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Dennis Springer
Dennis Leroy Springer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 10" , Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 12, 1965 in Fresno, CA
Schools: California State University, Fresno
Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 21st round of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 4, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 13, 1995
Final Game: May 26, 2002
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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
1995 30 PHI NL 0 3 .000 4.84 4 4 0 0 0 0 22.1 21 15 12 3 9 1 15 1 0 1 94 87 1.343 8.5 1.2 3.6 6.0 1.67
1996 31 CAL AL 5 6 .455 5.51 20 15 3 2 1 0 94.2 91 65 58 24 43 0 64 6 0 1 413 89 1.415 8.7 2.3 4.1 6.1 1.49
1997 32 ANA AL 9 9 .500 5.18 32 28 0 3 1 0 194.2 199 118 112 32 73 0 75 10 0 7 846 90 1.397 9.2 1.5 3.4 3.5 1.03
1998 33 TBD AL 3 11 .214 5.45 29 17 8 1 0 0 115.2 120 77 70 21 60 1 46 12 0 6 517 87 1.556 9.3 1.6 4.7 3.6 0.77
1999 34 FLA NL 6 16 .273 4.86 38 29 3 3 2 1 196.1 231 121 106 23 64 3 83 7 0 2 855 89 1.503 10.6 1.1 2.9 3.8 1.30
2000 35 NYM NL 0 1 .000 8.74 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.1 20 11 11 2 5 0 5 1 0 2 59 51 2.206 15.9 1.6 4.0 4.0 1.00
2001 36 LAD NL 1 1 .500 3.32 4 3 1 0 0 0 19.0 19 7 7 3 2 0 7 3 0 2 75 120 1.105 9.0 1.4 0.9 3.3 3.50
2002 37 LAD NL 0 1 .000 6.75 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 56 2.250 6.8 0.0 13.5 6.8 0.50
8 Seasons 24 48 .333 5.18 130 98 16 9 4 1 655.1 702 415 377 108 258 5 296 40 0 21 2866 88 1.465 9.6 1.5 3.5 4.1 1.15
162 Game Avg. 7 14 .333 5.18 39 29 5 3 1 0 195 209 124 112 32 77 1 88 12 0 6 855 88 1.465 9.6 1.5 3.5 4.1 1.15
LAD (2 yrs) 1 2 .333 3.54 5 3 2 0 0 0 20.1 20 8 8 3 4 0 8 3 0 2 82 112 1.180 8.9 1.3 1.8 3.5 2.00
ANA (2 yrs) 14 15 .483 5.29 52 43 3 5 2 0 289.1 290 183 170 56 116 0 139 16 0 8 1259 90 1.403 9.0 1.7 3.6 4.3 1.20
NYM (1 yr) 0 1 .000 8.74 2 2 0 0 0 0 11.1 20 11 11 2 5 0 5 1 0 2 59 51 2.206 15.9 1.6 4.0 4.0 1.00
TBD (1 yr) 3 11 .214 5.45 29 17 8 1 0 0 115.2 120 77 70 21 60 1 46 12 0 6 517 87 1.556 9.3 1.6 4.7 3.6 0.77
PHI (1 yr) 0 3 .000 4.84 4 4 0 0 0 0 22.1 21 15 12 3 9 1 15 1 0 1 94 87 1.343 8.5 1.2 3.6 6.0 1.67
FLA (1 yr) 6 16 .273 4.86 38 29 3 3 2 1 196.1 231 121 106 23 64 3 83 7 0 2 855 89 1.503 10.6 1.1 2.9 3.8 1.30
NL (5 yrs) 7 22 .241 4.93 49 38 5 3 2 1 250.1 292 155 137 31 82 4 111 12 0 7 1090 87 1.494 10.5 1.1 2.9 4.0 1.35
AL (3 yrs) 17 26 .395 5.33 81 60 11 6 2 0 405.0 410 260 240 77 176 1 185 28 0 14 1776 89 1.447 9.1 1.7 3.9 4.1 1.05
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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
1995 30 PHI NL 4 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -34 1 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1997 32 ANA AL 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1998 33 TBD AL 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1999 34 FLA NL 36 54 50 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 .120 .118 .140 .258 -33 7 0 0 3 1 0 1
2000 35 NYM NL 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
2001 36 LAD NL 4 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0 /1
2002 37 LAD NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
8 Seasons 52 77 72 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 30 .097 .096 .111 .207 -46 8 0 0 4 1 0
162 Game Avg. 162 240 224 6 22 3 0 0 6 0 0 0 93 .097 .096 .111 .207 -46 25 0 0 12 3 0
LAD (2 yrs) 5 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 1 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
TBD (1 yr) 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
PHI (1 yr) 4 8 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250 -34 1 0 0 0 0 0
ANA (2 yrs) 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
FLA (1 yr) 36 54 50 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 .120 .118 .140 .258 -33 7 0 0 3 1 0
NL (5 yrs) 47 73 68 2 7 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 26 .103 .101 .118 .219 -43 8 0 0 4 1 0
AL (3 yrs) 5 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% Rtot Rtot/yr RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1995 PHI NL 30 P 4 4 22.1 4 2 1 1 0 .750 0.0 0.0 1.21 0.75 .975 1.85 0.50
1996 CAL AL 31 P 20 15 94.2 13 5 7 1 0 .923 0.0 0.0 1.14 0.60 .962 1.77 0.52
1997 ANA AL 32 P 32 28 194.2 39 12 25 2 3 .949 0.0 0.0 1.71 1.16 .956 1.71 0.49
1998 TBD AL 33 P 29 17 115.2 18 7 11 0 2 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.40 0.62 .956 1.78 0.50
1999 FLA NL 34 P 38 29 196.1 46 12 30 4 5 .913 0.0 0.0 1.93 1.11 .952 1.72 0.48
2000 NYM NL 35 P 2 2 11.1 3 1 2 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 2.38 1.50 .967 1.75 0.50
2001 LAD NL 36 P 4 3 19.0 2 1 1 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.95 0.50 .950 1.75 0.45
2002 LAD NL 37 P 1 0 1.1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 0.0 0.0 6.75 1.00 1.000 2.02 0.50
8 Seasons P 130 98 655.1 126 41 77 8 10 .937 0.0 0.0 1.62 0.91 .956 1.74 0.49
8 Seasons TOT 130 98 655.1 126 41 77 8 10 .937 0.0 0.0 1.62 0.91 .893 1.74 0.49

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Complete Games s c a p y
1999 NL--3--9th

Shutouts s c a p y
1996 AL--1--6th
1997 AL--1--9th
1999 NL--2--2nd

Home Runs s c a p y
1997 AL--32--3rd

Hits s c a p y
1999 NL--231--8th

Losses s c a p y
1999 NL--16--2nd

Earned Runs s c a p y
1997 AL--112--4th
1999 NL--106--10th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1997 AL--10--7th
1998 AL--12--6th

             

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 5 (1958), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 2 (1779), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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  2. Mike Birkbeck (986)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  3. Dave Johnson (960)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  4. Mel Queen (965)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  5. Lynn Nelson (956)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  6. Masato Yoshii (946)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  7. Masato Yoshii (932)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 21st round of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1987.

October 15, 1993: Granted Free Agency.

May 19, 1994: Signed as a Free Agent with the Philadelphia Phillies.

December 21, 1995: Granted Free Agency.

January 5, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the California Angels.

November 18, 1997: Drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays from the Anaheim Angels as the 26th pick in the 1997 expansion draft.

November 3, 1998: Released by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

January 29, 1999: Signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

October 6, 1999: Granted Free Agency.

February 4, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.

October 18, 2000: Granted Free Agency.

May 11, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

October 15, 2001: Granted Free Agency.

November 21, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2008.

Salaries

Salaries may not be complete and may not include some earned bonuses
1995Philadelphia Phillies$109,000
1996California Angels$150,000
1997Anaheim Angels$195,000
1998Tampa Bay Devil Rays$245,000
1999Florida Marlins$335,000
Career (may be incomplete)$1,034,000
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, member of SABR.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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