What years did Denny Neagle play?

Denny Neagle played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2003.

Was Denny Neagle a pitcher?

Yes. Denny Neagle pitched in the major leagues, recording 124 wins and 1415 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Denny Neagle hit?

Denny Neagle hit 5 career home runs with 87 hits.

What teams did Denny Neagle play for?

Denny Neagle played for 6 teams: the Minnesota Twins (1991), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1996), the Atlanta Braves (1996–1998), the Cincinnati Reds (1999–2000), the New York Yankees (2000), and the Colorado Rockies (2001–2003).

Did Denny Neagle win a Cy Young Award?

No. Denny Neagle did not win the Cy Young Award.

What awards did Denny Neagle win?

Denny Neagle was selected to 2 All-Star Games.

What were Denny Neagle's career stats?

In 392 games, Denny Neagle went 124-92 with a 4.24 ERA, 1,415 strikeouts, 1,890.1 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 87 hits and 5 home runs.

What was Denny Neagle's salary?

Denny Neagle's last recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $110,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2004.

What position did Denny Neagle play?

Denny Neagle played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Denny Neagle and how much did he weigh?

Denny Neagle was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 200 pounds.

What was Denny Neagle's career ERA?

Denny Neagle finished with a 4.24 career ERA, going 124-92 with 1,415 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Denny Neagle have?

Denny Neagle recorded 1,415 career strikeouts.

Is Denny Neagle in the Hall of Fame?

No. Denny Neagle has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Denny Neagle

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2003)

Denny Neagle was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2003 for 6 teams, including the Minnesota Twins, a span of 13 seasons. Across 392 career appearances, he went 124-92 with a 4.24 ERA and 1,415 strikeouts. He also batted .164 with 5 home runs. Denny Neagle was a 2-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 6182.5.

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 October 15, 2026

W–L 124–92

ERA 4.24

WHIP 1.31

SO 1,415

Pitcher PIV 6182.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 200 lb
Born: 9/13/1968 in Gambrills, MD, USA
MLB Debut: 1991-07-27
Last Game: 2003-07-20
Awards: 2× All-Star

Full name: Dennis Edward Neagle

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Career Pitching Statistics

Denny Neagle — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
124	92	392	286	20	7	3	1890.1	1,887	891	250	594	1,415	4.24	6182.5

Career ERA 4.24 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Denny Neagle Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1991	MIN	AL	0	1	7	3	0	0	0	20.0	28	9	7	14	4.05	3.91 (-4%)	-272.2
1992	PIT	NL	4	6	55	6	0	0	2	86.1	81	43	43	77	4.48	3.75 (-20%)	-373.0
1993	PIT	NL	3	5	50	7	0	0	1	81.1	82	48	37	73	5.31	4.19 (-27%)	-155.4
1994	PIT	NL	9	10	24	24	2	0	0	137.0	135	78	49	122	5.12	4.51 (-14%)	1109.0
1995	PIT	NL	13	8	31	31	5	1	0	209.2	221	80	45	150	3.43	4.45 (+23%)	4657.3
1996	PIT	NL	14	6	27	27	1	0	0	182.2	186	62	34	131	3.05	4.61 (+34%)	3655.4
1996	ATL	NL	2	3	6	6	1	0	0	38.2	40	24	14	18	5.59	4.61 (-21%)	-383.6
1997	ATL	NL	20	5	34	34	4	4	0	233.1	204	77	49	172	2.97	4.39 (+32%)	6385.6
1998	ATL	NL	16	11	32	31	5	2	0	210.1	196	83	60	165	3.55	4.43 (+20%)	2056.7
1999	CIN	NL	9	5	20	19	0	0	0	111.2	95	53	40	76	4.27	4.71 (+9%)	-2579.5
2000	CIN	NL	8	2	18	18	0	0	0	117.2	111	46	50	88	3.52	4.77 (+26%)	369.5
2000	NYA	AL	7	7	16	15	1	0	0	91.1	99	59	31	58	5.81	4.77 (-22%)	-1040.9
2001	COL	NL	9	8	30	30	0	0	0	170.2	192	102	60	139	5.38	4.42 (-22%)	-1661.5
2002	COL	NL	8	11	35	28	1	0	0	164.1	170	96	63	111	5.26	4.28 (-23%)	-2968.4
2003	COL	NL	2	4	7	7	0	0	0	35.1	47	31	12	21	7.90	4.40 (-79%)	-2616.4
Career · 15 seasons			124	92	392	286	20	7	3	1,890.1	1,887	891	594	1,415	4.24	—	6,183

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

Denny Neagle — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
398	531	31	87	17	0	5	44	0	19	155	.164	.193	.224	.418	-2,327

Career AVG .164 vs. league average .265 across their career seasons — 38.2% below league average.

Career OBP .193 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 42.2% below league average.

Career SLG .224 vs. league average .417 across their career seasons — 46.2% below league average.

Career OPS .418 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 44.4% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Denny Neagle Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1991	MIN	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	PIT	NL	56	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	PIT	NL	50	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	PIT	NL	24	42	2	8	0	1	7	0	13	.190	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	PIT	NL	32	74	5	9	3	1	8	4	26	.122	.266 (-54%)	.337 (-51%)	.417 (-51%)	.755 (-51%)	-638.7
1996	PIT	NL	30	55	3	10	1	0	2	1	15	.182	.269 (-33%)	.340 (-43%)	.426 (-53%)	.767 (-49%)	-460.8
1996	ATL	NL	6	14	0	2	0	0	2	1	3	.143	—	—	—	—	-460.8
1997	ATL	NL	34	72	6	11	1	1	7	4	35	.153	.266 (-43%)	.336 (-41%)	.419 (-50%)	.756 (-46%)	-554.0
1998	ATL	NL	32	63	2	11	1	0	3	4	12	.175	.266 (-34%)	.335 (-33%)	.420 (-55%)	.755 (-45%)	-464.0
1999	CIN	NL	20	37	1	6	1	0	2	1	9	.162	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	CIN	NL	19	37	1	7	2	0	3	2	9	.189	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	NYA	AL	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	COL	NL	30	56	6	11	4	2	9	2	12	.196	.263 (-26%)	.332 (-30%)	.426 (-12%)	.758 (-20%)	-210.1
2002	COL	NL	35	45	5	12	4	0	1	0	11	.267	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	COL	NL	7	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			398	531	31	87	17	5	44	19	155	.164	—	—	—	—	-2,788

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

Denny Neagle — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
13	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.091

Playoff Batting by Year

Denny Neagle — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	H	SO	AVG
2000	ALCS	NYA	2	0	0	0	.000
2000	WS	NYA	1	2	0	1	.000
1998	NLCS	ATL	2	2	0	0	.000
1997	NLCS	ATL	2	3	0	1	.000
1996	NLCS	ATL	2	2	1	0	.500
1996	WS	ATL	2	1	0	1	.000
1992	NLCS	PIT	2	1	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Denny Neagle — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	2	13	7	0	49.2	34	19	22	39	3.44

Playoff Pitching by Year

Denny Neagle — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2000	ALCS	NYA	0	2	2	2	10.0	6	5	7	7	4.50
2000	WS	NYA	0	0	1	1	4.2	4	2	2	3	3.86
1998	NLCS	ATL	0	0	2	1	7.2	8	3	2	9	3.52
1997	NLCS	ATL	1	0	2	1	12.0	5	0	1	9	0.00
1996	NLCS	ATL	0	0	2	1	7.2	2	2	3	8	2.35
1996	WS	ATL	0	0	2	1	6.0	5	2	4	3	3.00
1992	NLCS	PIT	0	0	2	0	1.2	4	5	3	0	27.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Denny Neagle — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	201	260	18	46	3	26	.177
Away	196	270	13	41	2	18	.152

Pitching — Home / Away

Denny Neagle — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	200	954.2	997	466	298	732	4.39
Away	191	933.1	888	424	293	681	4.09

Last 10 Games — Batting

Denny Neagle — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
2003-07-20	COL	SFG	L	1	1
2003-07-13	COL	LAD	L	1	0
2003-07-08	COL	AZ	L	1	0
2003-07-03	COL	AZ	L	1	1
2003-06-28	COL	PIT	W	2	0
2003-06-22	COL	DET	W	3	1
2003-06-17	COL	SDP	L	2	1
2002-09-27	COL	AZ	L	0	0
2002-09-21	COL	AZ	W	1	0
2002-09-15	COL	LAD	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Denny Neagle — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-07-20	COL	SFG	L	4.0	7	7	7	4	2	2
2003-07-13	COL	LAD	L	4.0	7	5	5	3	3	0
2003-07-08	COL	AZ	—	6.0	4	3	3	1	1	2
2003-07-03	COL	AZ	L	3.0	9	7	7	0	1	3
2003-06-28	COL	PIT	W	6.0	6	2	2	1	5	1
2003-06-22	COL	DET	W	6.1	6	3	3	0	6	1
2003-06-17	COL	SDP	L	6.0	8	4	4	3	3	3
2002-09-27	COL	AZ	L	2.0	7	7	7	0	4	1
2002-09-21	COL	AZ	—	4.0	7	6	3	2	5	0
2002-09-15	COL	LAD	—	2.2	3	1	1	2	2	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Denny Neagle — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	392	286	68	229	8	15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Denny Neagle — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1991	MIN	P	7	3	0	1	0	0
1992	PIT	P	55	6	2	11	0	0
1993	PIT	P	50	7	1	5	0	0
1994	PIT	P	24	24	3	21	1	1
1995	PIT	P	31	31	13	33	1	4
1996	PIT	P	27	27	6	26	1	2
1996	ATL	P	6	6	0	4	0	1
1997	ATL	P	34	34	9	35	1	1
1998	ATL	P	32	31	4	20	0	0
1999	CIN	P	20	19	2	5	0	1
2000	CIN	P	18	18	3	12	0	1
2000	NYA	P	16	15	7	11	2	1
2001	COL	P	30	30	9	17	1	1
2002	COL	P	35	28	8	25	1	1
2003	COL	P	7	7	1	3	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Denny Neagle Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	392

Awards & Honors

Denny Neagle — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1999	Pitcher of the Month	September
1997	Player of the Week	Week of 1997-09-06
1997	TSN All-Star	LHP

Salary History

Denny Neagle's recorded salaries total $53,320,000 over 13 seasons, 1992 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Neagle's career ran from 1991 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 1991.

Denny Neagle — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2004	COL	NL	$9,000,000
2003	COL	NL	$9,000,000
2002	COL	NL	$7,000,000
2001	COL	NL	$7,200,000
2000	CIN	NL	$4,750,000
1999	CIN	NL	$4,750,000
1998	ATL	NL	$4,500,000
1997	ATL	NL	$3,610,000
1996	PIT	NL	$2,300,000
1995	PIT	NL	$740,000
1994	PIT	NL	$220,000
1993	PIT	NL	$140,000
1992	PIT	NL	$110,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$53,320,000

College History

Denny Neagle — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	MN	1987, 1988, 1989

Award Voting History

Denny Neagle — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1997	Cy Young Award	NL	3rd	24.0	140	0
1996	Cy Young Award	NL	8th	2.0	140	0

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Denny Neagle: the record in brief

Denny Neagle played a first major league game on July 27, 1991 and a last one on July 20, 2003. Neagle played for the Minnesota Twins (1991), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992 through 1996), the Atlanta Braves (1996 to 1998), the Cincinnati Reds (1999 through 2000), the New York Yankees (2000), and the Colorado Rockies (2001 through 2003). Neagle played primarily as a pitcher and threw and hit left-handed. The bio adds a birth date on September 13, 1968, in Gambrills, MD, USA and a listed size of 200 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. On the record, Denny Neagle was born Dennis Edward Neagle.

Neagle's career pitching line is 124 wins, 92 losses and a 4.24 ERA over 392 appearances. Neagle had 1,415 strikeouts, 20 complete games, and 7 shutouts. Neagle's 4.24 ERA was close to the 4.38 league figure for those seasons. 1997 brought Neagle a season-high 20 wins. 1997 was Neagle's sharpest full season, a 2.97 ERA against the league's 4.39.

Frequently Asked Questions about Denny Neagle

What years did Denny Neagle play?: Denny Neagle played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2003.
Was Denny Neagle a pitcher?: Yes. Denny Neagle pitched in the major leagues, recording 124 wins and 1415 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Denny Neagle hit?: Denny Neagle hit 5 career home runs with 87 hits.
What teams did Denny Neagle play for?: Denny Neagle played for 6 teams: the Minnesota Twins (1991), the Pittsburgh Pirates (1992–1996), the Atlanta Braves (1996–1998), the Cincinnati Reds (1999–2000), the New York Yankees (2000), and the Colorado Rockies (2001–2003).
Did Denny Neagle win a Cy Young Award?: No. Denny Neagle did not win the Cy Young Award.
What awards did Denny Neagle win?: Denny Neagle was selected to 2 All-Star Games.
What were Denny Neagle's career stats?: In 392 games, Denny Neagle went 124-92 with a 4.24 ERA, 1,415 strikeouts, 1,890.1 innings pitched, and 3 saves. At the plate he had 87 hits and 5 home runs.
How much did Denny Neagle earn in his career?: Denny Neagle's recorded salaries total $53,320,000 over 13 seasons, 1992 to 2004. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Neagle's career ran from 1991 to 2003. No salary is recorded for 1991.
What was Denny Neagle's salary?: Denny Neagle's last recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2004. His highest recorded salary was $9,000,000, in 2003, and his lowest was $110,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2004.
What position did Denny Neagle play?: Denny Neagle played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Denny Neagle and how much did he weigh?: Denny Neagle was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 200 pounds.
What was Denny Neagle's career ERA?: Denny Neagle finished with a 4.24 career ERA, going 124-92 with 1,415 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Denny Neagle have?: Denny Neagle recorded 1,415 career strikeouts.
Is Denny Neagle in the Hall of Fame?: No. Denny Neagle has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.