Denny Walling
1975–1992 · bats L / throws R · Houston Astros, Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
1,271G
.271AVG
.339OBP
.390SLG
More career statistics
799H
49HR
380RBI
44SB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,271 | 3,287 | 2,945 | 372 | 799 | 142 | 30 | 49 | 380 | 308 | 316 | 44 | 18 | 4 | 24 | 1,148 | .271 | .339 | .390 | .729 |
Streaks
12longest hitting streak · 1985-04-19 to 1985-05-01
16longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 6 RBI | 1986-07-02 | 1 in 1,786 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 4 runs scored | 1984-07-01 | 1 in 1,014 player-games | box score ↗ |
| 32 | 10 total bases | 1986-08-05 | 1 in 1,002 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 644 | 1672 | 406 | 20 | 190 | 158 | 148 | .272 | .337 | .382 |
| Away | 627 | 1615 | 393 | 29 | 190 | 150 | 168 | .271 | .336 | .398 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 160 | 391 | 92 | 5 | 38 | 38 | 32 | .265 | .332 | .369 |
| May | 225 | 553 | 122 | 4 | 53 | 51 | 56 | .246 | .313 | .335 |
| June | 231 | 606 | 142 | 11 | 71 | 66 | 50 | .266 | .343 | .393 |
| July | 193 | 521 | 123 | 8 | 60 | 47 | 53 | .262 | .326 | .385 |
| August | 221 | 571 | 156 | 11 | 80 | 49 | 55 | .303 | .359 | .439 |
| September | 218 | 579 | 143 | 9 | 72 | 54 | 63 | .274 | .340 | .403 |
| October | 23 | 66 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | .333 | .364 | .429 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| atlanta-braves | 151 | 396 | 105 | 7 | 44 | 36 | 36 | .294 | .356 | .409 |
| cincinnati-reds | 141 | 377 | 94 | 10 | 42 | 40 | 37 | .281 | .355 | .451 |
| san-francisco-giants | 126 | 306 | 83 | 5 | 47 | 25 | 35 | .299 | .353 | .424 |
| san-diego-padres | 120 | 328 | 88 | 7 | 48 | 37 | 19 | .304 | .381 | .464 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 113 | 276 | 57 | 3 | 30 | 28 | 22 | .233 | .308 | .339 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 109 | 290 | 61 | 3 | 30 | 25 | 29 | .233 | .297 | .321 |
| chicago-cubs | 101 | 296 | 78 | 2 | 28 | 29 | 29 | .298 | .361 | .382 |
| montreal-expos | 96 | 275 | 57 | 2 | 33 | 25 | 37 | .229 | .298 | .329 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 |  Athletics | 6 | 8 | 1 | – | 2 | – | .125 | – | – |
| 1976 | Athletics | 3 | 11 | 3 | – | – | – | .273 | – | – |
| 1977 |  Houston Astros | 6 | 21 | 6 | – | 6 | – | .286 | – | – |
| 1978 | Houston Astros | 120 | 247 | 62 | 3 | 36 | 9 | .251 | – | – |
| 1979 | Houston Astros | 82 | 147 | 48 | 3 | 31 | 3 | .327 | – | – |
| 1980 | Houston Astros | 100 | 284 | 85 | 3 | 29 | 4 | .299 | – | – |
| 1981 | Houston Astros | 65 | 158 | 37 | 5 | 23 | 2 | .234 | – | – |
| 1982 | Houston Astros | 85 | 146 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 4 | .205 | – | – |
| 1983 | Houston Astros | 100 | 135 | 40 | 3 | 19 | 2 | .296 | – | – |
| 1984 | Houston Astros | 87 | 249 | 70 | 3 | 31 | 7 | .281 | – | – |
| 1985 | Houston Astros | 119 | 345 | 93 | 7 | 45 | 5 | .270 | – | – |
| 1986 | Houston Astros | 130 | 382 | 119 | 13 | 58 | 1 | .312 | – | – |
| 1987 | Houston Astros | 110 | 325 | 92 | 5 | 33 | 5 | .283 | – | – |
| 1988 | Houston Astros, St. Louis Cardinals | 84 | 234 | 56 | 1 | 21 | 2 | .239 | – | – |
| 1989 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 69 | 79 | 24 | 1 | 11 | – | .304 | – | – |
| 1990 | St. Louis Cardinals | 78 | 127 | 28 | 1 | 19 | – | .220 | – | – |
| 1991 |  Texas Rangers | 24 | 44 | 4 | – | 2 | – | .091 | – | – |
| 1992 | Houston Astros | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | – | – |