Doyle Alexander, baseball player, 1971-1989

Doyle Alexander

Born: 9/4/1950 in Cordova, AL, USA

MLB Debut: 1971-06-26 | Final Game: 1989-09-27

Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'3" | Weight: 190 lbs

Full name: Doyle Lafayette Alexander

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Biography

Doyle Alexander, born in 1950, was a skilled pitcher whose career spanned from 1971 to 1989. Known for his durability and competitive spirit, he achieved a career record of 194 wins and 174 losses, complemented by a 3.76 earned run average (ERA) and 1,528 strikeouts. Over his 18-year tenure in Major League Baseball, Alexander was recognized for his contributions to the game, earning one All-Star selection during his career. Alexander's playing style was characterized by his ability to pitch deep into games, showcasing a blend of control and strikeout capability that made him a reliable presence on the mound. He played in a challenging era of baseball that included the transition from the deadball period into a time marked by offensive explosion, yet he consistently managed to maintain a competitive edge. His contributions to various teams, including the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees, left a lasting impact on the clubs he represented, solidifying his legacy as a respected figure in the annals of baseball history.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
194 174 561 464 98 18 3 3367.7 3376 1406 324 978 1528 3.76 0

Career ERA 3.76 vs. league average 3.78 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1971 LAD NL 6 6 17 12 4 0 0 92.3 105 39 18 30 3.80 3.47 (-10%) -
1972 BAL AL 6 8 35 9 2 2 2 106.3 78 29 30 49 2.45 3.26 (+25%) 816.9
1973 BAL AL 12 8 29 26 10 0 0 174.7 169 75 52 63 3.86 3.75 (-3%) -2378.3
1974 BAL AL 6 9 30 12 2 0 0 114.3 127 51 43 40 4.01 3.63 (-11%) -820.2
1975 BAL AL 8 8 32 11 3 1 1 133.3 127 45 47 46 3.04 3.71 (+18%) 175.0
1976 BAL AL 3 4 11 6 2 1 0 64.3 58 25 24 17 3.50 3.51 (avg) -513.8
1976 NYY AL 10 5 19 19 5 2 0 136.7 114 50 39 41 3.29 3.51 (+6%) -
1977 TEX AL 17 11 34 34 12 1 0 237.0 221 96 82 82 3.65 4.00 (+9%) -2655.2
1978 TEX AL 9 10 31 28 7 1 0 191.0 198 82 71 81 3.86 3.69 (-5%) -2013.5
1979 TEX AL 5 7 23 18 0 0 0 113.3 114 56 69 50 4.45 4.00 (-11%) -130.0
1980 ATL NL 14 11 35 35 7 1 0 231.7 227 108 74 114 4.20 3.84 (-9%) -356.5
1981 SFG NL 11 7 24 24 1 1 0 152.3 156 49 44 77 2.89 3.58 (+19%) -
1982 NYY AL 1 7 16 11 0 0 0 66.7 81 45 14 26 6.07 3.86 (-57%) -
1983 NYY AL 0 2 8 5 0 0 0 28.3 31 20 7 17 6.35 3.87 (-64%) -
1983 TOR AL 7 6 17 15 5 0 0 116.7 126 51 26 46 3.93 3.87 (-2%) -1040.5
1984 TOR AL 17 6 36 35 11 2 0 261.7 238 91 59 139 3.13 3.81 (+18%) 2420.2
1985 TOR AL 17 10 36 36 6 1 0 260.7 268 100 67 142 3.45 3.89 (+11%) 426.3
1986 TOR AL 5 4 17 17 3 0 0 111.0 120 55 20 65 4.46 3.97 (-12%) -1090.2
1986 ATL NL 6 6 17 17 2 0 0 117.3 135 50 17 74 3.84 3.97 (+3%) 3097.4
1987 ATL NL 5 10 16 16 3 0 0 117.7 115 54 27 64 4.13 4.29 (+4%) -1654.7
1987 DET AL 9 0 11 11 3 3 0 88.3 63 15 26 44 1.53 4.29 (+64%) 2460.2
1988 DET AL 14 11 34 34 5 1 0 229.0 260 110 46 126 4.32 3.73 (-16%) -1835.0
1989 DET AL 6 18 33 33 5 1 0 223.0 245 110 76 95 4.44 3.71 (-20%) -5378.8

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
562 265 19 44 8 0 0 17 0 9 77 0.166 0.195 0.196 0.391 -857.1

Career AVG .166 vs. league average .258 across their career seasons — 35.6% below league average.

Career OBP .195 vs. league average .323 across their career seasons — 39.7% below league average.

Career SLG .196 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 48.7% below league average.

Career OPS 0.391 vs. league average 0.706 across their career seasons — 44.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1971 LAD NL 17 33 3 9 0 0 0 2 0 3 13 0.273 — — — — 0.0
1972 BAL AL 35 25 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0.080 — — — — 0.0
1973 BAL AL 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1974 BAL AL 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1975 BAL AL 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 BAL AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1976 NYY AL 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1977 TEX AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1978 TEX AL 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1979 TEX AL 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1980 ATL NL 35 83 7 15 3 0 0 3 0 3 24 0.181 .264 (-32%) .326 (-36%) .387 (-44%) .714 (-40%) -562.6
1981 SFG NL 24 51 5 9 4 0 0 6 0 2 12 0.176 .255 (-31%) .320 (-36%) .368 (-31%) .688 (-33%) -294.5
1982 NYY AL 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 NYY AL 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1983 TOR AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1984 TOR AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1985 TOR AL 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 TOR AL 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1986 ATL NL 18 38 2 8 1 0 0 5 0 0 8 0.211 — — — — 0.0
1987 ATL NL 16 35 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 0.029 — — — — 0.0
1987 DET AL 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1988 DET AL 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
1989 DET AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1987 ALCS DET 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1985 ALCS TOR 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1976 WS NYA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1973 ALCS BAL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
0 5 6 6 0 29.0 42 27 6 16 8.38

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1987 ALCS DET 0 2 2 2 0 9.0 14 10 1 5 10.00
1985 ALCS TOR 0 1 2 2 0 10.3 14 10 3 9 8.71
1976 WS NYA 0 1 1 1 0 6.0 9 5 2 1 7.50
1973 ALCS BAL 0 1 1 1 0 3.7 5 2 0 1 4.91

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 561 464 264 521 32 36

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1971 LAN P 17 12 5 12 1 0
1972 BAL P 35 9 14 23 2 1
1973 BAL P 29 26 15 34 2 1
1974 BAL P 30 12 13 30 2 5
1975 BAL P 32 11 14 29 2 1
1976 BAL P 11 6 6 16 0 1
1976 NYA P 19 19 5 14 0 0
1977 TEX P 34 34 17 46 4 4
1978 TEX P 31 28 17 36 4 1
1979 TEX P 23 18 12 23 0 1
1980 ATL P 35 35 16 49 4 4
1981 SFN P 24 24 9 16 0 1
1982 NYA P 16 11 3 9 1 1
1983 NYA P 8 5 2 2 0 0
1983 TOR P 17 15 11 17 1 1
1984 TOR P 36 35 18 33 2 4
1985 TOR P 36 36 28 32 1 4
1986 TOR P 17 17 6 11 2 0
1986 ATL P 17 17 8 14 1 2
1987 ATL P 16 16 6 10 0 1
1987 DET P 11 11 4 14 0 1
1988 DET P 34 34 12 19 2 1
1989 DET P 33 33 23 32 1 1

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 561

Awards & Honors

Year Award Notes
1987 Pitcher of the Month September
1984 Pitcher of the Month September

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
1989 DET AL $1,000,000
1988 DET AL $500,000
1987 ATL NL $650,000
1986 TOR AL $700,000
1985 TOR AL $875,000
Total Career Earnings $3,725,000

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1987 Cy Young Award AL 4th 8.0 140 1
1987 Most Valuable Player AL 13th 17.0 392 0
1985 Cy Young Award AL 6th 5.0 140 0
1985 Most Valuable Player AL 21th 3.0 392 0
1984 Most Valuable Player AL 27th 1.0 392 0