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Dennis Springer

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-10, 185lb (178cm, 83kg)

Born: February 12, 1965 in Fresno, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 21st round of the 1987 MLB June Amateur Draft from California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA).

High School: Washington Union HS (Fresno, CA)

Schools: Reedley College (Reedley, CA), California State University, Fresno (Fresno, CA)

Debut: September 13, 1995 (Age 30-213d, 16,802nd in major league history)
vs. MON 5.1 IP, 8 H, 4 SO, 0 BB, 3 ER, L

Last Game: May 26, 2002 (Age 37-103d)
vs. ARI 1.1 IP, 1 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1996 season

Full Name: Dennis LeRoy Springer

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

0.6

ERA

5.18

130

655.1

296

WHIP

1.465

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1987	22	LAD-min	Rk	4	3	.571	2.88	23	5	13	1	0	6	65.2	70	38	21	3	16	2	54	2	0	4				1.310	9.6	0.4	2.2	7.4	3.38	GRF PION
1988	23	LAD-min	A	13	7	.650	3.33	33	21	7	6	4	2	159.2	141	78	59	13	64	4	112	5	1	12				1.284	7.9	0.7	3.6	6.3	1.75	BAK,VRO CALL,FLOR
1989	24	LAD-min	AA,AAA	10	9	.526	3.53	27	26	0	4	1	0	181.0	186	86	71	18	60	2	107	4	0	4				1.359	9.2	0.9	3.0	5.3	1.78	SAN,ABQ TL,PCL
1990	25	LAD-min	AA,AAA	8	6	.571	3.39	26	26	0	3	0	0	169.2	157	80	64	9	80	0	79	3	1	7				1.397	8.3	0.5	4.2	4.2	0.99	SAN,ABQ TL,PCL
1991	26	LAD-min	AA	10	10	.500	4.43	30	24	0	2	0	0	164.2	153	96	81	18	91	2	138	5	0	7	725			1.482	8.4	1.0	5.0	7.5	1.52	SAN TL
1992	27	LAD-min	AA,AAA	8	14	.364	4.79	29	29	0	5	0	0	184.0	184	106	98	13	71	3	109	8	0	7	794			1.386	9.0	0.6	3.5	5.3	1.54	SAN,ABQ TL,PCL
1993	28	LAD-min	AAA	3	8	.273	5.99	35	18	5	0	0	0	130.2	173	104	87	18	39	1	69	2	0	7	591			1.622	11.9	1.2	2.7	4.8	1.77	ABQ PCL
1994	29	PHI-min	AA	5	8	.385	3.40	24	19	3	2	0	2	135.0	125	74	51	11	44	1	118	1	0	14	567			1.252	8.3	0.7	2.9	7.9	2.68	REA EL
1995	30	PHI-min	AAA	10	11	.476	4.68	30	23	3	4	0	0	171.0	163	101	89	19	47	1	115	7	0	8	715			1.228	8.6	1.0	2.5	6.1	2.45	SWB IL
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	88	4.85	1.343	8.5	1.2	3.6	6.0	1.67
1996	31	CAL-min	AAA	10	3	.769	2.72	16	12	1	6	0	0	109.1	89	35	33	9	36	1	78	4	1	10	437			1.143	7.3	0.7	3.0	6.4	2.17	VAN PCL
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	6.67	1.415	8.7	2.3	4.1	6.1	1.49
1997	32	ANA-min	AAA	1	1	.500	3.00	2	2	0	2	0	0	15.0	12	6	5	1	6	0	7	1	0	0	63			1.200	7.2	0.6	3.6	4.2	1.17	VAN PCL
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	5.75	1.397	9.2	1.5	3.4	3.5	1.03
1998	33	TBD-min	AAA	2	3	.400	2.87	5	5	0	0	0	0	37.2	34	13	12	1	15	0	23	1	0	1	157			1.301	8.1	0.2	3.6	5.5	1.53	DHM IL
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	6.57	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	4	83	7	0	2	855	89	4.90	1.503	10.6	1.1	2.9	3.8	1.30
2000	35	NYM-min	AAA	5	5	.500	4.38	25	17	1	1	1	0	117.0	120	65	57	15	35	1	35	6	1	7	501			1.325	9.2	1.2	2.7	2.7	1.00	NFK IL
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	53	6.13	2.206	15.9	1.6	4.0	4.0	1.00
2001	36	LAD-min	AAA	7	7	.500	5.27	19	18	1	2	1	0	114.1	142	74	67	16	28	1	51	6	1	4	504			1.487	11.2	1.3	2.2	4.0	1.82	LVG PCL
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	122	5.15	1.105	9.0	1.4	0.9	3.3	3.50
2002	37	LAD-min	AAA	7	8	.467	5.85	26	22	2	1	1	1	143.0	203	100	93	21	37	0	38	4	0	7	642			1.678	12.8	1.3	2.3	2.4	1.03	LVG PCL
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	73	5.96	2.250	6.8	0.0	13.5	6.8	0.50
8 Yrs				24	48	.333	5.18	130	98	16	9	4	1	655.1	702	415	377	108	258	6	296	40	0	21	2866	88	5.73	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	2	88	12	0	6	855	88	5.73	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	116	5.21	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	6.05	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	53	6.13	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	6.57	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	88	4.85	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	4	83	7	0	2	855	89	4.90	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	5	111	12	0	7	1090	87	4.97	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	6.20	1.447	9.1	1.7	3.9	4.1	1.05

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