Denny Walling

Third Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1992)

AVG .271
HR 49
RBI 380
H 799
OPS .728
PIV 2,133
Position
Third Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'0" / 180 lb
Born
4/17/1954 in Neptune, NJ, USA
MLB Debut
1975-09-07
Last Game
1992-04-10

Full name: Dennis Martin Walling

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,271 2,945 372 799 142 30 49 380 44 308 316 .271 .339 .390 .728 2,133

Career AVG .271 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .339 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .390 vs. league average .386 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OPS .728 vs. league average .710 across their career seasons — near 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
1975 OAK AL 6 8 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 .125 — — — — 0.0
1976 OAK AL 3 11 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .273 — — — — 0.0
1977 HOU NL 6 21 1 6 0 1 0 6 0 2 4 .286 — — — — 0.0
1978 HOU NL 120 247 30 62 11 3 3 36 9 30 24 .251 .257 (-3%) .323 (+3%) .378 (-6%) .702 (-2%) -41.9
1979 HOU NL 82 147 21 48 8 4 3 31 3 17 21 .327 .265 (+23%) .329 (+19%) .397 (+25%) .727 (+22%) 613.1
1980 HOU NL 100 284 30 85 6 5 3 29 4 35 26 .299 .264 (+13%) .326 (+15%) .387 (avg) .714 (+7%) 452.6
1981 HOU NL 65 158 23 37 6 0 5 23 2 28 17 .234 .255 (-8%) .320 (+8%) .368 (avg) .688 (+4%) 168.9
1982 HOU NL 85 146 22 30 4 1 1 14 4 23 19 .205 .261 (-21%) .324 (-4%) .388 (-31%) .712 (-19%) -376.0
1983 HOU NL 100 135 24 40 5 3 3 19 2 15 16 .296 .260 (+14%) .324 (+12%) .389 (+14%) .714 (+13%) 338.9
1984 HOU NL 87 249 37 70 11 5 3 31 7 16 28 .281 .259 (+8%) .322 (+1%) .384 (+4%) .707 (+3%) 66.0
1985 HOU NL 119 345 44 93 20 1 7 45 5 25 26 .270 .257 (+5%) .323 (-2%) .390 (+1%) .714 (-1%) -86.5
1986 HOU NL 130 382 54 119 23 1 13 58 1 36 31 .312 .257 (+21%) .325 (+13%) .395 (+21%) .720 (+17%) 1286.5
1987 HOU NL 110 325 45 92 21 4 5 33 5 39 37 .283 .262 (+8%) .331 (+8%) .415 (+1%) .746 (+4%) 253.8
1988 HOU NL 65 176 19 43 10 2 1 20 1 15 18 .244 .254 (-4%) .317 (-4%) .377 (-10%) .695 (-7%) -200.8
1988 SLN NL 19 58 3 13 3 0 0 1 1 2 7 .224 .254 (-12%) .317 (-21%) .377 (-27%) .695 (-24%) -200.8
1989 SLN NL 69 79 9 24 7 0 1 11 0 14 12 .304 .254 (+20%) .319 (+28%) .375 (+15%) .694 (+21%) 342.6
1990 SLN NL 78 127 7 28 5 0 1 19 0 8 15 .220 .257 (-15%) .324 (-18%) .385 (-26%) .710 (-23%) -462.2
1991 TEX AL 24 44 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 3 8 .091 — — — — 0.0
1992 HOU NL 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 — — — — 0.0
Career · 19 seasons 1,271 2,945 372 799 142 30 49 380 44 308 316 .271 — — — — 2,154

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 34 3 7 1 0 0 5 1 5 .206

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1986 NLCS HOU 5 19 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 .158
1981 NWDIV HOU 3 6 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .500
1980 NLCS HOU 3 9 2 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 .111

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home644149418840620190.272
Away627145118439329190.271

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1992-04-10 HOUCINL 111000000
1992-04-09 HOUCINW 100000000
1992-04-08 HOUATLL 100000000
1991-06-21 TEXCHWL 100000000
1991-06-19 TEXKCRL 100000000
1991-06-17 TEXKCRW 100000000
1991-06-14 TEXNYYW 310000000
1991-06-08 TEXNYYL 100000001
1991-06-06 TEXKCRL 602000100
1991-06-04 TEXKCRL 300000001

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
1B 273 151 1598 102 15 131
3B 387 320 245 637 49 60
OF 290 192 417 13 8 3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1975 OAK OF 3 1 3 0 0 0
1976 OAK OF 3 2 8 0 1 0
1977 HOU OF 5 5 14 0 0 0
1978 HOU OF 78 55 140 4 3 2
1979 HOU OF 42 32 65 2 1 0
1980 HOU 1B 63 56 505 31 6 46
1980 HOU OF 19 14 20 0 0 0
1981 HOU 1B 27 18 188 8 2 17
1981 HOU OF 27 21 38 1 0 1
1982 HOU 1B 20 10 129 8 1 8
1982 HOU OF 32 18 38 3 0 0
1983 HOU 1B 42 5 115 8 1 12
1983 HOU 3B 13 9 8 21 3 1
1983 HOU OF 13 7 11 0 2 0
1984 HOU 1B 16 6 83 2 1 7
1984 HOU 3B 52 46 30 100 6 14
1984 HOU OF 6 0 3 0 0 0
1985 HOU 1B 46 30 283 20 2 22
1985 HOU 3B 51 48 31 104 9 9
1985 HOU OF 13 4 12 0 1 0
1986 HOU 1B 4 2 30 4 0 2
1986 HOU 3B 102 81 59 156 9 6
1986 HOU OF 11 5 19 1 0 0
1987 HOU 1B 16 12 95 9 0 8
1987 HOU 3B 79 68 72 109 10 13
1987 HOU OF 7 6 8 1 0 0
1988 HOU 1B 3 1 21 1 0 1
1988 HOU 3B 51 42 33 99 7 14
1988 HOU OF 1 1 2 0 0 0
1988 SLN 1B 1 1 5 1 0 0
1988 SLN 3B 5 4 0 11 2 2
1988 SLN OF 11 10 12 0 0 0
1989 SLN 1B 20 2 58 4 2 4
1989 SLN 3B 9 4 0 5 2 0
1989 SLN OF 6 5 9 0 0 0
1990 SLN 1B 15 8 86 6 0 4
1990 SLN 3B 11 11 6 19 0 1
1990 SLN OF 8 4 11 1 0 0
1991 TEX 3B 14 7 6 13 1 0
1991 TEX OF 5 2 4 0 0 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
First Base 273
Third Base 387
Left Field 133
Center Field 24
Right Field 138

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1992 HOU NL $300,000
1990 SLN NL $500,000
1989 SLN NL $615,000
1988 HOU NL $575,000
1987 HOU NL $595,000
1986 HOU NL $366,667
1985 HOU NL $341,667
Total Career Earnings $3,293,334

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
Clemson University Clemson SC 1975
Brookdale Community College Lincroft NJ 1973, 1974

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

Denny Walling (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Tony Graffanino
    .265 avg, 58 HR
  2. 97
    Billy Johnson
    .271 avg, 61 HR
  3. 93
    Bill Spiers
    .271 avg, 37 HR
  4. 92
    Rich Rollins
    .269 avg, 77 HR
  5. 91
    Hank Majeski
    .279 avg, 57 HR
  6. 91
    Aaron Ward
    .268 avg, 50 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Denny Walling

What years did Denny Walling play?
Denny Walling played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1992.
Was Denny Walling a pitcher?
No. Denny Walling was a position player (Third Baseman).
How many home runs did Denny Walling hit?
Denny Walling hit 49 career home runs with 799 hits.