Denny McLain
1963–1972 · bats R / throws R · ALS, Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers, Athletics, Washington Senators (1961-71)
285G
.133AVG
.166OBP
.153SLG
More career statistics
82H
1HR
31RBI
1SB
131–91W–L
1,886.0IP
1,282K
3.39ERA
264GS
2SV
4Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ten Strikeouts in Relief | 1965-06-15 | 1 in 3,062 games | box score ↗ |
| 70 | Five Home Runs Allowed | 1971-06-16 | 1 in 1,585 games | box score ↗ |
| 62 | Three Sacrifice Bunts | 1969-07-18 | 1 in 730 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 |