Danny Jackson

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1983-1997)

W–L 112–131
ERA 4.01
WHIP 1.41
SO 1,225
Pitcher PIV 14514.6
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'0" / 205 lb
Born
1/5/1962 in San Antonio, TX, USA
MLB Debut
1983-09-11
Last Game
1997-08-07
Awards
2× All-Star

Full name: Danny Lynn Jackson

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
112 131 353 324 44 15 1 2072.7 2,110 923 133 816 1,225 4.01 14514.6

Career ERA 4.01 vs. league average 4.06 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
1983 KCA AL 1 1 4 3 0 0 0 19.0 26 11 6 9 5.21 3.87 (-35%) 206.5
1984 KCA AL 2 6 15 11 1 0 0 76.0 84 36 35 40 4.26 3.81 (-12%) -318.7
1985 KCA AL 14 12 32 32 4 3 0 208.0 209 79 76 114 3.42 3.89 (+12%) 3715.1
1986 KCA AL 11 12 32 27 4 1 1 185.7 177 66 79 115 3.20 3.97 (+19%) 910.4
1987 KCA AL 9 18 36 34 11 2 0 224.0 219 100 109 152 4.02 4.29 (+6%) 3442.5
1988 CIN NL 23 8 35 35 15 6 0 260.7 206 79 71 161 2.73 3.73 (+27%) 4884.9
1989 CIN NL 6 11 20 20 1 0 0 115.7 122 72 57 70 5.60 3.71 (-51%) -1360.2
1990 CIN NL 6 6 22 21 0 0 0 117.3 119 47 40 76 3.61 3.86 (+7%) 167.7
1991 CHN NL 1 5 17 14 0 0 0 70.7 89 53 48 31 6.75 3.91 (-73%) -2860.3
1992 CHN NL 4 9 19 19 0 0 0 113.0 117 53 48 51 4.22 3.75 (-13%) -181.5
1992 PIT NL 4 4 15 15 0 0 0 88.3 94 33 29 46 3.36 3.75 (+10%) 1883.7
1993 PHI NL 12 11 32 32 2 1 0 210.3 214 88 80 120 3.77 4.19 (+10%) 2213.7
1994 PHI NL 14 6 25 25 4 1 0 179.3 183 65 46 129 3.26 4.51 (+28%) 4992.5
1995 SLN NL 2 12 19 19 2 1 0 100.7 120 66 48 52 5.90 4.45 (-33%) -1308.0
1996 SLN NL 1 1 13 4 0 0 0 36.3 33 18 16 27 4.46 4.61 (+3%) 410.5
1997 SLN NL 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 18.7 26 16 8 13 7.71 4.39 (-76%) -477.6
1997 SDN NL 1 7 13 9 0 0 0 49.0 72 41 20 19 7.53 4.39 (-72%) -1806.7
Career · 17 seasons 112 131 353 324 44 15 1 2,072.2 2,110 923 816 1,225 4.01 — 14,515

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
356 428 28 54 12 2 0 28 0 10 219 .126 .148 .164 .311 -1,887

Career AVG .126 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 51.6% below league average.

Career OBP .148 vs. league average .328 across their career seasons — 55.0% below league average.

Career SLG .164 vs. league average .398 across their career seasons — 58.9% below league average.

Career OPS .311 vs. league average .726 across their career seasons — 57.1% 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
1983 KCA AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 KCA AL 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 KCA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 KCA AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 KCA AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 CIN NL 35 90 11 13 3 0 0 6 0 2 46 .144 .254 (-43%) .317 (-49%) .377 (-53%) .695 (-51%) -726.0
1989 CIN NL 21 36 4 8 1 0 0 4 0 0 22 .222 — — — — 0.0
1990 CIN NL 23 37 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 .054 — — — — 0.0
1991 CHN NL 17 23 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 .087 — — — — 0.0
1992 CHN NL 19 36 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 .083 — — — — 0.0
1992 PIT NL 15 24 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 .083 — — — — 0.0
1993 PHI NL 32 65 3 5 2 0 0 2 0 3 37 .077 .265 (-71%) .332 (-61%) .403 (-73%) .735 (-68%) -715.1
1994 PHI NL 26 57 3 9 2 1 0 7 0 2 24 .158 .269 (-41%) .338 (-45%) .424 (-46%) .763 (-46%) -446.0
1995 SLN NL 19 31 1 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 16 .161 — — — — 0.0
1996 SLN NL 13 9 1 3 2 0 0 4 0 0 1 .333 — — — — 0.0
1997 SLN NL 4 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .143 — — — — 0.0
1997 SDN NL 13 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 .077 — — — — 0.0
Career · 17 seasons 356 428 28 54 12 2 0 28 0 10 219 .126 — — — — -1,887

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
11 16 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 .062

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1996 NLCS SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1993 NLCS PHI 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .250
1993 WS PHI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1992 NLCS PIT 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1990 NLCS CIN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
1990 WS CIN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
1985 ALCS KCA 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1985 WS KCA 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
4 3 11 9 0 57.3 59 21 23 37 3.30

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1996 NLCS SLN 0 0 1 0 0 3.0 7 3 3 3 9.00
1993 NLCS PHI 1 0 1 1 0 7.7 9 1 2 6 1.17
1993 WS PHI 0 1 1 1 0 5.0 6 4 1 1 7.20
1992 NLCS PIT 0 1 1 1 0 1.7 4 4 2 0 21.60
1990 NLCS CIN 1 0 2 2 0 11.3 8 3 7 8 2.38
1990 WS CIN 0 0 1 1 0 2.7 6 3 2 0 10.12
1985 ALCS KCA 1 0 2 1 0 10.0 10 0 1 7 0.00
1985 WS KCA 1 1 2 2 0 16.0 9 3 5 12 1.69

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home1832061124013.117
Away1732221730015.135

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home1801074.010794503946223.77
Away173998.210314734226034.26

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1997-08-07 SDPCINL 100000000
1997-08-03 SDPWSNL 000000000
1997-08-02 SDPWSNL 000000000
1997-07-29 SDPPHIL 000000000
1997-07-28 SDPPHIL 000000000
1997-07-24 SDPPITW 100000000
1997-07-19 SDPMIAL 100000001
1997-07-14 SDPSFGW 300000002
1997-07-04 SDPLADL 201000001
1997-06-29 SDPLADL 100000010

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1997-08-07 SDPCIN L 4.0644122
1997-08-03 SDPWSN — 0.1100000
1997-08-02 SDPWSN — 1.0000000
1997-07-29 SDPPHI — 0.1000100
1997-07-28 SDPPHI — 1.0211000
1997-07-24 SDPPIT — 5.1855130
1997-07-19 SDPMIA L 3.2866301
1997-07-14 SDPSFG W 6.0522220
1997-07-04 SDPLAD L 5.21155200
1997-06-29 SDPLAD L 4.2875341

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 353 325 105 285 30 17

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1983 KCA P 4 3 2 3 0 0
1984 KCA P 15 11 6 7 1 2
1985 KCA P 32 32 8 27 3 2
1986 KCA P 32 27 14 21 2 1
1987 KCA P 36 34 13 23 2 2
1988 CIN P 35 35 10 52 3 2
1989 CIN P 20 20 5 15 0 0
1990 CIN P 22 22 4 13 1 0
1991 CHN P 17 14 4 7 1 0
1992 CHN P 19 19 4 17 6 1
1992 PIT P 15 15 5 16 2 1
1993 PHI P 32 32 7 26 4 3
1994 PHI P 25 25 12 30 0 3
1995 SLN P 19 19 7 12 3 0
1996 SLN P 13 4 1 7 0 0
1997 SLN P 4 4 0 4 1 0
1997 SDN P 13 9 3 5 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 354

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1994 Player of the Week Week of 1994-05-07
1994 TSN All-Star LHP
1988 Pitcher of the Month August
1988 Player of the Week Week of 1988-09-02
1988 TSN All-Star LHP

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1997 SLN NL $4,600,000
1996 SLN NL $4,100,000
1995 SLN NL $2,100,000
1994 PHI NL $2,675,000
1993 PHI NL $2,625,000
1992 CHN NL $2,625,000
1991 CHN NL $2,625,000
1990 CIN NL $1,150,000
1989 CIN NL $1,150,000
1988 CIN NL $390,000
1987 KCA AL $225,000
1986 KCA AL $175,000
1985 KCA AL $95,000
Total Career Earnings $24,535,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Trinidad State Junior College Trinidad CO 1982
University of Oklahoma Norman OK 1981

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1994 Cy Young Award NL 6th 3.0 140 0
1988 Cy Young Award NL 2nd 54.0 120 0
1988 Most Valuable Player NL 9th 41.0 336 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Dick Ruthven
    123-127, 4.14 ERA
  2. 97
    Ken Hill
    117-109, 4.06 ERA
  3. 84
    Richard Dotson
    111-113, 4.23 ERA
  4. 83
    Mark Gubicza
    132-136, 3.96 ERA
  5. 83
    Pat Hentgen
    131-112, 4.32 ERA
  6. 83
    Milt Wilcox
    119-113, 4.07 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Danny Jackson

What years did Danny Jackson play?
Danny Jackson played in Major League Baseball from 1983 to 1997.
Was Danny Jackson a pitcher?
Yes. Danny Jackson pitched in the major leagues, recording 112 wins and 1225 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Danny Jackson hit?
Danny Jackson hit 0 career home runs with 54 hits.