What years did Danny Cox play?

Danny Cox played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1995.

Was Danny Cox a pitcher?

Yes. Danny Cox pitched in the major leagues, recording 74 wins and 723 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Danny Cox hit?

Danny Cox hit 0 career home runs with 39 hits.

What was Danny Cox's career batting average?

Danny Cox batted .109 over his career, with 39 hits in 359 at bats.

How many RBI did Danny Cox have?

Danny Cox drove in 12 runs in his career.

What was Danny Cox's career ERA?

Danny Cox finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 74-75 with 723 strikeouts.

Danny Cox

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1995)

Danny Cox was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1995 for 4 teams, including the St. Louis Cardinals, a span of 13 seasons. Across 278 career appearances, he went 74-75 with a 3.64 ERA and 723 strikeouts. He also batted .109 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 7866.5.

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 74–75

ERA 3.64

WHIP 1.33

SO 723

Pitcher PIV 7866.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 235 lb
Born: 9/21/1959 in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England
MLB Debut: 1983-08-06
Last Game: 1995-09-18

Full name: Danny Bradford Cox

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Career Pitching Statistics

Danny Cox — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
74	75	278	174	21	5	8	1298.0	1,292	525	102	432	723	3.64	7866.5

Career ERA 3.64 vs. league average 4.02 across their career seasons — 9.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Danny Cox Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1983	SLN	NL	3	6	12	12	0	0	0	83.0	92	30	23	36	3.25	3.87 (+16%)	451.0
1984	SLN	NL	9	11	29	27	1	1	0	156.1	171	70	54	70	4.03	3.81 (-6%)	78.0
1985	SLN	NL	18	9	35	35	10	4	0	241.0	226	77	64	131	2.88	3.89 (+26%)	2765.8
1986	SLN	NL	12	13	32	32	8	0	0	220.0	189	71	60	108	2.90	3.97 (+27%)	2935.3
1987	SLN	NL	11	9	31	31	2	0	0	199.1	224	86	71	101	3.88	4.29 (+10%)	1107.3
1988	SLN	NL	3	8	13	13	0	0	0	86.0	89	38	25	47	3.98	3.73 (-7%)	533.3
1991	PHI	NL	4	6	23	17	0	0	0	102.1	98	52	39	46	4.57	3.91 (-17%)	-2549.7
1992	PHI	NL	2	2	9	7	0	0	0	38.1	46	23	19	30	5.40	3.75 (-44%)	22.4
1992	PIT	NL	3	1	16	0	0	0	3	24.1	20	9	8	18	3.33	3.75 (+11%)	236.6
1993	TOR	AL	7	6	44	0	0	0	2	83.2	73	29	29	84	3.12	4.19 (+26%)	1973.1
1994	TOR	AL	1	1	10	0	0	0	3	18.2	7	3	7	14	1.45	4.51 (+68%)	747.1
1995	TOR	AL	1	3	24	0	0	0	0	45.0	57	37	33	38	7.40	4.45 (-66%)	-433.7
Career · 12 seasons			74	75	278	174	21	5	8	1,298.0	1,292	525	432	723	3.64	—	7,866

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 Cox — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
281	359	17	39	3	1	0	12	0	13	152	.109	.144	.123	.267	-2,483

Career AVG .109 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 58.3% below league average.

Career OBP .144 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 56.0% below league average.

Career SLG .123 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — 69.0% below league average.

Career OPS .267 vs. league average .723 across their career seasons — 63.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Danny Cox Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1983	SLN	NL	12	27	1	2	0	0	0	0	12	.074	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SLN	NL	31	53	4	7	0	0	1	5	22	.132	.259 (-49%)	.322 (-36%)	.384 (-66%)	.707 (-52%)	-419.6
1985	SLN	NL	35	79	3	12	1	0	6	4	24	.152	.257 (-41%)	.323 (-38%)	.390 (-58%)	.714 (-49%)	-610.7
1986	SLN	NL	32	65	2	5	2	0	2	2	32	.077	.257 (-70%)	.325 (-68%)	.395 (-73%)	.720 (-71%)	-733.8
1987	SLN	NL	32	69	3	8	0	1	1	0	25	.116	.262 (-56%)	.331 (-61%)	.415 (-65%)	.746 (-63%)	-718.7
1988	SLN	NL	13	23	0	1	0	0	0	0	13	.043	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	PHI	NL	23	29	4	3	0	0	1	2	16	.103	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	PHI	NL	9	11	0	1	0	0	1	0	7	.091	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	PIT	NL	16	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	TOR	AL	44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	TOR	AL	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	TOR	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			281	359	17	39	3	1	12	13	152	.109	—	—	—	—	-2,483

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Danny Cox — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
15	15	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	6	.133

Playoff Batting by Year

Danny Cox — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1993	ALCS	TOR	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1993	WS	TOR	3	1	0	0	0	0	.000
1992	NLCS	PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1987	NLCS	SLN	2	6	2	1	0	2	.333
1987	WS	SLN	3	2	0	0	0	1	.000
1985	NLCS	SLN	1	2	0	0	1	1	.000
1985	WS	SLN	2	4	0	0	0	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Danny Cox — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
3	3	15	7	0	58.1	58	21	28	49	3.24

Playoff Pitching by Year

Danny Cox — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1993	ALCS	TOR	0	0	2	0	5.0	3	0	2	5	0.00
1993	WS	TOR	0	0	3	0	3.1	6	3	5	6	8.10
1992	NLCS	PIT	0	0	2	0	1.1	1	0	1	1	0.00
1987	NLCS	SLN	1	1	2	2	17.0	17	4	3	11	2.12
1987	WS	SLN	1	2	3	2	11.2	13	10	8	9	7.71
1985	NLCS	SLN	1	0	1	1	6.0	4	2	5	4	3.00
1985	WS	SLN	0	0	2	2	14.0	14	2	4	13	1.29

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Danny Cox — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	147	194	8	27	0	5	.139
Away	134	165	9	12	0	7	.073

Pitching — Home / Away

Danny Cox — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	145	722.2	689	259	216	391	3.23
Away	133	575.1	603	266	216	332	4.16

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Danny Cox — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1995-09-18	TOR	NYY	L	1.0	5	8	6	2	1	0
1995-09-11	TOR	DET	—	3.0	2	0	0	2	0	0
1995-09-05	TOR	KCR	—	4.0	3	2	2	2	1	0
1995-08-31	TOR	CLE	—	2.1	5	1	1	0	2	0
1995-07-22	TOR	SEA	—	1.0	5	4	4	1	2	0
1995-07-19	TOR	LAA	—	3.0	5	1	1	1	2	0
1995-07-15	TOR	SEA	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
1995-07-06	TOR	LAA	—	2.1	4	1	1	3	1	0
1995-07-02	TOR	BAL	—	0.1	3	3	2	0	1	1
1995-06-30	TOR	BAL	W	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Danny Cox — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	278	174	123	151	16	12

Season-by-Season Fielding

Danny Cox — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1983	SLN	P	12	12	9	16	2	1
1984	SLN	P	29	27	11	27	1	4
1985	SLN	P	35	35	22	31	2	1
1986	SLN	P	32	32	22	10	5	0
1987	SLN	P	31	31	23	24	1	1
1988	SLN	P	13	13	10	12	0	2
1991	PHI	P	23	17	10	11	0	1
1992	PHI	P	9	7	6	7	1	1
1992	PIT	P	16	0	2	2	1	0
1993	TOR	P	44	0	4	4	1	0
1994	TOR	P	10	0	2	1	0	0
1995	TOR	P	24	0	2	6	2	1

Career Games by Position

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Danny Cox Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	278

Salary History

Danny Cox — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1995	TOR	AL	$700,000
1994	TOR	AL	$800,000
1993	TOR	AL	$550,000
1992	PHI	NL	$625,000
1992	TOR	AL	$109,000
1991	PHI	NL	$520,000
1990	SLN	NL	$150,000
1989	SLN	NL	$600,000
1988	SLN	NL	$750,000
1987	SLN	NL	$600,000
1986	SLN	NL	$400,000
1985	SLN	NL	$110,000
Total Career Earnings			$5,914,000

College History

Danny Cox — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Chattahoochee Valley Community College	Phenix City	AL	1978, 1979
Troy University	Troy	AL	1980, 1981

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Career Spans

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Danny Cox: the record in brief

Danny Cox's major league career runs from a debut on August 6, 1983 to a final game on September 18, 1995. The season rows list, in order, the St. Louis Cardinals (1983 to 1988), the Philadelphia Phillies (1991 to 1992), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1993 through 1995). Cox is listed as a pitcher at 6 feet, 4 inches and 235 pounds. Cox both batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is September 21, 1959, in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England. Danny Cox was the playing name; the full given name is Danny Bradford.

Across 278 games (174 starts), Cox recorded 74 wins against 75 losses with a 3.64 ERA. The totals include 723 strikeouts, 21 complete games, and 5 shutouts. That 3.64 ERA compares with a 4.02 league average across the same seasons, 9.5% better. Cox won 18 games in 1985, the most of any season listed. 1985 was Cox's sharpest full season, a 2.88 ERA against the league's 3.89.

Frequently Asked Questions about Danny Cox

What years did Danny Cox play?: Danny Cox played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1995.
Was Danny Cox a pitcher?: Yes. Danny Cox pitched in the major leagues, recording 74 wins and 723 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Danny Cox hit?: Danny Cox hit 0 career home runs with 39 hits.
What was Danny Cox's career batting average?: Danny Cox batted .109 over his career, with 39 hits in 359 at bats.
How many RBI did Danny Cox have?: Danny Cox drove in 12 runs in his career.
What was Danny Cox's career ERA?: Danny Cox finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 74-75 with 723 strikeouts.