What years did Danny Boone play?

Danny Boone played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1990.

Was Danny Boone a pitcher?

Yes. Danny Boone pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 57 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Danny Boone hit?

Danny Boone hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What was Danny Boone's career batting average?

Danny Boone batted .300 over his career, with 3 hits in 10 at bats.

What was Danny Boone's career ERA?

Danny Boone finished with a 3.36 career ERA, going 2-1 with 57 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Danny Boone have?

Danny Boone recorded 57 career strikeouts.

Danny Boone

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1981-1990)

Danny Boone was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1990 for the San Diego Padres, the Houston Astros, and the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 10 seasons. Across 61 career appearances, he went 2-1 with a 3.36 ERA and 57 strikeouts. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1346.7.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 2–1

ERA 3.36

WHIP 1.32

SO 57

Pitcher PIV 1346.7

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'8" / 150 lb
Born: 1/14/1954 in Long Beach, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1981-04-11
Last Game: 1990-09-30

Full name: Daniel Hugh Boone

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Career Pitching Statistics

Danny Boone — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
2	1	61	1	0	0	4	101.2	103	38	6	31	57	3.36	1346.7

Career ERA 3.36 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — 11.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Danny Boone — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1981	SDN	NL	1	0	37	0	2	63.1	63	20	21	43	2.84	3.58 (+21%)	1425.2
1982	SDN	NL	1	0	10	0	1	16.0	21	10	3	8	5.62	3.86 (-46%)	-16.5
1982	HOU	NL	0	1	10	0	1	12.2	7	5	4	4	3.55	3.86 (+8%)	-62.0
1990	BAL	AL	0	0	4	1	0	9.2	12	3	3	2	2.79	3.86 (+28%)	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			2	1	61	1	4	101.2	103	38	31	57	3.36	—	1,347

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Danny Boone — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
61	10	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.300	.400	.700	0

Career AVG .300 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — +16.0% above league average.

Career OBP .300 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 7.2% below league average.

Career SLG .400 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .700 vs. league average .706 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Danny Boone — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	2B	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1981	SDN	NL	37	4	2	0	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	SDN	NL	10	5	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	HOU	NL	10	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	BAL	AL	4	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 4 seasons			61	10	3	1	.300	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Danny Boone — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	29	8	0	2	0	0	.250
Away	32	2	0	1	0	0	.500

Pitching — Home / Away

Danny Boone — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	29	53.1	59	22	14	31	3.71
Away	32	48.1	44	16	17	26	2.98

Last 10 Games — Batting

Danny Boone — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB
1990-09-30	BAL	CLE	L	0
1990-09-26	BAL	NYY	L	0
1990-09-22	BAL	MIL	W	0
1990-09-16	BAL	TOR	L	0
1982-09-30	HOU	SFG	L	0
1982-09-11	HOU	LAD	L	0
1982-09-07	HOU	SDP	W	1
1982-09-06	HOU	SDP	L	0
1982-06-21	HOU	SDP	L	0
1982-06-19	HOU	SDP	L	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Danny Boone — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1990-09-30	BAL	CLE	—	4.2	8	3	3	3	0	1
1990-09-26	BAL	NYY	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-22	BAL	MIL	—	1.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1990-09-16	BAL	TOR	—	2.1	2	0	0	0	2	0
1982-09-30	HOU	SFG	L	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	0
1982-09-11	HOU	LAD	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1982-09-07	HOU	SDP	SV	4.0	1	1	0	0	3	0
1982-09-06	HOU	SDP	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1982-06-21	HOU	SDP	—	2.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1982-06-19	HOU	SDP	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Danny Boone — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	61	1	7	23	2	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Danny Boone — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1981	SDN	P	37	0	7	14	1	1
1982	SDN	P	10	0	0	4	1	0
1982	HOU	P	10	0	0	3	0	0
1990	BAL	P	4	1	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Danny Boone — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	61

College History

Danny Boone — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Cerritos College	Norwalk	CA	1973, 1974
California State University Fullerton	Fullerton	CA	1975, 1976

Danny Boone: the record in brief

Danny Boone's major league career runs from a debut on April 11, 1981 to a final game on September 30, 1990. The team column moves through the San Diego Padres (1981 to 1982), the Houston Astros (1982), and the Baltimore Orioles (1990). Listed as a pitcher, Boone batted and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 5 feet, 8 inches and 150 pounds. Boone was born on January 14, 1954, in Long Beach, CA, USA. Boone's full given name, per the bio, is Daniel Hugh Boone.

Boone's career pitching line is 2 wins, 1 loss and a 3.36 ERA over 61 appearances. Boone had 57 strikeouts. The leagues Boone pitched in allowed 3.79 earned runs per nine over those seasons, so the career ERA was 11.3% better than average. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 2.84 in 1981, when the league's was 3.58. Boone's career Pitcher PIV, which scores run prevention against each season's league, is 1,346.7.

Frequently Asked Questions about Danny Boone

What years did Danny Boone play?: Danny Boone played in Major League Baseball from 1981 to 1990.
Was Danny Boone a pitcher?: Yes. Danny Boone pitched in the major leagues, recording 2 wins and 57 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Danny Boone hit?: Danny Boone hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What was Danny Boone's career batting average?: Danny Boone batted .300 over his career, with 3 hits in 10 at bats.
What was Danny Boone's career ERA?: Danny Boone finished with a 3.36 career ERA, going 2-1 with 57 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Danny Boone have?: Danny Boone recorded 57 career strikeouts.