Danny Darwin

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1978-1998)

Danny Darwin was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1998 for 8 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 21 seasons. Across 716 career appearances, he went 171-182 with a 3.84 ERA, 1,942 strikeouts, and 32 saves. He also batted .128 with 2 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 9288.4.

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

W–L 171–182
ERA 3.84
WHIP 1.27
SO 1,942
Pitcher PIV 9288.4
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'3" / 185 lb
Born
10/25/1955 in Bonham, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1978-09-08
Last Game
1998-09-22

Full name: Danny Wayne Darwin

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Career Pitching Statistics

Danny Darwin — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
171 182 716 371 53 9 32 3016.7 2,951 1,286 321 874 1,942 3.84 9288.4

Career ERA 3.84 vs. league average 4.02 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Danny Darwin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1978 TEX AL 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 8.7 11 4 1 8 4.15 — 0.0
1979 TEX AL 4 4 20 6 1 0 0 78.0 50 35 30 58 4.04 4.00 (-1%) 1144.3
1980 TEX AL 13 4 53 2 0 0 8 109.7 98 32 50 104 2.63 3.84 (+32%) 3054.3
1981 TEX AL 9 9 22 22 6 2 0 146.0 115 59 57 98 3.64 3.58 (-1%) -136.1
1982 TEX AL 10 8 56 1 0 0 7 89.0 95 34 37 61 3.44 3.86 (+11%) 738.9
1983 TEX AL 8 13 28 26 9 2 0 183.0 175 71 62 92 3.49 3.87 (+10%) 1983.7
1984 TEX AL 8 12 35 32 5 1 0 223.7 249 98 54 123 3.94 3.81 (-3%) 1522.9
1985 ML4 AL 8 18 39 29 11 1 2 217.7 212 92 65 125 3.80 3.89 (+2%) -3395.2
1986 ML4 AL 6 8 27 14 5 1 0 130.3 120 51 35 80 3.52 3.97 (+11%) 862.4
1986 HOU NL 5 2 12 8 1 0 0 54.3 50 14 9 40 2.32 3.97 (+42%) 2004.2
1987 HOU NL 9 10 33 30 3 1 0 195.7 184 78 69 134 3.59 4.29 (+16%) 2687.3
1988 HOU NL 8 13 44 20 3 0 3 192.0 189 82 48 129 3.84 3.73 (-3%) 473.3
1989 HOU NL 11 4 68 0 0 0 7 122.0 92 32 33 104 2.36 3.71 (+36%) 2936.7
1990 HOU NL 11 4 48 17 3 0 2 162.7 136 40 31 109 2.21 3.86 (+43%) 3650.4
1991 BOS AL 3 6 12 12 0 0 0 68.0 71 39 15 42 5.16 3.91 (-32%) -2405.6
1992 BOS AL 9 9 51 15 2 0 3 161.3 159 71 53 124 3.96 3.75 (-6%) 2227.9
1993 BOS AL 15 11 34 34 2 1 0 229.3 196 83 49 130 3.26 4.19 (+22%) -582.0
1994 BOS AL 7 5 13 13 0 0 0 75.7 101 53 24 54 6.30 4.51 (-40%) -788.3
1995 TOR AL 1 8 13 11 1 0 0 65.0 91 55 24 36 7.62 4.45 (-71%) -2259.8
1995 TEX AL 2 2 7 4 0 0 0 34.0 40 27 7 22 7.15 4.45 (-61%) -2254.4
1996 PIT NL 7 9 19 19 0 0 0 122.3 117 41 16 69 3.02 4.61 (+35%) 3359.5
1996 HOU NL 3 2 15 6 0 0 0 42.3 43 28 11 27 5.95 4.61 (-29%) -676.7
1997 CHA AL 4 8 21 17 1 0 0 113.3 130 52 31 62 4.13 4.39 (+6%) -2497.6
1997 SFN NL 1 3 10 7 0 0 0 44.0 51 24 14 30 4.91 4.39 (-12%) 159.7
1998 SFN NL 8 10 33 25 0 0 0 148.7 176 91 49 81 5.51 4.43 (-24%) -2521.2
Career · 25 seasons 171 182 716 371 53 9 32 3,016.2 2,951 1,286 874 1,942 3.84 — 9,288

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 Darwin — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
722 305 15 39 11 2 2 22 2 6 171 .128 .146 .197 .343 -1,021

Career AVG .128 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 51.1% below league average.

Career OBP .146 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 55.3% below league average.

Career SLG .197 vs. league average .396 across their career seasons — 50.3% below league average.

Career OPS .343 vs. league average .724 across their career seasons — 52.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Danny Darwin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1978 TEX AL 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 TEX AL 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 TEX AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1981 TEX AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 TEX AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 TEX AL 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 TEX AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 ML4 AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 ML4 AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 HOU NL 12 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 .062 — — — — 0.0
1987 HOU NL 35 66 2 12 2 1 0 4 1 2 40 .182 .262 (-31%) .331 (-38%) .415 (-42%) .746 (-40%) -441.1
1988 HOU NL 44 56 3 4 2 0 1 7 0 1 22 .071 .254 (-72%) .317 (-73%) .377 (-57%) .695 (-65%) -579.7
1989 HOU NL 68 17 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 8 .118 — — — — 0.0
1990 HOU NL 52 38 5 5 1 1 0 3 0 2 21 .132 — — — — 0.0
1991 BOS AL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 BOS AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1993 BOS AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1994 BOS AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 TOR AL 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1995 TEX AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1996 PIT NL 19 39 2 8 4 0 1 3 0 0 19 .205 — — — — 0.0
1996 HOU NL 15 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 .100 — — — — 0.0
1997 CHA AL 21 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 — — — — 0.0
1997 SFN NL 10 15 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 8 .133 — — — — 0.0
1998 SFN NL 33 45 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 30 .089 — — — — 0.0
Career · 25 seasons 722 305 15 39 11 2 2 22 2 6 171 .128 — — — — -1,021

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 Darwin — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home366135720110.148
Away356170819112.112

Pitching — Home / Away

Danny Darwin — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home3651537.1152061846910383.62
Away3511479.114316684059044.06

Last 10 Games — Batting

Danny Darwin — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1998-09-22 SFGPITW 000000000
1998-09-14 SFGAZL 000000000
1998-09-09 SFGSDPL 000000000
1998-09-05 SFGLADL 000000000
1998-09-01 SFGWSNW 100000001
1998-08-27 SFGNYNW 212000100
1998-08-22 SFGMIAW 200000002
1998-08-12 SFGCHCL 000000000
1998-08-08 SFGATLL 100000001
1998-08-03 SFGPHIW 200000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Danny Darwin — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1998-09-22 SFGPIT — 1.0000000
1998-09-14 SFGAZ — 0.1355100
1998-09-09 SFGSDP — 2.0100010
1998-09-05 SFGLAD — 2.0000100
1998-09-01 SFGWSN — 3.1444521
1998-08-27 SFGNYN W 5.2633121
1998-08-22 SFGMIA — 5.2544221
1998-08-12 SFGCHC — 2.0433110
1998-08-08 SFGATL L 3.11077101
1998-08-03 SFGPHI W 5.0400330

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Danny Darwin — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 716 371 184 364 27 26

Season-by-Season Fielding

Danny Darwin — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1978 TEX P 3 1 0 0 0 0
1979 TEX P 20 6 2 6 0 0
1980 TEX P 53 2 7 11 0 1
1981 TEX P 22 22 8 16 2 3
1982 TEX P 56 1 5 19 0 0
1983 TEX P 28 26 20 18 3 1
1984 TEX P 35 32 13 21 3 2
1985 ML4 P 39 29 15 16 2 1
1986 ML4 P 27 14 6 22 3 2
1986 HOU P 12 8 4 5 0 0
1987 HOU P 33 30 10 22 2 0
1988 HOU P 44 20 14 37 1 2
1989 HOU P 68 0 2 12 2 2
1990 HOU P 48 17 11 15 1 1
1991 BOS P 12 12 6 9 0 0
1992 BOS P 51 15 9 13 1 2
1993 BOS P 34 34 14 31 2 2
1994 BOS P 13 13 5 8 0 0
1995 TOR P 13 11 3 4 2 0
1995 TEX P 7 4 0 3 0 1
1996 PIT P 19 19 11 21 0 3
1996 HOU P 15 6 1 4 1 0
1997 CHA P 21 17 6 20 0 1
1997 SFN P 10 7 2 7 0 1
1998 SFN P 33 25 10 24 2 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Danny Darwin Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 716

Awards & Honors

Danny Darwin — Awards & Honors
Year Award Notes
1996 Player of the Week Week of 1996-06-08
1993 Pitcher of the Month May
1990 Pitcher of the Month July
1981 Player of the Week Week of 1981-06-05

Salary History

Danny Darwin — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1998 SFN NL $710,000
1997 CHA AL $475,000
1996 PIT NL $550,000
1995 TEX AL $109,000
1995 TOR AL $300,000
1994 BOS AL $2,650,000
1993 BOS AL $2,750,000
1992 BOS AL $3,350,000
1991 BOS AL $3,250,000
1990 HOU NL $1,200,000
1989 HOU NL $855,000
1988 HOU NL $760,000
1987 HOU NL $740,000
1986 ML4 AL $610,000
1985 ML4 AL $565,000
Total Career Earnings $18,874,000

College History

Danny Darwin — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Grayson County College Denison TX 1976

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Danny Darwin (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Charlie Root
    201-160, 3.59 ERA
  2. 93
    Billy Pierce
    211-169, 3.27 ERA
  3. 93
    Larry Jackson
    194-183, 3.40 ERA
  4. 90
    Murry Dickson
    172-181, 3.66 ERA
  5. 88
    John Candelaria
    177-122, 3.33 ERA
  6. 87
    Stan Bahnsen
    146-149, 3.60 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Danny Darwin

What years did Danny Darwin play?
Danny Darwin played in Major League Baseball from 1978 to 1998.
Was Danny Darwin a pitcher?
Yes. Danny Darwin pitched in the major leagues, recording 171 wins and 1942 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Danny Darwin hit?
Danny Darwin hit 2 career home runs with 39 hits.
What was Danny Darwin's career batting average?
Danny Darwin batted .128 over his career, with 39 hits in 305 at bats.
How many RBI did Danny Darwin have?
Danny Darwin drove in 22 runs in his career.
What was Danny Darwin's career ERA?
Danny Darwin finished with a 3.84 career ERA, going 171-182 with 1,942 strikeouts.