Jerry Denny was born on Wednesday, March 16, 1859, in New York, New York. Denny was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 2, 1881, with the Providence Grays. 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 Jerry Denny baseball stats page.
"Wide-ranging Jerry Denny snared batted balls equally well with both hands, although he seldom used a fielder's glove, he ranks among baseball's most sure-handed third baseman." - Historian Frederick Ivor-Campbell in Nineteenth Century Stars (1989)
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Jerry DennyJerry Denny 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 |
1888 | 29 | Hoosiers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 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 | ||
1 Year | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
Jerry DennyJerry Denny 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 |
1881 | 22 | Grays | 85 | 320 | 38 | 77 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 5 | - | 44 | - | - | 0 | - | .241 | .252 | .313 |
1882 | 23 | Grays | 84 | 329 | 54 | 81 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 4 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .246 | .255 | .350 |
1883 | 24 | Grays | 98 | 393 | 73 | 108 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 55 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .275 | .291 | .443 |
1884 | 25 | Grays | 110 | 439 | 57 | 109 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .248 | .272 | .380 |
1885 | 26 | Grays | 83 | 318 | 40 | 71 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 12 | - | 53 | - | - | 0 | - | .223 | .252 | .321 |
1886 | 27 | Maroons | 119 | 475 | 58 | 122 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 62 | 14 | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | .257 | .278 | .389 |
1887 | 28 | Hoosiers | 122 | 497 | 86 | 152 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 97 | 13 | - | 22 | - | - | 3 | - | .306 | .327 | .463 |
1888 | 29 | Hoosiers | 126 | 524 | 92 | 137 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 63 | 9 | - | 79 | - | - | 2 | - | .261 | .277 | .408 |
1889 | 30 | Hoosiers | 133 | 578 | 96 | 163 | 24 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 112 | 27 | - | 63 | - | - | 0 | - | .282 | .314 | .417 |
1890 | 31 | Giants | 114 | 437 | 50 | 93 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 28 | - | 62 | - | - | 6 | - | .213 | .270 | .307 |
1891 | 32 | Giants | 4 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | 0 | - | .250 | .250 | .313 |
1891 | 32 | Spiders | 36 | 138 | 17 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | - | 23 | - | - | 1 | - | .225 | .291 | .261 |
1891 | 32 | Phillies | 19 | 73 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - | 6 | - | - | 0 | - | .288 | .325 | .329 |
1893 | 34 | Colonels | 44 | 175 | 22 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 9 | - | 15 | - | - | 0 | - | .246 | .283 | .337 |
1894 | 35 | Colonels | 60 | 221 | 26 | 61 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | - | 12 | 6 | - | 3 | - | .276 | .325 | .389 |
Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
13 Years | 1,237 | 4,933 | 714 | 1,273 | 238 | 76 | 74 | 1 | 667 | 173 | 0 | 382 | 6 | - | 15 | - | .258 | .285 | .382 |
Jerry DennyJerry Denny Fielding Stats |
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Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
1881 Grays | 3B | 85 | - | - | 387 | 4.6 | 325 | 144 | 181 | 62 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .840 | 0.00 |
1882 Grays | 3B | 84 | - | - | 397 | 4.7 | 342 | 136 | 206 | 55 | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .861 | 0.00 |
1883 Grays | 3B | 98 | - | - | 418 | 4.3 | 366 | 178 | 188 | 52 | 13 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .876 | 0.00 |
1884 Grays | 1B | 9 | - | - | 96 | 10.7 | 94 | 90 | 4 | 2 | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 0.00 |
1884 Grays | 2B | 3 | - | - | 17 | 5.7 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .941 | 0.00 |
1884 Grays | 3B | 99 | - | - | 357 | 3.6 | 312 | 144 | 168 | 45 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .874 | 0.00 |
1884 Grays | C | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | .000 | 0.00 |
1885 Grays | 3B | 83 | - | - | 328 | 4.0 | 285 | 128 | 157 | 43 | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .869 | 0.00 |
1886 Maroons | 3B | 117 | - | - | 505 | 4.3 | 452 | 182 | 270 | 53 | 22 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .895 | 0.00 |
1886 Maroons | SS | 3 | - | - | 18 | 6.0 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 0.00 |
1887 Hoosiers | 2B | 1 | - | - | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1887 Hoosiers | 3B | 116 | - | - | 521 | 4.5 | 463 | 201 | 262 | 58 | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 0.00 |
1887 Hoosiers | RF | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.00 |
1887 Hoosiers | SS | 4 | - | - | 33 | 8.3 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1888 Hoosiers | 2B | 5 | - | - | 27 | 5.4 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .778 | 0.00 |
1888 Hoosiers | 3B | 96 | - | - | 416 | 4.3 | 372 | 158 | 214 | 44 | 14 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .894 | 0.00 |
1888 Hoosiers | CF | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1888 Hoosiers | P | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 |
1888 Hoosiers | SS | 25 | - | - | 167 | 6.7 | 153 | 65 | 88 | 14 | 9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .916 | 0.00 |
1889 Hoosiers | 2B | 7 | - | - | 45 | 6.4 | 41 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .911 | 0.00 |
1889 Hoosiers | 3B | 123 | - | - | 520 | 4.2 | 475 | 199 | 276 | 45 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 0.00 |
1889 Hoosiers | SS | 5 | - | - | 30 | 6.0 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1890 Giants | 2B | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1890 Giants | 3B | 106 | - | - | 422 | 4.0 | 375 | 165 | 210 | 47 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .889 | 0.00 |
1890 Giants | SS | 7 | - | - | 47 | 6.7 | 45 | 19 | 26 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .957 | 0.00 |
1891 Giants | 3B | 4 | - | - | 10 | 2.5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .700 | 0.00 |
1891 Spiders | 3B | 29 | - | - | 112 | 3.9 | 99 | 39 | 60 | 13 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .884 | 0.00 |
1891 Spiders | OF | 7 | - | - | 13 | 1.9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 0.00 |
1891 Phillies | 1B | 12 | - | - | 128 | 10.7 | 125 | 123 | 2 | 3 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 0.00 |
1891 Phillies | 3B | 7 | - | - | 23 | 3.3 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .913 | 0.00 |
1893 Colonels | 3B | 2 | - | - | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 |
1893 Colonels | SS | 42 | - | - | 250 | 6.0 | 230 | 91 | 139 | 20 | 16 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .920 | 0.00 |
1894 Colonels | 3B | 60 | - | - | 239 | 4.0 | 209 | 85 | 124 | 30 | 12 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .874 | 0.00 |
Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
3B Totals | 1,109 | 0 | 0 | 4,667 | 4.2 | 4,115 | 1,777 | 2,338 | 552 | 147 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .882 | 0.00 | |
SS Totals | 86 | 0 | 0 | 545 | 6.3 | 507 | 207 | 300 | 38 | 35 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .930 | 0.00 | |
1B Totals | 21 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 10.7 | 219 | 213 | 6 | 5 | 11 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 0.00 | |
2B Totals | 17 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 5.9 | 89 | 42 | 47 | 11 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .890 | 0.00 | |
OF Totals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.9 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .846 | 0.00 | |
C Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | .000 | 0.00 | |
RF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .500 | 0.00 | |
CF Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.00 | |
P Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.25 | |
13 Years | 1,244 | 0 | 12 | 5,553 | 4.5 | 4,944 | 2,251 | 2,693 | 609 | 196 | 1 | n/a | n/a | .890 | 11,124.00 |
Jerry DennyJerry Denny 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 |
1881 Grays | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 320.0 | 7.3 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
1882 Grays | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 164.5 | 0.0 | 7.8 | - | - | - |
1883 Grays | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 49.1 | 0.0 | 7.1 | - | - | - |
1884 Grays | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 73.2 | 0.0 | 7.4 | - | - | - |
1885 Grays | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 106.0 | 6.0 | 13.3 | - | - | - |
1886 Maroons | 16 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 52.8 | 0.0 | 7.7 | - | - | - |
1887 Hoosiers | 29 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 45.2 | 22.6 | 5.1 | - | - | - |
1888 Hoosiers | 32 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 43.7 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 0.25 | 2.25 | 9.00 |
1889 Hoosiers | 22 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 32.1 | 9.2 | 5.2 | - | - | - |
1890 Giants | 11 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 145.7 | 7.0 | 10.4 | - | - | - |
1891 Giants | 2 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.3 | 16.0 | - | - | - |
1891 Spiders | 3 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1891 Phillies | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 12.2 | 6.6 | - | - | - |
1893 Colonels | 4 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 175.0 | 11.7 | 8.0 | - | - | - |
1894 Colonels | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 18.4 | 6.9 | - | - | - |
Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
13 Years | 130 | - | - | 0 | 0 | n/a | 66.7 | 12.9 | 7.4 | 0.25 | 2.25 | 9.00 |
Jerry DennyJerry Denny Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
1881 Providence Grays | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1882 Providence Grays | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1883 Providence Grays | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1884 Providence Grays | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1885 Providence Grays | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1886 St. Louis Maroons | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1887 Indianapolis Hoosiers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1888 Indianapolis Hoosiers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1889 Indianapolis Hoosiers | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1890 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 New York Giants | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 Cleveland Spiders | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1891 Philadelphia Phillies | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1893 Louisville Colonels | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
1894 Louisville Colonels | n/a | Undetermined | n/a | n/a |
Jerry Denny Stats by Baseball Almanac |
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