Dan Petry | Major Leaguer 1979-1991

Full Name: Daniel Joseph Petry
Born: November 13,1958 in Palo Alto, California
Height: 6-4 Weight: 200 Bats: Right Throws: Right
High School: El Dorado (Placentia,CA)
College:

Father of Matt Petry

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Drafted: Selected by Detroit Tigers in 4th Round (74th overall) of 1976 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)

Transactions: [Dec 5,1987] - Traded by Tigers to Angels for Gary Pettis. [Nov 13,1989] - Granted Free Agency. [Jan 22,1990] - Signed as Free Agent by Tigers. [Nov 5,1990] - Granted Free Agency. [Dec 19,1990] - Signed as Free Agent by Tigers. [Jun 25,1991] - Traded by Tigers to Braves for Victor Rosario. [Aug 16,1991] - Traded by Braves to Red Sox for Mickey Pina. [Nov 1,1991] - Granted Free Agency.

Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1976	Bristol	App	17	Det	Rk	2	3	3.76	14		1			0	79.0	54	42	33		56	51			6.15	---	6.38	5.81	1.39	--
1977	Lakeland	FSL	18	Det	A+	10	11	3.41	25		8			0	145.0	139	68	55		68	68			8.63	---	4.22	4.22	1.43	--
1978	Montgomery	Sou	19	Det	AA	6	7	2.45	14	14	6	2		0	92.0	70	38	25	4	41	69	2		6.85	0.39	4.01	6.75	1.21	--
	Evansville	Amer	19	Det	AAA	4	3	4.56	13	13	2	1		0	71.0	59	38	36	4	33	50	2		7.48	0.51	4.18	6.34	1.30	--
1979	Evansville	Amer	20	Det	AAA	4	3	4.85	15	15	3	0		0	91.0	92	60	49	11	37	56	6		9.10	1.09	3.66	5.54	1.42	--
	Detroit	AL	20	Det	MLB	6	5	3.95	15	15	2	0	0	0	98.0	90	46	43	11	33	43	3	1	8.27	1.01	3.03	3.95	1.26	54%
1980	Evansville	Amer	21	Det	AAA	2	0	2.70	4	4	1	0		0	30.0	21	11	9	0	12	16	1		6.30	0.00	3.60	4.80	1.10	--
	Detroit	AL	21	Det	MLB	10	9	3.94	27	25	4	3	1	0	164.2	156	82	72	9	83	88	5	2	8.53	0.49	4.54	4.81	1.45	59%
1981	Detroit	AL	22	Det	MLB	10	9	3.00	23	22	7	2	1	0	141.0	115	53	47	10	57	79	3	1	7.34	0.64	3.64	5.04	1.22	57%
1982	Detroit	AL	23	Det	MLB	15	9	3.22	35	35	8	1	0	0	246.0	220	98	88	15	100	132	9	0	8.05	0.55	3.66	4.83	1.30	57%
1983	Detroit	AL	24	Det	MLB	19	11	3.92	38	38	9	2	0	0	266.1	256	126	116	37	99	122	12	0	8.65	1.25	3.35	4.12	1.33	54%
1984	Detroit	AL	25	Det	MLB	18	8	3.24	35	35	7	2	0	0	233.1	231	94	84	21	66	144	7	0	8.91	0.81	2.55	5.55	1.27	54%
1985	Detroit	AL	26	Det	MLB	15	13	3.36	34	34	8	0	0	0	238.2	190	98	89	24	81	109	6	0	7.17	0.91	3.05	4.11	1.14	53%
1986	Lakeland	FSL	27	Det	A+	1	1	6.97	3	3	0	0	0	0	10.1	13	8	8	0	1	6	0		11.33	0.00	0.87	5.23	1.36	--
	Detroit	AL	27	Det	MLB	5	10	4.66	20	20	2	0	0	0	116.0	122	78	60	15	53	56	5	0	9.47	1.16	4.11	4.34	1.51	49%
1987	Detroit	AL	28	Det	MLB	9	7	5.61	30	21	0	0	3	0	134.2	148	101	84	22	76	93	8	1	9.89	1.47	5.08	6.22	1.66	46%
1988	Palm Sprng	Calif	29	Cal	A+	1	2	6.60	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.0	19	14	11	0	11	11	1		11.40	0.00	6.60	6.60	2.00	--
	California	AL	29	Cal	MLB	3	9	4.38	22	22	4	1	0	0	139.2	139	70	68	18	59	64	5	2	8.96	1.16	3.80	4.12	1.42	52%
1989	California	AL	30	Cal	MLB	3	2	5.47	19	4	0	0	3	0	51.0	53	32	31	8	23	21	2	0	9.35	1.41	4.06	3.71	1.49	55%
1990	Detroit	AL	31	Det	MLB	10	9	4.45	32	23	1	0	2	0	149.2	148	78	74	14	77	73	10	0	8.90	0.84	4.63	4.39	1.50	49%
1991	Detroit	AL	32	Det	MLB	2	3	4.94	17	6	0	0	1	0	54.2	66	35	30	9	19	18	0	0	10.87	1.48	3.13	2.96	1.56	48%
	Boston	AL	32	Bos	MLB	0	0	4.43	13	0	0	0	7	1	22.1	21	17	11	3	12	12	0	0	8.46	1.21	4.84	4.84	1.48	49%
	Atlanta	NL	32	Atl	MLB	0	0	5.55	10	0	0	0	4	0	24.1	29	17	15	2	14	9	2	0	10.73	0.74	5.18	3.33	1.77	53%

Major League Totals - 13 Season(s)						125	104	3.95	370	300	52	11	22	1	2,080.1	1984	1025	912	218	852	1063	77	7	8.58	0.94	3.69	4.60	1.36	53%
Minor League Totals - 7 Season(s)						30	30	3.82	91		21			0	533.1	467	279	226		259	327			7.88	---	4.37	5.52	1.36	--

Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Level	Pos	Ln	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1979	Detroit	AL	20	Det	MLB	p	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1980	Detroit	AL	21	Det	MLB	p	0	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1981	Detroit	AL	22	Det	MLB	p	0	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1982	Detroit	AL	23	Det	MLB	p	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1983	Detroit	AL	24	Det	MLB	p	0	38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1984	Detroit	AL	25	Det	MLB	p	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1985	Detroit	AL	26	Det	MLB	p	0	34	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1986	Detroit	AL	27	Det	MLB	p	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1987	Detroit	AL	28	Det	MLB	p	0	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1988	California	AL	29	Cal	MLB	p	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1989	California	AL	30	Cal	MLB	p	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1990	Detroit	AL	31	Det	MLB	p	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1991	Boston	AL	32	Bos	MLB	p	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Atlanta	NL	32	Atl	MLB	p	9	10	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	400	0%
	Detroit	AL	32	Det	MLB	p	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 13 Season(s)								370	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.200	.200	400	0%

Playoffs Pitching Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Series	W	L	ERA	G	GS	CG	SH	GF	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WP	BK	H9	HR9	BB9	K9	WHIP	GB%
1984	Detroit	AL	25		Ch	0	0	2.57	1		0			0	7.0	4		2		1	4			5.14	---	1.29	5.14	0.71	--
	Detroit	AL	25		Ws	0	1	9.00	2		0			0	8.0	14		8		5	4			15.75	---	5.63	4.50	2.38	--
1987	Detroit	AL	28		Ch	0	0	0.00	1		0			0	3.1	1		0		0	1			2.70	---	0.00	2.70	0.30	--

Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)						0	1	4.91	4		0			0	18.1	19		10		6	9			9.33	---	2.95	4.42	1.36	--

Playoffs Batting Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org.	Series	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GB%
1984	Detroit	AL	25	Det	Ch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
	Detroit	AL	25	Det	Ws	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--
1987	Detroit	AL	28	Det	Ch	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Major League Totals - 2 Season(s)						4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	---	---	---	---	--

Fielding Statistics

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Org	Level	Pos	G	GS	Inn	PO	A	E	TC	DP	PB	SB	CS	FPCT	RF
1978	Montgomery	Sou	19	Det	AA	P	14			8	25	4	37	3	-	-	-	.892	--
1978	Evansville	Amer	19	Det	AAA	P	13			10	17	0	27	4	-	-	-	1.000	--

1979	Evansville	Amer	20	Det	AAA	P	15			7	24	0	31	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1979	Detroit	AL	20	Det	MLB	P	15		98	9	11	2	22	0	-	-	-	.909	1.84

1980	Detroit	AL	21	Det	MLB	P	27		164.2	12	32	3	47	3	-	-	-	.936	2.40

1981	Detroit	AL	22	Det	MLB	P	23		141	14	26	1	41	6	-	-	-	.976	2.55

1982	Detroit	AL	23	Det	MLB	P	35		246	28	48	0	76	4	-	-	-	1.000	2.78

1983	Detroit	AL	24	Det	MLB	P	38		266.1	30	43	2	75	10	-	-	-	.973	2.47

1984	Detroit	AL	25	Det	MLB	P	35		233.1	38	34	1	73	4	-	-	-	.986	2.78

1985	Detroit	AL	26	Det	MLB	P	34		238.2	36	26	0	62	3	-	-	-	1.000	2.34

1986	Lakeland	FSL	27	Det	A+	P	3			1	3	0	4	0	-	-	-	1.000	--
1986	Detroit	AL	27	Det	MLB	P	20		116	16	18	0	34	1	-	-	-	1.000	2.64

1987	Detroit	AL	28	Det	MLB	P	30		134.2	16	21	2	39	0	-	-	-	.949	2.47

1988	Palm Sprng	Calif	29	Cal	A+	P	3			0	6	1	7	0	-	-	-	.857	--
1988	California	AL	29	Cal	MLB	P	22		139.2	20	25	0	45	2	-	-	-	1.000	2.90

1989	California	AL	30	Cal	MLB	P	19		51	5	7	0	12	0	-	-	-	1.000	2.12

1990	Detroit	AL	31	Det	MLB	P	32		149.2	19	23	0	42	2	-	-	-	1.000	2.53

1991	Atlanta	NL	32	Atl	MLB	P	10		24.1	4	4	0	8	0	-	-	-	1.000	2.96
1991	Boston	AL	32	Bos	MLB	P	13		22.1	2	4	0	6	0	-	-	-	1.000	2.42
1991	Detroit	AL	32	Det	MLB	P	17		54.2	6	14	1	21	3	-	-	-	.952	3.29

Awards

[1982] - AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #9) [1984] - AL Cy Young Award (Voting Rank: #5) [1985] - Played in MLB All-Star Game

Salaries

Year	Salary	Rank	Lg Avg	Centile
1985	875,000	64	299,108	8
1986	875,000	94	325,466	11
1987	975,000	69	292,853	8
1988	785,000		325,305	17
1989	785,000		375,257	17
1990	*100,000		426,358	80
1991	650,000		617,627	30

Career:	$5,045,000	estimate

Trivia and Player Notes

His son Jeff Petry was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL in the 2006 Amateur Entry Draft. Jeff was drafted in the second round, 45th overall out of Des Moines of the United States Hockey League (Junior)

Notes: Played in 1 All-Star game during his career (1985)....Member of the World Series Champion Detroit Tigers in 1984.

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