Denny McLain
Bats R · Throws R · b. 1944, Chicago, USA · MLB debut 1963-09-21, final game 1972-09-12
Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | DET | AL | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .167 | .800 |
| 1964 | DET | AL | 20 | 37 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .135 | .158 | .135 |
| 1965 | DET | AL | 33 | 74 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 32 | .054 | .123 | .054 |
| 1966 | DET | AL | 38 | 93 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 39 | .183 | .224 | .204 |
| 1967 | DET | AL | 38 | 85 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | .118 | .138 | .118 |
| 1968 | DET | AL | 44 | 111 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 37 | .162 | .170 | .189 |
| 1969 | DET | AL | 42 | 106 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 41 | .160 | .188 | .160 |
| 1970 | DET | AL | 14 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .065 | .065 | .097 |
| 1971 | WS2 | AL | 33 | 58 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | .103 | .161 | .155 |
| 1972 | 2TM | 20 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .125 | .222 | .125 | |
| 1963–1972 | 285 | 616 | 32 | 82 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 1 | 25 | 244 | .133 | .166 | .153 |
Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | DET | AL | 2 | 1 | 4.29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 22 |
| 1964 | DET | AL | 4 | 5 | 4.05 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 84 | 45 | 16 | 37 | 70 |
| 1965 | DET | AL | 16 | 6 | 2.61 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 220.1 | 174 | 64 | 25 | 62 | 192 |
| 1966 | DET | AL | 20 | 14 | 3.92 | 38 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 264.1 | 205 | 115 | 42 | 104 | 192 |
| 1967 | DET | AL | 17 | 16 | 3.79 | 37 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 235.0 | 209 | 99 | 35 | 73 | 161 |
| 1968 | DET | AL | 31 | 6 | 1.96 | 41 | 41 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 336.0 | 241 | 73 | 31 | 63 | 280 |
| 1969 | DET | AL | 24 | 9 | 2.80 | 42 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 325.0 | 288 | 101 | 25 | 67 | 181 |
| 1970 | DET | AL | 3 | 5 | 4.63 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91.1 | 100 | 47 | 19 | 28 | 52 |
| 1971 | WS2 | AL | 10 | 22 | 4.28 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 216.2 | 233 | 103 | 31 | 72 | 103 |
| 1972 | 2TM | 4 | 7 | 6.37 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76.1 | 92 | 54 | 16 | 26 | 29 | |
| 1963–1972 | 131 | 91 | 3.39 | 280 | 264 | 105 | 29 | 2 | 1886.0 | 1646 | 711 | 242 | 548 | 1282 |
Awards
- 1968 Cy Young Award (AL)
- 1968 Most Valuable Player (AL)
- 1968 TSN All-Star (AL)
- 1968 TSN Major League Player of the Year (ML)
- 1968 TSN Pitcher of the Year (AL)
- 1969 Cy Young Award (AL)
- 1969 TSN All-Star (AL)
- 1969 TSN Pitcher of the Year (AL)
Hall of Fame voting
| Year | Voted by | Votes | Ballots | Needed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | BBWAA | 1 | 379 | 285 | |
| 1979 | BBWAA | 3 | 432 | 324 | |
| 1985 | BBWAA | 2 | 395 | 297 | |
| 2003 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2005 | Veterans - Players | ||||
| 2007 | Veterans - Players |