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Denny
McLain		  
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 190
 
Born: March 29, 1944 in Usa, IL, CHICAGO
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
  ERA AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 32 LOU JL $ 7,700,000   6 6 7 6 7 6 7 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
1977 33 LOU JL     6 6 7 6 7 6 6 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 6 6 4 4 4
1978 34 CHI JL $ 2,536,232   5 6 7 6 7 6 6 0 0 0 5 5 5 4 5 5 1 2 2
1979 35 CHI JL $ 2,536,232   5 6 7 6 7 6 6 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 1 1
1980 36 CHI JL     5 6 7 6 7 6 6 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 5 4 1 1 1
OOTP5 Min Ratings     5 6 7 6 7 6 6 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 5 4 1 1 1
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 7,700,000   6 6 7 6 7 6 7 0 0 0 6 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1976 32 LOU JL $ 7,700,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1977 33 LOU JL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1978 34 CHI JL $ 2,536,232 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1979 35 CHI JL $ 2,536,232 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
1980 36 CHI JL   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP5 Min Ratings   0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 7,700,000 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Pitcher Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1976 32 DM FL 2 6 .250 12 11 1 0 0 62.0 78 48 12 30 68 6.97 .310 .382 .583 .965 0.0
  LOU JL 8 8 .500 21 20 2 0 0 154.7 139 74 20 57 142 4.31 .241 .308 .441 .749 4.2
  TOT   10 14 .417 33 31 3 0 0 216.7 217 122 32 87 210 5.07 .262 .330 .484 .815 4.2
1977 33 LOU JL 10 4 .714 43 15 1 1 1 130.3 117 59 14 55 97 4.07 .237 .313 .403 .716 7.7
1978 34 CHI JL 5 13 .278 27 27 0 0 0 150.7 179 119 22 73 46 7.11 .303 .373 .545 .918 0.0
1979 35 CHI JL 6 3 .667 88 0 0 0 1 101.3 109 62 18 54 42 5.51 .274 .357 .477 .835 2.0
1980 36 CHI JL 0 1 .000 51 0 0 0 2 52.0 58 29 6 24 16 5.02 .290 .361 .465 .826 1.1
5 Years Sim 31 35 .470 242 73 4 1 4 651.0 680 391 92 293 411 5.41 .271 .344 .480 .824 15.0
Season Average 6 7 .462 48 14 0 0 0 130.2 136 78 18 58 82 5.41 .271 .344 .480 .824  
Career Highs 10 14 .714 88 31 3 1 2 216.7 217 122 32 87 210 7.11 .303 .373 .545 .918  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   320 197 51 156 200   .252 .334 .460 .794
vs LH   360 194 41 137 211   .290 .361 .500 .861
Home 15 16 .484 126 36 1 0 2 316.0 341 191 45 141 185 5.44 .277 .351 .493 .844
Away 16 19 .457 116 37 3 1 2 335.0 339 200 47 152 226 5.37 .265 .343 .467 .810
Mar/Apr 6 7 .462 45 17 0 0 0 136.3 139 84 17 59 103 5.55 .266 .341 .450 .791
May 4 5 .444 36 11 1 1 0 101.3 106 54 14 44 68 4.80 .272 .346 .464 .810
June 7 8 .467 35 10 2 0 3 97.0 99 49 12 39 67 4.55 .265 .335 .453 .788
July 5 8 .385 37 13 0 0 0 111.0 123 78 13 56 61 6.32 .285 .368 .510 .878
August 7 4 .636 43 11 1 0 0 105.3 120 69 22 46 61 5.90 .289 .360 .559 .919
Sep/Oct 2 3 .400 46 11 0 0 1 100.0 93 57 14 49 51 5.13 .245 .331 .442 .773
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1976 32 DM FL 12 24 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 9 .042 .040 .167 .207 -0.3 0.0
  LOU JL 21 58 3 11 2 0 0 8 0 0 1 16 .190 .200 .224 .424 2.4 0.0
  TOT   33 82 4 12 2 0 1 11 0 0 1 25 .146 .153 .207 .360 2.1 0.0
1977 33 LOU JL 43 39 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 19 .051 .075 .128 .203 -1.5 0.0
1978 34 CHI JL 27 57 3 7 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 14 .123 .150 .158 .308 0.0 0.0
1979 35 CHI JL 88 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1980 36 CHI JL 51 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
5 Years Sim 242 186 9 21 4 0 2 19 0 0 4 61 .113 .129 .167 .296 0.3 0.0
162 Game Average 124 6 14 2 0 1 12 0 0 2 40 .113 .129 .167 .296 0.2  
Career Highs 88 82 4 12 2 0 1 11 0 0 2 25 .146 .153 .207 .360 2.1  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   134 7 16 3 0 2 12 0 0 3 44 .119 .138 .187 .324 0.2
vs LH   52 2 5 1 0 0 7 0 0 1 17 .096 .107 .115 .223 -1.5
Home 126 82 2 7 2 0 0 8 0 0 3 30 .085 .115 .110 .225 -2.2
Away 116 104 7 14 2 0 2 11 0 0 1 31 .135 .140 .212 .352 1.0
RISP   55 0 9 3 0 1 18 0 0 3 18 .164 .194 .273 .466 2.7
Close/Late   9 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 .222 .222 .556 .778 1.3
Mar/Apr 45 46 2 2 0 0 2 4 0 0 1 15 .043 .063 .174 .236 -1.0
May 26 29 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 .034 .034 .034 .069 -2.2
June 26 25 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .080 .074 .080 .154 -1.2
July 34 31 0 4 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 10 .129 .125 .161 .286 -0.4
August 24 30 3 6 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 .200 .200 .267 .467 1.1
Sep/Oct 39 25 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 .240 .321 .280 .601 2.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1976 32 DM FL P 12 11 62.0 2 10 1 1 .923 1.74    
  LOU JL P 21 20 154.7 6 25 1 2 .969 1.80    
  TOT   P 33 31 216.7 8 35 2 3 .956 1.79    
1977 33 LOU JL P 43 15 130.3 14 16 1 6 .968 2.07    
1978 34 CHI JL P 27 27 150.7 12 33 1 2 .978 2.69    
1979 35 CHI JL P 88 0 101.3 6 19 0 2 1.000 2.22    
1980 36 CHI JL P 51 0 52.0 3 12 1 1 .938 2.60    
Career Totals   242 73 651.0 43 115 5 14 .969 2.18    
Career Highs   88 31 216.7 14 35 2 6 1.000 2.69    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Games Pitched
1979-2-88
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 0    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 38)
   Gray Ink Test: 1    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 149)
 
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  1. Dow Jones (962)
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  4. Charlie Perkins (957)
  5. Leo Chavarria (956)
  6. Andre Higa (955)
  7. Rock Varkville (953)
  8. J.R. Riles (952)
  9. Dennis Martinez (952)
  10. Perry Morris (949)
History
Signed as a free agent by Des Moines on 2/13/1976 to a 4-year deal worth $7,700,000 per year
Traded from Des Moines to Louisville on 6/1/1976 (Going to LOU: P D. Mclain. Going to DM: P C. Eckhoff)
Released by Louisville on 10/19/1977
Signed as a free agent by Chicago on 2/4/1978 to a 4-year deal worth $2,536,232 per year
 
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