Dennis Lamp

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1977-1992)

Dennis Lamp was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1992 for 6 teams, including the Chicago Cubs, a span of 16 seasons. Across 639 career appearances, he went 96-96 with a 3.93 ERA, 857 strikeouts, and 35 saves. He also batted .164 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 10738.3.

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

W–L 96–96
ERA 3.93
WHIP 1.38
SO 857
Pitcher PIV 10738.3
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
6'4" / 200 lb
Born
9/23/1952 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1977-08-21
Last Game
1992-06-06

Full name: Dennis Patrick Lamp

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dennis Lamp — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
96 96 639 163 21 7 35 1830.2 1,975 799 122 549 857 3.93 10738.3

Career ERA 3.93 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dennis Lamp Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1977 CHN NL 0 2 11 3 0 0 0 30.0 43 21 8 12 6.30 4.00 (-58%) -179.7
1978 CHN NL 7 15 37 36 6 3 0 223.2 221 82 56 73 3.30 3.69 (+11%) 117.9
1979 CHN NL 11 10 38 32 6 1 0 200.1 223 78 46 86 3.50 4.00 (+12%) 2379.0
1980 CHN NL 10 14 41 37 2 1 0 202.2 259 117 82 83 5.20 3.84 (-35%) -1755.1
1981 CHA AL 7 6 27 10 3 0 0 127.0 103 34 43 71 2.41 3.58 (+33%) 2126.0
1982 CHA AL 11 8 44 27 3 2 5 189.2 206 84 59 78 3.99 3.86 (-3%) 1595.6
1983 CHA AL 7 7 49 5 1 0 15 116.1 123 48 29 44 3.71 3.87 (+4%) 1049.1
1984 TOR AL 8 8 56 4 0 0 9 85.0 97 43 38 45 4.55 3.81 (-19%) -1384.1
1985 TOR AL 11 0 53 1 0 0 2 105.2 96 39 27 68 3.32 3.89 (+15%) 2344.1
1986 TOR AL 2 6 40 2 0 0 2 73.0 93 41 23 30 5.05 3.97 (-27%) 347.9
1987 OAK AL 1 3 36 5 0 0 0 56.2 76 32 22 36 5.08 4.29 (-18%) 470.6
1988 BOS AL 7 6 46 0 0 0 0 82.2 92 32 19 49 3.48 3.73 (+7%) 1925.8
1989 BOS AL 4 2 42 0 0 0 2 112.1 96 29 27 61 2.32 3.71 (+37%) 2441.0
1990 BOS AL 3 5 47 1 0 0 0 105.2 114 55 30 49 4.68 3.86 (-21%) -493.4
1991 BOS AL 6 3 51 0 0 0 0 92.0 100 48 31 57 4.70 3.91 (-20%) 130.1
1992 PIT NL 1 1 21 0 0 0 0 28.0 33 16 9 15 5.14 3.75 (-37%) -376.4
Career · 16 seasons 96 96 639 163 21 7 35 1,830.2 1,975 799 549 857 3.93 — 10,738

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

Dennis Lamp — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
639 201 6 33 3 0 0 7 0 6 37 .164 .188 .179 .368 -1,518

Career AVG .164 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 36.6% below league average.

Career OBP .188 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 41.9% below league average.

Career SLG .179 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 53.8% below league average.

Career OPS .368 vs. league average .712 across their career seasons — 48.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Dennis Lamp Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1977 CHN NL 11 8 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 .375 — — — — 0.0
1978 CHN NL 37 73 1 15 2 0 0 3 0 0 17 .205 .257 (-20%) .323 (-36%) .378 (-38%) .702 (-38%) -430.5
1979 CHN NL 38 58 2 9 1 0 0 1 0 2 9 .155 .265 (-42%) .329 (-44%) .397 (-57%) .727 (-51%) -472.0
1980 CHN NL 41 61 3 6 0 0 0 1 0 4 9 .098 .264 (-63%) .326 (-53%) .387 (-75%) .714 (-65%) -615.2
1981 CHA AL 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1982 CHA AL 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 CHA AL 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 TOR AL 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 TOR AL 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 TOR AL 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1987 OAK AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 BOS AL 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 BOS AL 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1990 BOS AL 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1991 BOS AL 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1992 PIT NL 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 16 seasons 639 201 6 33 3 0 0 7 0 6 37 .164 — — — — -1,518

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

Dennis Lamp — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dennis Lamp — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1990 ALCS BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1985 ALCS TOR 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1983 ALCS CHA 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dennis Lamp — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 0 7 0 0 11.2 4 4 5 11 3.09

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dennis Lamp — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1990 ALCS BOS 0 0 1 0 0 0.1 2 4 2 0 108.00
1985 ALCS TOR 0 0 3 0 0 9.1 2 0 1 10 0.00
1983 ALCS CHA 0 0 3 0 0 2.0 0 0 2 1 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dennis Lamp — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home3109531403.147
Away32910631904.179

Pitching — Home / Away

Dennis Lamp — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home310966.210384162964253.87
Away329864.09373832534323.99

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dennis Lamp — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1992-06-06 PITNYNL 100000000
1992-06-03 PITLADW 000000000
1992-05-31 PITSFGL 000000000
1992-05-26 PITSDPL 000000000
1992-05-25 PITSDPL 000000000
1992-05-21 PITSFGL 000000000
1992-05-19 PITSFGL 000000000
1992-05-16 PITSDPL 000000000
1992-05-15 PITSDPL 000000000
1992-05-13 PITATLW 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dennis Lamp — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1992-06-06 PITNYN — 3.2755232
1992-06-03 PITLAD — 0.2200010
1992-05-31 PITSFG — 0.1100010
1992-05-26 PITSDP L 0.2233101
1992-05-25 PITSDP — 2.2200120
1992-05-21 PITSFG — 0.1000100
1992-05-19 PITSFG — 1.1333110
1992-05-16 PITSDP — 1.2200010
1992-05-15 PITSDP — 2.2200110
1992-05-13 PITATL — 0.1222000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dennis Lamp — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 639 163 128 353 18 27

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dennis Lamp — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1977 CHN P 11 3 1 8 1 0
1978 CHN P 37 36 18 51 1 1
1979 CHN P 38 32 17 45 3 3
1980 CHN P 41 37 8 47 2 3
1981 CHA P 27 10 5 23 1 4
1982 CHA P 44 27 9 39 5 1
1983 CHA P 49 5 9 16 0 2
1984 TOR P 56 4 9 15 2 3
1985 TOR P 53 1 11 21 0 3
1986 TOR P 40 2 5 11 1 2
1987 OAK P 36 5 1 9 0 0
1988 BOS P 46 0 5 18 1 0
1989 BOS P 42 0 12 20 0 3
1990 BOS P 47 1 12 14 0 0
1991 BOS P 51 0 2 12 1 2
1992 PIT P 21 0 4 4 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dennis Lamp Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 639

Salary History

Dennis Lamp's recorded salaries total $2,956,667 over 5 seasons, 1985 to 1991. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Lamp's career ran from 1977 to 1992. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1987, 1988, and 1992.

Dennis Lamp — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
1991 BOS AL $750,000
1990 BOS AL $725,000
1989 BOS AL $380,000
1986 TOR AL $566,667
1985 KCA AL $535,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $2,956,667

Award Voting History

Dennis Lamp — Award Voting History
Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1985 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 3.0 392 0

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Dennis Lamp (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Dick Tidrow
    100-94, 3.68 ERA
  2. 92
    Dick Drago
    108-117, 3.62 ERA
  3. 86
    Phil Regan
    96-81, 3.84 ERA
  4. 85
    Billy Hoeft
    97-101, 3.94 ERA
  5. 85
    Bob Shirley
    67-94, 3.82 ERA
  6. 85
    Gerry Staley
    134-111, 3.70 ERA

Dennis Lamp: the record in brief

According to the bio, Dennis Lamp debuted on August 21, 1977 and played a final game on June 6, 1992. Club by club, the record runs the Chicago Cubs (1977 to 1980), the Chicago White Sox (1981 to 1983), the Toronto Blue Jays (1984 to 1986), the Oakland Athletics (1987), the Boston Red Sox (1988 through 1991), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992). Lamp, a pitcher by primary position, batted and threw right-handed. Lamp is listed at 200 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Lamp was born on September 23, 1952, in Los Angeles, CA, USA. On the record, Dennis Lamp was born Dennis Patrick Lamp.

Across 639 games (163 starts), Lamp recorded 96 wins against 96 losses with a 3.93 ERA. Also on Lamp's record: 857 strikeouts, 21 complete games, 7 shutouts, and 35 saves. Lamp's 3.93 ERA was close to the 3.87 league figure for those seasons. The best win total was 11, in 1979. The most saves in one season was 15, in 1983.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dennis Lamp

What years did Dennis Lamp play?
Dennis Lamp played in Major League Baseball from 1977 to 1992.
Was Dennis Lamp a pitcher?
Yes. Dennis Lamp pitched in the major leagues, recording 96 wins and 857 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dennis Lamp hit?
Dennis Lamp hit 0 career home runs with 33 hits.
What teams did Dennis Lamp play for?
Dennis Lamp played for 6 teams: the Chicago Cubs (1977–1980), the Chicago White Sox (1981–1983), the Toronto Blue Jays (1984–1986), the Oakland Athletics (1987), the Boston Red Sox (1988–1991), and the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992).
What were Dennis Lamp's career stats?
In 639 games, Dennis Lamp went 96-96 with a 3.93 ERA, 857 strikeouts, 1,830.2 innings pitched, and 35 saves. At the plate he had 33 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Dennis Lamp earn in his career?
Dennis Lamp's recorded salaries total $2,956,667 over 5 seasons, 1985 to 1991. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Lamp's career ran from 1977 to 1992. His seasons before 1985 are not included, and no salary is recorded for 1987, 1988, and 1992.
What was Dennis Lamp's salary?
Dennis Lamp's last recorded salary was $750,000, in 1991. His highest recorded salary was $750,000, in 1991, and his lowest was $380,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1985 to 1991.
What position did Dennis Lamp play?
Dennis Lamp played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Dennis Lamp and how much did he weigh?
Dennis Lamp was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Dennis Lamp's career ERA?
Dennis Lamp finished with a 3.93 career ERA, going 96-96 with 857 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dennis Lamp have?
Dennis Lamp recorded 857 career strikeouts.
Is Dennis Lamp in the Hall of Fame?
No. Dennis Lamp has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.