Denny
McLain
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1''
Weight: 195
 
Born: March 29, 1944 in Usa, IL, CHICAGO
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1977   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 19 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 6 7 7 5 6 5
1964 20 OAK AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 5 6 7 7 4 5 5
1965 21 TAM AL $ 300,000 8 5 6 6 7 8 7 4 5 5
1966 22 TAM AL   7 5 6 5 8 9 8 4 5 5
1967 23 TAM AL   7 5 6 6 9 9 9 4 5 4
1968 24 TAM AL   7 5 6 5 9 10 9 4 5 5
1969 25 TAM AL $ 300,000 7 5 6 6 10 10 10 4 5 4
1970 26 TAM AL $ 1,828,571 7 5 6 5 10 10 10 3 5 4
1971 27 TAM AL $ 4,128,571 6 5 6 5 10 10 10 4 5 4
1972 28 TAM AL $ 4,128,571 6 5 6 5 10 10 10 3 5 4
1973 29 TAM AL $ 2,900,000 6 5 5 5 10 10 10 3 5 4
1974 30 TAM AL $ 2,900,000 6 4 5 5 10 10 10 3 5 4
1975 31 TAM AL $ 2,900,000 6 4 5 5 10 10 10 3 5 4
1976 32 TAM AL $ 2,900,000 6 4 5 5 10 10 10 4 5 4
1977 33 TAM AL $ 1,600,000 6 4 5 5 10 10 10 3 3 3
1978 34 TAM AL $ 1,600,000 6 3 4 4 10 10 10 3 3 3
1979 35 TAM AL $ 1,600,000 6 3 4 4 9 10 10 3 3 3
1980 36 TOR AL $ 1,000,000 6 3 4 4 9 10 10 3 3 3
OOTP6 Min Ratings   6 3 4 4 6 7 7 3 3 3
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,128,571 8 5 6 6 10 10 10 5 6 5
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1963 19 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1964 20 OAK AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1965 21 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1966 22 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1967 23 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1968 24 TAM AL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1969 25 TAM AL $ 300,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1970 26 TAM AL $ 1,828,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1971 27 TAM AL $ 4,128,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1972 28 TAM AL $ 4,128,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1973 29 TAM AL $ 2,900,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1974 30 TAM AL $ 2,900,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1975 31 TAM AL $ 2,900,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1976 32 TAM AL $ 2,900,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1977 33 TAM AL $ 1,600,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1978 34 TAM AL $ 1,600,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1979 35 TAM AL $ 1,600,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1980 36 TOR AL $ 1,000,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,128,571   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1963 19 OAK AL 7 2 .778 64 0 0 0 0 98.0 87 41 8 31 59 3.77 .238 .300 .373 .673 6.3
1964 20 OAK AL 10 22 .313 41 41 9 1 0 274.0 274 124 33 76 174 4.07 .256 .305 .394 .700 10.0
1965 21 OAK AL 4 11 .267 20 20 5 0 0 150.0 161 72 16 38 80 4.32 .272 .313 .404 .717 2.6
    AAA   4 0 1.000 10 7 1 0 1 49.0 43 22 7 15 49 4.04 .231 .289 .371 .660  
1966 22 AAA   12 8 .600 28 28 1 0 0 187.0 196 91 19 57 203 4.38 .264 .317 .381 .698  
1967 23 AAA   6 2 .750 14 14 0 0 0 99.7 100 34 16 7 97 3.07 .256 .269 .419 .688  
1968 24 AAA   20 6 .769 29 29 2 1 0 215.7 220 76 19 28 204 3.17 .260 .284 .382 .666  
1969 25 TAM AL 7 9 .438 57 4 1 0 12 150.7 153 58 13 19 88 3.46 .262 .284 .383 .667 12.2
1970 26 TAM AL 12 10 .545 33 33 5 0 0 261.7 242 85 26 23 148 2.92 .243 .257 .367 .624 21.7
1971 27 TAM AL 8 9 .471 22 22 7 1 0 163.7 186 76 16 13 83 4.18 .280 .293 .398 .690 8.7
    AAA   7 0 1.000 7 7 2 1 0 53.7 45 14 6 10 36 2.35 .221 .257 .353 .610  
1972 28 TAM AL 11 13 .458 30 30 5 0 0 219.7 254 108 35 26 130 4.43 .287 .304 .454 .758 10.2
    AAA   1 1 .500 4 4 0 0 0 26.7 32 12 6 4 17 4.05 .283 .308 .460 .768  
1973 29 TAM AL 13 9 .591 29 29 5 1 0 222.0 247 97 34 26 110 3.93 .279 .297 .446 .743 13.7
1974 30 TAM AL 15 11 .577 32 32 4 0 0 238.3 287 112 31 26 129 4.23 .297 .314 .450 .764 16.3
1975 31 TAM AL 5 5 .500 46 0 0 0 6 64.7 93 44 10 13 33 6.12 .337 .363 .507 .870 1.4
1976 32 TAM AL 5 5 .500 44 0 0 0 9 78.3 86 29 10 7 34 3.33 .272 .290 .411 .702 7.8
1977 33 TAM AL 16 12 .571 34 34 8 2 0 260.0 272 108 29 33 115 3.74 .268 .289 .400 .689 17.7
1978 34 TAM AL 14 7 .667 27 27 7 0 0 210.3 233 75 21 16 83 3.21 .277 .289 .388 .677 15.3
1979 35 TAM AL 12 7 .632 35 22 5 1 8 175.7 187 67 14 26 52 3.43 .272 .298 .366 .664 16.3
1980 36 AAA   7 11 .389 26 26 1 0 0 163.3 215 73 23 22 84 4.02 .318 .340 .464 .804  
14 Years Sim 139 132 .513 514 294 61 6 35 2567.0 2762 1096 296 373 1318 3.84 .272 .297 .408 .704 160.1
7 Years AAA 57 28 .671 118 115 7 2 1 795.0 851 322 96 143 690 3.65 .269 .301 .404 .705  
Season Average 9 9 .500 36 21 4 0 2 183.4 197 78 21 26 94 3.84 .272 .297 .408 .704  
Career Highs 16 22 .778 64 41 9 2 12 274.0 287 124 35 76 174 6.12 .337 .363 .507 .870  
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   1305 536 153 117 740   .256 .272 .394 .666
vs LH   1457 560 143 256 578   .289 .323 .422 .745
Home 64 60 .516 261 140 20 4 18 1251.3 1382 549 124 184 639 3.95 .279 .305 .402 .706
Away 75 72 .510 253 154 41 2 17 1315.6 1380 547 172 189 679 3.74 .266 .292 .413 .705
Mar/Apr 18 22 .450 83 50 10 0 13 422.0 430 165 58 68 214 3.52 .262 .291 .410 .701
May 26 23 .531 96 57 16 2 6 506.3 544 210 62 68 255 3.73 .273 .297 .414 .710
June 29 24 .547 91 58 15 2 2 484.9 510 208 49 61 256 3.86 .265 .288 .401 .688
July 20 22 .476 80 44 4 1 6 364.9 389 173 42 54 178 4.27 .272 .299 .402 .701
August 17 30 .362 82 43 9 1 2 402.0 478 188 48 54 227 4.21 .293 .315 .428 .743
Sep/Oct 29 11 .725 82 42 10 1 6 386.6 411 152 37 68 188 3.54 .270 .301 .390 .691
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1963 19 OAK AL 64 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.1 0.0
1964 20 OAK AL 41 91 5 11 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 28 .121 .140 .121 .261 -2.6 0.0
1965 21 OAK AL 20 54 3 7 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 .130 .130 .167 .296 -0.8 0.0
3 Years Sim 125 152 9 19 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 51 .125 .136 .138 .275 -3.5 0.0
162 Game Average 196 11 24 2 0 0 3 1 2 2 66 .125 .136 .138 .275 -4.5  
Career Highs 64 91 5 11 2 0 0 3 1 1 2 28 .143 .143 .167 .296 -0.1  
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   107 7 13 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 37 .121 .138 .121 .259 -2.5
vs LH   45 2 6 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 14 .133 .133 .178 .311 -0.1
Home 62 59 4 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 22 .051 .082 .051 .133 -3.3
Away 63 93 5 16 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 29 .172 .172 .194 .366 0.7
RISP   18 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 6 .167 .167 .167 .333 0.1
Close/Late   14 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.2
Mar/Apr 13 33 2 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 12 .182 .206 .212 .418 0.6
May 24 36 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 15 .111 .111 .139 .250 -0.7
June 14 34 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 .118 .143 .118 .261 -0.9
July 6 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .182 .182 .182 .364 0.1
August 21 22 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .136 .136 .136 .273 -0.3
Sep/Oct 20 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1963 19 OAK AL P 64 0 98.0 6 19 0 3 1.000 2.30    
1964 20 OAK AL P 41 41 274.0 12 45 4 2 .934 1.87    
1965 21 OAK AL P 20 20 150.0 12 17 0 2 1.000 1.74    
1969 25 TAM AL P 57 4 150.7 9 20 1 2 .967 1.73    
1970 26 TAM AL P 33 33 261.7 13 46 0 0 1.000 2.03    
1971 27 TAM AL P 22 22 163.7 9 23 0 1 1.000 1.76    
1972 28 TAM AL P 30 30 219.7 18 17 2 1 .946 1.43    
1973 29 TAM AL P 29 29 222.0 19 25 1 2 .978 1.78    
1974 30 TAM AL P 32 32 238.3 12 28 0 2 1.000 1.51    
1975 31 TAM AL P 46 0 64.7 3 5 1 1 .889 1.11    
1976 32 TAM AL P 44 0 78.3 8 9 1 1 .944 1.95    
1977 33 TAM AL P 34 34 260.0 20 35 1 1 .982 1.90    
1978 34 TAM AL P 27 27 210.3 22 33 2 4 .965 2.35    
1979 35 TAM AL P 35 22 175.7 9 31 1 3 .976 2.05    
Career Totals   514 294 2567.0 172 353 14 25 .974 1.84    
Career Highs   64 41 274.0 22 46 4 4 1.000 2.35    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1972 28 TAM AL 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0 0 6.3 11 1 0 0 2 1.42 .379 .379 .414 .793
1973 29 TAM AL 2 0 1.000 3 3 2 1 0 25.3 16 5 1 5 6 1.78 .184 .228 .276 .504
1974 30 TAM AL 0 1 .000 1 1 1 0 0 8.0 10 4 0 2 5 4.50 .303 .343 .424 .767
Career Post-Season Pitching 2 1 .667 6 4 3 1 0 39.7 37 10 1 7 13 2.27 .248 .282 .336 .618
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1970-10-2.92
1978-4-3.21
Wins
1974-10-15
1977-10-16
Losses
1964-3-22
Winning Pct
1978-6-.667
1979-6-.632
Saves
1969-6-12
Games Pitched
1969-5-57
Games Started
1964-8-41
Shutouts
1973-8-1
1977-6-2
Innings Pitched
1970-9-261.7
1977-8-260.0
Hits Allowed
1964-10-274
1970-9-242
1972-8-254
1974-2-287
1977-9-272
Homeruns Allowed
1964-5-33
1970-10-26
1972-3-35
1973-3-34
1974-5-31
1977-6-29
Walks per 9IP
1970-2-0.8
1971-1-0.7
1972-1-1.1
1973-2-1.1
1974-1-1.0
1977-1-1.1
1978-1-0.7
1979-2-1.3
CAR-15-1.3
WHiP
1970-5-1.01
1972-10-1.27
1973-5-1.23
1977-7-1.17
1978-6-1.18
OOBP
1970-5-.257
1972-8-.304
1973-4-.297
1974-10-.314
1977-7-.289
1978-5-.289
CAR-43-.297
       
 
   Black Ink Test: 10    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 51    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 26    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 95)
 
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History
Drafted in 1st round, 17th overall pick, by Oakland in 1963
Earned first career win on 5/4/1963
Had first career hit on 5/9/1963, off Dick Drott (WOR)
Traded from Oakland to Tampa Bay on 7/1/1965 (Going to TAM: P Denny Mclain. Going to OAK: C Paul Ratliff, 1B Jim Gentile, C Vic Roznovsky)
Injured on 8/4/1966 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Injured on 4/23/1967 with a Ruptured Tricep Tendon, out for 4-5 weeks
Injured on 6/8/1967 with a Hyper Extended Elbow, out for one week
Injured on 7/4/1967 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 7-8 weeks
2/1/1970: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,828,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1971: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,128,571 through salary arbitration
2/1/1972: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,128,571 through salary arbitration
Injured on 4/7/1972 with a Strained Back, out for 2 weeks
7/31/1972: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $2,900,000 per year, for 4 years
Won Player of the Week award on 5/19/1973, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
10/29/1976: Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay, $1,600,000 per year, for 3 years
Was selected to the 1977 Allstar game
Injured on 9/25/1977 with a Torn Bicep Muscle, out for 6 weeks
Signed as a free agent by Toronto on 2/17/1980 to a 2-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Injured on 4/9/1980 with a Tight Shoulder, out for one week
Injured on 4/24/1980 with a Tight Shoulder, out for 6 days
Injured on 8/1/1980 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for one week