Doug Linton

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg)

Born: February 9, 1965 in Santa Ana, CA us

Draft: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 43rd round of the 1986 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA).

High School: Canyon HS (Anaheim, CA)

School: University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA)

Debut: August 3, 1992 (Age 27-176d, 16,186th in major league history)
vs. BOS 3.2 IP, 4 H, 4 SO, 1 BB, 1 ER

Last Game: April 18, 2003 (Age 38-068d)
vs. BOS 1.0 IP, 3 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1993 season

Full Name: Douglas Warren Linton

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

-0.7

ERA

5.78

112

305.1

206

WHIP

1.588

Summary of 50 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

1 leading off, 0 walk-off, 3 tying, 15 go ahead

5 Tms
KCR	17
BAL	14
CAL	8
TOR	7
NYM	4

Platoon
vs RHB	25
vs LHB	25

Home/Road
Away	32
Home	18

Outs
0	19
1	16
2	15

19 Opps
BOS	6
SEA	5
NYY	5
DET	5
CHW	4
BAL	3
KCR	3
CLE	3
MIL	3
TBD	2
CAL	2
TOR	2
MIN	1
SFG	1
OAK	1
TEX	1
ATL	1
LAD	1
MON	1

45 Batters
Greg Vaughn	3
Alex Rodriguez	2
Shawn Green	2
Travis Fryman	2
Paul Sorrento	1
Rafael Palmeiro	1
Tim Salmon	1
Mickey Tettleton	1
Sean Berry	1
Dean Palmer	1
Ray Durham	1
Johnny Damon	1
Carlos Baerga	1
Don Mattingly	1
Brady Anderson	1
Glenn Davis	1
Dave Hollins	1
Jim Leyritz	1
Jason Varitek	1
Brian Daubach	1
Danny Tartabull	1
Carlton Fisk	1
Wally Joyner	1
Mike Pagliarulo	1
José Offerman	1
George Bell	1
Joe Randa	1
Jay Buhner	1
Cecil Fielder	1
Matt LeCroy	1
Doug Mirabelli	1
Mike Stanley	1
Butch Huskey	1
Kenny Lofton	1
Chili Davis	1
Rubén Sierra	1
Edgar Martínez	1
Scott Hatteberg	1
Ryan Klesko	1
Tony Clark	1
Lance Johnson	1
José Canseco	1
Quinton McCracken	1
Mike Benjamin	1
Henry Rodríguez	1

16 Parks
KauffmanStad (KAN)	10
Camden Yards (BAL)	4
Fenway Pk (BOS)	4
Angel Stad (ANA)	4
Tiger Stad (DET)	4
Progressive (CLE)	3
County Stad (MIL)	3
Rogers Ctr (TOR)	3
Yankee Stad (NYC)	3
Guaranteed (CHI)	3
TropicanaFld (STP)	2
Shea Stad (NYC)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Rangers Bpk (ARL)	1
Dodger Stad (LOS)	1
3Com Park (SFO)	1

Where Hit
9	17
7	14
89	8
8	5
78	5
3	1

3 Inside the Park

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
2	17
3	11
1	9
4	7
6	3
5	2
7+	1

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	27
2·HR gms	7
3·HR gms	3

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	27
1--	11
12-	4
1-3	3
-23	2
123	1
--3	1
-2-	1

84 Runs
RISP	12
0 on	27
1 on	13
2 on	9
3 on	1
Any on	23

Inning
1	5
2	4
3	8
4	8
5	2
6	7
7	7
8	9

1-3	17
4-6	17
7-end	16

RelScore
+4..	11
+3	5
+2	4
+1	5
Tied	13
-1	4
-2	1
-3	2
-4..	5

Ahead	25
Tied	13
Behind	12

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-1	12
0-0	9
1-1	8
2-1	6
1-0	5
3-2	4
2-0	3
1-2	1
3-1	1
2-2	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
DH	9
3B	8
1B	7
C	7
LF	6
RF	5
2B	3
CF	3
SS	2

OrderPos
3rd	11
4th	9
5th	7
7th	6
6th	5
1st	4
8th	4
9th	2
2nd	2

Leverage
High Lev	5
Medium Lev	17
Low Lev	28

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1992	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1992-08-08	Mickey Tettleton	DET		TOR	tied 5-5	b 6	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	5	2	18%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Tettleton Scores
2	2	2	1	1992-08-13	Glenn Davis	BAL	@	TOR	behind 0-1	t 2	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	4	DH	11%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); G. Davis Scores
3	3	3	1	1992-08-19	Greg Vaughn	MIL		TOR	tied 1-1	b 3	1	-23	1,(0-0) X	3	4	7	19%	84%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); P. Listach Scores; D. Hamilton Scores; G. Vaughn Scores
4	4	4	1	1992-08-24	Lance Johnson	CHW		TOR	tied 0-0	b 2	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	8	11%	66%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); L. Johnson Scores
5	5	5	2	1992-08-24	Carlton Fisk	CHW		TOR	ahead 1-0	b 2	0	---	7,(3-2) BCCBFBX	1	8	2	9%	75%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); C. Fisk Scores
1993	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
6	6	1	1	1993-06-20	George Bell	CHW	@	CAL	ahead 7-5	t 8	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	5	DH	7%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
7	7	2	1	1993-06-24	Wally Joyner	KCR		CAL	ahead 4-1	b 8	0	---	3,(1-1) ...BCX	1	6	3	2%	99%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Line Drive)
8	8	3	1	1993-07-22	Mike Stanley	NYY		CAL	ahead 5-1	b 6	1	12-	2,(1-0) .BX	3	7	2	3%	99%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); D. Tartabull Scores; B. Williams Scores
9	9	4	2	1993-07-22	Don Mattingly	NYY		CAL	ahead 8-1	b 7	0	1-3	4,(2-1) BFBX	3	3	3	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); W. Boggs Scores; D. James Scores
10	10	5	3	1993-07-22	Danny Tartabull	NYY		CAL	ahead 11-1	b 7	0	---	6,(3-2) CBBFBX	1	4	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
11	11	6	1	1993-07-26	Rubén Sierra	OAK	@	CAL	ahead 9-3	t 5	2	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	9	3%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); R. Henderson Scores
12	12	7	1	1993-08-31	Mike Pagliarulo	BAL	@	CAL	ahead 4-1	t 8	1	--3	2,(1-0) .BX	2	6	5	4%	98%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); D. Buford Scores
13	13	8	1	1993-09-07	Travis Fryman	DET		CAL	ahead 7-6	b 6	1	1--	4,(2-1) BS11B1X	2	3	5	16%	90%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); D. Gladden Scores
1994	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1994-04-23	Mike Benjamin	SFG		NYM	ahead 8-1	b 8	2	1--	2,(0-1) FX	2	4	5	0%	100%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); D. Martinez Scores
15	15	2	1	1994-05-14	Ryan Klesko	ATL	@	NYM	behind 3-8	t 8	0	---	4,(2-1) LBBX	1	3	7	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
16	16	3	1	1994-06-11	Sean Berry	MON	@	NYM	ahead 6-3	t 8	1	---	5,(3-1) BBSBX	1	7	5	4%	96%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
17	17	4	1	1994-07-09	Henry Rodríguez	LAD		NYM	ahead 6-3	b 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	9	3	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); C. Snyder Scores
1995	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
18	18	1	1	1995-05-09	Kenny Lofton	CLE		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	0	---	4,(2-1) BCBX	1	1	8	9%	64%	Lead-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
19	19	2	2	1995-05-09	Carlos Baerga	CLE		KCR	ahead 1-0	b 1	0	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	4	12%	79%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); O. Vizquel Scores
20	20	3	3	1995-05-09	Paul Sorrento	CLE		KCR	ahead 4-0	b 1	0	123	1,(0-0) X	4	8	3	5%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); E. Murray Scores; J. Thome Scores; M. Ramirez Scores
21	21	4	1	1995-05-14	Chili Davis	CAL	@	KCR	ahead 5-1	t 7	2	1-3	2,(0-1) CX	3	4	DH	6%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball); D. Easley Scores/unER; J. Edmonds Scores/unER; C. Davis Scores/unER
1996	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
22	22	1	1	1996-05-07	Tim Salmon	CAL		KCR	tied 0-0	b 1	2	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	3	9	9%	61%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
23	23	2	1	1996-05-12	Alex Rodriguez	SEA		KCR	behind 0-1	b 3	2	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	2	6	21%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Cora Scores
24	24	3	1	1996-06-13	Brady Anderson	BAL	@	KCR	behind 0-5	t 3	1	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	1	8	5%	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
25	25	4	1	1996-06-18	Greg Vaughn	MIL		KCR	tied 0-0	b 2	1	---	2,(0-1) SX	1	5	7	10%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
26	26	5	2	1996-06-18	Greg Vaughn	MIL		KCR	ahead 1-0	b 3	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	5	7	21%	86%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); P. Listach Scores/unER; F. Viña Scores/unER; G. Vaughn Scores/unER
27	27	6	1	1996-07-20	Ray Durham	CHW		KCR	behind 2-3	b 4	2	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	8	4	24%	64%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF); R. Karkovice Scores
28	28	7	1	1996-08-03	Cecil Fielder	NYY	@	KCR	behind 1-11	t 7	0	---	2,(0-1) ..FX	1	4	3	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
29	29	8	2	1996-08-03	Jim Leyritz	NYY	@	KCR	behind 2-11	t 7	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	2	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball)
30	30	9	1	1996-08-13	Jay Buhner	SEA		KCR	behind 0-5	b 4	1	1-3	2,(0-1) CX	3	5	9	15%	30%		Home Run (Fly Ball); A. Rodriguez Scores; E. Martínez Scores
31	31	10	1	1996-08-20	Shawn Green	TOR	@	KCR	behind 0-3	t 4	1	---	4,(2-1) BSBX	1	2	9	8%	26%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); S. Green Scores
32	32	11	1	1996-08-25	Travis Fryman	DET	@	KCR	tied 0-0	t 3	2	---	3,(1-1) BSX	1	3	5	11%	56%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Fryman Scores
33	33	12	1	1996-08-31	Tony Clark	DET		KCR	behind 0-1	b 5	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	4	3	14%	57%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
34	34	13	1	1996-09-11	Dave Hollins	SEA	@	KCR	behind 0-3	t 7	0	1--	4,(1-2) FCBX	2	8	5	16%	33%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); M. Whiten Scores
1999	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
35	35	1	1	1999-04-17	Shawn Green	TOR		BAL	ahead 2-0	b 3	2	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	3	9	8%	80%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
36	36	2	1	1999-04-21	Quinton McCracken	TBD		BAL	ahead 8-4	b 4	2	-23	2,(0-1) CX	3	7	7	7%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Flaherty Scores; W. Boggs Scores
37	37	3	2	1999-04-21	José Canseco	TBD		BAL	ahead 11-4	b 6	0	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	3	DH	0%	100%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
38	38	4	1	1999-05-08	Dean Palmer	DET		BAL	ahead 6-4	b 4	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	4	5	8%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
39	39	5	1	1999-05-13	Rafael Palmeiro	TEX		BAL	ahead 8-1	b 4	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	DH	1%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); R. Palmeiro Scores/Team unER
40	40	6	1	1999-08-25	Johnny Damon	KCR		BAL	tied 0-0	b 3	2	---	5,(2-2) CFBBX	1	1	7	11%	62%	IPHR	Inside-the-park Home Run to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
41	41	7	2	1999-08-25	Joe Randa	KCR		BAL	tied 1-1	b 4	1	12-	4,(2-1) BBFX	3	6	5	23%	83%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); M. Sweeney Scores; J. Dye Scores
42	42	8	1	1999-09-10	Alex Rodriguez	SEA	@	BAL	behind 1-3	t 6	1	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	6	23%	46%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); K. Griffey Scores
43	43	9	2	1999-09-10	Edgar Martínez	SEA	@	BAL	tied 3-3	t 6	1	---	6,(3-2) FCBBBX	1	5	DH	16%	62%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
44	44	10	1	1999-09-25	Scott Hatteberg	BOS		BAL	tied 0-0	b 3	0	---	3,(1-1) BCX	1	7	2	10%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
45	45	11	2	1999-09-25	Brian Daubach	BOS		BAL	tied 1-1	b 4	1	---	3,(2-0) BBX	1	3	3	12%	65%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
46	46	12	3	1999-09-25	Butch Huskey	BOS		BAL	ahead 2-1	b 7	0	---	2,(0-1) CX	1	6	DH	10%	87%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
47	47	13	1	1999-10-01	Jason Varitek	BOS	@	BAL	tied 0-0	t 1	1	1--	2,(1-0) BX	2	3	2	16%	66%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); J. Offerman Scores
48	48	14	2	1999-10-01	José Offerman	BOS	@	BAL	ahead 4-0	t 6	0	1--	2,(0-1) 11C1X	2	1	4	5%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball); D. Sadler Scores
2003	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
49	49	1	1	2003-04-13	Matt LeCroy	MIN	@	TOR	ahead 6-3	t 8	2	12-	1,(0-0) X	3	6	DH	7%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); C. Guzmán Scores; D. Mientkiewicz Scores
50	50	2	1	2003-04-18	Doug Mirabelli	BOS		TOR	ahead 5-3	b 8	0	1--	6,(3-2) .1BFP1SB>X	2	9	2	4%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); T. Nixon Scores