What years did Walt Doan play?

Walt Doan played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1910.

Was Walt Doan a pitcher?

Yes. Walt Doan pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 9 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Walt Doan hit?

Walt Doan hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.

What teams did Walt Doan play for?

Walt Doan played for one team, the Cleveland Naps (1909–1910).

What were Walt Doan's career stats?

In 7 games, Walt Doan went 0-1 with a 5.56 ERA, 9 strikeouts, and 22.2 innings pitched.

What position did Walt Doan play?

Walt Doan played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Walt Doan and how much did he weigh?

Walt Doan was listed at 6 feet and 165 pounds.

What was Walt Doan's career ERA?

Walt Doan finished with a 5.56 career ERA, going 0-1 with 9 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Walt Doan have?

Walt Doan recorded 9 career strikeouts.

Is Walt Doan in the Hall of Fame?

No. Walt Doan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Walt Doan

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1909-1910)

Walt Doan was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1910 for the Cleveland Guardians, a span of 2 seasons. Across 7 career appearances, he went 0-1 with a 5.56 ERA and 9 strikeouts.

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 15, 2026

W–L 0–1

ERA 5.56

WHIP 2.21

SO 9

Pitcher PIV -457.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 165 lb
Born: 3/12/1887 in Bellevue, ID, USA
Died: 10/19/1935 in Coatesville, PA, USA
MLB Debut: 1909-09-20
Last Game: 1910-09-14

Full name: Walter Rudolph Doan

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Career Pitching Statistics

Walt Doan — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	7	1	0	0	0	22.2	41	14	1	9	9	5.56	-457.2

Career ERA 5.56 vs. league average 2.67 across their career seasons — 108.3% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Walt Doan — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1909	CLE	AL	1	1	1	5.0	10	3	1	2	5.40	—	0.0
1910	CLE	AL	0	6	0	17.2	31	11	8	7	5.60	2.79 (-101%)	-457.2
Career · 2 seasons			1	7	1	22.2	41	14	9	9	5.56	—	-457

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

Walt Doan — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
10	16	1	3	1	0	0	2	0	2	3	.188	.278	.250	.528	0

Career AVG .188 vs. league average .247 across their career seasons — 24.1% below league average.

Career OBP .278 vs. league average .312 across their career seasons — 11.0% below league average.

Career SLG .250 vs. league average .320 across their career seasons — 21.8% below league average.

Career OPS .528 vs. league average .632 across their career seasons — 16.5% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Walt Doan — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1909	CLE	AL	4	9	1	1	0	0	1	1	.111	—	—	—	—	0.0
1910	CLE	AL	6	7	0	2	1	2	1	2	.286	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 2 seasons			10	16	1	3	1	2	2	3	.188	—	—	—	—	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

Walt Doan — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	4	4	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	6	12	1	3	0	2	.250

Pitching — Home / Away

Walt Doan — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	4	14.1	25	12	5	4	7.53
Away	3	8.1	16	12	4	4	12.96

Last 10 Games — Batting

Walt Doan — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI	BB	SO
1910-09-14	CLE	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-09-10	CLE	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1910-07-12	CLE	BOS	L	3	0	2	1	2	0	0
1910-06-13	CLE	BOS	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1910-06-08	CLE	PHA	L	2	0	0	0	0	0	1
1910-05-30	CLE	CHW	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1909-10-01	CLE	MIN	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-09-29	CLE	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	0	0
1909-09-29	CLE	MIN	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
1909-09-20	CLE	NYY	L	2	1	1	0	0	0	0

Last 7 Games — Pitching

Walt Doan — Last 7 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1910-09-14	CLE	DET	—	0.1	2	4	4	1	0	1
1910-09-10	CLE	DET	—	5.1	8	4	4	3	0	0
1910-07-12	CLE	BOS	—	3.0	4	3	3	2	2	0
1910-06-13	CLE	BOS	—	2.0	4	2	2	0	2	0
1910-06-08	CLE	PHA	—	6.0	12	8	6	2	2	0
1910-05-30	CLE	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1909-09-20	CLE	NYY	L	5.0	10	7	5	1	2	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Walt Doan — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	2	2	6	1	2	0
P	7	1	1	3	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Walt Doan — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E
1909	CLE	OF	2	2	6	1	2
1909	CLE	P	1	1	0	1	0
1910	CLE	P	6	0	1	2	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Walt Doan — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	7
Left Field	2

College History

Walt Doan — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Delaware	Newark	DE	1907

Walt Doan: the record in brief

Between the debut on September 20, 1909 and the final game on September 14, 1910, Walt Doan built the record summarized on this page. Doan spent the whole of the career shown here with one club, the Cleveland Naps. Born on March 12, 1887, in Bellevue, ID, USA, Doan is listed as a pitcher and batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Size on record: 6 feet, 0 inches and 165 pounds. The bio records the death on October 19, 1935, in Coatesville, PA, USA. Doan's full given name, per the bio, is Walter Rudolph Doan.

Across 7 games (1 starts), Doan recorded 0 wins against 1 loss with a 5.56 ERA. The totals include 9 strikeouts. Against a 2.67 league ERA for the same seasons, the 5.56 mark was 108.3% worse. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 5.60 in 1910, when the league's was 2.79.

By games played in the field, pitcher leads with 7, followed by left field (2).

Frequently Asked Questions about Walt Doan

What years did Walt Doan play?: Walt Doan played in Major League Baseball from 1909 to 1910.
Was Walt Doan a pitcher?: Yes. Walt Doan pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 9 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Walt Doan hit?: Walt Doan hit 0 career home runs with 3 hits.
What teams did Walt Doan play for?: Walt Doan played for one team, the Cleveland Naps (1909–1910).
What were Walt Doan's career stats?: In 7 games, Walt Doan went 0-1 with a 5.56 ERA, 9 strikeouts, and 22.2 innings pitched.
What position did Walt Doan play?: Walt Doan played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Walt Doan and how much did he weigh?: Walt Doan was listed at 6 feet and 165 pounds.
What was Walt Doan's career ERA?: Walt Doan finished with a 5.56 career ERA, going 0-1 with 9 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Walt Doan have?: Walt Doan recorded 9 career strikeouts.
Is Walt Doan in the Hall of Fame?: No. Walt Doan has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.