"Denny Neagle carved out a long, steady Major League career as a left-hander who could anchor a rotation and deliver innings when they mattered. Rising with Pittsburgh in the mid-1990s, he peaked in 1997 when he went 20–5 with a 2.97 ERA, a season that not only earned him an All-Star selection but also placed him fourth in the NL Cy Young voting — a defining highlight of his career. Neagle later became a key piece of the Braves' powerhouse pitching era, contributing to multiple postseason runs and reinforcing Atlanta's reputation for elite starting depth. His tenure also included stops in Cincinnati and Colorado, where he remained a reliable veteran presence even as injuries began to shorten his workload. Across 13 seasons, Neagle's mix of durability, command, and big-game poise left a clear imprint on every staff he joined. His 20-win campaign still stands as one of the signature pitching performances of the late-1990s era." - Holtz, Sean. Baseball Almanac. 8 September 2026.
Denny Neagle![]() Denny Neagle Autograph on a 1992 O-Pee-Chee (#165) |
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Denny NeagleDenny Neagle Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1991 | 23 | Twins | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 92 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1992 | 24 | Pirates | 55 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | .400 | 4.48 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 86.1 | 380 | 81 | 43 | 46 | 9 | 43 | 8 | 77 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 1993 | 25 | Pirates | 50 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 5.31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 81.1 | 360 | 82 | 48 | 49 | 10 | 37 | 3 | 73 | 5 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1994 | 26 | Pirates | 24 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .474 | 5.12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 137.0 | 587 | 135 | 78 | 80 | 18 | 49 | 3 | 122 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 27 | Pirates | 31 | 31 | 0 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 3.43 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 209.2 | 876 | 221 | 80 | 91 | 20 | 45 | 3 | 150 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | Pirates | 27 | 27 | 0 | 14 | 6 | .700 | 3.05 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 182.2 | 745 | 186 | 62 | 67 | 21 | 34 | 2 | 131 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 28 | Braves | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38.2 | 165 | 40 | 24 | 26 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 29 | Braves | 34 | 34 | 0 | 20 | 5 | .800 | 2.97 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 233.1 | 947 | 204 | 77 | 87 | 18 | 49 | 5 | 172 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 30 | Braves | 32 | 31 | 0 | 16 | 11 | .593 | 3.55 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 210.1 | 861 | 196 | 83 | 91 | 25 | 60 | 3 | 165 | 6 | 6 | 1 | - |
| 1999 | 31 | Reds | 20 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 5 | .643 | 4.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111.2 | 467 | 95 | 53 | 54 | 23 | 40 | 3 | 76 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | Reds | 18 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 2 | .800 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117.2 | 506 | 111 | 46 | 48 | 15 | 50 | 3 | 88 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 32 | Yankees | 16 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .500 | 5.81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 91.1 | 400 | 99 | 59 | 61 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 58 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 33 | Rockies | 30 | 30 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 5.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170.2 | 760 | 192 | 102 | 107 | 29 | 60 | 3 | 139 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 34 | Rockies | 35 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 5.26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 164.1 | 724 | 170 | 96 | 101 | 26 | 63 | 5 | 111 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 35 | Rockies | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35.1 | 161 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 13 Years | 392 | 286 | 23 | 124 | 92 | .574 | 4.24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 1,890.1 | 8,031 | 1,887 | 891 | 948 | 250 | 594 | 44 | 1,415 | 47 | 53 | 6 | 2 | ||
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Denny NeagleDenny Neagle Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1991 | 23 | Twins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1992 | 24 | Pirates | 55 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1993 | 25 | Pirates | 50 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1994 | 26 | Pirates | 24 | 42 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .190 | .190 | .262 |
| 1995 | 27 | Pirates | 31 | 74 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .122 | .167 | .203 |
| 1996 | 28 | Pirates | 27 | 55 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .193 | .200 |
| 1996 | 28 | Braves | 6 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .143 |
| 1997 | 29 | Braves | 34 | 72 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .153 | .197 | .208 |
| 1998 | 30 | Braves | 32 | 63 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .175 | .224 | .190 |
| 1999 | 31 | Reds | 20 | 37 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 | .184 | .189 |
| 2000 | 32 | Reds | 18 | 37 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .231 | .243 |
| 2000 | 32 | Yankees | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2001 | 33 | Rockies | 30 | 56 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .196 | .233 | .375 |
| 2002 | 34 | Rockies | 35 | 45 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .267 | .356 |
| 2003 | 35 | Rockies | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 13 Years | 392 | 531 | 31 | 87 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 155 | 75 | 2 | 1 | 6 | .164 | .193 | .224 | ||
Denny Neagle Hitting Stats |
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Denny NeagleDenny Neagle Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1991 Twins | P | 7 | 3 | 60 | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.45 |
| 1992 Pirates | P | 55 | 6 | 259 | 13 | 0.2 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.36 |
| 1993 Pirates | P | 50 | 7 | 244 | 6 | 0.1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.66 |
| 1994 Pirates | P | 24 | 24 | 411 | 25 | 1.0 | 24 | 3 | 21 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .960 | 1.58 |
| 1995 Pirates | P | 31 | 31 | 629 | 47 | 1.5 | 46 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 1.97 |
| 1996 Pirates | P | 27 | 27 | 548 | 33 | 1.2 | 32 | 6 | 26 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .970 | 1.58 |
| 1996 Braves | P | 6 | 6 | 116 | 4 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.93 |
| 1997 Braves | P | 34 | 34 | 700 | 45 | 1.3 | 44 | 9 | 35 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.70 |
| 1998 Braves | P | 32 | 31 | 631 | 24 | 0.8 | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.03 |
| 1999 Reds | P | 20 | 19 | 335 | 7 | 0.4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 0.56 |
| 2000 Reds | P | 18 | 18 | 353 | 15 | 0.8 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.15 |
| 2000 Yankees | P | 16 | 15 | 274 | 21 | 1.3 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .905 | 1.87 |
| 2001 Rockies | P | 30 | 30 | 512 | 28 | 0.9 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .964 | 1.42 |
| 2002 Rockies | P | 35 | 28 | 493 | 34 | 1.0 | 33 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.81 |
| 2003 Rockies | P | 7 | 7 | 106 | 4 | 0.6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.02 |
| Career | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF | |
| P Totals | 392 | 286 | 5,671 | 307 | 0.8 | 299 | 69 | 230 | 8 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.42 | |
| 13 Years | 392 | 286 | 5,671 | 307 | 0.8 | 299 | 69 | 230 | 8 | 15 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.42 | |
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Denny NeagleDenny Neagle Baserunning, Substitute Positions, & Ratio Related Stats |
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| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1991 Twins | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.00 | 6.30 | 3.15 |
| 1992 Pirates | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.79 | 8.03 | 4.48 |
| 1993 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.97 | 8.08 | 4.09 |
| 1994 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 42.0 | 3.2 | 6.0 | 2.49 | 8.01 | 3.22 |
| 1995 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | n/a | 74.0 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 3.33 | 6.44 | 1.93 |
| 1996 Pirates | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.7 | 27.5 | 3.85 | 6.45 | 1.68 |
| 1996 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 1.29 | 4.19 | 3.26 |
| 1997 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72.0 | 2.1 | 10.3 | 3.51 | 6.63 | 1.89 |
| 1998 Braves | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 21.0 | 2.75 | 7.06 | 2.57 |
| 1999 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 18.5 | 1.90 | 6.13 | 3.22 |
| 2000 Reds | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 12.3 | 1.76 | 6.73 | 3.82 |
| 2000 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.87 | 5.72 | 3.05 |
| 2001 Rockies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.0 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 2.32 | 7.33 | 3.16 |
| 2002 Rockies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 45.0 | 1.76 | 6.08 | 3.45 |
| 2003 Rockies | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.75 | 5.35 | 3.06 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 13 Years | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 106.2 | 3.4 | 12.1 | 2.38 | 6.74 | 2.83 |
Denny Neagle Baserunning, Substitute Positions, & Ratio Related Stats |
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Denny NeagleDenny Neagle Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1991 Minnesota Twins | 58 | $100,000.00 | - | - |
| 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates | 32 | $110,000.00 | - | - |
| 1993 Pittsburgh Pirates | 15, 32 | $140,000.00 | - | - |
| 1994 Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | $220,000.00 | - | n/a |
| 1995 Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | $740,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1996 Pittsburgh Pirates | 15 | $2,300,000.00 | - | - |
| 1996 Atlanta Braves | 15 | " " | - | Stats |
| 1997 Atlanta Braves | 15 | $3,610,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1998 Atlanta Braves | 15 | $4,500,000.00 | - | - |
| 1999 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | $4,750,000.00 | - | - |
| 2000 Cincinnati Reds | 15 | $4,750,000.00 | - | - |
| 2000 New York Yankees | 12 | " " | - | Stats |
| 2001 Colorado Rockies | 15 | $7,200,000.00 | - | - |
| 2002 Colorado Rockies | 15 | $7,000,000.00 | - | - |
| 2003 Colorado Rockies | 15 | $9,000,000.00 | - | - |
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Denny Neagle Teams Played For, Uniform Numbers Worn, & MLB Contracts |
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