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.

Doug Linton

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

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

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
17	20	112	35	0	0	0	305.3	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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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	25.7	35	22	14	19	7.71	4.19 (-84%)	-1928.5
1994	NYN	NL	6	2	32	3	50.3	74	25	20	29	4.47	4.51 (+1%)	391.3
1995	KCA	AL	0	1	7	2	22.3	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

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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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

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

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

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

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	112	35	18	36	3	2

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

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	112

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

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of California - Irvine	Irvine	CA	1984, 1985, 1986

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.