1B Denny Walling #29
Toronto Blue Jays MLB
Age: 26 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
11/17/1980
 OA: 55 POT: 55
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1B DENNY WALLING #29 - AGE: 26 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K AVG OBP SLG SB WAR
118 380 117 14 10 9 52 42 38 .308 .375 .468 5 2.5
BATTING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.  
Contact 5 5 5 6
Gap 4 3 4 6
Power 6 5 6 6
Eye 8 7 8 8
Avoid K's 8 8 8 8
FIELDING RATINGS
Catcher Infield Outfield
Range: - 2 6
Errors: - 4 6
Arm: - 3 6
Turn DP: - 4 -
Ability: - - -
POSITION RATINGS
Pitcher: - Shortstop: -
Catcher: - Left Field: -
1st Base: 4 Center Field: 4
2nd Base: - Right Field: 6
3rd Base: -
       
RUN/BUNT
Running Speed: 5
Stealing Ability: 7
Baserunning Inst.: 4
Sacrifice Bunt: 1
Bunt for Hit: 4
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result AB R H BI HR BB K SB
10/04/1980 @ BOS Win, 7-5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/03/1980 @ BOS Loss, 6-15 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0
10/01/1980 DET Win, 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/30/1980 DET Loss, 5-9 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
09/29/1980 DET Loss, 9-11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/28/1980 BOS Loss, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/27/1980 BOS Win, 4-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/24/1980 @ DET Loss, 4-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/23/1980 @ DET Loss, 9-10 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/22/1980 @ DET Loss, 3-6 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Birthday:04/17/1954
Born in:Unknown
Nationality:American
Height:6' 1"
Weight:85 kg
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$244,000
Signed Through:1981 Season
Major Service:3 Years, 108 Days
Service This Yr:180 Days
40-Man Service:4 Years, None
Pro Service:5 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Arbitration eligible in offseason
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1974, 2nd Pick in Round 2
MLB 1980 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 118 380 117 14 10 9 52 50 42 38 .308 .375 .468 .843 .377 .161 137
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 97 424 0 2 0 8 0 2 178 33 5 7 41.7 65.2 6.29 2.5  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   83 22 2 2 2 7 9 7 6 1 0 0 .265 .319 .410 .728
Versus Right   297 95 12 8 7 45 41 35 32 1 0 0 .320 .390 .485 .875
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   59 19 0 5 2 7 6 8 6 0 0 0 .322 .403 .593 .996
June   102 29 5 3 2 12 10 8 14 1 0 0 .284 .333 .451 .784
July   78 24 1 2 2 14 14 12 4 0 0 0 .308 .400 .449 .849
August   101 31 7 0 1 14 16 10 12 1 0 0 .307 .366 .406 .772
September   34 12 1 0 1 4 3 4 1 0 0 0 .353 .421 .471 .892
October   6 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 .833 1.167
Spring Training   8 2 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 .250 .455 .250 .705
Last Year   528 164 38 6 7 66 63 60 56 8 0 0 .311 .376 .445 .821
2 Years Ago   584 153 28 7 7 85 77 50 64 7 1 1 .262 .318 .370 .688
Career   1580 451 82 25 23 210 201 160 169 17 1 1 .285 .348 .413 .761
Home   198 59 8 4 5 25 28 21 16 2 0 0 .298 .362 .455 .817
Road   182 58 6 6 4 27 22 21 22 0 0 0 .319 .389 .484 .873
Grass   167 50 6 5 4 24 19 21 22 0 0 0 .299 .378 .467 .845
Turf   213 67 8 5 5 28 31 21 16 2 0 0 .315 .373 .469 .842
Day   114 38 5 3 3 13 20 17 6 1 0 0 .333 .417 .509 .925
Night   266 79 9 7 6 39 30 25 32 1 0 0 .297 .356 .451 .807
As Starter   359 109 14 10 8 50 48 42 37 2 0 0 .304 .375 .465 .840
As Reliever / Substitution   21 8 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .381 .381 .524 .905
Pinch Hitting   17 8 0 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 .471 .471 .647 1.118
Close/Late   86 27 2 3 3 10 10 4 10 0 0 0 .314 .344 .512 .856
Inning 1-3   140 43 4 3 5 20 22 13 17 1 0 0 .307 .364 .486 .849
Inning 4-6   122 32 7 3 0 18 15 21 8 1 0 0 .262 .368 .369 .737
Inning 7-9   114 40 3 4 4 13 13 8 12 0 0 0 .351 .393 .553 .946
Extra Innings   4 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
0 Outs   136 38 4 2 5 11 30 13 9 1 0 0 .279 .340 .449 .789
1 Outs   124 35 8 2 0 15 12 16 15 1 0 0 .282 .362 .379 .741
2 Outs   120 44 2 6 4 26 8 13 14 0 0 0 .367 .429 .583 1.012
Scoring Position   100 32 2 2 0 40 12 15 11 2 0 0 .320 .402 .380 .782
Bases Empty   228 71 9 7 9 9 30 15 19 0 0 0 .311 .354 .531 .885
Runner on 1st   52 14 3 1 0 3 8 12 8 0 0 0 .269 .406 .365 .772
Runner on 2nd   39 10 1 0 0 8 4 7 6 0 0 0 .256 .370 .282 .652
Runner on 3rd   19 6 0 0 0 6 1 3 3 0 0 0 .316 .409 .316 .725
Runner on 1st & 2nd   17 6 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 .389 .529 .918
Runner on 1st & 3rd   12 4 0 1 0 8 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .357 .500 .857
Runner on 2nd & 3rd   3 1 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 .333 .500 .333 .833
Bases Loaded   10 5 0 0 0 9 3 1 2 0 0 0 .500 .545 .500 1.045
Two Strikes   163 34 3 3 3 14 16 16 38 1 0 0 .209 .278 .319 .597
First Pitch   61 27 4 3 2 12 10 1 0 0 0 0 .443 .452 .705 1.157
Count 0-1   36 11 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .306 .306 .528 .833
Count 0-2   21 4 0 0 0 2 3 0 6 0 0 0 .190 .190 .190 .381
Count 1-0   39 12 0 1 0 8 4 0 0 1 0 0 .308 .300 .359 .659
Count 1-1   34 13 2 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 .382 .382 .529 .912
Count 1-2   47 7 0 0 1 4 3 0 15 1 0 0 .149 .146 .213 .359
Count 2-0   14 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 .357 .357 .714
Count 2-1   20 9 3 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 .450 .450 .850 1.300
Count 2-2   60 14 1 2 2 6 4 0 12 0 0 0 .233 .233 .417 .650
Count 3-0   0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Count 3-1   13 6 1 0 1 4 7 16 0 0 0 0 .462 .759 .769 1.528
Full Count   35 9 2 1 0 2 6 16 5 0 0 0 .257 .490 .371 .862
Behind in Count   104 22 1 2 2 10 8 0 21 1 0 0 .212 .210 .317 .527
Ahead in Count   86 32 4 2 2 18 20 25 0 1 0 0 .372 .509 .535 1.044
Batting Leadoff   2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Batting 2nd   135 37 8 2 2 18 18 15 18 1 0 0 .274 .344 .407 .752
Batting 3rd   90 28 1 7 2 11 5 10 12 1 0 0 .311 .376 .544 .921
Batting 4th   27 7 1 0 0 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 .259 .286 .296 .582
Batting 5th   40 13 1 0 2 5 5 7 2 0 0 0 .325 .426 .500 .926
Batting 6th   74 26 3 1 2 16 15 9 4 0 0 0 .351 .422 .500 .922
Batting 7th   6 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 .667 1.167 1.833
Batting 8th   2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
Batting 9th   4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
Low Leverage   166 45 5 6 5 14 16 13 16 0 0 0 .271 .324 .464 .788
Medium Leverage   142 41 5 2 3 16 22 20 16 2 0 0 .289 .372 .415 .787
High Leverage   69 29 4 2 1 22 12 9 5 0 0 0 .420 .487 .580 1.067
MLB TRIPLE A 1980 BATTING STATS
Batting G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WOBA ISO wRC+
Overall 5 18 9 0 2 0 4 4 4 1 .500 .591 .722 1.313 .539 .222 247
Batting GS PA HP IW CI GDP SH SF TB EBH SB CS SB% RC RC/27 WAR  
Overall 5 22 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 2 0 0 0.0 8.1 24.43 .6  
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
Versus Left   7 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .429 .500 .429 .929
Versus Right   11 6 0 2 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 .545 .643 .909 1.552
Batting   AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS
May   18 9 0 2 0 4 4 4 1 0 0 0 .500 .591 .722 1.313
Career   887 231 35 23 13 87 106 64 165 5 5 6 .260 .313 .396 .709
Grass   18 9 0 2 0 4 4 4 1 0 0 0 .500 .591 .722 1.313
Day   8 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .444 .625 1.069
Night   10 6 0 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .600 .692 .800 1.492
As Starter   18 9 0 2 0 4 4 4 1 0 0 0 .500 .591 .722 1.313
CAREER BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1977 Minnesota - MLB 23 54 88 17 2 2 0 7 11 8 0 0 11 6 0 .193 .260 .261 .522 41 44 -0.3
1978 Minnesota - MLB 24 97 368 99 21 5 2 55 45 36 1 5 36 13 8 .269 .332 .370 .701 97 99 1.1
1978 Toronto - MLB 24 54 216 54 7 2 5 30 32 14 0 2 28 6 3 .250 .293 .370 .663 85 81 -0.1
1978 Total - MLB 24 151 584 153 28 7 7 85 77 50 1 7 64 19 11 .262 .318 .370 .688 92 93 1.0
1979 Toronto - MLB 25 150 528 164 38 6 7 66 63 60 0 8 56 12 11 .311 .376 .445 .821 122 122 1.8
1980 Toronto - MLB 26 118 380 117 14 10 9 52 50 42 0 2 38 5 7 .308 .375 .468 .843 128 137 2.5
Total MLB 473 1580 451 82 25 23 210 201 160 1 17 169 42 29 .285 .348 .413 .761 108 111 4.9
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE BATTING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI R BB HP SF K SB CS AVG OBP SLG OPS OPS+ wRC+ WAR
1975 Paris - AAA 21 122 386 82 21 8 4 33 39 24 2 2 84 21 10 .212 .261 .339 .600 61 56 -0.9
1976 Charlotte - AAA 22 107 311 84 6 6 4 25 31 9 3 2 66 6 9 .270 .295 .367 .662 80 81 -0.1
1977 Charlotte - AAA 23 48 172 56 8 7 5 25 32 27 1 1 14 5 3 .326 .418 .541 .959 159 168 2.4
1980 Kinston - AAA 26 5 18 9 0 2 0 4 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .591 .722 1.313 248 247 0.6
Total AAA 282 887 231 35 23 13 87 106 64 6 5 165 32 22 .260 .313 .396 .709 92 92
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1977 Minnesota - MLB 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1977 Minnesota - MLB LF 8 1 10 0 0 10 0 1.000 25.1 3.55 +0.6 1.011
1977 Minnesota - MLB CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.007
1977 Minnesota - MLB RF 13 9 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 82.0 1.21 -0.8 1.011
1978 Toronto - MLB LF 4 4 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 38.2 2.79 +0.3 1.014
1978 Minnesota - MLB LF 25 25 61 1 1 64 2 .969 218.1 2.56 -0.0 .997
1978 Toronto - MLB RF 3 3 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 26.0 2.77 -0.6 1.008
1978 Minnesota - MLB RF 39 39 86 1 0 90 3 .967 327.0 2.39 +0.1 .984
1979 Toronto - MLB 1B 21 3 66 2 2 69 1 .986 50.2 12.08 -1.1 .829
1979 Toronto - MLB LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2.0 0.00 -0.3 .000
1979 Toronto - MLB RF 133 133 292 7 2 307 8 .974 1152.1 2.34 -10.6 .941
1980 Toronto - MLB 1B 57 56 508 45 49 559 6 .989 475.1 10.47 -2.6 .960
1980 Toronto - MLB 2B 1 1 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 +0.1 1.043
1980 Toronto - MLB 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1980 Toronto - MLB LF 4 2 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 16.0 2.25 -0.0 1.008
1980 Kinston - AAA LF 5 5 12 0 0 12 0 1.000 45.2 2.36 +1.2 1.025
1980 Toronto - MLB RF 28 24 70 0 0 70 0 1.000 224.2 2.80 -1.1 .992
TOTAL 1B 78 59 574 47 51 628 7 .989 526.0 10.63 -3.7 .950
TOTAL 2B 1 1 3 3 1 6 0 1.000 10.0 5.40 +0.1 1.043
TOTAL LF 47 37 99 1 1 102 2 .980 346.0 2.60 +1.7 1.004
TOTAL CF 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.0 9.00 +0.0 1.007
TOTAL RF 216 208 467 8 2 486 11 .977 1812.0 2.36 -12.9 .959
PLAYER HISTORY
12/20/1974 Drafted in the 1974 first-year player draft by the Chicago Cubs. (Round 2, Pick 2, 26th overall pick).
01/01/1975 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 1 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (5).
04/07/1975 Named the #53 prospect in the MLB
07/03/1975 Named the #13 prospect in the MLB
12/24/1975 Was traded by the Chicago Cubs to the Minnesota Twins, along with RP Steve Shea, in exchange for CF Larry Harlow and 2B Luis Gomez.
01/01/1976 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 2 (6); Power: 3 (5); Eye: 3 (6).
04/08/1976 Named the #43 prospect in the MLB
07/06/1976 Named the #19 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1977 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
04/06/1977 Named the #54 prospect in the MLB
06/02/1977 Injured on 06/01/1977, diagnosed with groin soreness, will not miss additional time.
11/12/1977 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $51,000.
01/01/1978 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 6 (6); Power: 4 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
04/01/1978 Injured (hamstring spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
07/17/1978 Wins the MLB AL Player of the Week Award.
07/29/1978 Was traded by the Minnesota Twins to the Toronto Blue Jays, along with SS Pat Rockett, in exchange for 3B Wayne Garrett.
11/13/1978 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $56,000.
01/01/1979 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 6 (6).
04/14/1979 Injured (sore ankle),day-to-day for 2 days.
05/21/1979 Injured (finger blister),day-to-day for one week.
09/20/1979 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for one week.
11/10/1979 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $62,000.
01/01/1980 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Contact: 7 (7); Power: 5 (5); Eye: 7 (7).
03/28/1980 Injured on 03/25/1980, diagnosed with a strained anterior cruciate ligament, will miss 5 weeks.
04/13/1980 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 4 weeks.
08/24/1980 Injured (sore back),day-to-day for one week.
10/29/1980 Signed a 1-year contract extension worth a total of $244,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays organization.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year 2B Rank
1979 38 7
Year 3B Rank
1980 10 9
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