What years did Doug Corbett play?

Doug Corbett played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1987.

Was Doug Corbett a pitcher?

Yes. Doug Corbett pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 343 strikeouts.

What was Doug Corbett's career ERA?

Doug Corbett finished with a 3.32 career ERA, going 24-30 with 343 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Doug Corbett have?

Doug Corbett recorded 343 career strikeouts.

Is Doug Corbett in the Hall of Fame?

No. Doug Corbett has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Doug Corbett

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1980-1987)

Doug Corbett was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1987 for the Minnesota Twins, the California Angels, and the Baltimore Orioles, a span of 8 seasons. Across 313 career appearances, he went 24-30 with a 3.32 ERA, 343 strikeouts, and 66 saves. Doug Corbett was an All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1300.9.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 24–30

ERA 3.32

WHIP 1.26

SO 343

Pitcher PIV 1300.9

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 11/4/1952 in Sarasota, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 1980-04-10
Last Game: 1987-07-30
Awards: All-Star

Full name: Douglas Mitchell Corbett

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Career Pitching Statistics

Doug Corbett — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	30	313	1	0	0	66	553.0	497	204	49	200	343	3.32	1300.9

Career ERA 3.32 vs. league average 3.90 across their career seasons — 15.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Doug Corbett Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1980	MIN	AL	8	6	73	0	23	136.1	102	30	42	89	1.98	3.84 (+48%)	2737.9
1981	MIN	AL	2	6	54	0	17	87.2	80	25	34	60	2.57	3.58 (+28%)	997.7
1982	MIN	AL	0	2	10	0	3	22.0	27	13	10	15	5.32	3.86 (-38%)	-344.5
1982	CAL	AL	1	7	33	0	8	57.0	46	32	25	37	5.05	3.86 (-31%)	-991.4
1983	CAL	AL	1	1	11	0	0	17.1	26	7	4	18	3.63	3.87 (+6%)	686.6
1984	CAL	AL	5	1	45	1	4	85.0	76	20	30	48	2.12	3.81 (+44%)	1593.3
1985	CAL	AL	3	3	30	0	0	46.0	49	25	20	24	4.89	3.89 (-26%)	-1259.5
1986	CAL	AL	4	2	46	0	10	78.2	66	32	22	36	3.66	3.97 (+8%)	-1137.1
1987	BAL	AL	0	2	11	0	1	23.0	25	20	13	16	7.83	4.29 (-82%)	-982.1
Career · 9 seasons			24	30	313	1	66	553.0	497	204	200	343	3.32	—	1,301

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

Doug Corbett — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
313	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Season-by-Season Batting

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Doug Corbett Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1980	MIN	AL	73	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1981	MIN	AL	54	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	MIN	AL	10	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1982	CAL	AL	33	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	CAL	AL	11	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1984	CAL	AL	45	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1985	CAL	AL	30	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CAL	AL	46	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	BAL	AL	11	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 9 seasons			313	—	—	—	—	—	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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Doug Corbett — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Doug Corbett — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1986	ALCS	CAL	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Doug Corbett — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1	0	3	0	0	6.2	9	4	2	2	5.40

Playoff Pitching by Year

Doug Corbett — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1986	ALCS	CAL	1	0	3	0	0	6.2	9	4	2	2	5.40

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Doug Corbett — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	157	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	156	0	0	0	0	0	—

Pitching — Home / Away

Doug Corbett — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	157	284.0	242	95	97	169	3.01
Away	156	269.0	255	109	103	174	3.65

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Doug Corbett — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1987-07-30	BAL	CLE	—	2.1	3	2	2	1	2	1
1987-07-26	BAL	KCR	—	3.0	2	1	1	1	4	0
1987-07-20	BAL	CHW	SV	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
1987-07-18	BAL	KCR	—	4.0	4	4	4	1	5	1
1987-07-10	BAL	MIN	—	1.2	3	2	2	2	1	0
1987-07-07	BAL	CHW	—	4.0	2	2	2	0	1	1
1987-07-01	BAL	BOS	—	1.2	2	1	1	3	1	0
1987-06-29	BAL	BOS	—	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0
1987-06-28	BAL	DET	L	1.1	2	1	1	1	0	0
1987-06-26	BAL	DET	—	1.0	4	6	6	2	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Doug Corbett — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	313	1	48	108	5	6

Season-by-Season Fielding

Doug Corbett — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1980	MIN	P	73	0	13	31	1	1
1981	MIN	P	54	0	7	22	2	0
1982	MIN	P	10	0	5	4	0	0
1982	CAL	P	33	0	8	8	1	0
1983	CAL	P	11	0	0	1	0	0
1984	CAL	P	45	1	4	13	0	0
1985	CAL	P	30	0	1	9	1	0
1986	CAL	P	46	0	8	15	0	3
1987	BAL	P	11	0	2	5	0	2

Career Games by Position

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Doug Corbett Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	313

Salary History

Doug Corbett — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1986	CAL	AL	$410,000
1985	CAL	AL	$360,000
Total Career Earnings			$770,000

College History

Doug Corbett — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Florida	Gainesville	FL	1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

Award Voting History

Doug Corbett — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1980	Rookie of the Year	AL	3rd	38.0	140	3

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Doug Corbett: the record in brief

The profile opens with Doug Corbett's first major league game on April 10, 1980; the last one listed came on July 30, 1987. The team column moves through the Minnesota Twins (1980 through 1982), the California Angels (1982 through 1986), and the Baltimore Orioles (1987). At 6 feet, 1 inch and 185 pounds, Corbett is listed as a pitcher. Corbett batted and threw right-handed, per the bio block. The recorded birth is November 4, 1952, in Sarasota, FL, USA. The given name on file is Douglas Mitchell Corbett.

The pitching table credits Corbett with a 24-30 record and a 3.32 ERA in 313 games. Also on Corbett's record: 343 strikeouts and 66 saves. That 3.32 ERA compares with a 3.90 league average across the same seasons, 15.0% better. 1980 brought Corbett a season-high 8 wins. The most saves in one season was 23, in 1980. 1980 was Corbett's sharpest full season, a 1.98 ERA against the league's 3.84. Pitcher PIV, the site's era-adjusted run-prevention measure, totals 1,300.9 for Corbett's career.

The bio's awards line reads All-Star. Corbett finished 3rd in the 1980 Rookie of the Year voting, the best showing in the voting table.

Corbett made 3 postseason pitching appearances, with a 1-0 record and 5.40 ERA. Those appearances came in 1986.

Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Corbett

What years did Doug Corbett play?: Doug Corbett played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1987.
Was Doug Corbett a pitcher?: Yes. Doug Corbett pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 343 strikeouts.
What was Doug Corbett's career ERA?: Doug Corbett finished with a 3.32 career ERA, going 24-30 with 343 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Doug Corbett have?: Doug Corbett recorded 343 career strikeouts.
Is Doug Corbett in the Hall of Fame?: No. Doug Corbett has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
What teams did Doug Corbett play for?: Doug Corbett played for the Minnesota Twins, the California Angels, and the Baltimore Orioles.