What years did Doug Capilla play?

Doug Capilla played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1981.

Was Doug Capilla a pitcher?

Yes. Doug Capilla pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 178 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Doug Capilla hit?

Doug Capilla hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.

Doug Capilla

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1976-1981)

W–L 12–18

ERA 4.34

WHIP 1.53

SO 178

Pitcher PIV -2674.3

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 5'11" / 160 lb
Born: 1/7/1952 in Honolulu, HI, USA
MLB Debut: 1976-09-12
Last Game: 1981-09-29

Full name: Douglas Edmund Capilla

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
12	18	136	31	1	0	0	292.3	273	141	21	173	178	4.34	-2674.3

Career ERA 4.34 vs. league average 3.79 across their career seasons — 14.7% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1976	SLN	NL	1	0	7	0	0	8.3	8	5	4	5	5.40	—	0.0
1977	SLN	NL	0	0	2	0	0	2.3	2	4	2	1	15.43	—	0.0
1977	CIN	NL	7	8	22	16	1	106.3	94	50	59	74	4.23	4.00 (-6%)	-774.2
1978	CIN	NL	0	1	6	3	0	11.0	14	12	11	9	9.82	3.69 (-166%)	-396.9
1979	CIN	NL	1	0	5	0	0	6.3	7	6	5	0	8.53	—	0.0
1979	CHN	NL	0	1	13	1	0	17.3	14	5	7	10	2.60	4.00 (+35%)	201.0
1980	CHN	NL	2	8	39	11	0	89.7	82	41	51	51	4.12	3.84 (-7%)	-1332.8
1981	CHN	NL	1	0	42	0	0	51.0	52	18	34	28	3.18	3.58 (+11%)	-371.3
Career · 8 seasons			12	18	136	31	1	292.1	273	141	173	178	4.34	—	-2,674

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
138	61	2	7	0	1	0	3	0	0	25	.115	.127	.148	.275	0

Career AVG .115 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 56.0% below league average.

Career OBP .127 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 61.0% below league average.

Career SLG .148 vs. league average .384 across their career seasons — 61.5% below league average.

Career OPS .275 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 61.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	3B	RBI	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1976	SLN	NL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	SLN	NL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1977	CIN	NL	22	34	1	2	0	2	13	.059	—	—	—	—	0.0
1978	CIN	NL	7	2	0	0	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	CIN	NL	5	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1979	CHN	NL	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1980	CHN	NL	40	21	1	4	1	1	9	.190	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	CHN	NL	42	3	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			138	61	2	7	1	3	25	.115	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	69	26	0	3	0	2	.115
Away	69	35	2	4	0	1	.114

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	69	144.2	127	69	77	86	4.29
Away	67	147.2	146	72	96	92	4.39

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	SO
1981-09-29	CHC	PIT	L	0	0
1981-09-25	CHC	PHI	L	0	0
1981-09-15	CHC	PIT	L	0	0
1981-09-03	CHC	SFG	L	0	0
1981-09-02	CHC	SDP	L	0	0
1981-08-31	CHC	SDP	L	0	0
1981-08-28	CHC	LAD	L	0	0
1981-08-26	CHC	SDP	W	1	1
1981-08-24	CHC	SDP	W	0	0
1981-08-23	CHC	SFG	W	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1981-09-29	CHC	PIT	—	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0
1981-09-25	CHC	PHI	—	1.1	4	2	1	0	0	0
1981-09-15	CHC	PIT	—	3.0	3	1	1	2	3	0
1981-09-03	CHC	SFG	—	2.0	3	2	2	2	0	0
1981-09-02	CHC	SDP	—	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1981-08-31	CHC	SDP	—	0.2	1	1	1	2	1	0
1981-08-28	CHC	LAD	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
1981-08-26	CHC	SDP	—	3.0	1	1	1	3	0	1
1981-08-24	CHC	SDP	—	3.0	3	0	0	2	2	0
1981-08-23	CHC	SFG	W	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	136	31	13	51	8	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1976	SLN	P	7	0	1	1	0
1977	SLN	P	2	0	0	1	0
1977	CIN	P	22	16	6	12	3
1978	CIN	P	6	3	0	1	0
1979	CIN	P	5	0	0	2	0
1979	CHN	P	13	1	0	5	1
1980	CHN	P	39	11	6	19	3
1981	CHN	P	42	0	0	10	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	136

Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Capilla

What years did Doug Capilla play?: Doug Capilla played in Major League Baseball from 1976 to 1981.
Was Doug Capilla a pitcher?: Yes. Doug Capilla pitched in the major leagues, recording 12 wins and 178 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doug Capilla hit?: Doug Capilla hit 0 career home runs with 7 hits.