What years did Doug Jones play?

Doug Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 2000.

Was Doug Jones a pitcher?

Yes. Doug Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 909 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Doug Jones hit?

Doug Jones hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Doug Jones's career batting average?

Doug Jones batted .143 over his career, with 1 hits in 7 at bats.

What was Doug Jones's career ERA?

Doug Jones finished with a 3.30 career ERA, going 69-79 with 909 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Doug Jones have?

Doug Jones recorded 909 career strikeouts.

Doug Jones

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1982-2000)

Doug Jones was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 2000 for 8 teams, including the Milwaukee Brewers, a span of 19 seasons. Across 846 career appearances, he went 69-79 with a 3.30 ERA, 909 strikeouts, and 303 saves. Doug Jones was a 5-time All-Star. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 31959.6.

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 September 9, 2026

W–L 69–79

ERA 3.30

WHIP 1.24

SO 909

Pitcher PIV 31959.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'3" / 195 lb
Born: 6/24/1957 in Covina, CA, USA
Died: 11/22/2021 in Tucson, AZ, USA
MLB Debut: 1982-04-09
Last Game: 2000-09-29
Awards: 5× All-Star

Full name: Douglas Reid Jones

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Career Pitching Statistics

Doug Jones — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
69	79	846	4	0	0	303	1128.3	1,155	414	86	247	909	3.30	31959.6

Career ERA 3.30 vs. league average 4.21 across their career seasons — 21.5% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Doug Jones Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1982	ML4	AL	0	0	4	0	0	2.7	5	3	1	1	10.12	—	0.0
1986	CLE	AL	1	0	11	0	1	18.0	18	5	6	12	2.50	3.97 (+37%)	618.0
1987	CLE	AL	6	5	49	0	8	91.3	101	32	24	87	3.15	4.29 (+27%)	4124.1
1988	CLE	AL	3	4	51	0	37	83.3	69	21	16	72	2.27	3.73 (+39%)	4002.2
1989	CLE	AL	7	10	59	0	32	80.7	76	21	13	65	2.34	3.71 (+37%)	2857.4
1990	CLE	AL	5	5	66	0	43	84.3	66	24	22	55	2.56	3.86 (+34%)	1571.9
1991	CLE	AL	4	8	36	4	7	63.3	87	39	17	48	5.54	3.91 (-42%)	528.0
1992	HOU	NL	11	8	80	0	36	111.7	96	23	17	93	1.85	3.75 (+51%)	4154.8
1993	HOU	NL	4	10	71	0	26	85.3	102	43	21	66	4.54	4.19 (-8%)	1668.6
1994	PHI	NL	2	4	47	0	27	54.0	55	13	6	38	2.17	4.51 (+52%)	2693.4
1995	BAL	AL	0	4	52	0	22	46.7	55	26	16	42	5.01	4.45 (-13%)	376.0
1996	CHN	NL	2	2	28	0	2	32.3	41	18	7	26	5.01	4.61 (-9%)	567.2
1996	ML4	AL	5	0	24	0	1	31.7	31	12	13	34	3.41	4.61 (+26%)	744.3
1997	ML4	AL	6	6	75	0	36	80.3	62	18	9	82	2.02	4.39 (+54%)	4545.1
1998	MIL	NL	3	4	46	0	12	54.0	65	31	11	43	5.17	4.43 (-17%)	-2105.1
1998	CLE	AL	1	2	23	0	1	31.3	34	12	6	28	3.45	4.43 (+22%)	1320.9
1999	OAK	AL	5	5	70	0	10	104.0	106	41	24	63	3.55	4.71 (+25%)	2010.8
2000	OAK	AL	4	2	54	0	2	73.3	86	32	18	54	3.93	4.77 (+18%)	2282.1
Career · 18 seasons			69	79	846	4	303	1,128.1	1,155	414	247	909	3.30	—	31,960

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 Jones — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
846	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.143	.250	.143	.393	0

Career AVG .143 vs. league average .263 across their career seasons — 45.7% below league average.

Career OBP .250 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 24.6% below league average.

Career SLG .143 vs. league average .406 across their career seasons — 64.8% below league average.

Career OPS .393 vs. league average .737 across their career seasons — 46.7% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Doug Jones Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1982	ML4	AL	4	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1986	CLE	AL	11	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1987	CLE	AL	49	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1988	CLE	AL	51	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CLE	AL	59	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CLE	AL	66	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CLE	AL	36	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	HOU	NL	80	4	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	HOU	NL	71	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	PHI	NL	47	1	1	0	0	1.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	BAL	AL	52	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	CHN	NL	28	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	ML4	AL	24	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	ML4	AL	75	0	0	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	MIL	NL	46	2	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	CLE	AL	23	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	OAK	AL	70	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2000	OAK	AL	54	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 18 seasons			846	7	1	1	4	.143	—	—	—	—	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 Jones — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Doug Jones — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2000	ALDS1	OAK	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1998	ALDS1	CLE	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Doug Jones — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	3	0	0	4.0	4	2	1	2	4.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Doug Jones — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2000	ALDS1	OAK	0	0	2	0	0	1.3	1	0	0	1	0.00
1998	ALDS1	CLE	0	0	1	0	0	2.7	3	2	1	1	6.75

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Doug Jones — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	442	4	0	1	0	0	.250
Away	404	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Doug Jones — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	442	602.0	611	226	122	484	3.38
Away	404	526.1	544	188	125	425	3.21

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Doug Jones — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
2000-09-29	OAK	TEX	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
2000-09-28	OAK	LAA	—	0.2	0	0	0	2	1
2000-09-27	OAK	LAA	W	1.1	2	1	1	2	1
2000-09-24	OAK	SEA	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	0
2000-09-23	OAK	SEA	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1
2000-09-13	OAK	MIN	—	1.2	0	0	0	1	0
2000-09-06	OAK	BOS	—	0.0	1	1	1	0	0
2000-09-05	OAK	BOS	—	0.2	1	0	0	1	0
2000-09-01	OAK	TOR	L	0.2	3	1	1	0	0
2000-08-29	OAK	CHW	—	2.0	3	0	0	1	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Doug Jones — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	846	4	60	152	21	14

Season-by-Season Fielding

Doug Jones — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1982	ML4	P	4	0	1	0	0	0
1986	CLE	P	11	0	1	4	0	1
1987	CLE	P	49	0	8	13	5	3
1988	CLE	P	51	0	7	11	2	0
1989	CLE	P	59	0	3	14	0	1
1990	CLE	P	66	0	0	9	2	0
1991	CLE	P	36	4	7	10	0	1
1992	HOU	P	80	0	5	12	2	0
1993	HOU	P	71	0	2	12	1	0
1994	PHI	P	47	0	2	10	2	0
1995	BAL	P	52	0	4	6	1	2
1996	CHN	P	28	0	0	3	0	1
1996	ML4	P	24	0	1	4	0	0
1997	ML4	P	75	0	4	8	2	1
1998	MIL	P	46	0	4	7	1	1
1998	CLE	P	23	0	0	7	0	1
1999	OAK	P	70	0	5	12	2	2
2000	OAK	P	54	0	6	10	1	0

Career Games by Position

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Doug Jones Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	846

Awards & Honors

Doug Jones — Awards & Honors
Year	Award	Notes
1997	Player of the Week	Week of 1997-07-12
1992	TSN Fireman of the Year

Salary History

Doug Jones — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2000	OAK	AL	$600,000
1999	OAK	AL	$400,000
1998	MIL	NL	$2,500,000
1997	ML4	AL	$600,004
1996	CHN	NL	$825,000
1996	ML4	AL	$109,000
1995	BAL	AL	$1,300,000
1995	PHI	NL	$250,000
1994	PHI	NL	$2,875,000
1993	HOU	NL	$2,500,000
1992	HOU	NL	$1,650,000
1991	CLE	AL	$2,050,000
1990	CLE	AL	$950,000
1989	CLE	AL	$307,500
1988	CLE	AL	$115,000
1987	CLE	AL	$62,500
Total Career Earnings			$17,094,004

College History

Doug Jones — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Central Arizona College	Coolidge	AZ	1977, 1978
Butler University	Indianapolis	IN	1976

Award Voting History

Doug Jones — Award Voting History
Year	Award	League	Finish	Points Won	Points Max
1997	Most Valuable Player	AL	20th	5.0	392
1992	Most Valuable Player	NL	14th	8.0	336
1990	Most Valuable Player	AL	23th	3.0	392
1988	Most Valuable Player	AL	15th	11.0	392

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Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Jones

What years did Doug Jones play?: Doug Jones played in Major League Baseball from 1982 to 2000.
Was Doug Jones a pitcher?: Yes. Doug Jones pitched in the major leagues, recording 69 wins and 909 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doug Jones hit?: Doug Jones hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Doug Jones's career batting average?: Doug Jones batted .143 over his career, with 1 hits in 7 at bats.
What was Doug Jones's career ERA?: Doug Jones finished with a 3.30 career ERA, going 69-79 with 909 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Doug Jones have?: Doug Jones recorded 909 career strikeouts.