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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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Christy Mathewson… #3. Cy Young… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Christy Mathewson… #3. Cy Young… #4. Tom Seaver… #5. Greg Maddux… #6. Pete Alexander… #7. Lefty Grove…

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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+	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	BB/9	SO/9	SO/BB	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	1.317	9.6	1.1	2.3	7.5	3.35
1997		Did not play in major 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	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	4	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	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	1.868	13.2	0.7	3.6	5.2	1.45

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary
1992	27	TOR	AL	24.0	8	3	23	8.63	4.24	0.22	-0.08	103.5	4.08	-12	-1.1	.6	0.1	-0.8	-9	.359	.493	$
1993	28	TOR	AL	11.0	4	1	8	6.55	5.10	0.07	-0.17	99.8	4.85	-2	-0.2	.6	0.0	-0.1	-1	.452	.499	$
1993	28	CAL	AL	25.2	19	0	22	7.71	4.84	-0.27	-0.37	103.3	4.89	-8	-0.8	.7	0.1	-0.4	-5	.460	.495	$
1994	29	NYM	NL	50.1	32	3	27	4.83	4.58	-0.20	-0.20	102.8	4.71	-1	-0.1	.9	-0.1	0.2	3	.497	.499	$135,000
1995	30	KCR	AL	22.1	7	2	21	8.46	5.48	0.32	-0.05	97.5	4.98	-9	-0.7	.6	0.0	-0.5	-6	.394	.495	$159,000
1996	31	KCR	AL	104.0	21	18	65	5.63	5.48	0.03	0.17	99.2	5.57	-2	-0.2	1.1	-0.1	0.7	14	.491	.499	$

1999	34	BAL	AL	59.0	14	8	41	6.25	5.36	0.27	0.09	95.2	4.93	-8	-0.8	.4	-0.0	-0.2	-1	.446	.495	$400,000

2003	38	TOR	AL	9.0	7	0	3	3.00	5.34	-0.20	-0.40	103.2	5.30	2	0.2	.3	-0.1	0.2	3	.533	.501	$350,000
7 Seasons				305.1	112	35	210	6.19	5.14	0.05	-0.02	99.7	5.05	-40	-3.6	.7	-0.1	-0.9	-2	.468	.497	$1,044,000

TOR (3 yrs)				44.0	19	4	34	6.95	4.68	0.10	-0.17	102.5	4.52	-12	-1.1	.5	-0.0	-0.7	-7	.443	.498	$350,000
KCR (2 yrs)				126.1	28	20	86	6.13	5.48	0.08	0.13	98.9	5.47	-11	-0.9	.8	-0.0	0.2	8	.467	.497	$159,000
NYM (1 yr)				50.1	32	3	27	4.83	4.58	-0.20	-0.20	102.8	4.71	-1	-0.1	.9	-0.1	0.2	3	.497	.499	$135,000
CAL (1 yr)				25.2	19	0	22	7.71	4.84	-0.27	-0.37	103.3	4.89	-8	-0.8	.7	0.1	-0.4	-5	.460	.495	$
BAL (1 yr)				59.0	14	8	41	6.25	5.36	0.27	0.09	95.2	4.93	-8	-0.8	.4	-0.0	-0.2	-1	.446	.495	$400,000

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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
1987	22	TOR-min	AA,A	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		KNX,MYR · SOUL,SALL
1988	23	TOR-min	A	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		DUN · FLOR
1989	24	TOR-min	AA,A	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		KNX,DUN · SOUL,FLOR
1990	25	TOR-min	AAA	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0		0	0	0	0		SYR · IL
1991	26	TOR-min	AAA	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SYR · IL
1992	27	TOR-min	AAA	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SYR · IL
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	TOR-min	AAA	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SYR · IL
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-min	AAA	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		NFK · IL
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-min	AAA	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		OMA · AA
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-min	AAA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		OMA · AA
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)
1998	33	MIN-min	AAA	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SLK · PCL
1999	34	BAL-min	AAA	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		ROC · IL
1999	34	BAL	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	1

2000	35	COL-min	AAA	28	41	35	3	4	1	0	0	4	0	0	1	8	.114	.135	.143	.278		5	0	0	4	1	0		CSP · PCL
2001	36	NYM-min	AAA,Fgn	12	7	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.000	.000	.000	.000		0	0	0	0	0	0		NFK,LGK · IL,KBO
2002	37	ATL-min	AAA	28	20	18	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	.056	.056	.056	.111		1	2	0	2	0	0		RMD · IL
2003	38	TOR-min	AAA	32	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		SYR · IL
2003	38	TOR	AL	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
2004	39	KCR-min	AA,AAA	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0						0	0	0	0	0	0		WCH,OMA · TL,PCL
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
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

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Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rdrs	Rdrs/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO
1992	TOR	AL	27	P	8	3	24.0	2	0	2	0	1	1.000			0.75	0.25	.955	1.72	1.71	0	2	100%	34%	0
1993	TOT	AL	28	P	23	1	36.2	5	2	3	0	0	1.000			1.23	0.22	.954	1.79	1.78	3	2	40%	36%	0
1993	TOR	AL	28	P	4	1	11.0	2	2	0	0	0	1.000			1.64	0.50	.955	1.80	1.78	0	0			0
1993	CAL	AL	28	P	19	0	25.2	3	0	3	0	0	1.000			1.05	0.16	.953	1.79	1.78	3	2	40%	36%	0
1994	NYM	NL	29	P	32	3	50.1	8	1	6	1	0	.875			1.25	0.22	.958	1.86	1.85	5	1	17%	32%	0
1995	KCR	AL	30	P	7	2	22.1	5	0	5	0	0	1.000			2.01	0.71	.960	1.77	1.77	2	0	0%	30%	2
1996	KCR	AL	31	P	21	18	104.0	21	9	10	2	0	.905			1.64	0.90	.960	1.77	1.76	5	1	17%	30%	2
1999	BAL	AL	34	P	14	8	59.0	13	5	8	0	0	1.000			1.98	0.93	.952	1.69	1.66	2	3	60%	33%	0
2003	TOR	AL	38	P	7	0	9.0	3	1	2	0	1	1.000	0	0	3.00	0.43	.957	1.70	1.71	0	1	100%	30%	0
	7 Seasons			P	112	35	305.1	57	18	36	3	2	.947	0	0	1.59	0.48	.957	1.77	1.77	17	10	37%	32%	4
	7 Seasons			TOT	112	35	305.1	57	18	36	3	2	.947	0	0	1.59	0.48	.957	1.77	1.77	17	10	37%	32%	4

Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.

View Complete Notes on Fielding Data

Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
For detailed information on which games retrosheet is missing play-by-play from 1948 to 1973, please see their most wanted games list
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Transactions

June 2, 1986: Drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 43rd round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed September 5, 1986.
June 17, 1993: Selected off waivers by the California Angels from the Toronto Blue Jays.
September 14, 1993: Released by the California Angels.
December 17, 1993: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
October 15, 1994: Granted Free Agency.
April 25, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
October 11, 1995: Granted Free Agency.
October 22, 1995: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
March 4, 1997: Released by the Kansas City Royals.
January 26, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Yankees.
March 14, 1998: Released by the New York Yankees.
May 26, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Minnesota Twins.
October 16, 1998: Granted Free Agency.
December 17, 1998: Signed as a Free Agent with the Baltimore Orioles.
December 7, 1999: Released by the Baltimore Orioles.
February 21, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.
October 15, 2000: Granted Free Agency.
January 15, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
April 1, 2001: Released by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
May 9, 2001: Signed as a Free Agent with the New York Mets.
July 25, 2001: Purchased by LG Twins (Korean) from the New York Mets.
January 16, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Atlanta Braves.
October 15, 2002: Granted Free Agency.
October 23, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Toronto Blue Jays.
September 29, 2003: Granted Free Agency.
January 16, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Kansas City Royals.
October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources	Notes
1965	0	Kansas City Athletics	$189,000	1997 Joint Exhibit 1	Includes $30,000 earned bonus

1994	29	New York Mets	$135,000	1997 Joint Exhibit 1
1995	30	Kansas City Royals	$159,000	1997 Joint Exhibit 1

1999	34	Baltimore Orioles	$400,000	11/19/99 USA Today

2003	38	Toronto Blue Jays	$350,000	4/3/03 AP

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$1,233,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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