Denny McLain
1963–1972 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Athletics, Washington Senators (1961-71)
285G
.133AVG
.166OBP
.153SLG
82H
1HR
31RBI
1SB
131–91W–L
1,886IP
1,282K
3.39ERA
264GS
2SV
1Rare feat
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 285 | 709 | 616 | 32 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 25 | 244 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 94 | .133 | .166 | .153 | .319 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,886.0 | 280 | 264 | 105 | 131 | 91 | 2 | 1,646 | 778 | 711 | 242 | 548 | 1,282 | 0 | 0 | 3.39 | 1.163 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1968-06-20 to 1968-07-03
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | 5 home runs allowed | 1971-06-16 | 1 in 8,036 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 53 | 14 strikeouts | 1965-06-15 | 1 in 1,810 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1966-05-06 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 145 | 353 | 34 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 126 | .114 | .136 | .130 |
| Away | 140 | 356 | 48 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 118 | .151 | .166 | .174 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 29 | 80 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 26 | .183 | .188 | .183 |
| May | 44 | 107 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 34 | .189 | .196 | .211 |
| June | 47 | 121 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 40 | .102 | .132 | .111 |
| July | 59 | 131 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 48 | .101 | .107 | .118 |
| August | 59 | 162 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 61 | .102 | .123 | .117 |
| September | 42 | 97 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 32 | .157 | .186 | .217 |
| October | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .250 | .273 | .250 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| baltimore-orioles | 32 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .074 | .066 | .074 |
| cleveland-guardians | 31 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 32 | .114 | .125 | .129 |
| boston-red-sox | 30 | 68 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 19 | .228 | .250 | .263 |
| new-york-yankees | 29 | 73 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 23 | .104 | .110 | .104 |
| chicago-white-sox | 28 | 70 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 22 | .153 | .186 | .203 |
| california-angels | 28 | 71 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 24 | .153 | .183 | .203 |
| minnesota-twins | 26 | 77 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | .109 | .130 | .156 |
| washington-senators-1961-71 | 17 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .214 | .217 | .214 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |  Detroit Tigers | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | .200 | 21 | 22 |
| 1964 | Detroit Tigers | 20 | 37 | 5 | – | 2 | – | .135 | 100 | 70 |
| 1965 | Detroit Tigers | 33 | 74 | 4 | – | 3 | – | .054 | 220 | 192 |
| 1966 | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 93 | 17 | – | 5 | 1 | .183 | 264 | 192 |
| 1967 | Detroit Tigers | 38 | 85 | 10 | – | – | – | .118 | 235 | 161 |
| 1968 | Detroit Tigers | 44 | 111 | 18 | – | 4 | – | .162 | 336 | 280 |
| 1969 | Detroit Tigers | 42 | 106 | 17 | – | 8 | – | .160 | 325 | 181 |
| 1970 | Detroit Tigers | 14 | 31 | 2 | – | – | – | .065 | 91 | 52 |
| 1971 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 33 | 58 | 6 | – | 7 | – | .103 | 216 | 103 |
| 1972 | Atlanta Braves, Athletics | 20 | 16 | 2 | – | – | – | .125 | 76 | 29 |