What years did Doug Henry play?

Doug Henry played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2001.

Was Doug Henry a pitcher?

Yes. Doug Henry pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 541 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Doug Henry hit?

Doug Henry hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.

What teams did Doug Henry play for?

Doug Henry played for 5 teams: the Milwaukee Brewers (1991–1994), the New York Mets (1995–1996), the San Francisco Giants (1997, 2000), the Houston Astros (1998–2000), and the Kansas City Royals (2001).

What were Doug Henry's career stats?

In 582 games, Doug Henry went 34-42 with a 4.19 ERA, 541 strikeouts, 665.2 innings pitched, and 82 saves.

What was Doug Henry's salary?

Doug Henry's last recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $140,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2001.

What position did Doug Henry play?

Doug Henry played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Doug Henry and how much did he weigh?

Doug Henry was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 185 pounds.

What was Doug Henry's career ERA?

Doug Henry finished with a 4.19 career ERA, going 34-42 with 541 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Doug Henry have?

Doug Henry recorded 541 career strikeouts.

Is Doug Henry in the Hall of Fame?

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

Doug Henry

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1991-2001)

Doug Henry was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2001 for 5 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 11 seasons. Across 582 career appearances, he went 34-42 with a 4.19 ERA, 541 strikeouts, and 82 saves.

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 23, 2026

W–L 34–42

ERA 4.19

WHIP 1.43

SO 541

Pitcher PIV -4572.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'4" / 185 lb
Born: 12/10/1963 in Sacramento, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1991-07-15
Last Game: 2001-10-03

Full name: Richard Douglas Henry

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Career Pitching Statistics

Doug Henry — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
34	42	582	0	0	0	82	665.2	611	310	83	341	541	4.19	-4572.0

Career ERA 4.19 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Doug Henry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1991	ML4	AL	2	1	32	15	36.0	16	4	14	28	1.00	3.91 (+74%)	982.2
1992	ML4	AL	1	4	68	29	65.0	64	29	24	52	4.02	3.75 (-7%)	419.3
1993	ML4	AL	4	4	54	17	55.0	67	34	25	38	5.56	4.19 (-33%)	-821.9
1994	ML4	AL	2	3	25	0	31.1	32	16	23	20	4.60	4.51 (-2%)	-1993.5
1995	NYN	NL	3	6	51	4	67.0	48	22	25	62	2.96	4.45 (+34%)	1148.2
1996	NYN	NL	2	8	58	9	75.0	82	39	36	58	4.68	4.61 (-1%)	557.2
1997	SFN	NL	4	5	75	3	70.2	70	37	41	69	4.71	4.39 (-7%)	950.4
1998	HOU	NL	8	2	59	2	71.0	55	24	35	59	3.04	4.43 (+31%)	-305.8
1999	HOU	NL	2	3	35	2	40.2	45	21	24	36	4.65	4.71 (+1%)	-1224.3
2000	HOU	NL	1	3	45	1	53.0	39	26	28	46	4.42	4.77 (+7%)	-1108.1
2000	SFN	NL	3	1	27	0	25.1	18	7	21	16	2.49	4.77 (+48%)	-464.3
2001	KCA	AL	2	2	53	0	75.2	75	51	45	57	6.07	4.42 (-37%)	-2711.5
Career · 12 seasons			34	42	582	82	665.2	611	310	341	541	4.19	—	-4,572

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 Henry — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
582	17	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.059	.059	.059	.118	0

Career AVG .059 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 77.9% below league average.

Career OBP .059 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 82.5% below league average.

Career SLG .059 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 85.9% below league average.

Career OPS .118 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 84.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Doug Henry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1991	ML4	AL	32	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	ML4	AL	68	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	ML4	AL	54	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	ML4	AL	25	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	NYN	NL	51	1	1	1	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	NYN	NL	58	5	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	SFN	NL	75	4	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	HOU	NL	59	4	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	HOU	NL	35	1	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	HOU	NL	45	1	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	SFN	NL	27	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2001	KCA	AL	53	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			582	17	1	1	6	.059	—	—	—	—	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 Henry — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Doug Henry — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AVG
2000	NLDS2	SFN	3	.000
1999	NLDS1	HOU	2	.000
1998	NLDS2	HOU	2	.000
1997	NLDS1	SFN	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Doug Henry — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	8	0	0	11.1	5	2	9	6	1.59

Playoff Pitching by Year

Doug Henry — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2000	NLDS2	SFN	3	4.0	1	1	3	1	2.25
1999	NLDS1	HOU	2	3.2	1	0	3	2	0.00
1998	NLDS2	HOU	2	1.2	2	1	0	1	5.40
1997	NLDS1	SFN	1	2.0	1	0	3	2	0.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Doug Henry — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	305	7	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	277	10	1	1	0	0	.100

Pitching — Home / Away

Doug Henry — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	305	355.2	324	157	163	298	3.97
Away	277	310.0	287	153	178	243	4.44

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Doug Henry — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2001-10-03	KCR	CLE	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	0
2001-09-26	KCR	DET	—	0.2	3	2	2	0	1	1
2001-09-22	KCR	CHW	—	2.0	0	0	0	3	2	0
2001-09-21	KCR	CHW	L	0.2	1	1	1	1	1	0
2001-09-19	KCR	CLE	—	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-09-18	KCR	CLE	—	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-09-06	KCR	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2001-08-31	KCR	TEX	—	3.0	0	0	0	2	3	0
2001-08-28	KCR	LAA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2001-08-25	KCR	MIN	—	2.0	3	0	0	1	1	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Doug Henry — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	582	0	49	59	6	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Doug Henry — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1991	ML4	P	32	4	1	0	0
1992	ML4	P	68	10	4	0	2
1993	ML4	P	54	5	7	0	0
1994	ML4	P	25	2	3	0	0
1995	NYN	P	51	4	9	1	0
1996	NYN	P	58	4	7	2	0
1997	SFN	P	75	6	4	1	0
1998	HOU	P	59	4	4	0	1
1999	HOU	P	35	2	6	1	0
2000	HOU	P	45	4	6	0	1
2000	SFN	P	27	0	3	1	0
2001	KCA	P	53	4	5	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Doug Henry Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	582

Salary History

Doug Henry's recorded salaries total $5,682,500 over 10 seasons, 1992 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Henry's career ran from 1991 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 1991.

Doug Henry — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2001	KCA	AL	$1,200,000
2000	HOU	NL	$800,000
1999	HOU	NL	$725,000
1998	HOU	NL	$725,000
1997	SFN	NL	$550,000
1996	NYN	NL	$750,000
1995	NYN	NL	$400,000
1994	ML4	AL	$180,000
1993	ML4	AL	$212,500
1992	ML4	AL	$140,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$5,682,500

College History

Doug Henry — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Arizona State University	Tempe	AZ	1983, 1984, 1985

Award Voting History

Doug Henry — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max	Votes First
1991	Rookie of the Year	AL	8th	1.0	140	0

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Doug Henry: the record in brief

Doug Henry's major league career runs from a debut on July 15, 1991 to a final game on October 3, 2001. The team column moves through the Milwaukee Brewers (1991 through 1994), the New York Mets (1995 to 1996), the San Francisco Giants (1997 to 2000), the Houston Astros (1998 through 2000), and the Kansas City Royals (2001). Henry, born on December 10, 1963, in Sacramento, CA, USA, is listed as a pitcher and threw and hit right-handed. Size on record: 185 pounds on a 6-foot-4 frame. Doug Henry was the playing name; the full given name is Richard Douglas.

Henry pitched in 582 games, starting 0, and finished with a 34-42 record and 4.19 ERA. The totals include 541 strikeouts and 82 saves. Henry's 4.19 ERA was close to the 4.38 league figure for those seasons. No season topped the 8 wins of 1998. The strikeout high was 69 in 1997. Henry saved 29 games in 1992, the season high.

Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Henry

What years did Doug Henry play?: Doug Henry played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2001.
Was Doug Henry a pitcher?: Yes. Doug Henry pitched in the major leagues, recording 34 wins and 541 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doug Henry hit?: Doug Henry hit 0 career home runs with 1 hit.
What teams did Doug Henry play for?: Doug Henry played for 5 teams: the Milwaukee Brewers (1991–1994), the New York Mets (1995–1996), the San Francisco Giants (1997, 2000), the Houston Astros (1998–2000), and the Kansas City Royals (2001).
What were Doug Henry's career stats?: In 582 games, Doug Henry went 34-42 with a 4.19 ERA, 541 strikeouts, 665.2 innings pitched, and 82 saves.
How much did Doug Henry earn in his career?: Doug Henry's recorded salaries total $5,682,500 over 10 seasons, 1992 to 2001. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Henry's career ran from 1991 to 2001. No salary is recorded for 1991.
What was Doug Henry's salary?: Doug Henry's last recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2001. His highest recorded salary was $1,200,000, in 2001, and his lowest was $140,000, in 1992. The Salary History table lists each season from 1992 to 2001.
What position did Doug Henry play?: Doug Henry played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Doug Henry and how much did he weigh?: Doug Henry was listed at 6 feet 4 inches and 185 pounds.
What was Doug Henry's career ERA?: Doug Henry finished with a 4.19 career ERA, going 34-42 with 541 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Doug Henry have?: Doug Henry recorded 541 career strikeouts.
Is Doug Henry in the Hall of Fame?: No. Doug Henry has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.