John Danks

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-1, 210lb (185cm, 95kg)

Born: April 15, 1985 in Austin, TX us

Draft: Drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 1st round (9th) of the 2003 MLB June Amateur Draft from Round Rock HS (Round Rock, TX).

High School: Round Rock HS (Round Rock, TX)

Last Game: April 28, 2016 (Age 31-013d)
vs. BAL 5.0 IP, 9 H, 4 SO, 2 BB, 6 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2007 season

Agents: CAA Sports • Previously: Scott Boras

Full Name: John William Danks

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Relatives: Brother of Jordan Danks

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

20.2

104

ERA

4.38

247

1503.1

1102

WHIP

1.346

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
2003	18		2 Teams	2 Lgs	Rk-A-	TEX	1	2	.333	4.56	5.26	10	8	0	0	0	0	25.2	18	15	13	0	11	0	35	0	0	1	103	1.130	6.3	0.0	3.9	12.3	3.18
2003	18	-3.3	Spokane	NORW	A-	TEX	0	2	.000	8.53	8.53	5	5	0	0	0	0	12.2	12	12	12	0	7	0	13	0	0	0	55	1.500	8.5	0.0	5.0	9.2	1.86
2003	18	-2.1	Rangers	ARIZ	Rk	TEX	1	0	1.000	0.69	2.08	5	3	0	0	0	0	13.0	6	3	1	0	4	0	22	0	0	1	48	0.769	4.2	0.0	2.8	15.2	5.50
2004	19		2 Teams	2 Lgs	A+-A	TEX	4	6	.400	3.78	4.73	27	21	2	0	0	0	104.2	100	55	44	9	40	0	112	2	1	4	447	1.338	8.6	0.8	3.4	9.6	2.80
2004	19	-3.9	Stockton	CALL	A+	TEX	1	4	.200	5.24	6.22	13	13	0	0	0	0	55.0	62	38	32	5	26	0	48	1	1	3	247	1.600	10.1	0.8	4.3	7.9	1.85
2004	19	-2.9	Clinton	MIDW	A	TEX	3	2	.600	2.17	3.08	14	8	2	0	0	0	49.2	38	17	12	4	14	0	64	1	0	1	200	1.047	6.9	0.7	2.5	11.6	4.57
2005	20		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AA-A+	TEX	7	13	.350	4.38	4.85	28	27	0	0	0	0	156.0	167	84	76	17	50	1	138	7	0	4	674	1.391	9.6	1.0	2.9	8.0	2.76
2005	20	-4.5	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	4	10	.286	5.49	6.04	18	17	0	0	0	0	98.1	117	66	60	12	34	1	85	5	0	3	437	1.536	10.7	1.1	3.1	7.8	2.50
2005	20	-3.3	Bakersfield	CALL	A+	TEX	3	3	.500	2.50	2.81	10	10	0	0	0	0	57.2	50	18	16	5	16	0	53	2	0	1	237	1.145	7.8	0.8	2.5	8.3	3.31
2006	21		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	TEX	9	9	.500	4.24	5.21	27	26	0	0	0	0	140.0	141	81	66	22	56	0	154	3	0	5	611	1.407	9.1	1.4	3.6	9.9	2.75
2006	21	-5.8	Oklahoma	PCL	AAA	TEX	4	5	.444	4.33	5.48	14	13	0	0	0	0	70.2	67	43	34	11	34	0	72	1	0	2	311	1.429	8.5	1.4	4.3	9.2	2.12
2006	21	-3.2	Frisco	TL	AA	TEX	5	4	.556	4.15	4.93	13	13	0	0	0	0	69.1	74	38	32	11	22	0	82	2	0	3	300	1.385	9.6	1.4	2.9	10.6	3.73
2007	22	-6.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	13	.316	5.50	5.96	26	26	0	0	0	0	139.0	160	92	85	28	54	4	109	4	0	3	622	1.540	10.4	1.8	3.5	7.1	2.02
2008	23	-5.3	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	12	9	.571	3.32	3.42	33	33	0	0	0	0	195.0	182	74	72	15	57	1	159	4	0	7	804	1.226	8.4	0.7	2.6	7.3	2.79
2009	24	-4.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	13	11	.542	3.77	4.00	32	32	0	1	0	0	200.1	184	89	84	28	73	1	149	5	0	1	839	1.283	8.3	1.3	3.3	6.7	2.04
2010	25	-3.0	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	15	11	.577	3.72	3.93	32	32	0	1	1	0	213.0	189	93	88	18	70	2	162	4	1	2	878	1.216	8.0	0.8	3.0	6.8	2.31
2011	26	-0.7	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	1	0	1.000	2.00	2.00	2	2	0	0	0	0	9.0	9	2	2	2	2	0	6	0	0	0	36	1.222	9.0	2.0	2.0	6.0	3.00
2011	26	-2.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	8	12	.400	4.33	4.70	27	27	0	2	1	0	170.1	182	89	82	19	46	5	135	7	0	6	728	1.339	9.6	1.0	2.4	7.1	2.93
2012	27	-0.2	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	0	0		2.25	6.75	1	1	0	0	0	0	4.0	4	3	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	17	1.250	9.0	0.0	2.3	2.3	1.00
2012	27	-1.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	4	.429	5.70	5.87	9	9	0	0	0	0	53.2	57	35	34	7	23	0	30	1	0	5	238	1.491	9.6	1.2	3.9	5.0	1.30
2013	28		2 Teams	2 Lgs	AAA-AA	CHW	2	0	1.000	3.18	3.97	4	4	0	0	0	0	22.2	18	10	8	2	13	0	15	2	0	0	97	1.368	7.1	0.8	5.2	6.0	1.15
2013	28	0.8	Charlotte	IL	AAA	CHW	1	0	1.000	3.45	4.60	3	3	0	0	0	0	15.2	13	8	6	1	12	0	14	2	0	0	71	1.596	7.5	0.6	6.9	8.0	1.17
2013	28	3.7	Birmingham	SOUL	AA	CHW	1	0	1.000	2.57	2.57	1	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	5	2	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	26	0.857	6.4	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.00
2013	28	-0.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	4	14	.222	4.75	5.27	22	22	0	0	0	0	138.1	151	81	73	28	27	0	89	4	0	3	583	1.287	9.8	1.8	1.8	5.8	3.30
2014	29	0.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	11	11	.500	4.74	4.93	32	32	0	0	0	0	193.2	205	106	102	25	74	1	129	9	0	7	855	1.441	9.5	1.2	3.4	6.0	1.74
2015	30	1.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	7	15	.318	4.71	5.27	30	30	0	2	1	0	177.2	195	104	93	24	56	1	124	3	1	8	768	1.413	9.9	1.2	2.8	6.3	2.21
2016	31	2.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	0	4	.000	7.25	8.06	4	4	0	0	0	0	22.1	28	20	18	5	11	0	16	0	0	1	100	1.746	11.3	2.0	4.4	6.4	1.45
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (10 seasons)					Majors		79	104	.432	4.38	4.69	247	247	0	6	3	0	1503.1	1533	783	731	197	491	15	1102	41	2	43	6415	1.346	9.2	1.2	2.9	6.6	2.24
Minors (7 seasons)					Minors		24	30	.444	4.09	4.87	99	89	2	0	0	0	462.0	457	250	210	52	173	1	461	14	1	14	1985	1.364	8.9	1.0	3.4	9.0	2.66
All Levels (14 Seasons)							103	134	.435	4.31	4.73	346	336	2	6	3	0	1965.1	1990	1033	941	249	664	16	1563	55	3	57	8400	1.350	9.1	1.1	3.0	7.2	2.35

AAA (4 seasons)					Minors		6	5	.545	3.90	5.07	20	19	0	0	0	0	99.1	93	56	43	14	49	0	93	3	0	2	435	1.430	8.4	1.3	4.4	8.4	1.90
AA (3 seasons)					Minors		10	14	.417	4.84	5.46	32	31	0	0	0	0	174.2	196	106	94	24	57	1	168	7	0	6	763	1.448	10.1	1.2	2.9	8.7	2.95
A+ (2 seasons)					Minors		4	7	.364	3.83	4.47	23	23	0	0	0	0	112.2	112	56	48	10	42	0	101	3	1	4	484	1.367	8.9	0.8	3.4	8.1	2.40
A (1 season)					Minors		3	2	.600	2.17	3.08	14	8	2	0	0	0	49.2	38	17	12	4	14	0	64	1	0	1	200	1.047	6.9	0.7	2.5	11.6	4.57
A- (1 season)					Minors		0	2	.000	8.53	8.53	5	5	0	0	0	0	12.2	12	12	12	0	7	0	13	0	0	0	55	1.500	8.5	0.0	5.0	9.2	1.86
Rk (1 season)					Minors		1	0	1.000	0.69	2.08	5	3	0	0	0	0	13.0	6	3	1	0	4	0	22	0	0	1	48	0.769	4.2	0.0	2.8	15.2	5.50