Danny Jackson
[edit] Biography
Born on January 5, 1962 in San Antonio, Texas, Danny Jackson (Danny Lynn Jackson) played for the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres over the course of his 15 year career. Jackson broke into the bigs on September 11, 1983 with the Kansas City Royals, and put up a 4.26 ERA in 76 innings pitched in 1984, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Danny Jackson's best season was 1988, when he posted a 2.73 ERA, won 23 games and struck out 161 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 4
| 3
| 1
| 1
| 5.21
| 9
| 12
| 11
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 26
| 1
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| 15
| 11
| 2
| 6
| 4.26
| 40
| 41
| 36
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 76
| 84
| 4
| 35
| 0
| 3
| 5
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| 32
| 32
| 14
| 12
| 3.42
| 114
| 94
| 79
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 208
| 209
| 7
| 76
| 2
| 4
| 6
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| 32
| 27
| 11
| 12
| 3.20
| 115
| 83
| 66
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 185.2
| 177
| 13
| 79
| 1
| 7
| 4
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 36
| 34
| 9
| 18
| 4.02
| 152
| 115
| 100
| 11
| 2
| 0
| 224
| 219
| 11
| 109
| 1
| 5
| 7
|
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| 35
| 35
| 23
| 8
| 2.73
| 161
| 86
| 79
| 15
| 6
| 0
| 260.2
| 206
| 13
| 71
| 6
| 5
| 2
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| 20
| 20
| 6
| 11
| 5.60
| 70
| 78
| 72
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 115.2
| 122
| 10
| 57
| 7
| 3
| 1
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| 22
| 21
| 6
| 6
| 3.61
| 76
| 54
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 117.1
| 119
| 11
| 40
| 4
| 3
| 2
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| 17
| 14
| 1
| 5
| 6.75
| 31
| 59
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 70.2
| 89
| 8
| 48
| 4
| 1
| 1
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 15
| 15
| 4
| 4
| 3.36
| 46
| 40
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 88.1
| 94
| 1
| 29
| 3
| 1
| 1
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 19
| 19
| 4
| 9
| 4.22
| 51
| 59
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 113
| 117
| 5
| 48
| 3
| 1
| 3
|
| 1992
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 34
| 8
| 13
| 3.84
| 97
| 99
| 86
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 201.1
| 211
| 6
| 77
| 6
| 2
| 4
|
| 1993
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 32
| 12
| 11
| 3.77
| 120
| 105
| 88
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 210.1
| 214
| 12
| 80
| 2
| 4
| 4
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| 25
| 25
| 14
| 6
| 3.26
| 129
| 71
| 65
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 179.1
| 183
| 13
| 46
| 1
| 2
| 2
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 19
| 19
| 2
| 12
| 5.90
| 52
| 82
| 66
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 100.2
| 120
| 10
| 48
| 1
| 6
| 6
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| 13
| 4
| 1
| 1
| 4.46
| 27
| 18
| 18
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 36.1
| 33
| 3
| 16
| 1
| 0
| 1
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| 4
| 4
| 1
| 2
| 7.71
| 13
| 17
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 18.2
| 26
| 3
| 8
| 1
| 0
| 2
|
| 1997
| SD
| N
| 13
| 9
| 1
| 7
| 7.53
| 19
| 47
| 41
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49
| 72
| 8
| 20
| 2
| 2
| 3
|
| 1997
| TOT
| N
| 17
| 13
| 2
| 9
| 7.58
| 32
| 64
| 57
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 67.2
| 98
| 11
| 28
| 3
| 2
| 5
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 234
| 217
| 75
| 82
| 4.18
| 795
| 716
| 631
| 24
| 9
| 0
| 1360
| 1395
| 97
| 511
| 35
| 28
| 28
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 119
| 107
| 37
| 49
| 3.69
| 430
| 345
| 292
| 20
| 6
| 1
| 712.2
| 715
| 36
| 305
| 4
| 19
| 22
|
| Total
|
|
| 353
| 324
| 112
| 131
| 4.01
| 1225
| 1061
| 923
| 44
| 15
| 1
| 2072.2
| 2110
| 133
| 816
| 39
| 47
| 50
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1983
| KC
| A
| P
| 4
| 3
| 19
| 2
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 1.000
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| P
| 15
| 11
| 76
| 6
| 7
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 2
| 1
| .929
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| P
| 32
| 32
| 208
| 8
| 27
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 8
| 0
| .921
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| P
| 32
| 27
| 185.2
| 14
| 21
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 9
| 13
| 0
| .946
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| P
| 35
| 33
| 224
| 13
| 23
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 16
| 9
| 1
| .947
|
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| P
| 35
| 35
| 260.2
| 10
| 52
| 3
| 2
| 0
| 2
| 11
| 9
| 1
| .954
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| P
| 20
| 20
| 115.2
| 5
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 5
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| P
| 22
| 21
| 117.1
| 4
| 13
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 3
| 1
| .944
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| P
| 17
| 14
| 70.2
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 8
| 2
| 0
| .917
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| P
| 15
| 15
| 88.1
| 5
| 16
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .913
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| P
| 19
| 19
| 113
| 4
| 17
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 3
| 15
| 9
| 0
| .778
|
| 1992
| TOT
| N
| P
| 34
| 34
| 201.1
| 9
| 33
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 5
| 21
| 13
| 0
| .840
|
| 1993
| PHI
| N
| P
| 32
| 32
| 210.1
| 7
| 26
| 4
| 3
| 0
| 4
| 15
| 7
| 1
| .892
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| P
| 25
| 25
| 179.1
| 12
| 30
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 14
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| P
| 19
| 19
| 100.2
| 7
| 12
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 9
| 3
| 2
| .864
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| P
| 13
| 4
| 36.1
| 1
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 1.000
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| P
| 4
| 4
| 18.2
| 0
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .800
|
| 1997
| SD
| N
| P
| 13
| 9
| 49
| 3
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 3
| 2
| .889
|
| 1997
| TOT
| N
| P
| 17
| 13
| 67.2
| 3
| 9
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 3
| 2
| .857
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 352
| 323
| 2072.2
| 105
| 285
| 30
| 17
| 0
| 32
| 143
| 80
| 14
| .929
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1983
| KC
| A
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1984
| KC
| A
| 15
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1985
| KC
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1986
| KC
| A
| 32
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1987
| KC
| A
| 36
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1988
| CIN
| N
| 35
| 90
| 11
| 13
| 0
| 6
| .144
| .161
| .178
| 3
| 0
| 2
| 46
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1989
| CIN
| N
| 21
| 36
| 4
| 8
| 0
| 4
| .222
| .222
| .250
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1990
| CIN
| N
| 22
| 37
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .054
| .054
| .108
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 21
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1991
| CHI
| N
| 17
| 23
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .087
| .087
| .087
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| PIT
| N
| 15
| 24
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| .083
| .120
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| CHI
| N
| 19
| 36
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 1
| .083
| .083
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 19
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1992
| TOT
| N
| 34
| 60
| 2
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .083
| .098
| .083
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 31
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1993
| PHI
| N
| 32
| 65
| 3
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .077
| .130
| .108
| 2
| 0
| 3
| 37
| 1
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1994
| PHI
| N
| 26
| 57
| 3
| 9
| 0
| 7
| .158
| .186
| .228
| 2
| 1
| 2
| 24
| 0
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 1
|
| 1995
| STL
| N
| 19
| 31
| 1
| 5
| 0
| 2
| .161
| .188
| .226
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 16
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1996
| STL
| N
| 13
| 9
| 1
| 3
| 0
| 4
| .333
| .333
| .556
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| STL
| N
| 4
| 7
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .143
| .143
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| SD
| N
| 13
| 13
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .077
| .143
| .077
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 4
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1997
| TOT
| N
| 17
| 20
| 1
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .100
| .143
| .100
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 8
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 236
| 428
| 28
| 54
| 0
| 28
| .126
| .148
| .164
| 12
| 2
| 10
| 219
| 1
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 119
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 355
| 428
| 28
| 54
| 0
| 28
| .126
| .148
| .164
| 12
| 2
| 10
| 219
| 1
| 54
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Transactions
- Selected by Oakland Athletics in the 24th round of the free-agent draft - did not sign (June 3, 1980).
- Selected by Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (1st pick overall) of the secondary phase of free-agent draft (January 12, 1982 - signed January 17, 1982).
- Traded by Kansas City Royals with Angel Salazar to Cincinnati Reds in exchange for Ted Power and Kurt Stillwell (November 6, 1987).
- Granted free agency (November 5, 1990).
- Signed by Chicago Cubs (November 21, 1990).
- Traded by Chicago Cubs to Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for Steve Buechele (July 11, 1992).
- Selected by Florida Marlins from Pittsburgh Pirates (53rd pick overall) in the expansion draft (November 17, 1992).
- Traded by Florida Marlins to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Joel Adamson and Matt Whisenant (November 17, 1992).
- Granted free agency (October 17, 1994).
- Signed by St. Louis Cardinals (December 12, 1994).
- Traded by St. Louis Cardinals with Rich Batchelor and Mark Sweeney to San Diego Padres in exchange for Scott Livingstone, Phil Plantier and Fernando Valenzuela (June 13, 1997).
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