John Denny
P · 13 seasons · 1974 – 1986 · B/T: R/R
John Denny is 1st of 0 pitchers in career roto value, a top-tier career by any lens the site offers. 1983 was the high-water mark, worth +10.2, 6th that season and 1051st of 51,303 player-seasons on record. His profile is all upside: wins (+10.6), strikeouts (+9.8) and ERA (+5.3), and nothing on the debit side.
Hitting
Best Season
-1.96
1986 · #50,340 all-time
Career Z
-32.3
summed
Avg / Season
-2.48
longevity-neutral
Seasons
13
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | STL | 2 | -2.25 | #476 | #81,812 |
| 1975 | STL | 26 | -2.21 | #419 | #78,076 |
| 1976 | STL | 30 | -2.19 | #416 | #75,905 |
| 1977 | STL | 26 | -2.99 | #876 | #108,440 |
| 1978 | STL | 33 | -2.57 | #830 | #101,812 |
| 1979 | STL | 31 | -3.11 | #881 | #109,335 |
| 1980 | CLE | 16 | -2.29 | #501 | #86,710 |
| 1981 | CLE | 19 | -2.26 | #504 | #83,137 |
| 1982 | CLE | 25 | -2.31 | #765 | #88,482 |
| 1983 | PHI | 36 | -2.62 | #889 | #103,111 |
| 1984 | PHI | 22 | -2.40 | #805 | #95,091 |
| 1985 | PHI | 33 | -3.16 | #928 | #109,664 |
| 1986★ | CIN | 27 | -1.96 | #418 | #50,340 |
★ Best season by Z
Pitching
Best Season
10.19
1983 · #1,051 all-time
Career Z
21.6
summed
Avg / Season
1.66
longevity-neutral
Seasons
13
| Season ↑ | Tm | G | Z | Szn | All-Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | STL | 2 | -2.29 | #235 | #35,904 |
| 1975 | STL | 25 | -0.43 | #153 | #20,421 |
| 1976 | STL | 30 | 3.32 | #61 | #8,398 |
| 1977 | STL | 26 | -1.67 | #200 | #28,056 |
| 1978 | STL | 33 | 5.54 | #38 | #4,694 |
| 1979 | STL | 31 | -1.77 | #217 | #28,939 |
| 1980 | CLE | 16 | -1.22 | #198 | #24,713 |
| 1981 | CLE | 19 | 2.98 | #67 | #9,130 |
| 1982 | CLE | 25 | -1.35 | #198 | #25,596 |
| 1983★ | PHI | 36 | 10.19 | #6 | #1,051 |
| 1984 | PHI | 22 | 5.88 | #31 | #4,264 |
| 1985 | PHI | 33 | 1.10 | #120 | #14,325 |
| 1986 | CIN | 27 | 1.29 | #120 | #13,700 |
★ Best season by Z