John Denny
1974–1986 · bats R / throws R · Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals
270G
.170AVG
.197OBP
.193SLG
More career statistics
97H
0HR
29RBI
9SB
123–108W–L
2,148.2IP
1,146K
3.59ERA
322GS
5Rare 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.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Games | 270 | 326 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 270 | 656 | 570 | 44 | 97 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 19 | 164 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 110 | .170 | .197 | .193 | .390 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,148.7 | 325 | 322 | 62 | 123 | 108 | 0 | 2,093 | 967 | 856 | 137 | 778 | 1,146 | 0 | 0 | 3.59 | 1.336 |
Streaks
3longest hitting streak · 1976-07-03 to 1976-07-17
4longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Four Wild Pitches | 1978-04-22 | 1 in 2,630 games | box score ↗ |
| 58 | Two Balks | 1978-05-14 | 1 in 551 games | box score ↗ |
| 51 | Three Batters Hit | 1982-07-16 | 1 in 282 games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 165 | 312 | 49 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 86 | .181 | .186 | .196 |
| Away | 161 | 344 | 48 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 78 | .160 | .169 | .190 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 49 | 103 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 | .143 | .175 | .165 |
| May | 65 | 105 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 24 | .174 | .162 | .207 |
| June | 47 | 95 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | .141 | .147 | .176 |
| July | 49 | 105 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 27 | .181 | .171 | .191 |
| August | 56 | 126 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 27 | .240 | .246 | .260 |
| September | 56 | 114 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 27 | .144 | .149 | .165 |
| October | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .125 | .000 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-mets | 33 | 86 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 23 | .169 | .186 | .211 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 30 | 79 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 24 | .194 | .215 | .208 |
| montreal-expos | 28 | 75 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21 | .175 | .173 | .238 |
| chicago-cubs | 26 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .044 | .055 | .044 |
| los-angeles-dodgers | 23 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .268 | .271 | .317 |
| san-francisco-giants | 22 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | .208 | .204 | .229 |
| cincinnati-reds | 22 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | .091 | .098 | .114 |
| san-diego-padres | 21 | 53 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | .213 | .208 | .234 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 1975 | St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 44 | 10 | – | 3 | – | .227 | 136 | 72 |
| 1976 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 67 | 15 | – | 4 | 1 | .224 | 207 | 74 |
| 1977 | St. Louis Cardinals | 26 | 51 | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | .098 | 149 | 60 |
| 1978 | St. Louis Cardinals | 33 | 73 | 13 | – | 3 | – | .178 | 234 | 103 |
| 1979 | St. Louis Cardinals | 31 | 70 | 9 | – | 3 | 1 | .129 | 206 | 99 |
| 1980 |  Cleveland Guardians | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 108 | 59 |
| 1981 | Cleveland Guardians | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 145 | 94 |
| 1982 | Cleveland Guardians, Philadelphia Phillies | 25 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 160 | 113 |
| 1983 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 36 | 77 | 13 | – | 2 | 2 | .169 | 242 | 139 |
| 1984 | Philadelphia Phillies | 22 | 47 | 9 | – | 4 | – | .191 | 154 | 94 |
| 1985 | Philadelphia Phillies | 33 | 81 | 10 | – | 4 | 2 | .123 | 230 | 123 |
| 1986 |  Cincinnati Reds | 27 | 54 | 12 | – | 4 | 2 | .222 | 171 | 115 |