Dan Quisenberry was born on Saturday, February 7, 1953, in Santa Monica, California. Quisenberry was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on July 8, 1979, with the Kansas City Royals. 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 Quisenberry baseball stats page.
"Reggie Jackson hit one (a home run, July 26, 1980) off me that's still burrowing its way to Los Angeles." - Quisenberry, Dan. Babe Ruth's Incredible Records and the 44 Players Who Broke Them. Mercurio, John A. Author. S.P.I. Books. 1 July 1993. Page 138. [Dan Quisenberry Quotes]
Dan QuisenberryDan Quisenberry Autograph on a 1986 Fleer Baseball Card (#18) |
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Dan QuisenberryDan Quisenberry 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 | 26 | Royals | 32 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3.15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 40.0 | 163 | 42 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1980 | 27 | Royals | 75 | 0 | 68 | 12 | 7 | .632 | 3.09 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 128.1 | 528 | 129 | 44 | 47 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
1981 | 28 | Royals | 40 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 4 | .200 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 62.1 | 254 | 59 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1982 | 29 | Royals | 72 | 0 | 68 | 9 | 7 | .563 | 2.57 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 136.2 | 529 | 126 | 39 | 43 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
1983 | 30 | Royals | 69 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.94 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 139.0 | 536 | 118 | 30 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1984 | 31 | Royals | 72 | 0 | 67 | 6 | 3 | .667 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 129.1 | 506 | 121 | 38 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
1985 | 32 | Royals | 84 | 0 | 76 | 8 | 9 | .471 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 129.0 | 532 | 142 | 34 | 41 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1986 | 33 | Royals | 62 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 81.1 | 352 | 92 | 25 | 30 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
1987 | 34 | Royals | 47 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 49.0 | 215 | 58 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
1988 | 35 | Royals | 20 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 3.55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.1 | 110 | 32 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
1988 | 35 | Cardinals | 33 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 6.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.0 | 168 | 54 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
1989 | 36 | Cardinals | 63 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 2.64 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 78.1 | 317 | 78 | 23 | 25 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
1990 | 37 | Giants | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 13.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 37 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
12 Years | 674 | 0 | 553 | 56 | 46 | .549 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 1,043.1 | 4,247 | 1,064 | 320 | 356 | 59 | 162 | 70 | 379 | 4 | 7 | 5 | - |
Dan QuisenberryDan Quisenberry 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 | 26 | Royals | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1980 | 27 | Royals | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1981 | 28 | Royals | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1982 | 29 | Royals | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1983 | 30 | Royals | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1984 | 31 | Royals | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1985 | 32 | Royals | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1986 | 33 | Royals | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1987 | 34 | Royals | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 35 | Royals | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
1988 | 35 | Cardinals | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
1989 | 36 | Cardinals | 63 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
1990 | 37 | Giants | 5 | 1 | 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 | ||
12 Years | 674 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
Dan QuisenberryDan Quisenberry 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 Royals | P | 32 | 0 | 120 | 11 | 0.3 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.25 |
1980 Royals | P | 75 | 0 | 385 | 48 | 0.6 | 46 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 3.23 |
1981 Royals | P | 40 | 0 | 187 | 32 | 0.8 | 31 | 8 | 23 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 4.48 |
1982 Royals | P | 72 | 0 | 410 | 66 | 0.9 | 64 | 18 | 46 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 4.21 |
1983 Royals | P | 69 | 0 | 417 | 41 | 0.6 | 38 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .927 | 2.46 |
1984 Royals | P | 72 | 0 | 388 | 44 | 0.6 | 44 | 15 | 29 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.06 |
1985 Royals | P | 84 | 0 | 387 | 34 | 0.4 | 32 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 2.23 |
1986 Royals | P | 62 | 0 | 244 | 29 | 0.5 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .966 | 3.10 |
1987 Royals | P | 47 | 0 | 147 | 19 | 0.4 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.49 |
1988 Royals | P | 20 | 0 | 76 | 9 | 0.5 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.20 |
1988 Cardinals | P | 33 | 0 | 114 | 11 | 0.3 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 2.37 |
1989 Cardinals | P | 63 | 0 | 235 | 29 | 0.5 | 29 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.33 |
1990 Giants | P | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.35 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
P Totals | 674 | 0 | 3,130 | 374 | 0.6 | 361 | 97 | 264 | 13 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 3.11 | |
12 Years | 674 | 0 | 3,130 | 374 | 0.6 | 361 | 97 | 264 | 13 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .965 | 3.11 |
Dan QuisenberryDan Quisenberry 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 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.86 | 2.93 | 1.58 |
1980 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.37 | 2.59 | 1.89 |
1981 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | 2.89 | 2.17 |
1982 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.83 | 3.03 | 0.79 |
1983 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.36 | 3.11 | 0.71 |
1984 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.42 | 2.85 | 0.84 |
1985 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.38 | 3.77 | 1.12 |
1986 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 3.98 | 2.66 |
1987 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.70 | 3.12 | 1.84 |
1988 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.80 | 3.20 | 1.78 |
1988 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.17 | 4.50 | 1.42 |
1989 Cardinals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.64 | 4.25 | 1.61 |
1990 Giants | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.67 | 2.70 | 4.05 |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
12 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.34 | 3.27 | 1.40 |
Dan QuisenberryDan Quisenberry Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1979 Kansas City Royals | 29 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
1980 Kansas City Royals | 29 | $30,000.00 | - | Stats |
1981 Kansas City Royals | 29 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
1982 Kansas City Royals | 29 | $300,000.00 | Stats | - |
1983 Kansas City Royals | 29 | $700,000.00 | Stats | - |
1984 Kansas City Royals | 29 | $750,000.00 | Stats | - |
1985 Kansas City Royals | 29 | $975,000.00 | - | Stats |
1986 Kansas City Royals | 29 | $925,000.00 | - | - |
1987 Kansas City Royals | 29 | $1,262,350.00 | - | - |
1988 Kansas City Royals | 29 | $1,562,350.00 | - | - |
1988 St. Louis Cardinals | 28, 40 | " " | - | - |
1989 St. Louis Cardinals | 40 | $1,247,000.00 | - | - |
1990 San Francisco Giants | 47 | $1,247,000.00 | - | - |
Dan Quisenberry Stats by Baseball Almanac |
Daniel Raymond Quisenberry was a Major League Baseball player with the Kansas City Royals (1979-1988), St. Louis Cardinals (1988-1989), and San Francisco Giants (1990). Did you know that Dan, his nickname, was the first pitcher in baseball history to record forty-or-more saves in a season? Quiz had forty-five saves in 1983, easily breaking the record mark of thirty-eight set by John Hiller in 1973. When Q followed with 44 saves in 1984, he became the first and only pitcher with two 40+ save seasons in a career until Jeff Reardon tied him in 1988.
Dan Quisenberry Rookie Card | 1980 Topps Baseball Card (#667 | Checklist)
Baseball Almanac Research Library
Did you know that Dan Quisenberry is the only pitcher in Major League history to take the mound more than six-hundred times in his career, and throw less than five wild pitches? We guarantee you don't know who the next closest pitcher is... (Answer).
Dan Quisenberry pitched at Costa Mesa High School (graduated in 1971), played briefly at Orange Coast Junior College, transferred to Division III La Verne College, posted a 19-7 record his senior year (1975), and was an undrafted free agent. Four short years later that undrafted free agent burst into the big leagues, set a new Major League saves record (details above), was the only pitcher from either team to appear in every game of the 1980 World Series, won a ring in the 1985 World Series, and in 1998 he was inducted into Kansas City Royals Hall of Fame.
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3x A.L. All-Star (1982, 1983, 1984)
3x A.L. Games Pitched Leader (1980, 1983, 1985)
5x A.L. Rolaids Relief Man Award Winner (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
5x A.L. Saves Leader (1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985)
Hall of Fame closer Rollie Fingers was the American League career / all-time saves leader until Dan Quisenberry recorded his 234th save on May 24, 1987, surpassing Fingers' mark of 233. Quiz held the American League record himself until his total of 238 was broken by Jeff Reardon.