Steve Dunning

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 205lb (188cm, 92kg)

Born: May 15, 1949 in Denver, CO us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1970 MLB June Amateur Draft from Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA).

High School: University HS (San Diego, CA)

School: Stanford University (Palo Alto, CA)

Debut: June 14, 1970 (Age 21-030d, 13,009th in major league history)
vs. MIL 5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER, W

Last Game: September 30, 1977 (Age 28-138d)
vs. TEX 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1970 season

Full Name: Steven John Dunning

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.9

ERA

4.56

136

613.2

390

WHIP

1.511

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1970	21	CLE	AL	4	9	.308	4.96	19	17	1	0	0	0	94.1	93	55	52	16	54	3	77	4	0	3	421	79	5.05	1.558	8.9	1.5	5.2	7.3	1.43
1971	22	CLE	AL	8	14	.364	4.50	31	29	1	3	1	1	184.0	173	98	92	25	109	5	132	5	2	8	811	85	4.64	1.533	8.5	1.2	5.3	6.5	1.21
1972	23	CLE-min	AAA	4	7	.364	4.77	23	19		1	0	3	132.0	124	75	70	12	67	7	105	2	1	3				1.447	8.5	0.8	4.6	7.2	1.57	POR PCL
1972	23	CLE	AL	6	4	.600	3.26	16	16	0	1	0	0	105.0	98	39	38	16	43	8	52	0	1	2	441	99	4.62	1.343	8.4	1.4	3.7	4.5	1.21
1973	24	TOT	AL	2	8	.200	5.53	27	15	4	2	0	0	112.1	118	78	69	13	65	2	48	1	1	7	509	68	4.98	1.629	9.5	1.0	5.2	3.8	0.74
1973	24	CLE	AL	0	2	.000	6.50	4	3	0	0	0	0	18.0	17	15	13	2	13	0	10	0	1	3	83	62	5.07	1.667	8.5	1.0	6.5	5.0	0.77
1973	24	TEX	AL	2	6	.250	5.34	23	12	4	2	0	0	94.1	101	63	56	11	52	2	38	1	0	4	426	70	4.96	1.622	9.6	1.0	5.0	3.6	0.73
1974	25	TEX-min	AAA	9	7	.563	4.68	22	22		9	1	0	150.0	164	96	78	13	70	0	118	2	1	5				1.560	9.8	0.8	4.2	7.1	1.69	SPO PCL
1974	25	TEX	AL	0	0		19.29	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.1	3	5	5	2	3	1	1	0	0	0	12	22	16.72	2.571	11.6	7.7	11.6	3.9	0.33

1975	26	CHW-min	AAA	15	9	.625	3.49	28	27		16	3	0	196.0	187	79	76	10	85	3	139	2	0	8				1.388	8.6	0.5	3.9	6.4	1.64	DEN AA
1976	27	MON-min	AAA	3	0	1.000	2.74	4	3		1	0	0	23.0	20	7	7	2	5	0	11	0	0	0				1.087	7.8	0.8	2.0	4.3	2.20	DEN AA
1976	27	TOT	MLB	2	6	.250	4.35	36	7	8	1	0	0	97.1	102	59	47	8	39	5	76	2	0	6	427	86	3.40	1.449	9.4	0.7	3.6	7.0	1.95
1976	27	CAL	AL	0	0		7.50	4	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	9	9	5	2	6	1	4	0	0	0	37	48	8.63	2.500	13.5	3.0	9.0	6.0	0.67
1976	27	MON	NL	2	6	.250	4.14	32	7	7	1	0	0	91.1	93	50	42	6	33	4	72	2	0	6	390	90	3.06	1.380	9.2	0.6	3.3	7.1	2.18
1977	28	STL-min	AAA	8	13	.381	3.92	24	24		10	1	0	179.0	178	89	78	19	58	2	127	2	1	3				1.318	8.9	1.0	2.9	6.4	2.19	NOR AA
1977	28	OAK	AL	1	0	1.000	3.93	6	0	4	0	0	0	18.1	17	8	8	2	10	1	4	0	0	2	78	104	5.36	1.473	8.3	1.0	4.9	2.0	0.40
1978	29	SDP-min	AAA	6	4	.600	4.13	17	11		6	1	0	98.0	101	49	45	7	33	0	55	1	0	3				1.367	9.3	0.6	3.0	5.1	1.67	HAW PCL
7 Yrs				23	41	.359	4.56	136	84	18	7	1	1	613.2	604	342	311	82	323	25	390	12	4	28	2699	82	4.63	1.511	8.9	1.2	4.7	5.7	1.21
162 Game Avg.				7	13	.359	4.56	42	26	6	2	0	0	190	187	106	96	25	100	8	121	4	1	9	834	82	4.63	1.511	8.9	1.2	4.7	5.7	1.21

CLE (4 yrs)				18	29	.383	4.37	70	65	2	4	1	1	401.1	381	207	195	59	219	16	271	9	4	16	1756	85	4.75	1.495	8.5	1.3	4.9	6.1	1.24
TEX (2 yrs)				2	6	.250	5.68	24	12	4	2	0	0	96.2	104	68	61	13	55	3	39	1	0	4	438	66	5.25	1.645	9.7	1.2	5.1	3.6	0.71
OAK (1 yr)				1	0	1.000	3.93	6	0	4	0	0	0	18.1	17	8	8	2	10	1	4	0	0	2	78	104	5.36	1.473	8.3	1.0	4.9	2.0	0.40
MON (1 yr)				2	6	.250	4.14	32	7	7	1	0	0	91.1	93	50	42	6	33	4	72	2	0	6	390	90	3.06	1.380	9.2	0.6	3.3	7.1	2.18
CAL (1 yr)				0	0		7.50	4	0	1	0	0	0	6.0	9	9	5	2	6	1	4	0	0	0	37	48	8.63	2.500	13.5	3.0	9.0	6.0	0.67

AL (7 yrs)				21	35	.375	4.63	104	77	11	6	1	1	522.1	511	292	269	76	290	21	318	10	4	22	2309	80	4.91	1.534	8.8	1.3	5.0	5.5	1.10
NL (1 yr)				2	6	.250	4.14	32	7	7	1	0	0	91.1	93	50	42	6	33	4	72	2	0	6	390	90	3.06	1.380	9.2	0.6	3.3	7.1	2.18

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