Dan Petry was born on Thursday, November 13, 1958, in Palo Alto, California. Petry was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 8, 1979, with the Detroit Tigers. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Dan Petry baseball stats page.
"(Dan) Petry went 8-4 and registered a 1.94 ERA, pitching an unheard of 111.1 innings his senior year (at El Dorado High School). Petry's 149 strikeouts remains the school record by a longshot. When he wasn't pitching, Petry was the team's leading hitter. At the time, his velocity was about average by major league standards (90 MPH) but Petry was very polished and had the makings of an excellent slider. The kid knew how to pitch and had first-rate character to boot. He was reserved, but a great competitor and a likable teammate from his high school days... Petry was one of the game's best starting pitchers in the early 1980s. He'd win 10 games in the strike-shortened 1981 season, the proceed to win 15, 19, 18, and 15 over the ensuing years. For most teams, Dan Petry would have been the ace. And he was probably the Tigers' most reliable and consistent starter in the early 1980." - Lajoie, Bill. Author. Character Is Not a Statistic: the Legacy and Wisdom of Baseball's Godfather Scout Bill Lajoie. Xlibris Publishing. 21 January 2010. Page 77.
Dan PetryDan 'Peaches' Petry Autograph on a 1981 Donruss Baseball Card (#128) |
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Dan PetryDan Petry Pitching Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
1979 | 21 | Tigers | 15 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.95 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98.0 | 401 | 90 | 43 | 46 | 11 | 33 | 5 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
1980 | 22 | Tigers | 27 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.94 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 164.2 | 716 | 156 | 72 | 82 | 9 | 83 | 14 | 88 | 5 | 1 | 2 | - |
1981 | 23 | Tigers | 23 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 3.00 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 141.0 | 583 | 115 | 47 | 53 | 10 | 57 | 4 | 79 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
1982 | 24 | Tigers | 35 | 35 | 0 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 246.0 | 1,031 | 220 | 88 | 98 | 15 | 100 | 5 | 132 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
1983 | 25 | Tigers | 38 | 38 | 0 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 3.92 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 266.1 | 1,115 | 256 | 116 | 126 | 37 | 99 | 7 | 122 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
1984 | 26 | Tigers | 35 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 3.24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 233.1 | 968 | 231 | 84 | 94 | 21 | 66 | 4 | 144 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1985 | 27 | Tigers | 34 | 34 | 0 | 15 | 13 | .536 | 3.36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 238.2 | 962 | 190 | 89 | 98 | 24 | 81 | 9 | 109 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
1986 | 28 | Tigers | 20 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .333 | 4.66 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116.0 | 520 | 122 | 60 | 78 | 15 | 53 | 3 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
1987 | 29 | Tigers | 30 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 5.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134.2 | 628 | 148 | 84 | 101 | 22 | 76 | 5 | 93 | 8 | 10 | 1 | - |
1988 | 30 | Angels | 22 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 9 | .250 | 4.38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 139.2 | 604 | 139 | 68 | 70 | 18 | 59 | 5 | 64 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
1989 | 31 | Angels | 19 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 5.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 223 | 53 | 31 | 32 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1990 | 32 | Tigers | 32 | 23 | 2 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 4.45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 149.2 | 655 | 148 | 74 | 78 | 14 | 77 | 7 | 73 | 10 | 1 | 0 | - |
1991 | 33 | Tigers | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.2 | 240 | 66 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1991 | 33 | Braves | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.1 | 116 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
1991 | 33 | Red Sox | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4.43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22.1 | 98 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
13 Years | 370 | 300 | 22 | 125 | 104 | .546 | 3.95 | 52 | 11 | 1 | 2,080.1 | 8,860 | 1,984 | 912 | 1,025 | 218 | 852 | 74 | 1,063 | 77 | 47 | 7 | 0 |
Dan PetryDan Petry Hitting Stats |
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Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
1979 | 21 | Tigers | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1980 | 22 | Tigers | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1981 | 23 | Tigers | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1982 | 24 | Tigers | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1983 | 25 | Tigers | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1984 | 26 | Tigers | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 27 | Tigers | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1986 | 28 | Tigers | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 29 | Tigers | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 30 | Angels | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1989 | 31 | Angels | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1990 | 32 | Tigers | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1991 | 33 | Tigers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1991 | 33 | Braves | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
1991 | 33 | Red Sox | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 370 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 |
Dan PetryDan Petry Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1979 Tigers | P | 15 | 15 | 294 | 22 | 1.5 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.84 |
1980 Tigers | P | 27 | 25 | 494 | 47 | 1.7 | 44 | 12 | 32 | 3 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .936 | 2.40 |
1981 Tigers | P | 23 | 22 | 423 | 41 | 1.8 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 1 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .976 | 2.55 |
1982 Tigers | P | 35 | 35 | 738 | 76 | 2.2 | 76 | 28 | 48 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.78 |
1983 Tigers | P | 38 | 38 | 799 | 75 | 2.0 | 73 | 30 | 43 | 2 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .973 | 2.47 |
1984 Tigers | P | 35 | 35 | 700 | 73 | 2.1 | 72 | 38 | 34 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.78 |
1985 Tigers | P | 34 | 34 | 716 | 62 | 1.8 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.34 |
1986 Tigers | P | 20 | 20 | 348 | 34 | 1.7 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.64 |
1987 Tigers | P | 30 | 21 | 404 | 39 | 1.3 | 37 | 16 | 21 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .949 | 2.47 |
1988 Angels | P | 22 | 22 | 419 | 45 | 2.0 | 45 | 20 | 25 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.90 |
1989 Angels | P | 19 | 4 | 153 | 12 | 0.6 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.12 |
1990 Tigers | P | 32 | 23 | 449 | 42 | 1.3 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.53 |
1991 Tigers | P | 17 | 6 | 164 | 21 | 1.2 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .952 | 3.29 |
1991 Braves | P | 10 | 0 | 73 | 8 | 0.8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.96 |
1991 Red Sox | P | 13 | 0 | 67 | 6 | 0.5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.42 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 370 | 300 | 6,241 | 603 | 1.6 | 591 | 255 | 336 | 12 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.56 | |
13 Years | 370 | 300 | 6,241 | 603 | 1.6 | 591 | 255 | 336 | 12 | 38 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .980 | 2.56 |
Dan PetryDan Petry Miscellaneous Stats |
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Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
1979 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.30 | 3.95 | 3.03 |
1980 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.06 | 4.81 | 4.54 |
1981 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.39 | 5.04 | 3.64 |
1982 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.32 | 4.83 | 3.66 |
1983 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.23 | 4.12 | 3.35 |
1984 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.18 | 5.55 | 2.55 |
1985 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.35 | 4.11 | 3.05 |
1986 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.06 | 4.34 | 4.11 |
1987 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.22 | 6.22 | 5.08 |
1988 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.08 | 4.12 | 3.80 |
1989 Angels | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.91 | 3.71 | 4.06 |
1990 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 4.39 | 4.63 |
1991 Tigers | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.95 | 2.96 | 3.13 |
1991 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.64 | 3.33 | 5.18 |
1991 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 4.84 | 4.84 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.25 | 4.60 | 3.69 |
Dan PetryDan Petry Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1979 Detroit Tigers | 46 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Detroit Tigers | 46 | $34,500.00 | - | - |
1981 Detroit Tigers | 46 | $50,750.00 | - | - |
1982 Detroit Tigers | 46 | $175,000.00 | - | - |
1983 Detroit Tigers | 46 | $390,000.00 | - | - |
1984 Detroit Tigers | 46 | $625,000.00 | - | Stats |
1985 Detroit Tigers | 46 | $875,000.00 | Stats | - |
1986 Detroit Tigers | 46 | $875,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Detroit Tigers | 46 | $975,000.00 | - | - |
1988 California Angels | 46 | $785,000.00 | - | - |
1989 California Angels | 46 | $785,000.00 | - | - |
1990 Detroit Tigers | 23 | $475,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Detroit Tigers | 46 | $650,000.00 | - | - |
1991 Atlanta Braves | 46 | " " | - | - |
1991 Boston Red Sox | 46 | " " | - | - |
Dan Petry Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Daniel Joseph Petry was a Major League Baseball player who pitched for the Detroit Tigers (1979-1987), California Angels (1988-1989), Detroit Tigers (1990-1991), Atlanta Braves (1991), and Boston Red Sox (1991). When Dan, his nickname, made his big league debut on July 8, 1979, he became the first El Dorado High School graduate to play in the majors!
Dan Petry Rookie Card | 1980 Topps Baseball Card (#373)
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Dan Petry was a truly durable starting pitcher, taking the mound in twenty-plus games for nine straight years, while winning at least ten-or-more games across six consecutive seasons. In 1983, Petry started an American League leading thirty-eight games, one more than a future hall of fame teammate — do you know who it was? [Answer]
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