John Denny

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-3, 185lb (190cm, 83kg)

Born: November 8, 1952 in Prescott, AZ us

Draft: Drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 29th round of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Prescott HS (Prescott, AZ).

High School: Prescott HS (Prescott, AZ)

Debut: September 12, 1974 (Age 21-308d, 13,574th in major league history)
vs. NYM 0.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: August 18, 1986 (Age 33-283d)
vs. SDP 8.2 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 5 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1975 season

Agents: Richie Bry

Full Name: John Allen Denny

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

32.2

123

108

ERA

3.59

325

322

2148.2

1146

WHIP

1.336

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Team Record in Appearances: 15-18 / in Starts: 15-18

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1978 Pitching Game Log

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1978 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	84	4	Apr 10	STL		PIT	W,11-2	CG	W(1-0)	99	9.0	7	2	2	2	4	0	0	2.00	2.36	36	19	4	1	1	7	67			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	.31	0.063	.47	0.06%	1.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a9
2	85	8	Apr 15	STL		PHI	L,2-3	GS-9		4	9.0	10	2	2	1	6	0	1	2.00	2.14	37	12	7	0	1	10	64			3	1	0	34	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.55	0.324	2.74	0.34%	1.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out tie
3	86	13	Apr 22	STL	@	PIT	L,7-8	GS-6		6	6.0	8	3	3	1	5	1	0	2.63	2.50	26	7	5	0	0	8	48			1	1	0	24	1	0	0	1	1	1	.93	-0.085	1.18	-0.07%	-0.19	1b start tie	6b 3 out d2
4	87	18	Apr 26	STL	@	MON	W,12-2	CG	W(2-0)	3	9.0	9	2	2	2	5	0	0	2.45	2.40	37	14	7	0	1	9	64			0	0	0	35	1	1	0	2	0	1	.53	0.196	.55	0.12%	1.94	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a10
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	88	22	May 1	STL		SFG	L,1-2	GS-8	L(2-1)	4	7.1	6	2	2	2	5	0	0	2.45	2.34	30	13	4	0	0	6	61			2	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.07	0.167	1.05	0.10%	1.90	1t start tie	8t -2- 1 out d1
6	89	26	May 6	STL		SDP	W,1-0	SHO	W(3-1)	4	9.0	2	0	0	2	6	0	0	2.01	2.26	31	16	5	0	1	2	87			1	1	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.36	0.682	1.07	0.32%	3.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
7	90	29	May 10	STL	@	LAD	W,6-5	GS-3		3	3.0	8	5	5	3	2	0	0	2.75	2.37	19	3	3	0	0	8	22			0	0	0	16	3	0	0	1	0	0	.68	-0.357	.61	-0.19%	-3.68	1b start tie	3b 3 out d3
8	91	33	May 14(1)	STL	@	SFG	L,4-5	GS-8		3	7.2	4	4	4	3	3	2	0	3.00	2.89	30	13	7	0	0	4	55			1	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.25	0.046	1.20	0.03%	0.23	1b start tie	8b 1-- 2 out a1
9	92	38	May 19	STL	@	CHC	L,2-6	GS-4	L(3-2)	4	4.0	5	4	4	2	0	0	0	3.38	2.96	18	4	11	5	2	1	34			0	0	0	14	0	3	0	0	2	0	.52	-0.233	.42	-0.11%	-2.02	1b start tie	4b 3 out d4
10	93	42	May 24	STL		MON	W,2-0	SHO	W(4-2)	4	9.0	2	0	0	1	3	0	1	2.96	2.91	28	16	5	1	0	2	85			0	1	0	26	0	0	0	2	0	0	.90	0.510	.40	0.14%	3.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
11	94	46	May 28	STL		CHC	L,0-2	GS-5	L(4-3)	3	5.0	6	2	1	0	1	0	0	2.88	2.87	21	11	9	6	0	0	50			0	0	1	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.79	-0.032	.24	-0.01%	0.21	1t start tie	5t 3 out d2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
12	95	51	Jun 2	STL	@	HOU	L,1-2	CG	L(4-4)	4	8.1	5	2	2	2	1	1	0	2.81	3.04	31	17	6	1	0	5	64			0	0	0	29	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.37	-0.268	.36	-0.04%	1.49	1b start tie	9b --- 1 out d1
13	96	56	Jun 6	STL		CIN	W,4-1	CG	W(5-4)	3	9.0	5	1	1	3	4	0	1	2.64	3.04	34	13	8	1	1	5	74			0	0	0	29	0	0	0	2	0	0	.65	0.263	.11	0.03%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
14	97	61	Jun 11	STL		HOU	W,5-3	CG	W(6-4)	4	9.0	6	3	3	2	1	2	0	2.67	3.28	34	15	10	1	0	6	62			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.06	0.052	.10	0.00%	0.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a2
15	98	65	Jun 16	STL	@	CIN	L,0-4	GS-7	L(6-5)	4	6.0	6	4	4	5	3	1	0	2.85	3.45	28	15	0	0	0	5	42			1	0	0	23	2	0	0	1	0	0	.95	-0.150	.09	-0.01%	-2.29	1b start tie	7b 12- 0 out d4
16	99	69	Jun 22	STL	@	PHI	L,1-2	CG(8)	L(6-6)	5	8.0	3	2	1	0	5	0	0	2.74	3.30	26	13	5	2	1	3	75			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	1	0	1	.57	0.041	.05	0.00%	1.61	1b start tie	8b 3 out d1
17	100	73	Jun 26	STL	@	PIT	L,8-11	GS-3		3	3.0	6	4	4	2	2	0	0	2.97	3.30	15	4	1	0	1	6	31			1	0	0	13	2	0	0	1	0	0	.92	-0.114	.06	0.00%	-2.59	1b start a 3	3b 3 out a3
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
18	101	78	Jul 1	STL	@	MON	L,2-3	GS-7		4	7.0	5	2	2	1	4	1	1	2.95	3.35	25	10	4	0	2	5	62			0	2	1	21	0	0	0	0	1	0	.91	0.024	.13	0.00%	1.06	1b start tie	7b 3 out d1
19	102	84	Jul 6	STL		PIT	W,3-2	CG	W(7-6)	4	9.0	11	2	2	2	3	1	0	2.88	3.39	36	16	4	2	0	11	58			0	0	1	34	0	1	0	4	0	1	1.37	0.481	.07	0.02%	1.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
20	103	88	Jul 13	STL		LAD	W,6-1	CG	W(8-6)	6	9.0	5	1	1	1	4	0	0	2.77	3.31	33	15	8	1	3	5	76			0	0	0	32	0	0	0	1	0	1	.60	0.409	.02	0.01%	2.98	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
21	104	93	Jul 17	STL		SFG	L,7-9	GS-3		3	2.2	7	5	4	1	1	0	0	2.96	3.30	15	3	3	0	0	7	26			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.98	-0.276	.03	0.00%	-3.08	1t start tie	3t 12- 2 out d4
22	105	98	Jul 22	STL	@	LAD	L,3-4	GS-7	L(8-7)	4	6.1	10	4	4	5	2	1	0	3.07	3.43	32	12	3	1	0	10	34			0	0	0	26	3	0	1	2	0	0	1.78	-0.285	.02	0.00%	-2.24	1b start a 2	7b -23 1 out d2
23	106	102	Jul 28	STL	@	SDP	L,3-8	GS-6	L(8-8)	5	6.0	7	3	3	4	3	1	0	3.12	3.51	26	8	4	0	0	7	45			1	0	1	22	1	0	1	2	0	0	1.04	-0.231	.03	0.00%	-0.56	1b start tie	6b 3 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	107	116	Aug 12	STL	@	NYM	W,5-1	GS-7	W(9-8)	14	7.0	1	1	0	3	4	0	0	2.99	3.48	25	13	4	2	0	1	74			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	2	0	2	.83	0.229	.00	0.00%	2.00	1b start a 1	7b 3 out a3
25	108	121	Aug 17	STL		ATL	W,4-3	GS-9	W(10-8)	4	8.0	4	2	2	2	4	0	1	2.96	3.45	29	9	9	1	1	4	68			0	1	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.75	0.370	.00	0.00%	2.57	1t start tie	9t 12- 0 out a4
26	109	126	Aug 22	STL	@	CIN	L,4-5	GS-7		4	7.0	3	4	4	8	1	1	0	3.04	3.61	31	13	6	1	1	3	48			0	0	0	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	.85	-0.085	.01	0.00%	-0.88	1b start tie	7b 3 out d4
27	110	130	Aug 27	STL	@	ATL	W,14-3	GS-5	W(11-8)	4	5.0	8	2	2	2	3	0	0	3.06	3.58	21	6	2	0	0	8	44			0	1	0	19	0	0	0	3	0	0	.95	0.032	.01	0.00%	0.50	1b start a 1	5b 3 out a8
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
28	111	134	Sep 1	STL		CIN	L,2-5	GS-8	L(11-9)	4	8.0	8	4	4	5	5	0	0	3.12	3.56	35	10	9	0	2	6	50			2	2	0	29	1	0	0	0	0	0	.90	-0.170	.00	0.00%	-0.47	1t start tie	8t 3 out d3
29	112	139	Sep 6	STL		PIT	L,1-4	GS-6	L(11-10)	4	6.0	9	3	3	2	2	0	0	3.16	3.54	27	8	6	1	2	9	42			0	1	0	23	2	0	1	1	1	0	.87	-0.109	.00	0.00%	-0.35	1t start tie	6t 3 out d3
30	113	145	Sep 11	STL	@	MON	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(11-11)	4	8.0	9	3	3	0	3	1	0	3.17	3.54	30	11	7	2	0	9	55			1	1	0	30	2	0	0	1	0	0	.55	-0.102	.00	0.00%	0.50	1b start tie	8b 3 out d2
31	114	150	Sep 16	STL	@	CHC	W,4-1	GS-8	W(12-11)	4	7.2	4	1	1	2	2	0	1	3.10	3.53	30	14	10	5	1	1	67			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.01	0.314	.00	0.00%	2.47	1b start tie	8b 1-3 2 out a2
32	115	156	Sep 23	STL		CHC	W,5-1	GS-8	W(13-11)	6	8.0	5	1	1	2	4	0	0	3.03	3.49	30	16	8	4	1	0	70			1	0	0	27	1	0	0	2	1	0	1.12	0.241	.00	0.00%	2.53	1t start tie	8t 3 out d1
33	116	161	Sep 30	STL		MON	W,6-1	GS-8	W(14-11)	6	8.0	6	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.96	3.45	30	11	10	1	2	6	67			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	2	0	1	.80	0.184	.00	0.00%	2.53	1t start tie	8t 3 out a5
							15-18		W-L:14-11	4.1	234.0	200	81	77	74	103	13	6	2.96	3.45	936	1.96		7%	4%	179	57		---%	15	12	4	840	31	5	4	34	7	9	.95	2.131	.37	0.72%	24.01

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