What years did Doug Linton play?

Doug Linton played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2003.

Was Doug Linton a pitcher?

Yes. Doug Linton pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 206 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Doug Linton hit?

Doug Linton hit 0 career home runs.

What was Doug Linton's career batting average?

Doug Linton batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 7 at bats.

What was Doug Linton's career ERA?

Doug Linton finished with a 5.78 career ERA, going 17-20 with 206 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Doug Linton have?

Doug Linton recorded 206 career strikeouts.

Doug Linton

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2003)

Doug Linton was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2003 for 5 teams, including the Toronto Blue Jays, a span of 12 seasons. Across 112 career appearances, he went 17-20 with a 5.78 ERA and 206 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 12, 2026

W–L 17–20

ERA 5.78

WHIP 1.59

SO 206

Pitcher PIV -5433.8

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 2/9/1965 in Santa Ana, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1992-08-03
Last Game: 2003-04-18

Full name: Douglas Warren Linton

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Career Pitching Statistics

Doug Linton — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	20	112	35	0	0	0	305.1	360	196	50	125	206	5.78	-5433.8

Career ERA 5.78 vs. league average 4.38 across their career seasons — 32.0% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Doug Linton Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1992	TOR	AL	1	3	8	3	24.0	31	23	17	16	8.62	3.75 (-130%)	-1522.6
1993	TOR	AL	0	1	4	1	11.0	11	8	9	4	6.55	4.19 (-56%)	-219.4
1993	CAL	AL	2	0	19	0	25.2	35	22	14	19	7.71	4.19 (-84%)	-1928.5
1994	NYN	NL	6	2	32	3	50.1	74	25	20	29	4.47	4.51 (+1%)	391.3
1995	KCA	AL	0	1	7	2	22.1	22	18	10	13	7.25	4.45 (-63%)	-797.5
1996	KCA	AL	7	9	21	18	104.0	111	58	26	87	5.02	4.61 (-9%)	1345.5
1999	BAL	AL	1	4	14	8	59.0	69	39	25	31	5.95	4.71 (-26%)	-2702.6
2003	TOR	AL	0	0	7	0	9.0	7	3	4	7	3.00	4.40 (+32%)	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			17	20	112	35	305.1	360	196	125	206	5.78	—	-5,434

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 Linton — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
112	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .415 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .751 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Doug Linton — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1992	TOR	AL	8	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	TOR	AL	4	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CAL	AL	19	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	NYN	NL	32	7	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1995	KCA	AL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	KCA	AL	21	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1999	BAL	AL	14	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2003	TOR	AL	7	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			112	7	3	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Doug Linton — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	54	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	58	5	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Doug Linton — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	54	165.2	183	90	60	104	4.89
Away	58	139.2	177	106	65	102	6.83

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Doug Linton — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2003-04-18	TOR	BOS	—	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	1
2003-04-17	TOR	NYY	—	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0
2003-04-14	TOR	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2003-04-13	TOR	MIN	—	1.2	2	2	2	0	3	1
2003-04-12	TOR	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2003-04-06	TOR	MIN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
2003-03-31	TOR	NYY	—	2.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1999-10-01	BAL	BOS	L	6.0	10	6	6	4	4	2
1999-09-25	BAL	BOS	L	6.0	4	3	3	2	4	3
1999-09-10	BAL	SEA	—	6.0	7	4	4	0	5	2

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Doug Linton — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	112	35	18	36	3	2

Season-by-Season Fielding

Doug Linton — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1992	TOR	P	8	3	0	2	0	1
1993	TOR	P	4	1	2	0	0	0
1993	CAL	P	19	0	0	3	0	0
1994	NYN	P	32	3	1	6	1	0
1995	KCA	P	7	2	0	5	0	0
1996	KCA	P	21	18	9	10	2	0
1999	BAL	P	14	8	5	8	0	0
2003	TOR	P	7	0	1	2	0	1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Doug Linton — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	112

Salary History

Doug Linton — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
2003	TOR	AL	$350,000
1999	BAL	AL	$400,000
1995	KCA	AL	$159,000
1994	NYN	NL	$135,000
Total Career Earnings			$1,044,000

College History

Doug Linton — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Irvine	Irvine	CA	1984, 1985, 1986

Doug Linton: the record in brief

The profile opens with Doug Linton's first major league game on August 3, 1992; the last one listed came on April 18, 2003. By club, Linton's seasons break down as the Toronto Blue Jays (1992 through 2003), the California Angels (1993), the New York Mets (1994), the Kansas City Royals (1995 through 1996), and the Baltimore Orioles (1999). Linton, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw right-handed. The recorded size is 185 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. The birth record reads February 9, 1965, in Santa Ana, CA, USA. The given name on file is Douglas Warren Linton.

Linton went 17-20 with a 5.78 ERA in 112 games, 35 of them starts. The totals include 206 strikeouts. The league ERA over Linton's seasons was 4.38, so the 5.78 figure ran 32.0% worse than average. Linton won 7 games in 1996, the most of any season listed. Among the heaviest workloads, the lowest ERA was 5.02 in 1996, when the league's was 4.61.

Frequently Asked Questions about Doug Linton

What years did Doug Linton play?: Doug Linton played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2003.
Was Doug Linton a pitcher?: Yes. Doug Linton pitched in the major leagues, recording 17 wins and 206 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doug Linton hit?: Doug Linton hit 0 career home runs.
What was Doug Linton's career batting average?: Doug Linton batted .000 over his career, with 0 hits in 7 at bats.
What was Doug Linton's career ERA?: Doug Linton finished with a 5.78 career ERA, going 17-20 with 206 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Doug Linton have?: Doug Linton recorded 206 career strikeouts.