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Denny Stark

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 210lb (188cm, 95kg)

Born: October 27, 1974 in Hicksville, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 4th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Toledo (Toledo, OH).

High School: Edgerton HS (Edgerton, OH)

School: University of Toledo (Toledo, OH)

Debut: September 15, 1999 (Age 24-323d, 17,592nd in major league history)
vs. TBD 0.1 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER

Last Game: June 2, 2009 (Age 34-218d)
vs. BAL 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

Full Name: Dennis Stark

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-1.5

ERA

5.81

265.0

127

WHIP

1.645

Summary of 53 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 6 tying, 17 go ahead

2 Tms
COL	46
SEA	7

Platoon
vs LHB	32
vs RHB	21

Home/Road
Home	29
Away	24

Outs
0	20
2	17
1	16

15 Opps
STL	7
LAD	6
SDP	6
MIL	6
SFG	4
CHC	4
ARI	3
TEX	3
MON	3
PIT	2
PHI	2
ATL	2
OAK	2
ANA/LAA	2
CIN	1

43 Batters
Richie Sexson	3
Rafael Palmeiro	2
Corey Patterson	2
Terrence Long	2
Barry Bonds	2
Shawn Green	2
Adrián Beltré	2
Reggie Sanders	2
Brian Giles	2
Damon Minor	1
Bubba Trammell	1
Kevin Millwood	1
Kendrys Morales	1
Ryan Klesko	1
Alex Ochoa	1
Mark Loretta	1
Mark Kotsay	1
Plácido Polanco	1
Scott Rolen	1
Édgar Rentería	1
Milton Bradley	1
Ramón Hernández	1
Fred McGriff	1
John Vander Wal	1
Troy Glaus	1
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	1
Tino Martinez	1
José Vidro	1
Tony Womack	1
Orlando Cabrera	1
Joe Girardi	1
Tom Lampkin	1
A.J. Pierzynski	1
Junior Spivey	1
Todd Hundley	1
Brian Schneider	1
Rob Mackowiak	1
Gary Sheffield	1
Steve Finley	1
Marlon Anderson	1
Bobby Abreu	1
Adam Dunn	1
Chad Moeller	1

14 Parks
Coors Fld (DEN)	27
Busch Stad (STL)	4
Qualcomm St (SAN)	3
Dodger Stad (LOS)	3
RingCentral Col (OAK)	2
PNC Pk (PIT)	2
Chase Field (PHO)	2
Am Fam Field (MIL)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	2
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	2
Angel Stad (ANA)	1
Petco Pk (SAN)	1
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
Stade Olymp. (MON)	1

Where Hit
9	18
7	17
89	7
78	6
8	5

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	12
3	9
5	9
4	8
1	7
6	5
7+	3

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	20
2·HR gms	11
4·HR gms	2
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	32
1--	10
-2-	3
12-	2
123	2
-23	2
--3	1
1-3	1

83 Runs
RISP	11
0 on	32
1 on	14
2 on	5
3 on	2
Any on	21

Inning
1	6
2	8
3	11
4	9
5	8
6	7
7	2
8	1
Extra	1

1-3	25
4-6	24
7-end	4

RelScore
+4..	7
+3	1
+2	7
+1	4
Tied	14
-1	8
-2	3
-3	2
-4..	7

Ahead	19
Tied	14
Behind	20

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	7
0-1	7
2-1	6
3-2	5
1-0	5
1-1	5
3-1	5
2-2	5
1-2	3
2-0	3
0-2	2

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
1B	11
RF	9
C	7
LF	7
CF	5
3B	5
2B	4
PH	2
SS	2
P	1

OrderPos
4th	10
3rd	9
5th	6
2nd	6
8th	6
6th	6
7th	5
9th	3
1st	2

Leverage
High Lev	3
Medium Lev	27
Low Lev	23

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2001	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2001-06-30	Troy Glaus	ANA		SEA	tied 0-0	b 3	2	-2-	6,(2-2) BSFFBX	2	4	5	19%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Erstad Scores
2	2	2	1	2001-07-05	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX		SEA	behind 0-1	b 2	0	---	7,(3-2) CBFFBBX	1	4	3	10%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
3	3	3	2	2001-07-05	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX		SEA	ahead 3-1	b 3	2	--3	2,(0-1) CX	2	4	3	12%	87%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Ledée Scores
4	4	4	1	2001-09-22	Terrence Long	OAK		SEA	ahead 6-2	b 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	6	7	3%	95%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
5	5	5	2	2001-09-22	Ramón Hernández	OAK		SEA	ahead 7-2	b 5	1	1--	2,(0-1) CX	2	8	2	3%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); M. Tejada Scores
2002	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	2002-05-18	Kevin Millwood	ATL	@	COL	tied 0-0	t 3	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	9	1	11%	58%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
7	7	2	1	2002-05-29	Mark Kotsay	SDP		COL	tied 1-1	b 2	1	-23	2,(0-1) FX	3	1	8	18%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); D. Cruz Scores/unER; W. González Scores
8	8	3	1	2002-07-02	Damon Minor	SFG	@	COL	ahead 10-2	t 4	0	1--	4,(2-1) CBBX	2	7	3	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); B. Santiago Scores
9	9	4	1	2002-07-20	Richie Sexson	MIL	@	COL	behind 0-6	t 5	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	4	3	3%	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
10	10	5	2	2002-07-20	Richie Sexson	MIL	@	COL	behind 1-6	t 7	0	1--	3,(1-1) CBX	2	4	3	6%	12%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); T. Houston Scores
11	11	6	1	2002-07-26	Mark Loretta	MIL		COL	ahead 2-0	b 3	0	123	3,(1-1) CBX	4	7	5	9%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Sexson Scores; M. Stairs Scores; J. Hernández Scores
12	12	7	2	2002-07-26	Alex Ochoa	MIL		COL	ahead 6-0	b 4	1	---	4,(2-1) FBBX	1	3	PH	1%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
13	13	8	1	2002-07-31	Rob Mackowiak	PIT		COL	tied 2-2	b 5	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	5	9	26%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); J. Wilson Scores
14	14	9	1	2002-08-06	Adam Dunn	CIN	@	COL	behind 0-3	t 6	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	3	7%	18%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
15	15	10	1	2002-08-11	Corey Patterson	CHC	@	COL	tied 0-0	t 2	2	---	4,(0-2) CSFX	1	6	8	10%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
16	16	11	2	2002-08-11	Fred McGriff	CHC	@	COL	behind 1-3	t 4	1	1--	5,(3-1) BFBBX	2	4	3	19%	47%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); B. Mueller Scores
17	17	12	3	2002-08-11	Joe Girardi	CHC	@	COL	tied 3-3	t 5	1	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	8	2	13%	60%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
18	18	13	4	2002-08-11	Corey Patterson	CHC	@	COL	ahead 5-3	t 6	2	-2-	2,(0-1) CX	2	6	8	14%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Sosa Scores
19	19	14	1	2002-08-22	José Vidro	MON	@	COL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	---	8,(3-2) BCCBFBFX	1	2	4	9%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
20	20	15	2	2002-08-22	Orlando Cabrera	MON	@	COL	behind 4-8	t 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	6	5%	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
21	21	16	1	2002-08-27	Barry Bonds	SFG	@	COL	tied 0-0	t 1	2	---	6,(3-2) BBFSBX	1	3	7	9%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
22	22	17	2	2002-08-27	Barry Bonds	SFG	@	COL	behind 1-3	t 6	0	---	5,(2-2) FBBCX	1	3	7	12%	35%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
23	23	18	1	2002-09-01	Tom Lampkin	SDP		COL	behind 1-2	b 2	2	---	4,(1-2) CBFX	1	8	2	12%	51%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
24	24	19	1	2002-09-07	Bubba Trammell	SDP	@	COL	behind 0-1	t 4	2	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	6	9	21%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Klesko Scores
25	25	20	1	2002-09-12	Shawn Green	LAD	@	COL	behind 0-5	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	3	9	3%	7%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
26	26	21	1	2002-09-18	Tino Martinez	STL	@	COL	behind 0-1	t 2	1	---	6,(2-2) CBBFFX	1	6	3	10%	48%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
27	27	22	2	2002-09-18	Édgar Rentería	STL	@	COL	tied 1-1	t 2	1	---	4,(2-1) BBFX	1	7	6	10%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
28	28	23	3	2002-09-18	Scott Rolen	STL	@	COL	ahead 2-1	t 4	1	---	5,(3-1) BBCBX	1	5	5	11%	70%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
29	29	24	1	2002-09-29	Chad Moeller	ARI		COL	ahead 3-2	b 4	0	1--	5,(1-2) CBFFX	2	8	2	14%	85%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Little Scores
30	30	25	2	2002-09-29	Junior Spivey	ARI		COL	ahead 5-2	b 4	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	6%	89%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
31	31	1	1	2003-07-01	Steve Finley	ARI	@	COL	tied 0-0	t 1	0	1--	6,(3-2) BBC1CB>X	2	2	8	14%	67%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); M. Kata Scores
32	32	2	1	2003-07-21	Shawn Green	LAD		COL	behind 0-2	b 4	1	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	9	12%	39%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
33	33	3	1	2003-07-26	John Vander Wal	MIL	@	COL	ahead 4-2	t 3	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	5	9	8%	77%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
34	34	4	2	2003-07-26	Richie Sexson	MIL	@	COL	tied 5-5	t 4	2	1-3	3,(0-2) FSX	3	4	3	27%	77%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); E. Young Scores; G. Jenkins Scores
35	35	5	1	2003-08-01	Brian Giles	PIT		COL	behind 2-7	b 5	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	7	4%	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
36	36	6	1	2003-08-07	Plácido Polanco	PHI	@	COL	behind 0-1	t 3	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	2	4	10%	45%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
37	37	7	2	2003-08-07	Bobby Abreu	PHI	@	COL	ahead 2-1	t 6	0	---	3,(1-1) BFX	1	4	9	11%	76%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
38	38	8	1	2003-08-13	Brian Schneider	MON		COL	behind 3-4	b 6	0	12-	2,(0-1) LX	3	8	2	28%	84%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); R. Calloway Scores/unER; E. Guzmán Scores
39	39	9	1	2003-08-24	Gary Sheffield	ATL	@	COL	tied 1-1	t 3	1	1--	5,(1-2) CCFB1X	2	3	9	17%	68%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); R. Furcal Scores
40	40	10	1	2003-09-05	Adrián Beltré	LAD	@	COL	behind 0-3	t 2	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	5	8%	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
41	41	11	2	2003-09-05	Todd Hundley	LAD	@	COL	behind 3-7	t 5	2	12-	2,(0-1) .CX	3	9	PH	20%	32%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); A. Beltré Scores; J. Cabrera Scores
42	42	12	1	2003-09-27	Brian Giles	SDP		COL	behind 0-8	b 6	2	1--	6,(3-2) CBBBF>X	2	3	7	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Ojeda Scores
2004	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	2004-04-10	Milton Bradley	LAD		COL	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	5,(3-1) BBBCX	1	3	8	11%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
44	44	2	2	2004-04-10	Adrián Beltré	LAD		COL	ahead 6-2	b 6	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	5	2%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
45	45	3	1	2004-04-16	Tony Womack	STL		COL	behind 0-1	b 1	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	1	4	10%	55%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
46	46	4	2	2004-04-16	Reggie Sanders	STL		COL	tied 1-1	b 1	0	---	4,(2-1) BBCX	1	2	9	10%	65%		Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
47	47	5	3	2004-04-16	Marlon Anderson	STL		COL	ahead 7-3	b 3	0	---	5,(3-1) CBBBX	1	7	7	4%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
48	48	6	4	2004-04-16	Reggie Sanders	STL		COL	ahead 8-3	b 3	1	-23	3,(1-1) 1F11>B.X	3	2	9	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); M. Matheny Scores; T. Womack Scores
49	49	7	1	2004-07-06	A.J. Pierzynski	SFG		COL	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	2	9%	75%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
50	50	8	1	2004-07-11	Ryan Klesko	SDP		COL	behind 0-1	b 3	1	1--	4,(2-1) FBBX	2	4	3	23%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); B. Giles Scores
51	51	9	1	2004-07-19	Terrence Long	SDP	@	COL	ahead 4-2	t 3	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	7	8%	78%		Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
2009	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
52	52	1	1	2009-05-05	Jarrod Saltalamacchia	TEX	@	SEA	ahead 3-1	t 10	2	123	7,(2-2) CC*B>FBFX	4	9	2	7%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); M. Byrd Scores; N. Cruz Scores; C. Davis Scores
53	53	2	1	2009-05-18	Kendrys Morales	LAA	@	SEA	ahead 8-6	t 8	0	---	5,(2-2) .BSSBX	1	8	3	7%	93%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)