John Danks

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2007-2016)

W–L 79–104
ERA 4.38
WHIP 1.35
SO 1,102
Pitcher PIV -11814.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / L
Height / Weight
6'1" / 210 lb
Born
4/15/1985 in Austin, TX, USA
MLB Debut
2007-04-08
Last Game
2016-04-28

Full name: John William Danks

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
79 104 247 247 6 3 0 1503.3 1,533 731 197 491 1,102 4.38 -11814.3

Career ERA 4.38 vs. league average 4.09 across their career seasons — 7.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2007 CHA AL 6 13 26 26 0 0 0 139.0 160 85 54 109 5.50 4.47 (-23%) -3713.6
2008 CHA AL 12 9 33 33 0 0 0 195.0 182 72 57 159 3.32 4.32 (+23%) 4482.9
2009 CHA AL 13 11 32 32 1 0 0 200.3 184 84 73 149 3.77 4.32 (+13%) -1366.4
2010 CHA AL 15 11 32 32 1 1 0 213.0 189 88 70 162 3.72 4.08 (+9%) 2117.9
2011 CHA AL 8 12 27 27 2 1 0 170.3 182 82 46 135 4.33 3.94 (-10%) 522.7
2012 CHA AL 3 4 9 9 0 0 0 53.7 57 34 23 30 5.70 4.01 (-42%) -1340.8
2013 CHA AL 4 14 22 22 0 0 0 138.3 151 73 27 89 4.75 3.87 (-23%) -4147.4
2014 CHA AL 11 11 32 32 0 0 0 193.7 205 102 74 129 4.74 3.74 (-27%) -4954.4
2015 CHA AL 7 15 30 30 2 1 0 177.7 195 93 56 124 4.71 3.96 (-19%) -2347.8
2016 CHA AL 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 22.3 28 18 11 16 7.25 4.19 (-73%) -1067.5
Career · 10 seasons 79 104 247 247 6 3 0 1,503.1 1,533 731 491 1,102 4.38 — -11,814

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
247 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .083 .120 .083 .203 0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 67.6% below league average.

Career OBP .120 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 62.9% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .407 across their career seasons — 79.5% below league average.

Career OPS .203 vs. league average .731 across their career seasons — 72.2% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
2007 CHA AL 26 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2008 CHA AL 33 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 .167 — — — — 0.0
2009 CHA AL 32 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2010 CHA AL 32 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 CHA AL 27 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2012 CHA AL 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 CHA AL 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2014 CHA AL 32 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
2015 CHA AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2016 CHA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 10 seasons 247 24 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 .083 — — — — 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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2008 ALDS2 CHA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 1 1 0 6.7 7 3 3 7 4.05

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2008 ALDS2 CHA 1 0 1 1 0 6.7 7 3 3 7 4.05

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home12100000—
Away125240200.083

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home121741.07293582415704.35
Away125754.18023732475284.45

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2016-04-28 CHWBAL L 5.0966242
2016-04-21 CHWLAA L 6.0522521
2016-04-16 CHWTBR L 6.1655342
2016-04-08 CHWCLE L 5.0875160
2015-10-01 CHWKCR L 5.01166320
2015-09-26 CHWNYY L 6.0622350
2015-09-20 CHWCLE L 5.0733231
2015-09-14 CHWOAK — 7.0333363
2015-09-04 CHWKCR W 9.0711150
2015-08-28 CHWSEA L 6.0722052

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 247 247 55 216 10 11

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
2007 CHA P 26 26 5 17 1 1
2008 CHA P 33 33 12 28 0 1
2009 CHA P 32 32 7 33 2 1
2010 CHA P 32 32 5 35 0 4
2011 CHA P 27 27 4 30 0 1
2012 CHA P 9 9 3 13 3 0
2013 CHA P 22 22 8 13 0 1
2014 CHA P 32 32 4 24 1 0
2015 CHA P 30 30 6 20 3 1
2016 CHA P 4 4 1 3 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 247

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2016 CHA AL $15,750,000
2015 CHA AL $15,750,000
2014 CHA AL $14,250,000
2013 CHA AL $15,750,000
2012 CHA AL $2,000,000
2011 CHA AL $6,000,000
2010 CHA AL $3,450,000
2009 CHA AL $520,000
2008 CHA AL $400,000
2007 CHA AL $380,000
Total Career Earnings $74,250,000

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

John Danks (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Frank Castillo
    82-104, 4.56 ERA
  2. 95
    Erik Hanson
    89-84, 4.15 ERA
  3. 93
    Jason Vargas
    99-99, 4.29 ERA
  4. 89
    Homer Bailey
    81-86, 4.56 ERA
  5. 89
    Chris Capuano
    77-92, 4.38 ERA
  6. 86
    Odalis Perez
    73-82, 4.46 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about John Danks

What years did John Danks play?
John Danks played in Major League Baseball from 2007 to 2016.
Was John Danks a pitcher?
Yes. John Danks pitched in the major leagues, recording 79 wins and 1102 strikeouts.
How many home runs did John Danks hit?
John Danks hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.