Doyle Alexander stats

Last played for the Detroit Tigers, 1989

Starting Pitcher

Age 76 · 6' 3"

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Doyle Alexander played 19 MLB seasons, 1971 to 1989.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
561
W
194
L
174
ERA
3.76
IP
3,367.2
K
1,528
BB
978
WHIP
1.29

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1971LAD17663.8092.130181.33
1972BAL35682.45106.149301.02
1973BAL291283.86174.263521.27
1974BAL30694.01114.140431.49
1975BAL32883.04133.146471.31
1976BAL/NYY301393.36201.058631.17
1977TEX3417113.65237.082821.28
1978TEX319103.86191.081711.41
1979TEX23574.45113.150691.61
1980ATL3514114.20231.2114741.30
1981SF241172.89152.177441.31
1982NYY16176.0866.226141.43
1983NYY/TOR25784.41145.063331.31
1984TOR361763.13261.2139591.14
1985TOR3617103.45260.2142671.29
1986TOR/ATL3411104.14228.1139371.28
1987ATL/DET2714103.01206.0108531.12
1988DET3414114.32229.0126461.34
1989DET336184.44223.095761.44

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
6
W
0
L
5
ERA
8.68
IP
28.0
K
16
BB
6
WHIP
1.71

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
98
SHO
18
K/9
4.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1971LAD0402.90000
1972BAL0224.10000
1973BAL01003.20000
1974BAL0203.10000
1975BAL0313.10000
1976BAL/NYY0732.60000
1977TEX01213.10000
1978TEX0713.80000
1979TEX0004.00000
1980ATL0714.40000
1981SF0114.50000
1982NYY0003.50000
1983NYY/TOR0503.90000
1984TOR01124.80000
1985TOR0614.90000
1986TOR/ATL0505.50000
1987ATL/DET0634.70000
1988DET0515.00000
1989DET0513.80000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
76 yearsSep 4, 1950
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1971
Birthplace
Cordova, AL

What were Doyle Alexander's career stats?

Doyle Alexander played 19 seasons for the Dodgers, the Orioles, the Rangers, the Braves, the Giants, the Yankees, the Blue Jays and the Tigers. He had 194 wins and 1,528 strikeouts with a 3.76 ERA over 3,367.2 innings. His best season was 1977: 17 wins, a 3.65 ERA and 82 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

19 seasons, 4 postseasons, 1971 to 1989

Doyle Alexander finished top 10 in a stat 4 times.

All-time career rank

  • 221st in strikeouts (pitching) (1,528)
  • 128th in wins (pitching) (194)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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