Danny Darwin
[edit] Biography
Born on October 25, 1955 in Bonham, Texas, Danny Darwin (Daniel Wayne Darwin) played for the Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants and Chicago White Sox over the course of his 21 year career. Darwin broke into the bigs on September 8, 1978 with the Texas Rangers, and put up a 4.04 ERA in 78 innings pitched in 1979, his rookie year.
There is some disagreement on what was Danny Darwin's most productive season. Some believe that it was 1980, when he posted a 2.63 ERA, won 13 games and struck out 104 batters. However, others believe that it was 1990, when he posted a 2.21 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 109 batters. Another season that some believe was Danny Darwin's best was 1989, when he posted a 2.36 ERA, won 11 games and struck out 104 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 4.15
| 8
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8.2
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| 20
| 6
| 4
| 4
| 4.04
| 58
| 36
| 35
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 78
| 50
| 5
| 30
| 2
| 0
| 5
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 53
| 2
| 13
| 4
| 2.63
| 104
| 37
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 109.2
| 98
| 4
| 50
| 7
| 3
| 2
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| 22
| 22
| 9
| 9
| 3.64
| 98
| 67
| 59
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 146
| 115
| 12
| 57
| 5
| 1
| 6
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| 56
| 1
| 10
| 8
| 3.44
| 61
| 38
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 89
| 95
| 6
| 37
| 8
| 2
| 2
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| 28
| 26
| 8
| 13
| 3.49
| 92
| 86
| 71
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 183
| 175
| 9
| 62
| 3
| 2
| 3
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| 35
| 32
| 8
| 12
| 3.94
| 123
| 110
| 98
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 223.2
| 249
| 19
| 54
| 2
| 3
| 4
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| 39
| 29
| 8
| 18
| 3.80
| 125
| 112
| 92
| 11
| 1
| 2
| 217.2
| 212
| 34
| 65
| 4
| 6
| 4
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| 27
| 14
| 6
| 8
| 3.52
| 80
| 62
| 51
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 130.1
| 120
| 13
| 35
| 1
| 5
| 3
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 12
| 8
| 5
| 2
| 2.32
| 40
| 19
| 14
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 54.1
| 50
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 2
| 0
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| 39
| 22
| 11
| 10
| 3.17
| 120
| 81
| 65
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 184.2
| 170
| 16
| 44
| 1
| 7
| 3
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| 33
| 30
| 9
| 10
| 3.59
| 134
| 87
| 78
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 195.2
| 184
| 17
| 69
| 12
| 3
| 5
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 44
| 20
| 8
| 13
| 3.84
| 129
| 86
| 82
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 192
| 189
| 20
| 48
| 9
| 1
| 7
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 68
| 0
| 11
| 4
| 2.36
| 104
| 34
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 122
| 92
| 8
| 33
| 9
| 2
| 2
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| 48
| 17
| 11
| 4
| 2.21
| 109
| 42
| 40
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 162.2
| 136
| 11
| 31
| 4
| 0
| 4
|
| 1991
| BOS
| A
| 12
| 12
| 3
| 6
| 5.16
| 42
| 39
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 68
| 71
| 15
| 15
| 1
| 2
| 4
|
| 1992
| BOS
| A
| 51
| 15
| 9
| 9
| 3.96
| 124
| 76
| 71
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 161.1
| 159
| 11
| 53
| 9
| 5
| 5
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| 34
| 34
| 15
| 11
| 3.26
| 130
| 93
| 83
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 229.1
| 196
| 31
| 49
| 8
| 5
| 3
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| 13
| 13
| 7
| 5
| 6.30
| 54
| 54
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 75.2
| 101
| 13
| 24
| 6
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 13
| 11
| 1
| 8
| 7.62
| 36
| 60
| 55
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 65
| 91
| 13
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 3
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 7
| 4
| 2
| 2
| 7.15
| 22
| 27
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 34
| 40
| 12
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 15
| 3
| 10
| 7.45
| 58
| 87
| 82
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 99
| 131
| 25
| 31
| 3
| 2
| 4
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| 19
| 19
| 7
| 9
| 3.02
| 69
| 48
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 122.1
| 117
| 9
| 16
| 0
| 3
| 6
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| 15
| 6
| 3
| 2
| 5.95
| 27
| 31
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 42.1
| 43
| 7
| 11
| 3
| 0
| 6
|
| 1996
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 25
| 10
| 11
| 3.77
| 96
| 79
| 69
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 164.2
| 160
| 16
| 27
| 3
| 3
| 12
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| 10
| 7
| 1
| 3
| 4.91
| 30
| 26
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 44
| 51
| 5
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| 21
| 17
| 4
| 8
| 4.13
| 62
| 60
| 52
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 113.1
| 130
| 21
| 31
| 1
| 1
| 1
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| 31
| 24
| 5
| 11
| 4.35
| 92
| 86
| 76
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 157.1
| 181
| 26
| 45
| 1
| 1
| 2
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 33
| 25
| 8
| 10
| 5.51
| 81
| 97
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 148.2
| 176
| 23
| 49
| 4
| 4
| 3
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 282
| 132
| 63
| 57
| 3.57
| 723
| 470
| 430
| 10
| 1
| 12
| 1084
| 1038
| 103
| 280
| 41
| 15
| 34
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 434
| 239
| 108
| 125
| 3.99
| 1219
| 961
| 856
| 43
| 8
| 20
| 1932.2
| 1913
| 218
| 594
| 60
| 37
| 47
|
| Total
|
|
| 716
| 371
| 171
| 182
| 3.84
| 1942
| 1431
| 1286
| 53
| 9
| 32
| 3016.2
| 2951
| 321
| 874
| 101
| 52
| 81
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| P
| 3
| 1
| 8.2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| P
| 20
| 6
| 78
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| P
| 53
| 2
| 109.2
| 7
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| P
| 22
| 22
| 146
| 8
| 16
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 11
| 5
| 0
| .923
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| P
| 56
| 1
| 89
| 5
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| P
| 28
| 26
| 183
| 20
| 18
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 8
| 1
| .927
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| P
| 35
| 32
| 223.2
| 13
| 21
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 20
| 7
| 1
| .919
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| P
| 39
| 29
| 217.2
| 15
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 19
| 7
| 0
| .939
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| P
| 27
| 14
| 130.1
| 6
| 22
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 0
| .903
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| P
| 12
| 8
| 54.1
| 4
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| P
| 39
| 22
| 184.2
| 10
| 27
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 16
| 6
| 0
| .925
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| P
| 33
| 30
| 195.2
| 10
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 28
| 7
| 0
| .941
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| P
| 44
| 20
| 192
| 14
| 37
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 28
| 2
| 1
| .981
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| P
| 68
| 0
| 122
| 2
| 12
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 10
| 6
| 2
| .875
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| P
| 48
| 17
| 162.2
| 11
| 15
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 17
| 6
| 1
| .963
|
| 1991
| BOS
| A
| P
| 12
| 12
| 68
| 6
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1992
| BOS
| A
| P
| 51
| 15
| 161.1
| 9
| 13
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 6
| 0
| .957
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| P
| 34
| 34
| 229.1
| 14
| 31
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 5
| 2
| .957
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| P
| 13
| 13
| 75.2
| 5
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| P
| 13
| 11
| 65
| 3
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 2
| 0
| .778
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| P
| 7
| 4
| 34
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| P
| 20
| 15
| 99
| 3
| 7
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 5
| 3
| 0
| .833
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| P
| 19
| 19
| 122.1
| 11
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| P
| 15
| 6
| 42.1
| 1
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| .833
|
| 1996
| TOT
| N
| P
| 34
| 25
| 164.2
| 12
| 25
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 3
| 0
| .974
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| P
| 10
| 7
| 44
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| P
| 21
| 17
| 113.1
| 6
| 20
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 3
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| P
| 31
| 24
| 157.1
| 8
| 27
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 10
| 4
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| P
| 33
| 25
| 148.2
| 10
| 24
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 10
| 7
| 0
| .944
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 716
| 371
| 3016.2
| 184
| 364
| 27
| 26
| 0
| 19
| 262
| 90
| 9
| .953
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1978
| TEX
| A
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1979
| TEX
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1980
| TEX
| A
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1981
| TEX
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1982
| TEX
| A
| 56
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1983
| TEX
| A
| 28
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| TEX
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| MIL
| A
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| MIL
| A
| 27
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| HOU
| N
| 12
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .063
| .063
| .063
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| Total
|
| 39
| 16
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .063
| .063
| .063
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| HOU
| N
| 35
| 66
| 2
| 12
| 0
| 4
| .182
| .206
| .242
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 40
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| HOU
| N
| 44
| 56
| 3
| 4
| 1
| 7
| .071
| .086
| .161
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| HOU
| N
| 68
| 17
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .118
| .111
| .118
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| HOU
| N
| 52
| 38
| 5
| 5
| 0
| 3
| .132
| .175
| .211
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 21
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1991
| BOS
| A
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| BOS
| A
| 51
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| BOS
| A
| 34
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| BOS
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOR
| A
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TEX
| A
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1995
| TOT
| A
| 20
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| PIT
| N
| 19
| 39
| 2
| 8
| 1
| 3
| .205
| .205
| .385
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1996
| HOU
| N
| 15
| 10
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .100
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 49
| 2
| 9
| 1
| 3
| .184
| .184
| .327
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 27
| 0
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| SF
| N
| 10
| 15
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .133
| .133
| .200
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| CHI
| A
| 21
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| Total
|
| 31
| 18
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 2
| .111
| .111
| .167
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1998
| SF
| N
| 33
| 45
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .089
| .128
| .111
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 30
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 288
| 302
| 15
| 39
| 2
| 22
| .129
| .148
| .199
| 11
| 2
| 6
| 168
| 1
| 19
| 2
| 0
| 1
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 434
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 722
| 305
| 15
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[edit] Transactions
- Signed as a non-drafted free agent by Texas Rangers (May 10, 1976).
- Traded by Texas Rangers to Milwaukee Brewers as part of 4-team trade in which Milwaukee Brewers sent Jim Sundberg to Kansas City Royals; Kansas City Royals sent Don Slaught to Texas Rangers; Kansas City Royals sent Frank Wills to New York Mets; New York Mets sent Tim Leary to Milwaukee Brewers (January 18, 1985); and Texas Rangers sent Bill Nance to Milwaukee Brewers (January 30, 1985).
- Granted free agency (November 12, 1985).
- Signed by Milwaukee Brewers (December 22, 1985).
- Traded by Milwaukee Brewers to Houston Astros in exchange for Don August and Mark Knudson (August 15, 1986).
- Granted free agency (November 9, 1987).
- Signed by Houston Astros (January 8, 1988).
- Granted free agency (November 7, 1990).
- Signed by Boston Red Sox (December 19, 1990).
- Granted free agency (October 21, 1994).
- Signed by Toronto Blue Jays (April 10, 1995).
- Released by Toronto Blue Jays (July 18, 1995).
- Signed by Texas Rangers (July 31, 1995).
- Granted free agency (November 11, 1995).
- Signed by Pittsburgh Pirates (February 4, 1996).
- Traded by Pittsburgh Pirates to Houston Astros in exchange for Rich Loiselle (July 23, 1996).
- Granted free agency (November 6, 1996).
- Signed by Chicago White Sox (February 7, 1997).
- Traded by Chicago White Sox with Wilson Alvarez and Roberto Hernandez to San Francisco Giants in exchange for Lorenzo Barcelo, Mike Caruso, Keith Foulke, Bob Howry, Brian Manning and Ken Vining (July 31, 1997).
- Granted free agency (October 30, 1997).
- Signed by San Francisco Giants (December 6, 1997).
- Granted free agency (November 3, 1999).
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