Danny Darwin
Born: 10/25/1955 in Bonham, TX, USA
MLB Debut: 1978-09-08 | Final Game: 1998-09-22
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 185 lbs
Full name: Danny Wayne Darwin
Biography
Danny Darwin, born in 1955, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 1978 to 1998. Over two decades, he established himself as a reliable arm in Major League Baseball, finishing his career with a record of 171 wins and 182 losses, alongside an earned run average (ERA) of 3.84. Known for his durability and competitive nature, Darwin struck out a total of 1,942 batters throughout his tenure, and he recorded 32 saves, showcasing his versatility as both a starter and a reliever.
Darwin played during a transformative era in baseball, navigating the game through significant changes in pitching strategy and player conditioning. His ability to adapt to the evolving landscape of the sport contributed to his longevity and effectiveness on the mound. As teams increasingly relied on specialized roles, Darwin's experience and skill made him a valuable asset, allowing him to contribute to various rotations and bullpens throughout his career. His impact on the game is remembered not only through his statistics but also through the resilience and professionalism he displayed on and off the field.
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 | 2951 | 1286 | 321 | 874 | 1942 | 3.84 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | 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 | 1144.3 |
| 1980 | TEX | AL | 13 | 4 | 53 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 109.7 | 98 | 32 | 50 | 104 | 2.63 | 3054.3 |
| 1981 | TEX | AL | 9 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 146.0 | 115 | 59 | 57 | 98 | 3.64 | -140.2 |
| 1982 | TEX | AL | 10 | 8 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 89.0 | 95 | 34 | 37 | 61 | 3.44 | 738.9 |
| 1983 | TEX | AL | 8 | 13 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 183.0 | 175 | 71 | 62 | 92 | 3.49 | 1983.7 |
| 1984 | TEX | AL | 8 | 12 | 35 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 223.7 | 249 | 98 | 54 | 123 | 3.94 | 1522.9 |
| 1985 | ATL | AL | 8 | 18 | 39 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 217.7 | 212 | 92 | 65 | 125 | 3.80 | - |
| 1986 | HOU | NL | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.3 | 50 | 14 | 9 | 40 | 2.32 | 2004.2 |
| 1986 | ATL | AL | 6 | 8 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 130.3 | 120 | 51 | 35 | 80 | 3.52 | - |
| 1987 | HOU | NL | 9 | 10 | 33 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 195.7 | 184 | 78 | 69 | 134 | 3.59 | 2687.3 |
| 1988 | HOU | NL | 8 | 13 | 44 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 192.0 | 189 | 82 | 48 | 129 | 3.84 | 473.3 |
| 1989 | HOU | NL | 11 | 4 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 122.0 | 92 | 32 | 33 | 104 | 2.36 | 2936.7 |
| 1990 | HOU | NL | 11 | 4 | 48 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 162.7 | 136 | 40 | 31 | 109 | 2.21 | 3650.4 |
| 1991 | BOS | AL | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68.0 | 71 | 39 | 15 | 42 | 5.16 | -2439.3 |
| 1992 | BOS | AL | 9 | 9 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 161.3 | 159 | 71 | 53 | 124 | 3.96 | 2227.9 |
| 1993 | BOS | AL | 15 | 11 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 229.3 | 196 | 83 | 49 | 130 | 3.26 | -609.5 |
| 1994 | BOS | AL | 7 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.7 | 101 | 53 | 24 | 54 | 6.30 | -800.6 |
| 1995 | TEX | AL | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 40 | 27 | 7 | 22 | 7.15 | -2270.1 |
| 1995 | TOR | AL | 1 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65.0 | 91 | 55 | 24 | 36 | 7.62 | -2290.1 |
| 1996 | HOU | NL | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42.3 | 43 | 28 | 11 | 27 | 5.95 | -682.6 |
| 1996 | PIT | NL | 7 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122.3 | 117 | 41 | 16 | 69 | 3.02 | 3359.5 |
| 1997 | CHW | AL | 4 | 8 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 113.3 | 130 | 52 | 31 | 62 | 4.13 | - |
| 1997 | SFG | NL | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 51 | 24 | 14 | 30 | 4.91 | - |
| 1998 | SFG | NL | 8 | 10 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148.7 | 176 | 91 | 49 | 81 | 5.51 | - |
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 | 0.128 | 0.146 | 0.197 | 0.343 | -1096.6 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | 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 | ATL | AL | 39 | 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 | 0.062 | 0.0 |
| 1986 | ATL | AL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1987 | HOU | NL | 35 | 66 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 0.182 | -469.7 |
| 1988 | HOU | NL | 44 | 56 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0.071 | -626.9 |
| 1989 | HOU | NL | 68 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.118 | 0.0 |
| 1990 | HOU | NL | 52 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 0.132 | 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 | TEX | AL | 7 | 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 |
| 1996 | HOU | NL | 15 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.100 | 0.0 |
| 1996 | PIT | NL | 19 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.205 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | CHW | AL | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
| 1997 | SFG | NL | 10 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.133 | 0.0 |
| 1998 | SFG | NL | 33 | 45 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0.089 | 0.0 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 716 | 371 | 184 | 364 | 27 | 26 |
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 | HOU | P | 12 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | ML4 | P | 27 | 14 | 6 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| 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 | TEX | P | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | TOR | P | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | HOU | P | 15 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | PIT | P | 19 | 19 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 716 |
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
| 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
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grayson County College | Denison | TX | 1976 |