 1 0 1 1.01 4 0 7 4 0 1 3 0 13 10 77% 66 5 8% 40 19 48% 190 33 17% 14 8 57% 25 14 56% 0
1975 31 CAL AL 16 88% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0% 1 1 100% 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
1975 31 BOS AL 337 92% 96 5 1 0 1 1.01 4 0 7 4 0 1 3 0 13 10 77% 64 5 8% 39 18 46% 182 33 18% 13 8 62% 24 14 58% 0
1976 32 BOS AL 461 84% 108 8 2 0 0 1.66 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 71% 91 9 10% 49 18 37% 251 26 10% 17 8 47% 24 11 46% 0
1977 33 BOS AL 500 89% 109 5 0 0 1 1.17 2 0 14 2 0 2 0 0 10 8 80% 91 8 9% 53 21 40% 300 47 16% 39 22 56% 34 14 41% 0
8 Seasons 3572 86% 823 36 5 0 3 1.51 16 0 63 15 1 8 8 2 59 44 75% 616 54 9% 354 138 39% 1886 230 12% 160 83 52% 195 97 50% 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
1970 26 112 449 413 43 86 10 7 2 16 6 5 33 64 .208 .266 .281 .546 48 116 6 0 1 2 3
1971 27 207 817 755 77 165 22 8 5 40 10 7 52 95 .219 .272 .289 .561 55 218 12 5 1 4 3
1972 28 330 1301 1197 110 275 36 10 6 66 16 14 83 128 .230 .281 .292 .572 60 349 21 5 7 9 5
1973 29 446 1710 1567 155 376 45 13 9 92 17 17 114 160 .240 .292 .302 .594 66 474 25 5 12 12 13
1974 30 593 2258 2078 202 509 64 15 10 126 23 24 139 209 .245 .292 .305 .597 69 633 32 6 21 14 15
1975 31 690 2611 2403 252 606 85 17 14 162 28 31 154 221 .252 .297 .319 .616 73 767 37 7 31 16 15
1976 32 807 3072 2835 303 714 100 22 14 188 36 36 176 260 .252 .295 .317 .613 72 900 46 7 36 18 15
1977 33 944 3572 3290 357 823 113 28 16 237 38 40 205 310 .250 .295 .316 .611 70 1040 54 11 44 22 18

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
1970 26 112 448 413 43 86 10 7 2 16 6 33 64 .208 .266 .281 .546 31 112
1971 27 95 377 349 38 86 13 1 3 27 4 21 31 .246 .297 .315 .612 32 95
1972 28 129 506 467 38 120 15 2 1 30 7 34 34 .257 .304 .304 .608 44 123
1973 29 116 408 373 47 104 9 3 3 27 1 32 32 .279 .333 .343 .676 43 116
1974 30 147 557 526 57 148 21 2 1 41 7 28 49 .281 .318 .335 .652 56 147
1975 31 98 343 325 50 96 21 2 4 36 5 15 12 .295 .327 .409 .736 43 97
1976 32 118 459 435 53 109 15 5 0 27 8 22 39 .251 .285 .308 .593 38 117
1977 33 137 486 450 50 104 12 6 2 45 2 28 50 .231 .280 .298 .578 37 137
8 Seasons 952 3584 3338 376 853 116 28 16 249 40 213 311 .256 .301 .321 .622 324 944
162 Game Avg. 162 610 568 64 145 20 5 3 42 7 36 53 .256 .301 .321 .622 55 944

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1954 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1975-AL-23-1%
0.01 Career Shares (1456th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1971 NL--5--9th

AB per SO s c a p y
1972 NL--13.394--9th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 3 (1712), Likely HOFer ≈ 100

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