What years did Ken Dayley play?

Ken Dayley played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1993.

Was Ken Dayley a pitcher?

Yes. Ken Dayley pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 406 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Ken Dayley hit?

Ken Dayley hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.

What teams did Ken Dayley play for?

Ken Dayley played for 3 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1982–1984), the St. Louis Cardinals (1984–1990), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1991, 1993).

What were Ken Dayley's career stats?

In 385 games, Ken Dayley went 33-45 with a 3.64 ERA, 406 strikeouts, 573.2 innings pitched, and 39 saves.

What was Ken Dayley's salary?

Ken Dayley's last recorded salary was $1,800,000, in 1993. His highest recorded salary was $1,983,333, in 1992, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1993.

What position did Ken Dayley play?

Ken Dayley played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Ken Dayley and how much did he weigh?

Ken Dayley was listed at 6 feet and 171 pounds.

What was Ken Dayley's career ERA?

Ken Dayley finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 33-45 with 406 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Ken Dayley have?

Ken Dayley recorded 406 career strikeouts.

Is Ken Dayley in the Hall of Fame?

No. Ken Dayley has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Ken Dayley

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-1993)

Ken Dayley was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1993 for the Atlanta Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 12 seasons. Across 385 career appearances, he went 33-45 with a 3.64 ERA, 406 strikeouts, and 39 saves. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6294.4.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 33–45

ERA 3.64

WHIP 1.38

SO 406

Pitcher PIV 6294.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 171 lb
Born: 2/25/1959 in Jerome, ID, USA
MLB Debut: 1982-05-13
Last Game: 1993-04-14

Full name: Kenneth Grant Dayley

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Career Pitching Statistics

Ken Dayley — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
33	45	385	33	0	0	39	573.2	564	232	42	225	406	3.64	6294.4

Career ERA 3.64 vs. league average 3.92 across their career seasons — 7.2% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Ken Dayley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1982	ATL	NL	5	6	20	11	0	71.1	79	36	25	34	4.54	3.86 (-18%)	-1055.7
1983	ATL	NL	5	8	24	16	0	104.2	100	50	39	70	4.30	3.87 (-11%)	-551.3
1984	ATL	NL	0	3	4	4	0	18.2	28	11	6	10	5.30	3.81 (-39%)	-1163.4
1984	SLN	NL	0	2	3	2	0	5.0	16	10	5	0	18.00	—	0.0
1985	SLN	NL	4	4	57	0	11	65.1	65	20	18	62	2.76	3.89 (+29%)	3116.3
1986	SLN	NL	0	3	31	0	5	38.2	42	14	11	33	3.26	3.97 (+18%)	1599.0
1987	SLN	NL	9	5	53	0	4	61.0	52	18	33	63	2.66	4.29 (+38%)	2069.9
1988	SLN	NL	2	7	54	0	5	55.1	48	17	19	38	2.77	3.73 (+26%)	1096.8
1989	SLN	NL	4	3	71	0	12	75.1	63	24	30	40	2.87	3.71 (+23%)	568.1
1990	SLN	NL	4	4	58	0	2	73.1	63	29	30	51	3.56	3.86 (+8%)	614.6
1991	TOR	AL	0	0	8	0	0	4.1	7	3	5	3	6.23	—	0.0
1993	TOR	AL	0	0	2	0	0	0.2	1	0	4	2	0.00	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			33	45	385	33	39	573.2	564	232	225	406	3.64	—	6,294

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

Ken Dayley — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
388	81	4	17	0	0	0	2	0	7	32	.210	.273	.210	.483	0

Career AVG .210 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 18.9% below league average.

Career OBP .273 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 16.0% below league average.

Career SLG .210 vs. league average .390 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.

Career OPS .483 vs. league average .715 across their career seasons — 32.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Ken Dayley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1982	ATL	NL	20	20	1	5	1	2	9	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	ATL	NL	25	32	2	7	1	4	11	.219	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	ATL	NL	5	4	1	2	0	0	2	.500	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	SLN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	SLN	NL	57	5	0	2	0	0	1	.400	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	SLN	NL	32	5	0	1	0	1	2	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	SLN	NL	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	SLN	NL	54	4	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	SLN	NL	71	5	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	SLN	NL	58	6	0	0	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	TOR	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	TOR	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			388	81	4	17	2	7	32	.210	—	—	—	—	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

Ken Dayley — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
16	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.333

Playoff Batting by Year

Ken Dayley — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	SO	AVG
1987	NLCS	SLN	3	0	0	0	.000
1987	WS	SLN	4	1	0	1	.000
1985	NLCS	SLN	5	2	1	0	.500
1985	WS	SLN	4	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Ken Dayley — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	16	0	5	20.2	6	1	6	15	0.44

Playoff Pitching by Year

Ken Dayley — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1987	NLCS	SLN	0	3	2	4.0	1	0	2	4	0.00
1987	WS	SLN	0	4	1	4.2	2	1	0	3	1.93
1985	NLCS	SLN	0	5	2	6.0	2	0	1	3	0.00
1985	WS	SLN	1	4	0	6.0	1	0	3	5	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Ken Dayley — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	200	38	2	7	0	0	.184
Away	188	43	2	10	0	2	.233

Pitching — Home / Away

Ken Dayley — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	199	289.0	307	119	102	194	3.71
Away	186	284.2	257	113	123	212	3.57

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Ken Dayley — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1993-04-14	TOR	SEA	—	0.0	1	2	0	1	0
1993-04-06	TOR	SEA	—	0.2	0	0	0	3	2
1991-06-11	TOR	CLE	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0
1991-06-07	TOR	BAL	—	0.1	1	2	2	2	0
1991-06-04	TOR	NYY	—	0.2	1	1	1	1	0
1991-06-02	TOR	LAA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
1991-06-01	TOR	LAA	—	1.1	2	0	0	0	2
1991-05-29	TOR	OAK	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0
1991-05-26	TOR	LAA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
1991-05-24	TOR	LAA	—	0.0	0	0	0	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Ken Dayley — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	385	33	23	63	2	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Ken Dayley — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1982	ATL	P	20	11	3	5	0	0
1983	ATL	P	24	16	0	7	0	0
1984	ATL	P	4	4	1	4	0	0
1984	SLN	P	3	2	0	0	0	0
1985	SLN	P	57	0	5	15	0	0
1986	SLN	P	31	0	1	7	0	0
1987	SLN	P	53	0	3	4	0	1
1988	SLN	P	54	0	2	7	0	0
1989	SLN	P	71	0	2	5	1	0
1990	SLN	P	58	0	5	8	1	1
1991	TOR	P	8	0	1	1	0	0
1993	TOR	P	2	0	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Ken Dayley Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	385

Salary History

Ken Dayley's recorded salaries total $7,018,333 over 8 seasons, 1985 to 1993. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Dayley's career ran from 1982 to 1993. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1991.

Ken Dayley — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1993	TOR	AL	$1,800,000
1992	TOR	AL	$1,983,333
1990	SLN	NL	$925,000
1989	SLN	NL	$925,000
1988	SLN	NL	$610,000
1987	SLN	NL	$325,000
1986	SLN	NL	$300,000
1985	SLN	NL	$150,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$7,018,333

College History

Ken Dayley — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Portland	Portland	OR	1978, 1979, 1980

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Ken Dayley: the record in brief

May 13, 1982 and April 14, 1993 bracket Ken Dayley's time in the majors: the debut and the last game on record. Dayley played for the Atlanta Braves (1982 through 1984), the St. Louis Cardinals (1984 through 1990), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1991 through 1993). Listed as a pitcher, Dayley both batted and threw left-handed. The recorded size is 6'0" and 171 pounds. Dayley was born on February 25, 1959, in Jerome, ID, USA. On the record, Ken Dayley was born Kenneth Grant Dayley.

The pitching table credits Dayley with a 33-45 record and a 3.64 ERA in 385 games. Also on Dayley's record: 406 strikeouts and 39 saves. Against a 3.92 league ERA for the same years, Dayley was 7.2% better. Dayley won 9 games in 1987, the most of any season listed. Dayley struck out 70 batters in 1983, a career high. The most saves in one season was 12, in 1989. 1985 was Dayley's sharpest full season, a 2.76 ERA against the league's 3.89.

Frequently Asked Questions about Ken Dayley

What years did Ken Dayley play?: Ken Dayley played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1993.
Was Ken Dayley a pitcher?: Yes. Ken Dayley pitched in the major leagues, recording 33 wins and 406 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Ken Dayley hit?: Ken Dayley hit 0 career home runs with 17 hits.
What teams did Ken Dayley play for?: Ken Dayley played for 3 teams: the Atlanta Braves (1982–1984), the St. Louis Cardinals (1984–1990), and the Toronto Blue Jays (1991, 1993).
What were Ken Dayley's career stats?: In 385 games, Ken Dayley went 33-45 with a 3.64 ERA, 406 strikeouts, 573.2 innings pitched, and 39 saves.
How much did Ken Dayley earn in his career?: Ken Dayley's recorded salaries total $7,018,333 over 8 seasons, 1985 to 1993. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Dayley's career ran from 1982 to 1993. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1991.
What was Ken Dayley's salary?: Ken Dayley's last recorded salary was $1,800,000, in 1993. His highest recorded salary was $1,983,333, in 1992, and his lowest was $150,000, in 1985. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1993.
What position did Ken Dayley play?: Ken Dayley played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Ken Dayley and how much did he weigh?: Ken Dayley was listed at 6 feet and 171 pounds.
What was Ken Dayley's career ERA?: Ken Dayley finished with a 3.64 career ERA, going 33-45 with 406 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Ken Dayley have?: Ken Dayley recorded 406 career strikeouts.
Is Ken Dayley in the Hall of Fame?: No. Ken Dayley has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.