So far in his pro baseball career, McLain has given up 1,646 base hits while accumulating 1,282 K’s in 1,886 frames. He has given up 711 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.163 and a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.34 and he has gone up against 7,719 opposing hitters so far in his career. McLain (131-91 career record) is the owner of a 3.39 earned run average while giving up 7.9 hits per 9 innings.
Denny McLain Stats
| Year | Team | G | IP | W | L | WHIP | ERA | H | BB | SO | FIP | SV | GS | HR | ER | R | BF | SO/W | H/9 | SO/9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 280 | 1886.0 | 131 | 91 | 1.163 | 3.39 | 1,646 | 548 | 1,282 | 3.72 | 2 | 264 | 242 | 711 | 778 | 7,719 | 2.34 | 7.9 | 6.1 | |
| 1972 | TOT | 20 | 76.1 | 4 | 7 | 1.546 | 6.37 | 92 | 26 | 29 | 5.43 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 54 | 58 | 345 | 1.12 | 10.8 | 3.4 |
| 1972 | OAK | 5 | 22.1 | 1 | 2 | 1.791 | 6.04 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 5.09 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 108 | 1.00 | 12.9 | 3.2 |
| 1972 | ATL | 15 | 54.0 | 3 | 5 | 1.444 | 6.50 | 60 | 18 | 21 | 5.57 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 237 | 1.17 | 10.0 | 3.5 |
| 1971 | WSA | 33 | 216.2 | 10 | 22 | 1.408 | 4.28 | 233 | 72 | 103 | 4.40 | 0 | 32 | 31 | 103 | 115 | 931 | 1.43 | 9.7 | 4.3 |
| 1970 | DET | 14 | 91.1 | 3 | 5 | 1.401 | 4.63 | 100 | 28 | 52 | 5.22 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 47 | 51 | 402 | 1.86 | 9.9 | 5.1 |
| 1969 | DET | 42 | 325.0 | 24 | 9 | 1.092 | 2.80 | 288 | 67 | 181 | 3.05 | 0 | 41 | 25 | 101 | 105 | 1,304 | 2.70 | 8.0 | 5.0 |
| 1968 | DET | 41 | 336.0 | 31 | 6 | 0.905 | 1.96 | 241 | 63 | 280 | 2.53 | 0 | 41 | 31 | 73 | 86 | 1,288 | 4.44 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| 1967 | DET | 37 | 235.0 | 17 | 16 | 1.200 | 3.79 | 209 | 73 | 161 | 4.08 | 0 | 37 | 35 | 99 | 110 | 976 | 2.21 | 8.0 | 6.2 |
| 1966 | DET | 38 | 264.1 | 20 | 14 | 1.169 | 3.92 | 205 | 104 | 192 | 4.38 | 0 | 38 | 42 | 115 | 120 | 1,080 | 1.85 | 7.0 | 6.5 |
| 1965 | DET | 33 | 220.1 | 16 | 6 | 1.071 | 2.61 | 174 | 62 | 192 | 3.12 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 64 | 73 | 881 | 3.10 | 7.1 | 7.8 |
| 1964 | DET | 19 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 1.210 | 4.05 | 84 | 37 | 70 | 4.43 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 45 | 48 | 416 | 1.89 | 7.6 | 6.3 |
| 1963 | DET | 3 | 21.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.714 | 4.29 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 3.91 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 96 | 1.38 | 8.6 | 9.4 |
1972 Stats for Denny McLain
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 4 | 172nd |
| Losses | 7 | 129th |
| Win-Loss Percentage | .364 | 226th |
| Earned Run Average (ERA) | 6.39 | 1155th |
| Games Played | 20 | 236th |
| Games Started | 13 | 122nd |
| Games Finished | 5 | 148th |
| Complete Games | 2 | 117th |
| Shutouts | 0 | 270th |
| Saves | 1 | 133rd |
| Innings Pitched | 76 | 178th |
| Hits Allowed | 92 | 137th |
| Runs Allowed | 58 | 104th |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 54 | 101st |
| Home Runs Allowed | 16 | 45th |
| Walks | 26 | 194th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 355th |
| Strikeouts | 29 | 219th |
| Hit Batters | 1 | 219th |
| Balks | 2 | 13th |
| Wild Pitches | 1 | 277th |
| Batters Faced | 345 | 168th |
| ERA+ | 56 | 337th |
| FIP | 5.43 | 1162nd |
| WHIP | 1.546 | 1093rd |
| Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings | 10.8 | 63rd |
| Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | 1.9 | 32nd |
| Walks Per 9 Innings | 3.1 | 231st |
| Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | 3.4 | 341st |
| Strikeout to Walk Ratio | 1.1 | 266th |
1972 Stats for Denny McLain
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 1 | 261st |
| Losses | 2 | 233rd |
| Win-Loss Percentage | .333 | 238th |
| Earned Run Average (ERA) | 6.11 | 1152nd |
| Games Played | 5 | 341st |
| Games Started | 5 | 172nd |
| Games Finished | 0 | 350th |
| Complete Games | 0 | 288th |
| Shutouts | 0 | 271st |
| Saves | 0 | 285th |
| Innings Pitched | 22 | 285th |
| Hits Allowed | 32 | 255th |
| Runs Allowed | 17 | 250th |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 15 | 249th |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 216th |
| Walks | 8 | 300th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 356th |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 309th |
| Hit Batters | 0 | 340th |
| Balks | 0 | 255th |
| Wild Pitches | 0 | 345th |
| Batters Faced | 108 | 278th |
| ERA+ | 48 | 349th |
| FIP | 5.09 | 1154th |
| WHIP | 1.791 | 1143rd |
| Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings | 12.9 | 30th |
| Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | 1.6 | 38th |
| Walks Per 9 Innings | 3.2 | 224th |
| Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | 3.2 | 349th |
| Strikeout to Walk Ratio | 1.0 | 295th |
1972 Stats for Denny McLain
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 3 | 193rd |
| Losses | 5 | 165th |
| Win-Loss Percentage | .375 | 221st |
| Earned Run Average (ERA) | 6.50 | 1157th |
| Games Played | 15 | 271st |
| Games Started | 8 | 143rd |
| Games Finished | 5 | 149th |
| Complete Games | 2 | 118th |
| Shutouts | 0 | 272nd |
| Saves | 1 | 134th |
| Innings Pitched | 54 | 220th |
| Hits Allowed | 60 | 199th |
| Runs Allowed | 41 | 145th |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 39 | 134th |
| Home Runs Allowed | 12 | 93rd |
| Walks | 18 | 240th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 357th |
| Strikeouts | 21 | 247th |
| Hit Batters | 1 | 220th |
| Balks | 2 | 14th |
| Wild Pitches | 1 | 278th |
| Batters Faced | 237 | 215th |
| ERA+ | 58 | 331st |
| FIP | 5.57 | 1167th |
| WHIP | 1.444 | 1054th |
| Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings | 10.0 | 94th |
| Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | 2.0 | 31st |
| Walks Per 9 Innings | 3.0 | 246th |
| Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | 3.5 | 336th |
| Strikeout to Walk Ratio | 1.2 | 255th |
1971 Stats for Denny McLain
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 10 | 75th |
| Losses | 22 | 1st |
| Win-Loss Percentage | .313 | 254th |
| Earned Run Average (ERA) | 4.29 | 1073rd |
| Games Played | 33 | 153rd |
| Games Started | 32 | 50th |
| Games Finished | 1 | 262nd |
| Complete Games | 9 | 45th |
| Shutouts | 3 | 41st |
| Saves | 0 | 288th |
| Innings Pitched | 216 | 54th |
| Hits Allowed | 233 | 32nd |
| Runs Allowed | 115 | 9th |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 103 | 8th |
| Home Runs Allowed | 31 | 3rd |
| Walks | 72 | 39th |
| Intentional Walks | 8 | 60th |
| Strikeouts | 103 | 68th |
| Hit Batters | 3 | 115th |
| Balks | 1 | 51st |
| Wild Pitches | 4 | 120th |
| Batters Faced | 931 | 53rd |
| ERA+ | 77 | 268th |
| FIP | 4.40 | 1120th |
| WHIP | 1.408 | 1038th |
| Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings | 9.7 | 105th |
| Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | 1.3 | 43rd |
| Walks Per 9 Innings | 3.0 | 253rd |
| Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | 4.3 | 279th |
| Strikeout to Walk Ratio | 1.4 | 193rd |
1970 Stats for Denny McLain
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 3 | 228th |
| Losses | 5 | 170th |
| Win-Loss Percentage | .375 | 275th |
| Earned Run Average (ERA) | 4.64 | 1040th |
| Games Played | 14 | 313th |
| Games Started | 14 | 134th |
| Games Finished | 0 | 409th |
| Complete Games | 1 | 156th |
| Shutouts | 0 | 306th |
| Saves | 0 | 329th |
| Innings Pitched | 91 | 160th |
| Hits Allowed | 100 | 141st |
| Runs Allowed | 51 | 143rd |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 47 | 137th |
| Home Runs Allowed | 19 | 63rd |
| Walks | 28 | 215th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 396th |
| Strikeouts | 52 | 178th |
| Hit Batters | 3 | 129th |
| Balks | 1 | 76th |
| Wild Pitches | 0 | 396th |
| Batters Faced | 402 | 155th |
| ERA+ | 81 | 296th |
| FIP | 5.22 | 1136th |
| WHIP | 1.401 | 954th |
| Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings | 9.9 | 134th |
| Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | 1.9 | 36th |
| Walks Per 9 Innings | 2.8 | 357th |
| Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | 5.1 | 267th |
| Strikeout to Walk Ratio | 1.9 | 120th |
1969 Stats for Denny McLain
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 24 | 2nd |
| Losses | 9 | 96th |
| Win-Loss Percentage | .727 | 42nd |
| Earned Run Average (ERA) | 2.80 | 827th |
| Games Played | 42 | 78th |
| Games Started | 41 | 3rd |
| Games Finished | 0 | 412th |
| Complete Games | 23 | 6th |
| Shutouts | 9 | 1st |
| Saves | 0 | 319th |
| Innings Pitched | 325 | 2nd |
| Hits Allowed | 288 | 3rd |
| Runs Allowed | 105 | 24th |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 101 | 13th |
| Home Runs Allowed | 25 | 14th |
| Walks | 67 | 68th |
| Intentional Walks | 7 | 87th |
| Strikeouts | 181 | 23rd |
| Hit Batters | 4 | 98th |
| Balks | 2 | 22nd |
| Wild Pitches | 5 | 104th |
| Batters Faced | 1,304 | 2nd |
| ERA+ | 134 | 65th |
| FIP | 3.05 | 833rd |
| WHIP | 1.092 | 805th |
| Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings | 8.0 | 310th |
| Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | 0.7 | 274th |
| Walks Per 9 Innings | 1.9 | 424th |
| Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | 5.0 | 285th |
| Strikeout to Walk Ratio | 2.7 | 26th |
1968 Stats for Denny McLain
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 31 | 1st |
| Losses | 6 | 120th |
| Win-Loss Percentage | .838 | 16th |
| Earned Run Average (ERA) | 1.96 | 911th |
| Games Played | 41 | 50th |
| Games Started | 41 | 1st |
| Games Finished | 0 | 294th |
| Complete Games | 28 | 3rd |
| Shutouts | 6 | 8th |
| Saves | 0 | 244th |
| Innings Pitched | 336 | 1st |
| Hits Allowed | 241 | 6th |
| Runs Allowed | 86 | 28th |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 73 | 37th |
| Home Runs Allowed | 31 | 1st |
| Walks | 63 | 40th |
| Intentional Walks | 2 | 205th |
| Strikeouts | 280 | 2nd |
| Hit Batters | 6 | 44th |
| Balks | 0 | 209th |
| Wild Pitches | 3 | 140th |
| Batters Faced | 1,288 | 2nd |
| ERA+ | 154 | 25th |
| FIP | 2.53 | 939th |
| WHIP | 0.905 | 893rd |
| Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings | 6.5 | 287th |
| Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | 0.8 | 95th |
| Walks Per 9 Innings | 1.7 | 291st |
| Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | 7.5 | 49th |
| Strikeout to Walk Ratio | 4.4 | 9th |
1967 Stats for Denny McLain
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 17 | 8th |
| Losses | 16 | 10th |
| Win-Loss Percentage | .515 | 133rd |
| Earned Run Average (ERA) | 3.79 | 1046th |
| Games Played | 37 | 98th |
| Games Started | 37 | 12th |
| Games Finished | 0 | 341st |
| Complete Games | 10 | 29th |
| Shutouts | 3 | 27th |
| Saves | 0 | 279th |
| Innings Pitched | 235 | 20th |
| Hits Allowed | 209 | 20th |
| Runs Allowed | 110 | 7th |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 99 | 6th |
| Home Runs Allowed | 35 | 1st |
| Walks | 73 | 23rd |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 190th |
| Strikeouts | 161 | 28th |
| Hit Batters | 3 | 112th |
| Balks | 0 | 242nd |
| Wild Pitches | 4 | 120th |
| Batters Faced | 976 | 20th |
| ERA+ | 86 | 221st |
| FIP | 4.08 | 1102nd |
| WHIP | 1.200 | 959th |
| Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings | 8.0 | 223rd |
| Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | 1.3 | 51st |
| Walks Per 9 Innings | 2.8 | 216th |
| Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | 6.2 | 142nd |
| Strikeout to Walk Ratio | 2.2 | 113th |
1966 Stats for Denny McLain
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 20 | 6th |
| Losses | 14 | 17th |
| Win-Loss Percentage | .588 | 80th |
| Earned Run Average (ERA) | 3.92 | 1038th |
| Games Played | 38 | 91st |
| Games Started | 38 | 7th |
| Games Finished | 0 | 344th |
| Complete Games | 14 | 7th |
| Shutouts | 4 | 16th |
| Saves | 0 | 281st |
| Innings Pitched | 264 | 10th |
| Hits Allowed | 205 | 28th |
| Runs Allowed | 120 | 4th |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 115 | 4th |
| Home Runs Allowed | 42 | 1st |
| Walks | 104 | 4th |
| Intentional Walks | 3 | 164th |
| Strikeouts | 192 | 14th |
| Hit Batters | 3 | 105th |
| Balks | 0 | 237th |
| Wild Pitches | 6 | 62nd |
| Batters Faced | 1,080 | 11th |
| ERA+ | 89 | 211th |
| FIP | 4.38 | 1123rd |
| WHIP | 1.169 | 916th |
| Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings | 7.0 | 325th |
| Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | 1.4 | 47th |
| Walks Per 9 Innings | 3.5 | 152nd |
| Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | 6.5 | 103rd |
| Strikeout to Walk Ratio | 1.9 | 174th |
1965 Stats for Denny McLain
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 16 | 19th |
| Losses | 6 | 125th |
| Win-Loss Percentage | .727 | 23rd |
| Earned Run Average (ERA) | 2.62 | 917th |
| Games Played | 33 | 139th |
| Games Started | 29 | 50th |
| Games Finished | 2 | 225th |
| Complete Games | 13 | 15th |
| Shutouts | 4 | 14th |
| Saves | 1 | 132nd |
| Innings Pitched | 220 | 33rd |
| Hits Allowed | 174 | 56th |
| Runs Allowed | 73 | 72nd |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 64 | 70th |
| Home Runs Allowed | 25 | 14th |
| Walks | 62 | 45th |
| Intentional Walks | 1 | 246th |
| Strikeouts | 192 | 12th |
| Hit Batters | 2 | 155th |
| Balks | 2 | 9th |
| Wild Pitches | 3 | 135th |
| Batters Faced | 881 | 37th |
| ERA+ | 134 | 43rd |
| FIP | 3.12 | 942nd |
| WHIP | 1.071 | 898th |
| Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings | 7.1 | 292nd |
| Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | 1.0 | 109th |
| Walks Per 9 Innings | 2.5 | 254th |
| Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | 7.8 | 43rd |
| Strikeout to Walk Ratio | 3.1 | 38th |
1964 Stats for Denny McLain
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 4 | 156th |
| Losses | 5 | 148th |
| Win-Loss Percentage | .444 | 164th |
| Earned Run Average (ERA) | 4.05 | 1039th |
| Games Played | 19 | 208th |
| Games Started | 16 | 95th |
| Games Finished | 0 | 333rd |
| Complete Games | 3 | 89th |
| Shutouts | 0 | 238th |
| Saves | 0 | 268th |
| Innings Pitched | 100 | 126th |
| Hits Allowed | 84 | 135th |
| Runs Allowed | 48 | 120th |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 45 | 111th |
| Home Runs Allowed | 16 | 68th |
| Walks | 37 | 111th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 324th |
| Strikeouts | 70 | 118th |
| Hit Batters | 1 | 207th |
| Balks | 0 | 233rd |
| Wild Pitches | 0 | 322nd |
| Batters Faced | 416 | 125th |
| ERA+ | 91 | 192nd |
| FIP | 4.43 | 1112th |
| WHIP | 1.210 | 934th |
| Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings | 7.6 | 289th |
| Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | 1.4 | 67th |
| Walks Per 9 Innings | 3.3 | 166th |
| Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | 6.3 | 133rd |
| Strikeout to Walk Ratio | 1.9 | 157th |
1963 Stats for Denny McLain
| Stat | Total | MLB Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Wins | 2 | 196th |
| Losses | 1 | 257th |
| Win-Loss Percentage | .667 | 55th |
| Earned Run Average (ERA) | 4.29 | 1071st |
| Games Played | 3 | 311th |
| Games Started | 3 | 161st |
| Games Finished | 0 | 311th |
| Complete Games | 2 | 115th |
| Shutouts | 0 | 240th |
| Saves | 0 | 258th |
| Innings Pitched | 21 | 250th |
| Hits Allowed | 20 | 261st |
| Runs Allowed | 12 | 258th |
| Earned Runs Allowed | 10 | 262nd |
| Home Runs Allowed | 2 | 255th |
| Walks | 16 | 214th |
| Intentional Walks | 0 | 304th |
| Strikeouts | 22 | 223rd |
| Hit Batters | 0 | 291st |
| Balks | 1 | 84th |
| Wild Pitches | 1 | 240th |
| Batters Faced | 96 | 249th |
| ERA+ | 89 | 183rd |
| FIP | 3.91 | 1075th |
| WHIP | 1.714 | 1155th |
| Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings | 8.6 | 191st |
| Home Runs Allowed Per 9 Innings | 0.9 | 152nd |
| Walks Per 9 Innings | 6.9 | 23rd |
| Strikeouts Per 9 Innings | 9.4 | 8th |
| Strikeout to Walk Ratio | 1.4 | 224th |