Denny Galehouse

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1934-1949)

W–L 109–118
ERA 3.97
WHIP 1.44
SO 851
Pitcher PIV 8863.2
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'1" / 195 lb
Born
12/7/1911 in Marshallville, OH, USA
Died
12/12/1998 in Doylestown, OH, USA
MLB Debut
1934-04-30
Last Game
1949-05-03

Full name: Dennis Ward Galehouse

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
109 118 375 258 100 17 13 2004.0 2,148 885 104 735 851 3.97 8863.2

Career ERA 3.97 vs. league average 4.05 across their career seasons — near 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
1934 CLE AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 2 1 0 18.00 — 0.0
1935 CLE AL 1 0 5 1 1 0 0 13.0 16 13 9 8 9.00 4.35 (-107%) -299.0
1936 CLE AL 8 7 36 15 5 0 1 148.3 161 80 68 71 4.85 4.59 (-6%) 1272.6
1937 CLE AL 9 14 36 29 7 0 3 200.7 238 102 83 78 4.57 4.34 (-5%) -276.6
1938 CLE AL 7 8 36 12 5 1 3 114.0 119 55 65 66 4.34 4.35 (avg) -1974.2
1939 BOS AL 9 10 30 18 6 1 0 146.7 160 74 52 68 4.54 4.28 (-6%) 1993.5
1940 BOS AL 6 6 25 20 5 0 0 120.0 155 69 41 53 5.17 4.21 (-23%) -45.3
1941 SLA AL 9 10 30 24 11 2 0 190.3 183 77 68 61 3.64 3.94 (+7%) -216.2
1942 SLA AL 12 12 32 28 12 3 1 192.3 193 77 79 75 3.60 3.57 (-1%) 695.3
1943 SLA AL 11 11 31 28 14 2 1 224.0 217 69 74 114 2.77 3.50 (+21%) 2351.9
1944 SLA AL 9 10 24 19 6 2 0 153.0 162 53 44 80 3.12 3.57 (+13%) 2173.5
1946 SLA AL 8 12 30 24 11 2 0 180.0 194 73 52 90 3.65 3.59 (-2%) 2280.9
1947 SLA AL 1 3 9 4 0 0 1 32.3 42 22 16 11 6.12 3.97 (-54%) -593.9
1947 BOS AL 11 7 21 21 11 3 0 149.0 150 55 34 38 3.32 3.97 (+16%) 1885.5
1948 BOS AL 8 8 27 15 6 1 3 137.3 152 61 46 38 4.00 4.10 (+3%) -384.7
1949 BOS AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.0 4 3 3 0 13.50 — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 109 118 375 258 100 17 13 2,004.0 2,148 885 735 851 3.97 — 8,863

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
375 665 33 92 6 1 0 26 0 40 201 .138 .188 .150 .339 -4,534

Career AVG .138 vs. league average .267 across their career seasons — 48.3% below league average.

Career OBP .188 vs. league average .337 across their career seasons — 44.0% below league average.

Career SLG .150 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 60.4% below league average.

Career OPS .339 vs. league average .716 across their career seasons — 52.7% 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
1934 CLE AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1935 CLE AL 5 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 — — — — 0.0
1936 CLE AL 36 47 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 6 13 .170 — — — — -300.2
1937 CLE AL 36 72 3 15 0 0 0 3 0 2 11 .208 .276 (-25%) .342 (-33%) .398 (-48%) .740 (-41%) -474.5
1938 CLE AL 36 39 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 .154 — — — — 0.0
1939 BOS AL 30 47 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 20 .064 — — — — -480.5
1940 BOS AL 25 39 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 .077 — — — — 0.0
1941 SLA AL 30 68 4 13 2 0 0 5 0 2 14 .191 .262 (-27%) .332 (-36%) .373 (-41%) .705 (-38%) -415.0
1942 SLA AL 32 72 3 14 0 1 0 6 0 3 15 .194 .253 (-23%) .323 (-30%) .349 (-36%) .672 (-33%) -368.5
1943 SLA AL 31 72 5 9 1 0 0 2 0 3 20 .125 .255 (-51%) .324 (-51%) .346 (-60%) .671 (-55%) -602.6
1944 SLA AL 24 48 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 19 .062 — — — — -536.6
1946 SLA AL 30 55 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 23 .091 .256 (-65%) .328 (-58%) .358 (-75%) .687 (-67%) -561.9
1947 SLA AL 9 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1947 BOS AL 21 52 1 5 0 0 0 3 0 1 19 .096 .262 (-63%) .336 (-66%) .376 (-74%) .712 (-71%) 0.0
1948 BOS AL 27 42 6 7 0 0 0 1 0 8 13 .167 — — — — -212.1
1949 BOS AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 375 665 33 92 6 1 0 26 0 40 201 .138 — — — — -3,952

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
2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1944 WS SLA 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 2 2 0 18.0 13 3 5 15 1.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1944 WS SLA 1 1 2 2 0 18.0 13 3 5 15 1.50

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1883402150014.147
Away1863241242012.130

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1881064.010964423984813.74
Away186937.210464393363684.21

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1949-05-03 BOSDETL 000000000
1949-04-29 BOSNYYL 000000000
1948-09-26 BOSNYYL 000000000
1948-09-18 BOSSLAW 200000001
1948-09-11 BOSPHAW 410000003
1948-09-05 BOSPHAW 302000001
1948-08-27 BOSCHWW 300000001
1948-08-25 BOSCLEL 000000000
1948-08-18 BOSPHAW 412000000
1948-08-11 BOSNYYW 210000020

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1949-05-03 BOSDET — 0.0100100
1949-04-29 BOSNYY — 2.0333201
1948-09-26 BOSNYY — 3.0722030
1948-09-18 BOSSLA — 3.2644301
1948-09-11 BOSPHA W 9.01011220
1948-09-05 BOSPHA — 7.11233241
1948-08-27 BOSCHW W 5.2711420
1948-08-25 BOSCLE L 1.2744000
1948-08-18 BOSPHA W 9.0822420
1948-08-11 BOSNYY W 9.0822130

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 375 0 104 320 18 20

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1934 CLE P 1 0 0 0 1 0
1935 CLE P 5 0 1 3 0 0
1936 CLE P 36 0 6 15 1 0
1937 CLE P 36 0 6 42 2 3
1938 CLE P 36 0 4 21 0 2
1939 BOS P 30 0 11 24 3 2
1940 BOS P 25 0 11 22 0 2
1941 SLA P 30 0 15 35 0 3
1942 SLA P 32 0 15 41 2 3
1943 SLA P 31 0 7 33 2 0
1944 SLA P 24 0 3 21 3 0
1946 SLA P 30 0 11 17 1 1
1947 SLA P 9 0 0 7 1 0
1947 BOS P 21 0 8 21 0 2
1948 BOS P 27 0 6 17 2 2
1949 BOS P 2 0 0 1 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 375

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Fritz Ostermueller
    114-115, 3.99 ERA
  2. 90
    Mike LaCoss
    98-103, 4.02 ERA
  3. 88
    Fred Frankhouse
    106-97, 3.92 ERA
  4. 85
    Tommy Thomas
    117-128, 4.11 ERA
  5. 75
    Chuck Stobbs
    107-130, 4.29 ERA
  6. 74
    Slim Harriss
    95-135, 4.25 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Denny Galehouse

What years did Denny Galehouse play?
Denny Galehouse played in Major League Baseball from 1934 to 1949.
Was Denny Galehouse a pitcher?
Yes. Denny Galehouse pitched in the major leagues, recording 109 wins and 851 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Denny Galehouse hit?
Denny Galehouse hit 0 career home runs with 92 hits.