What years did Doug Frobel play?

Doug Frobel played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1987.

Was Doug Frobel a pitcher?

No. Doug Frobel was a position player (Outfielder).

How many home runs did Doug Frobel hit?

Doug Frobel hit 20 career home runs with 109 hits.

Doug Frobel

Outfielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-1987)

AVG .201

HR 20

RBI 58

H 109

OPS .642

PIV -464

Position: Outfielder
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 196 lb
Born: 6/6/1959 in Ottawa, ON, CAN
MLB Debut: 1982-09-05
Last Game: 1987-08-23

Full name: Douglas Steven Frobel

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
268	542	70	109	21	4	20	58	13	55	155	.201	.276	.365	.642	-464

Career AVG .201 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 22.8% below league average.

Career OBP .276 vs. league average .325 across their career seasons — 15.1% below league average.

Career SLG .365 vs. league average .394 across their career seasons — 7.2% below league average.

Career OPS .642 vs. league average .719 across their career seasons — 10.8% 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
1982	PIT	NL	16	34	5	7	2	0	2	3	1	1	11	.206	—	—	—	—	0.0
1983	PIT	NL	32	60	10	17	4	1	3	11	1	4	17	.283	.260 (+9%)	.324 (+1%)	.389 (+37%)	.714 (+21%)	180.3
1984	PIT	NL	126	276	33	56	9	3	12	28	7	24	84	.203	.259 (-22%)	.322 (-16%)	.384 (+1%)	.707 (-7%)	-354.3
1985	PIT	NL	53	109	14	22	5	0	0	7	4	19	24	.202	.257 (-21%)	.323 (-1%)	.390 (-37%)	.714 (-20%)	-290.4
1985	MON	NL	12	23	3	3	1	0	1	4	0	2	6	.130	—	—	—	—	-290.4
1987	CLE	AL	29	40	5	4	0	0	2	5	0	5	13	.100	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 6 seasons			268	542	70	109	21	4	20	58	13	55	155	.201	—	—	—	—	-755

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	137	242	39	53	13	36	.219
Away	131	300	31	56	7	22	.187

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO
1987-08-23	CLE	DET	L	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
1987-08-22	CLE	DET	L	3	1	0	0	0	1	1
1987-08-20	CLE	MIL	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987-08-18	CLE	MIL	W	1	1	0	0	1	3	0
1987-08-17	CLE	MIL	L	4	1	1	1	2	0	0
1987-08-15	CLE	NYY	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-06-18	CLE	BOS	W	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-06-17	CLE	BOS	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	1
1987-06-09	CLE	LAA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1987-06-03	CLE	DET	L	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	202	115	297	11	14	4

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1982	PIT	OF	12	6	18	0	0	0
1983	PIT	OF	24	15	27	0	1	0
1984	PIT	OF	112	64	188	9	9	3
1985	PIT	OF	36	23	46	2	3	1
1985	MON	OF	6	4	12	0	1	0
1987	CLE	OF	12	3	6	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Left Field	41
Center Field	4
Right Field	156
Designated Hitter	5

Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Frobel

What years did Doug Frobel play?: Doug Frobel played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 1987.
Was Doug Frobel a pitcher?: No. Doug Frobel was a position player (Outfielder).
How many home runs did Doug Frobel hit?: Doug Frobel hit 20 career home runs with 109 hits.