Denny Doyle

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1970-1977)

AVG .250
HR 16
RBI 237
H 823
OPS .611
PIV -6,256
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 175 lb
Born
1/17/1943 in Glasgow, KY, USA
Died
12/20/2022 in Winter Garden, FL, USA
MLB Debut
1970-04-07
Last Game
1977-09-30

Full name: Robert Dennis Doyle

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
944 3,290 357 823 113 28 16 237 38 205 310 .250 .295 .316 .611 -6,256

Career AVG .250 vs. league average .255 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .295 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 8.7% below league average.

Career SLG .316 vs. league average .374 across their career seasons — 15.5% below league average.

Career OPS .611 vs. league average .697 across their career seasons — 12.3% 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
1970 PHI NL 112 413 43 86 10 7 2 16 6 33 64 .208 .253 (-18%) .325 (-18%) .385 (-27%) .711 (-23%) -1550.6
1971 PHI NL 95 342 34 79 12 1 3 24 4 19 31 .231 .249 (-7%) .316 (-12%) .365 (-18%) .682 (-15%) -800.9
1972 PHI NL 123 442 33 110 14 2 1 26 6 31 33 .249 .243 (+2%) .310 (-5%) .353 (-16%) .664 (-11%) -738.7
1973 PHI NL 116 370 45 101 9 3 3 26 1 31 32 .273 .256 (+6%) .325 (avg) .378 (-11%) .703 (-6%) -306.1
1974 CAL AL 147 511 47 133 19 2 1 34 6 25 49 .260 .256 (+1%) .324 (-9%) .369 (-16%) .693 (-13%) -1028.3
1975 CAL AL 8 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .067 — — — — 0.0
1975 BOS AL 89 310 50 96 21 2 4 36 5 14 11 .310 .257 (+20%) .327 (+4%) .374 (+15%) .701 (+10%) 0.0
1976 BOS AL 117 432 51 108 15 5 0 26 8 22 39 .250 .255 (-2%) .320 (-11%) .360 (-15%) .681 (-13%) -904.5
1977 BOS AL 137 455 54 109 13 6 2 49 2 29 50 .240 .264 (-9%) .329 (-12%) .401 (-23%) .730 (-18%) -1358.2
Career · 9 seasons 944 3,290 357 823 113 28 16 237 38 205 310 .250 — — — — -6,687

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
10 41 6 11 1 1 0 2 2 2 .268

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1975 ALCS BOS 3 11 3 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .273
1975 WS BOS 7 30 3 8 1 1 0 0 2 1 .267

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home47616352054278128.261
Away46816551523968109.239

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1977-09-30 BOSBALW 411000002
1977-09-28 BOSTORL 302000000
1977-09-27 BOSTORW 402000100
1977-09-27 BOSTORW 400000000
1977-09-24 BOSDETW 300000012
1977-09-22 BOSDETL 301000100
1977-09-21 BOSNYYW 300000001
1977-09-19 BOSNYYW 300000000
1977-09-18 BOSBALW 100000100
1977-09-17 BOSBALL 401000100

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 912 844 1891 2409 101 547
3B 7 3 2 9 1 0
SS 4 0 0 6 0 0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1970 PHI 2B 103 98 251 228 11 55
1971 PHI 2B 91 83 241 264 17 62
1972 PHI 2B 119 114 265 288 10 66
1973 PHI 2B 114 94 231 296 14 71
1974 CAL 2B 146 144 311 404 12 99
1974 CAL SS 2 0 0 1 0 0
1975 CAL 2B 6 2 12 13 2 2
1975 CAL 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0
1975 BOS 2B 84 79 141 193 9 35
1975 BOS 3B 6 3 2 9 1 0
1975 BOS SS 2 0 0 5 0 0
1976 BOS 2B 112 103 209 311 12 67
1977 BOS 2B 137 127 230 412 14 90

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 912
Third Base 7
Shortstop 4

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Morehead State University Morehead KY 1963, 1964, 1965

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1975 Most Valuable Player AL 23th 5.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Denny Doyle (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Marty Perez
    .246 avg, 22 HR
  2. 96
    Rey Ordonez
    .246 avg, 12 HR
  3. 93
    Jose Lind
    .254 avg, 9 HR
  4. 87
    Billy Ripken
    .247 avg, 20 HR
  5. 83
    Larry Milbourne
    .254 avg, 11 HR
  6. 82
    Johnny Rawlings
    .250 avg, 14 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Denny Doyle

What years did Denny Doyle play?
Denny Doyle played in Major League Baseball from 1970 to 1977.
Was Denny Doyle a pitcher?
No. Denny Doyle was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Denny Doyle hit?
Denny Doyle hit 16 career home runs with 823 hits.