Dennis Lamp
Born: 9/23/1952 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1977-08-21 | Final Game: 1992-06-06
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'4" | Weight: 200 lbs
Full name: Dennis Patrick Lamp
Biography
Dennis Lamp, born in 1952, was a professional baseball pitcher whose career spanned from 1977 to 1992. Known for his versatility on the mound, Lamp played a significant role in both starting and relieving capacities throughout his time in Major League Baseball. He retired with a balanced record of 96 wins and 96 losses, showcasing his consistency and durability as a pitcher. His earned run average (ERA) stood at 3.93, reflecting his ability to compete effectively during an era that was increasingly dominated by offensive prowess.
Lamp recorded a total of 857 strikeouts and secured 35 saves over his career, demonstrating his effectiveness in high-pressure situations. His playing style was characterized by a mix of finesse and tenacity, allowing him to navigate through challenging lineups in the late 20th century. Throughout his tenure, Lamp contributed to various teams, leaving a lasting impact in the league with his reliable performances and leadership on the field. His career remains a noteworthy chapter in the history of baseball, particularly during a time when the game was evolving rapidly, both in terms of pitching strategies and offensive approaches.
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 | 1830.7 | 1975 | 799 | 122 | 549 | 857 | 3.93 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CHC | NL | 0 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30.0 | 43 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 6.30 | - |
| 1978 | CHC | NL | 7 | 15 | 37 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 223.7 | 221 | 82 | 56 | 73 | 3.30 | - |
| 1979 | CHC | NL | 11 | 10 | 38 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 200.3 | 223 | 78 | 46 | 86 | 3.50 | - |
| 1980 | CHC | NL | 10 | 14 | 41 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 202.7 | 259 | 117 | 82 | 83 | 5.20 | - |
| 1981 | CHW | AL | 7 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 127.0 | 103 | 34 | 43 | 71 | 2.41 | - |
| 1982 | CHW | AL | 11 | 8 | 44 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 189.7 | 206 | 84 | 59 | 78 | 3.99 | - |
| 1983 | CHW | AL | 7 | 7 | 49 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 116.3 | 123 | 48 | 29 | 44 | 3.71 | - |
| 1984 | TOR | AL | 8 | 8 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 85.0 | 97 | 43 | 38 | 45 | 4.55 | -1408.3 |
| 1985 | TOR | AL | 11 | 0 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 105.7 | 96 | 39 | 27 | 68 | 3.32 | 2344.1 |
| 1986 | TOR | AL | 2 | 6 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73.0 | 93 | 41 | 23 | 30 | 5.05 | 347.9 |
| 1987 | OAK | AL | 1 | 3 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 | 76 | 32 | 22 | 36 | 5.08 | 470.6 |
| 1988 | BOS | AL | 7 | 6 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82.7 | 92 | 32 | 19 | 49 | 3.48 | 1925.8 |
| 1989 | BOS | AL | 4 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 112.3 | 96 | 29 | 27 | 61 | 2.32 | 2441.0 |
| 1990 | BOS | AL | 3 | 5 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105.7 | 114 | 55 | 30 | 49 | 4.68 | -504.1 |
| 1991 | BOS | AL | 6 | 3 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92.0 | 100 | 48 | 31 | 57 | 4.70 | 130.1 |
| 1992 | PIT | NL | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 33 | 16 | 9 | 15 | 5.14 | -378.6 |
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 | 0.164 | 0.188 | 0.179 | 0.368 | -1627.2 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CHC | NL | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.375 | 0.0 |
| 1978 | CHC | NL | 37 | 73 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0.205 | -460.0 |
| 1979 | CHC | NL | 38 | 58 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0.155 | -505.2 |
| 1980 | CHC | NL | 41 | 61 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0.098 | -662.0 |
| 1981 | CHW | AL | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1982 | CHW | AL | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0.0 |
| 1983 | CHW | 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 | 0.000 | 0.0 |
Postseason Statistics
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
| 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
| W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3.09 |
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 | 0.3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 108.00 |
| 1985 | ALCS | TOR | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0.00 |
| 1983 | ALCS | CHA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.00 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 639 | 163 | 128 | 353 | 18 | 27 |
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 | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 639 |
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 Career Earnings | $2,956,667 | ||
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 21th | 3.0 | 392 | 0 |