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, 16,193rd 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

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	W	L	W-L%	ERA	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	ERA+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1987	22	TOR-min	A,AA	14	2	.875	1.73	21	20	1	2	0	1	125.0	99	37	24	9	26	0	156	3	2	8				1.000	7.1	0.6	1.9	11.2	6.00	MYR,KNX SALL,SOUL
1988	23	TOR-min	A	2	1	.667	1.63	12	0	6	0	0	2	27.2	19	5	5	0	9	1	28	0	2	2				1.012	6.2	0.0	2.9	9.1	3.11	DUN FLOR
1989	24	TOR-min	AA,A	6	6	.500	2.68	23	14	5	3	2	2	117.1	95	40	35	3	32	2	128	2	1	7				1.082	7.3	0.2	2.5	9.8	4.00	KNX,DUN SOUL,FLOR
1990	25	TOR-min	AAA	10	10	.500	3.40	26	26	0	8	3	0	177.1	174	77	67	14	67	3	113	8	1	4				1.359	8.8	0.7	3.4	5.7	1.69	SYR IL
1991	26	TOR-min	AAA	10	12	.455	5.01	30	26	1	3	1	0	161.2	181	108	90	21	56	2	93	10	0	5	710			1.466	10.1	1.2	3.1	5.2	1.66	SYR IL
1992	27	TOR-min	AAA	12	10	.545	3.74	25	25	0	7	1	0	170.2	176	83	71	17	70	3	126	7	1	12	741			1.441	9.3	0.9	3.7	6.6	1.80	SYR IL
1992	27	TOR	AL	1	3	.250	8.63	8	3	2	0	0	0	24.0	31	23	23	5	17	0	16	0	0	2	116	48	6.28	2.000	11.6	1.9	6.4	6.0	0.94
1993	28	TOR-min	AAA	2	6	.250	5.32	13	7	4	0	0	2	47.1	48	29	28	11	14	3	42	3	0	2	206			1.310	9.1	2.1	2.7	8.0	3.00	SYR IL
1993	28	TOT	AL	2	1	.667	7.36	23	1	6	0	0	0	36.2	46	30	30	8	23	1	23	1	0	2	178	61	6.53	1.882	11.3	2.0	5.6	5.6	1.00
1993	28	TOR	AL	0	1	.000	6.55	4	1	0	0	0	0	11.0	11	8	8	0	9	0	4	1	0	0	55	68	4.99	1.818	9.0	0.0	7.4	3.3	0.44
1993	28	CAL	AL	2	0	1.000	7.71	19	0	6	0	0	0	25.2	35	22	22	8	14	1	19	0	0	2	123	59	7.20	1.909	12.3	2.8	4.9	6.7	1.36
1994	29	NYM-min	AAA	2	1	.667	2.00	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.0	11	6	4	1	1	0	15	1	0	0	66			0.667	5.5	0.5	0.5	7.5	15.00	NFK IL
1994	29	NYM	NL	6	2	.750	4.47	32	3	8	0	0	0	50.1	74	27	25	4	20	3	29	0	0	2	241	94	4.20	1.868	13.2	0.7	3.6	5.2	1.45
1995	30	KCR-min	AAA	7	7	.500	4.40	18	18	0	2	1	0	108.1	129	60	53	9	24	2	85	7	1	3	472			1.412	10.7	0.7	2.0	7.1	3.54	OMA AA
1995	30	KCR	AL	0	1	.000	7.25	7	2	0	0	0	0	22.1	22	21	18	4	10	1	13	2	0	0	98	67	5.88	1.433	8.9	1.6	4.0	5.2	1.30
1996	31	KCR-min	AAA	1	1	.500	4.76	4	4	0	0	0	0	22.2	26	13	12	1	7	0	14	2	0	2	99			1.456	10.3	0.4	2.8	5.6	2.00	OMA AA
1996	31	KCR	AL	7	9	.438	5.02	21	18	0	0	0	0	104.0	111	65	58	13	26	1	87	8	1	3	452	99	4.10	1.317	9.6	1.1	2.3	7.5	3.35
1997			Did not play in major or minor leagues (Injured)
1998	33	MIN-min	AAA	4	4	.500	5.99	18	14	2	0	0	0	79.2	106	57	53	19	14	1	60	1	2	5	348			1.506	12.0	2.1	1.6	6.8	4.29	SLK PCL
1999	34	BAL-min	AAA	7	5	.583	3.65	18	18	0	1	0	0	118.1	120	58	48	13	27	1	97	10	0	3	510			1.242	9.1	1.0	2.1	7.4	3.59	ROC IL
1999	34	BAL	AL	1	4	.200	5.95	14	8	0	0	0	0	59.0	69	41	39	14	25	1	31	2	0	4	264	78	6.54	1.593	10.5	2.1	3.8	4.7	1.24

2000	35	COL-min	AAA	10	13	.435	5.38	28	28	0	6	3	0	174.0	189	109	104	15	42	2	136	12	2	7	753			1.328	9.8	0.8	2.2	7.0	3.24	CSP PCL
2001	36	NYM-min	AAA	7	3	.700	3.21	12	12	0	0	0	0	75.2	74	28	27	8	10	0	67	2	1	2	302			1.110	8.8	1.0	1.2	8.0	6.70	NFK IL
2002	37	ATL-min	AAA	9	11	.450	2.53	28	28	0	1	1	0	174.0	167	63	49	14	26	0	160	7	1	9	709			1.109	8.6	0.7	1.3	8.3	6.15	RMD IL
2003	38	TOR-min	AAA	2	10	.167	5.28	32	13	8	1	0	0	109.0	133	67	64	13	19	2	79	5	0	5	467			1.394	11.0	1.1	1.6	6.5	4.16	SYR IL
2003	38	TOR	AL	0	0		3.00	7	0	7	0	0	0	9.0	7	3	3	2	4	0	7	0	0	0	35	163	5.70	1.222	7.0	2.0	4.0	7.0	1.75
2004	39	KCR-min	AAA,AA	4	9	.308	7.29	28	14	7	1	0	1	105.0	151	88	85	23	18	1	85	6	0	9	490			1.610	12.9	2.0	1.5	7.3	4.72	OMA,WCH PCL,TL
7 Yrs				17	20	.459	5.78	112	35	23	0	0	0	305.1	360	210	196	50	125	7	206	13	1	13	1384	80	5.23	1.588	10.6	1.5	3.7	6.1	1.65
162 Game Avg.				8	9	.459	5.78	52	16	11	0	0	0	141	167	97	91	23	58	3	95	6	0	6	640	80	5.23	1.588	10.6	1.5	3.7	6.1	1.65

TOR (3 yrs)				1	4	.200	6.95	19	4	9	0	0	0	44.0	49	34	34	7	30	0	27	1	0	2	206	63	5.84	1.795	10.0	1.4	6.1	5.5	0.90
KCR (2 yrs)				7	10	.412	5.41	28	20	0	0	0	0	126.1	133	86	76	17	36	2	100	10	1	3	550	91	4.42	1.338	9.5	1.2	2.6	7.1	2.78
NYM (1 yr)				6	2	.750	4.47	32	3	8	0	0	0	50.1	74	27	25	4	20	3	29	0	0	2	241	94	4.20	1.868	13.2	0.7	3.6	5.2	1.45
CAL (1 yr)				2	0	1.000	7.71	19	0	6	0	0	0	25.2	35	22	22	8	14	1	19	0	0	2	123	59	7.20	1.909	12.3	2.8	4.9	6.7	1.36
BAL (1 yr)				1	4	.200	5.95	14	8	0	0	0	0	59.0	69	41	39	14	25	1	31	2	0	4	264	78	6.54	1.593	10.5	2.1	3.8	4.7	1.24

AL (6 yrs)				11	18	.379	6.04	80	32	15	0	0	0	255.0	286	183	171	46	105	4	177	13	1	11	1143	78	5.43	1.533	10.1	1.6	3.7	6.2	1.69
NL (1 yr)				6	2	.750	4.47	32	3	8	0	0	0	50.1	74	27	25	4	20	3	29	0	0	2	241	94	4.20	1.868	13.2	0.7	3.6	5.2	1.45

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