Denny McLain

Starting Pitcher
1963—1972
BORN
March 29, 1944, in Chicago, IL
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
September 21, 1963
PITCH ARSENAL
Rising Fastball
Change
Sweeping Curve
Slider
PRIMARY TEAM
Tigers
131
WINS
60.6
QUALITY START PCT
19.7
WAR
3.39
ERA
101
23.1
WAR7
1282
STRIKEOUTS
2.34
K / BB RATIO
2.1
WAR PER SEASON
Denny McLain
The last man to win 30 games in a season. Two-time Cy Young Award winner. Suspended a few years later for gambling.
— 1968 Tigers WS CHAMP —

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Denny McLain Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
McLain
19.7
23.1
22.0
20.1
21.4
2.1
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Denny McLain Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
NR
NR
NR
98
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

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Bill Freehan

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