Doug Flynn

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1975-1985)

AVG .238
HR 7
RBI 284
H 918
OPS .560
PIV -13,107
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 165 lb
Born
4/18/1951 in Lexington, KY, USA
MLB Debut
1975-04-09
Last Game
1985-10-05
Awards
Gold Glove

Full name: Robert Douglas Flynn

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,308 3,853 288 918 115 39 7 284 20 151 320 .238 .266 .294 .560 -13,107

Career AVG .238 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 8.4% below league average.

Career OBP .266 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 18.2% below league average.

Career SLG .294 vs. league average .385 across their career seasons — 23.6% below league average.

Career OPS .560 vs. league average .709 across their career seasons — 21.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1975 CIN NL 89 127 17 34 7 0 1 20 3 11 13 .268 .257 (+4%) .327 (-1%) .374 (-7%) .701 (-4%) -88.8
1976 CIN NL 93 219 20 62 5 2 1 20 2 10 24 .283 .255 (+11%) .320 (-3%) .360 (-6%) .681 (-5%) -181.8
1977 CIN NL 36 32 0 8 1 1 0 5 0 0 6 .250 — — — — 0.0
1977 NYN NL 90 282 14 54 6 1 0 14 1 11 23 .191 .264 (-28%) .329 (-33%) .401 (-45%) .730 (-40%) 0.0
1978 NYN NL 156 532 37 126 12 8 0 36 3 30 50 .237 .257 (-8%) .323 (-14%) .378 (-24%) .702 (-19%) -1631.4
1979 NYN NL 157 555 35 135 19 5 4 61 0 17 46 .243 .265 (-8%) .329 (-20%) .397 (-20%) .727 (-20%) -1857.6
1980 NYN NL 128 443 46 113 9 8 0 24 2 22 20 .255 .264 (-4%) .326 (-12%) .387 (-20%) .714 (-16%) -1159.1
1981 NYN NL 105 325 24 72 12 4 1 20 1 11 19 .222 .255 (-13%) .320 (-23%) .368 (-21%) .688 (-22%) -1136.4
1982 TEX AL 88 270 13 57 6 2 0 19 6 4 14 .211 .261 (-19%) .324 (-32%) .388 (-36%) .712 (-34%) -1489.3
1982 MON NL 58 193 13 47 6 2 0 20 0 4 23 .244 .261 (-7%) .324 (-21%) .388 (-24%) .712 (-23%) -1489.3
1983 MON NL 143 452 44 107 18 4 0 26 2 19 38 .237 .260 (-9%) .324 (-18%) .389 (-24%) .714 (-21%) -1564.5
1984 MON NL 124 366 23 89 12 1 0 17 0 12 41 .243 .259 (-6%) .322 (-17%) .384 (-27%) .707 (-22%) -1286.3
1985 MON NL 9 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 — — — — 0.0
1985 DET AL 32 51 2 13 2 1 0 2 0 0 3 .255 .257 (-1%) .323 (-23%) .390 (-15%) .714 (-18%) 0.0
Career · 14 seasons 1,308 3,853 288 918 115 39 7 284 20 151 320 .238 — — — — -11,884

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1976 NLCS CIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home65618961334345154.229
Away65319571554842130.247

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1985-10-05 DETBALL 000000000
1985-09-28 DETBOSL 301000000
1985-09-24 DETNYYW 000000000
1985-09-23 DETBOSW 201000100
1985-09-21 DETBOSL 000000000
1985-09-19 DETNYYW 100000000
1985-09-17 DETNYYW 000000000
1985-09-14 DETBALL 301000000
1985-09-07 DETSEAL 000000000
1985-09-04 DETLAAL 201100000

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 961 841 1920 2415 61 532
3B 94 6 18 40 2 2
SS 309 258 420 713 40 138

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1975 CIN 2B 30 13 33 59 0 10
1975 CIN 3B 40 5 6 19 1 1
1975 CIN SS 17 10 18 40 1 9
1976 CIN 2B 55 31 68 90 2 21
1976 CIN 3B 23 1 5 8 0 1
1976 CIN SS 20 20 34 54 2 11
1977 CIN 2B 9 2 5 9 0 2
1977 CIN 3B 25 0 5 12 0 0
1977 CIN SS 4 2 4 11 0 2
1977 NYN 2B 29 23 54 57 1 14
1977 NYN 3B 2 0 2 0 1 0
1977 NYN SS 65 58 101 146 12 24
1978 NYN 2B 128 106 249 299 8 70
1978 NYN SS 60 50 83 127 7 21
1979 NYN 2B 148 141 369 380 13 98
1979 NYN SS 20 12 33 41 3 9
1980 NYN 2B 128 127 283 370 6 70
1980 NYN SS 3 1 1 4 0 0
1981 NYN 2B 100 98 220 301 7 58
1981 NYN SS 5 5 9 18 0 3
1982 TEX 2B 55 54 117 146 3 31
1982 TEX SS 35 32 44 108 6 17
1982 MON 2B 58 58 135 157 5 40
1983 MON 2B 107 100 205 290 7 57
1983 MON SS 37 34 44 85 4 20
1984 MON 2B 88 78 148 223 8 47
1984 MON SS 34 29 41 68 5 19
1985 MON 2B 6 0 3 2 0 0
1985 MON SS 1 0 0 0 0 0
1985 DET 2B 20 10 31 32 1 14
1985 DET 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0
1985 DET SS 8 5 8 11 0 3

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position Games
Second Base 958
Third Base 95
Shortstop 313

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1980 Gold Glove 2B
1980 Player of the Week Week of 1980-08-08

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1986 MON NL $325,000
1985 MON NL $350,000
Total Career Earnings $675,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Kentucky Lexington KY 1969

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Joe Gerhardt
    .227 avg, 7 HR
  2. 97
    Frank Hankinson
    .228 avg, 13 HR
  3. 96
    Davy Force
    .249 avg, 1 HR
  4. 93
    Hal Lanier
    .228 avg, 8 HR
  5. 90
    Tommy Thevenow
    .247 avg, 2 HR
  6. 88
    Tom Veryzer
    .241 avg, 14 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Flynn

What years did Doug Flynn play?
Doug Flynn played in Major League Baseball from 1975 to 1985.
Was Doug Flynn a pitcher?
No. Doug Flynn was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did Doug Flynn hit?
Doug Flynn hit 7 career home runs with 918 hits.