Doug Davis

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2011)

Doug Davis was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2011 for 5 teams, including the Texas Rangers, a span of 13 seasons. Across 306 career appearances, he went 92-108 with a 4.44 ERA and 1,279 strikeouts. He also batted .083 with 0 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 1459.1.

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

W–L 92–108
ERA 4.44
WHIP 1.51
SO 1,279
Pitcher PIV 1459.1
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
R / L
Height / Weight
6'4" / 215 lb
Born
9/21/1975 in Sacramento, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1999-08-09
Last Game
2011-06-28

Full name: Douglas Davis

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Career Pitching Statistics

Doug Davis — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
92 108 306 286 7 3 0 1715.2 1,813 846 180 783 1,279 4.44 1459.1

Career ERA 4.44 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Doug Davis (b. 1975) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1999 TEX AL 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2.2 12 10 0 3 33.75 — 0.0
2000 TEX AL 7 6 30 13 1 0 0 98.2 109 59 58 66 5.38 4.77 (-13%) -1791.1
2001 TEX AL 11 10 30 30 1 0 0 186.0 220 92 69 115 4.45 4.42 (-1%) 2245.8
2002 TEX AL 3 5 10 10 1 1 0 59.2 67 33 22 28 4.98 4.28 (-16%) -787.0
2003 TEX AL 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3.0 4 4 4 2 12.00 — 0.0
2003 TOR AL 4 6 12 11 0 0 0 54.0 70 30 26 25 5.00 4.40 (-14%) -877.9
2003 MIL NL 3 2 8 8 1 0 0 52.1 49 15 21 35 2.58 4.40 (+41%) -635.0
2004 MIL NL 12 12 34 34 0 0 0 207.1 192 78 79 166 3.39 4.46 (+24%) 4834.3
2005 MIL NL 11 11 35 35 2 1 0 222.2 196 95 93 208 3.84 4.29 (+11%) 1830.0
2006 MIL NL 11 11 34 34 1 1 0 203.1 206 111 102 159 4.91 4.53 (-9%) 797.5
2007 ARI NL 13 12 33 33 0 0 0 192.2 211 91 95 144 4.25 4.47 (+5%) -1183.7
2008 ARI NL 6 8 26 26 0 0 0 146.0 160 70 64 112 4.32 4.32 (avg) 643.8
2009 ARI NL 9 14 34 34 0 0 0 203.1 203 93 103 146 4.12 4.32 (+5%) -2624.6
2010 MIL NL 1 4 8 8 0 0 0 38.1 55 32 21 34 7.51 4.08 (-84%) -1090.9
2011 CHN NL 1 7 9 9 0 0 0 45.2 59 33 26 36 6.50 3.94 (-65%) 97.9
Career · 15 seasons 92 108 306 286 7 3 0 1,715.2 1,813 846 783 1,279 4.44 — 1,459

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 Davis — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
306 412 12 34 4 2 0 13 0 4 175 .083 .093 .102 .195 -3,870

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 68.8% below league average.

Career OBP .093 vs. league average .334 across their career seasons — 72.0% below league average.

Career SLG .102 vs. league average .421 across their career seasons — 75.8% below league average.

Career OPS .195 vs. league average .755 across their career seasons — 74.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Doug Davis (b. 1975) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1999 TEX AL 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2000 TEX AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2001 TEX AL 30 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 — — — — 0.0
2002 TEX AL 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 TEX AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 TOR AL 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2003 MIL NL 8 20 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 .100 — — — — 0.0
2004 MIL NL 34 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 .016 .266 (-94%) .335 (-91%) .427 (-96%) .762 (-94%) -1001.4
2005 MIL NL 35 73 2 10 3 1 0 3 0 1 34 .137 .264 (-48%) .330 (-55%) .418 (-51%) .749 (-53%) -646.0
2006 MIL NL 34 65 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 22 .046 .269 (-83%) .336 (-78%) .431 (-89%) .768 (-84%) -917.3
2007 ARI NL 33 58 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 21 .069 .268 (-74%) .335 (-75%) .422 (-84%) .758 (-80%) -764.7
2008 ARI NL 26 42 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 13 .095 — — — — 0.0
2009 ARI NL 34 63 2 10 1 1 0 3 0 0 21 .159 .262 (-40%) .332 (-52%) .417 (-51%) .750 (-51%) -540.1
2010 MIL NL 8 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 .000 — — — — 0.0
2011 CHN NL 9 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 15 seasons 306 412 12 34 4 2 0 13 0 4 175 .083 — — — — -3,870

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 Davis — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 .500

Playoff Batting by Year

Doug Davis — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2007 NLCS ARI 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
2007 NLDS1 ARI 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

Doug Davis — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 0 2 2 0 10.2 10 5 8 13 4.22

Playoff Pitching by Year

Doug Davis — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
2007 NLCS ARI 0 0 1 1 0 5.0 5 1 4 5 1.80
2007 NLDS1 ARI 1 0 1 1 0 5.2 5 4 4 8 6.35

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Doug Davis — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home15020282108.104
Away15621041305.062

Pitching — Home / Away

Doug Davis — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home150862.28704023836764.19
Away156853.09434444006034.68

Last 10 Games — Batting

Doug Davis — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2011-06-28 CHCSFGL 200000002
2011-06-22 CHCCHWL 000000000
2011-06-17 CHCNYYW 200000001
2011-06-12 CHCPHIL 200000000
2011-06-07 CHCCINL 100000000
2011-06-01 CHCHOUL 100000000
2011-05-27 CHCPITL 100000000
2011-05-20 CHCBOSL 000000000
2011-05-14 CHCSFGL 100000001
2010-07-09 MILPITW 100000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Doug Davis — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2011-06-28 CHCSFG L 4.1121010331
2011-06-22 CHCCHW L 5.0843220
2011-06-17 CHCNYY W 7.1311340
2011-06-12 CHCPHI — 5.0522560
2011-06-07 CHCCIN L 4.1744340
2011-06-01 CHCHOU L 6.1833051
2011-05-27 CHCPIT L 4.2442630
2011-05-20 CHCBOS L 3.2877330
2011-05-14 CHCSFG L 5.0431160
2010-07-09 MILPIT — 5.0744322

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Doug Davis — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
P 306 286 68 239 16 9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Doug Davis — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1999 TEX P 2 0 0 1 0 0
2000 TEX P 30 13 3 17 1 0
2001 TEX P 30 30 5 25 2 2
2002 TEX P 10 10 3 6 1 0
2003 TEX P 1 1 0 0 0 0
2003 TOR P 12 11 3 7 0 0
2003 MIL P 8 8 3 3 0 0
2004 MIL P 34 34 15 26 1 2
2005 MIL P 35 35 14 29 2 0
2006 MIL P 34 34 6 26 1 1
2007 ARI P 33 33 5 38 2 2
2008 ARI P 26 26 4 27 0 1
2009 ARI P 34 34 4 23 5 0
2010 MIL P 8 8 1 6 0 1
2011 CHN P 9 9 2 5 1 0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Doug Davis (b. 1975) Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 306

Salary History

Doug Davis's recorded salaries total $32,510,000 over 9 seasons, 2001 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Davis's career ran from 1999 to 2011. No salary is recorded for 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2011.

Doug Davis — Salary History
Year Team League Salary
2010 MIL NL $4,250,000
2009 ARI NL $8,750,000
2008 ARI NL $7,750,000
2007 ARI NL $5,500,000
2006 MIL NL $3,200,000
2005 MIL NL $2,050,000
2004 MIL NL $450,000
2002 TEX AL $310,000
2001 TEX AL $250,000
Total recorded salary (partial) $32,510,000

College History

Doug Davis — College History
School Name City State Years Attended
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill CA 1994
City College of San Francisco San Francisco CA 1996

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Doug Davis (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Shawn Estes
    101-93, 4.71 ERA
  2. 97
    Russ Ortiz
    113-89, 4.51 ERA
  3. 95
    Edinson Volquez
    95-89, 4.45 ERA
  4. 89
    Kip Wells
    69-103, 4.71 ERA
  5. 84
    Jorge De La Rosa
    104-87, 4.58 ERA
  6. 80
    Edwin Jackson
    107-133, 4.78 ERA

Doug Davis: the record in brief

Doug Davis's major league career runs from a debut on August 9, 1999 to a final game on June 28, 2011. The season rows list, in order, the Texas Rangers (1999 through 2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2003), the Milwaukee Brewers (2003 to 2010), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2007 through 2009), and the Chicago Cubs (2011). Davis, a pitcher by primary position, batted right-handed and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6 feet, 4 inches and 215 pounds. Davis was born on September 21, 1975, in Sacramento, CA, USA. Doug Davis was the playing name; the full given name is Douglas.

The pitching table credits Davis with a 92-108 record and a 4.44 ERA in 306 games. The totals include 1,279 strikeouts. Davis's 4.44 ERA was close to the 4.38 league figure for those seasons. 2007 brought Davis a season-high 13 wins. The strikeout high was 208 in 2005. In 2004, one of the busiest seasons, Davis posted a 3.39 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.46.

Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Davis

What years did Doug Davis play?
Doug Davis played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2011.
Was Doug Davis a pitcher?
Yes. Doug Davis pitched in the major leagues, recording 92 wins and 1279 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doug Davis hit?
Doug Davis hit 0 career home runs with 34 hits.
What teams did Doug Davis play for?
Doug Davis played for 5 teams: the Texas Rangers (1999–2003), the Toronto Blue Jays (2003), the Milwaukee Brewers (2003–2006, 2010), the Arizona Diamondbacks (2007–2009), and the Chicago Cubs (2011).
What were Doug Davis's career stats?
In 306 games, Doug Davis went 92-108 with a 4.44 ERA, 1,279 strikeouts, and 1,715.2 innings pitched. At the plate he had 34 hits and 0 home runs.
How much did Doug Davis earn in his career?
Doug Davis's recorded salaries total $32,510,000 over 9 seasons, 2001 to 2010. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Davis's career ran from 1999 to 2011. No salary is recorded for 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2011.
What was Doug Davis's salary?
Doug Davis's last recorded salary was $4,250,000, in 2010. His highest recorded salary was $8,750,000, in 2009, and his lowest was $250,000, in 2001. The Salary History table lists each season from 2001 to 2010.
What position did Doug Davis play?
Doug Davis played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Doug Davis and how much did he weigh?
Doug Davis was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 215 pounds.
What was Doug Davis's career ERA?
Doug Davis finished with a 4.44 career ERA, going 92-108 with 1,279 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Doug Davis have?
Doug Davis recorded 1,279 career strikeouts.
Is Doug Davis in the Hall of Fame?
No. Doug Davis has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.