What years did Dan Petry play?

Dan Petry played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1991.

Was Dan Petry a pitcher?

Yes. Dan Petry pitched in the major leagues, recording 125 wins and 1063 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dan Petry hit?

Dan Petry hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Dan Petry's career batting average?

Dan Petry batted .200 over his career, with 1 hits in 5 at bats.

What was Dan Petry's career ERA?

Dan Petry finished with a 3.95 career ERA, going 125-104 with 1,063 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dan Petry have?

Dan Petry recorded 1,063 career strikeouts.

Dan Petry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1979-1991)

Dan Petry was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1991 for 4 teams, including the Detroit Tigers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 370 career appearances, he went 125-104 with a 3.95 ERA and 1,063 strikeouts. Dan Petry was an All-Star.

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 12, 2026

W–L 125–104

ERA 3.95

WHIP 1.36

SO 1,063

Pitcher PIV -26701.5

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 185 lb
Born: 11/13/1958 in Palo Alto, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1979-07-08
Last Game: 1991-10-05
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Daniel Joseph Petry

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dan Petry — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
125	104	370	300	52	11	1	2080.1	1,984	912	218	852	1,063	3.95	-26701.5

Career ERA 3.95 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dan Petry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1979	DET	AL	6	5	15	15	2	0	0	98.0	90	43	33	43	3.95	4.00 (+1%)	-1088.9
1980	DET	AL	10	9	27	25	4	3	0	164.2	156	72	83	88	3.94	3.84 (-2%)	-340.1
1981	DET	AL	10	9	23	22	7	2	0	141.0	115	47	57	79	3.00	3.58 (+16%)	-184.0
1982	DET	AL	15	9	35	35	8	1	0	246.0	220	88	100	132	3.22	3.86 (+17%)	1024.4
1983	DET	AL	19	11	38	38	9	2	0	266.1	256	116	99	122	3.92	3.87 (-1%)	-6360.5
1984	DET	AL	18	8	35	35	7	2	0	233.1	231	84	66	144	3.24	3.81 (+15%)	1344.5
1985	DET	AL	15	13	34	34	8	0	0	238.2	190	89	81	109	3.36	3.89 (+14%)	-1435.4
1986	DET	AL	5	10	20	20	2	0	0	116.0	122	60	53	56	4.66	3.97 (-17%)	-2940.7
1987	DET	AL	9	7	30	21	0	0	0	134.2	148	84	76	93	5.61	4.29 (-31%)	-4161.0
1988	CAL	AL	3	9	22	22	4	1	0	139.2	139	68	59	64	4.38	3.73 (-17%)	-4156.8
1989	CAL	AL	3	2	19	4	0	0	0	51.0	53	31	23	21	5.47	3.71 (-47%)	-2142.0
1990	DET	AL	10	9	32	23	1	0	0	149.2	148	74	77	73	4.45	3.86 (-15%)	-2810.1
1991	DET	AL	2	3	17	6	0	0	0	54.2	66	30	19	18	4.94	3.91 (-26%)	-2007.5
1991	ATL	NL	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	24.1	29	15	14	9	5.55	3.91 (-42%)	-682.9
1991	BOS	AL	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	22.1	21	11	12	12	4.43	3.91 (-13%)	-760.7
Career · 15 seasons			125	104	370	300	52	11	1	2,080.1	1,984	912	852	1,063	3.95	—	-26,701

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

Dan Petry — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
370	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	.400	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 22.8% below league average.

Career OBP .200 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 38.3% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .388 across their career seasons — 48.5% below league average.

Career OPS .400 vs. league average .713 across their career seasons — 43.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dan Petry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1979	DET	AL	15	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	DET	AL	27	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	DET	AL	23	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	DET	AL	35	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	DET	AL	38	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	DET	AL	35	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	DET	AL	34	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	DET	AL	20	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	DET	AL	30	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	CAL	AL	22	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CAL	AL	19	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	DET	AL	32	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	DET	AL	17	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	ATL	NL	10	5	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	BOS	AL	13	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 15 seasons			370	5	1	1	.200	—	—	—	—	0

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

Dan Petry — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Dan Petry — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
1987	ALCS	DET	1	.000
1984	ALCS	DET	1	.000
1984	WS	DET	2	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Dan Petry — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	4	3	0	18.1	19	10	6	9	4.91

Playoff Pitching by Year

Dan Petry — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1987	ALCS	DET	0	1	0	3.1	1	0	0	1	0.00
1984	ALCS	DET	0	1	1	7.0	4	2	1	4	2.57
1984	WS	DET	1	2	2	8.0	14	8	5	4	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Dan Petry — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	186	4	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	184	1	1	1	0	0	1.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Dan Petry — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	186	1035.1	968	439	416	528	3.82
Away	184	1045.0	1016	473	436	535	4.07

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dan Petry — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1991-10-05	BOS	MIL	—	4.0	2	2	2	3	3	0
1991-10-03	BOS	DET	—	1.1	2	2	2	1	1	1
1991-10-01	BOS	DET	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0
1991-09-30	BOS	MIL	SV	1.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1991-09-29	BOS	MIL	—	1.2	1	1	1	1	3	0
1991-09-22	BOS	NYY	—	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0
1991-09-21	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1991-09-18	BOS	BAL	—	1.1	2	1	0	0	0	0
1991-09-14	BOS	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1991-09-07	BOS	SEA	—	3.2	4	3	1	2	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dan Petry — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	370	300	255	336	12	38

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dan Petry — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1979	DET	P	15	15	9	11	2	0
1980	DET	P	27	25	12	32	3	3
1981	DET	P	23	22	14	26	1	6
1982	DET	P	35	35	28	48	0	4
1983	DET	P	38	38	30	43	2	10
1984	DET	P	35	35	38	34	1	4
1985	DET	P	34	34	36	26	0	3
1986	DET	P	20	20	16	18	0	1
1987	DET	P	30	21	16	21	2	0
1988	CAL	P	22	22	20	25	0	2
1989	CAL	P	19	4	5	7	0	0
1990	DET	P	32	23	19	23	0	2
1991	DET	P	17	6	6	14	1	3
1991	ATL	P	10	0	4	4	0	0
1991	BOS	P	13	0	2	4	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Dan Petry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	370

Salary History

Dan Petry — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1991	DET	AL	$650,000
1989	CAL	AL	$785,000
1988	CAL	AL	$785,000
1987	DET	AL	$975,000
1986	DET	AL	$875,000
1985	DET	AL	$875,000
Total Career Earnings			$4,945,000

Award Voting History

Dan Petry — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1984	Cy Young Award	AL	5th	3.0	140	0
1982	Cy Young Award	AL	9th	1.0	140	0

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Dan Petry: the record in brief

Dan Petry played a first major league game on July 8, 1979 and a last one on October 5, 1991. Club by club, the record runs the Detroit Tigers (1979 to 1991), the California Angels (1988 through 1989), the Atlanta Braves (1991), and the Boston Red Sox (1991). At 185 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame, Petry is listed as a pitcher. The bio says Petry batted and threw right-handed. The recorded birth is November 13, 1958, in Palo Alto, CA, USA. The given name on file is Daniel Joseph Petry.

Across 370 games (300 starts), Petry recorded 125 wins against 104 losses with a 3.95 ERA. The totals include 1,063 strikeouts, 52 complete games, and 11 shutouts. Petry's 3.95 ERA was close to the 3.88 league figure for those seasons. 1983 brought Petry a season-high 19 wins. The strikeout high was 144 in 1984. 1982 was Petry's sharpest full season, a 3.22 ERA against the league's 3.86.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dan Petry

What years did Dan Petry play?: Dan Petry played in Major League Baseball from 1979 to 1991.
Was Dan Petry a pitcher?: Yes. Dan Petry pitched in the major leagues, recording 125 wins and 1063 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dan Petry hit?: Dan Petry hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Dan Petry's career batting average?: Dan Petry batted .200 over his career, with 1 hits in 5 at bats.
What was Dan Petry's career ERA?: Dan Petry finished with a 3.95 career ERA, going 125-104 with 1,063 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dan Petry have?: Dan Petry recorded 1,063 career strikeouts.