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Doug Linton

Douglas Warren Linton

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: February 9, 1965 in Santa Ana, CA
School: University of California, Irvine (Irvine, CA)
Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 43rd round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Signed September 5, 1986. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 3, 1992
Teams (by GP): Mets/Royals/BlueJays/Angels/Orioles 1992-2003

Final Game: April 18, 2003
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1992 27 TOR AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1993 28 TOT AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1993 28 TOR AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1993 28 CAL AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1994 29 NYM NL 32 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0 1
1995 30 KCR AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1996 31 KCR AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1997 Did not play in major leagues (Injured)
1999 34 BAL AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
2003 38 TOR AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
7 Yrs 112 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 3 0 0
TOR (3 yrs) 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
KCR (2 yrs) 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NYM (1 yr) 32 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
CAL (1 yr) 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
AL (6 yrs) 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NL (1 yr) 32 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1992 27 TOR AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1993 28 TOR AL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1993 28 CAL AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1994 29 NYM NL 32 9 -3 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $135,000 1
1995 30 KCR AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $159,000 /1
1996 31 KCR AL 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1999 34 BAL AL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $400,000 1
2003 38 TOR AL 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $350,000 /1
7 Seasons 112 9 -3 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .499 .500 -0.1 0.1 -1 $1,044,000
TOR (3 yrs) 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $350,000
KCR (2 yrs) 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $159,000
NYM (1 yr) 32 9 -3 0 0 0 1 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .496 .499 -0.1 0.0 -1 $135,000
CAL (1 yr) 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
BAL (1 yr) 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $400,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1994 29 NYM NL 9 9 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .273 .000 .340 .000 .427 .000 .768 -100 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
7 Yrs 9 9 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .273 .000 .340 .000 .427 .000 .768 -100 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .000 .000 .000
162 Game Avg. 13 13 0 0.0 108 .000 .000 .273 .000 .340 .000 .427 .000 .768 -100 .000 -2.1 -0.2 .000 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1994 29 NYM NL 9 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3 3.00 5.00 44% 0% 0.0% 0%
7 Yrs 9 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 2.3 3.00 5.00 44% 0% 0.0% 0%
MLB Averages 2.7% 16.4% 8.9% 7.7% 33% 1.84 5.4 33.2 7.6 0.80 1.08 70% 22% 7.9% 15%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1992 27 TOR AL 0.0 0.0
1993 28 TOT AL 0.0 0.0
1993 28 TOR AL 0.0 0.0
1993 28 CAL AL 0.0 0.0
1994 29 NYM NL -2.1 -0.2 9 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .72 -0.2 0.0 -3.2 -0.3 1.21 -2.7 0
1995 30 KCR AL 0.0 0.0
1996 31 KCR AL 0.0 0.0
1999 34 BAL AL 0.0 0.0
2003 38 TOR AL 0.0 0.0
7 Yrs -2.1 -0.2 9 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 .72 -0.2 0.0 -3.2 -0.3 1.21 -2.7 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1994 29 NYM NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Yrs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1994 29 NYM NL 9 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 5 1 20% 10 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
7 Yrs 9 33% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 4 0 0% 5 1 20% 10 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0
MLB Averages 55% 72% 11% 34% 15% 52% 57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
1994 29 NYM NL 9 20 2.22 19 95% 11% 32% 26% 32% 89% 0% 85% 65% 78% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
1 Yr 9 20 2.22 19 95% 11% 32% 26% 32% 89% 0% 85% 65% 78% 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.71 62% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 2% 46% 80% 30% 5% 15% 9% 28%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1994 29 63 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
1995 30 70 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
1996 31 91 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
1997 32 91 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
1998 33 91 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
1999 34 105 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
2000 35 105 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
2001 36 105 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
2002 37 105 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0
2003 38 112 9 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 2 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1994 29 45 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 32
1 Yr 45 13 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 32
162 Game Avg. 162 47 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 32

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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