Doug Davis
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| Arizona Diamondbacks — No. 49 | |
| Starting Pitcher | |
| Bats: Right | Throws: Left |
| Major League Baseball debut | |
|---|---|
| August 9, 1999 for the Texas Rangers | |
| Selected MLB statistics (through 2006) |
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| Win-loss | 62 |
| ERA | 4.35 |
| Strikeouts | 807 |
| Former teams | |
Douglas P. "Doug" Davis (born September 21, 1975) is a starting pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks. Davis was born in Sacramento, California and went to Northgate High School in Walnut Creek California. Later, he attended the City College of San Francisco; he earned Second Team All-Conference honors as a pitcher in his junior season.
Davis was drafted by the Texas Rangers baseball club in the 10th round of the 1996 Amateur Draft and made his MLB debut on August 9, 1999 for the Rangers. Davis has played for the Rangers (career record 21-21 with the club), Toronto Blue Jays (career record 4-6) and the Milwaukee Brewers (career record 26-25). Davis mixes a slightly above-average curveball, a mid-80s fastball and a strong cutter which he uses as his putaway pitch to strike batters out.
On Mother's Day, May 14, 2006, Davis was one of more than 50 hitters who brandished a pink bat to benefit the Breast Cancer Foundation. As of August 29, 2006, he had 744 strikeouts. Davis also made a brief appearance in 2005 as a potential home buyer on the A&E television program Flip This House episode "It's a Rat Race."
On Novermber 25, Davis was traded to the Arizona Diamondbacks along with pitcher Dana Eveland and outfielder Dave Krynzel, for catcher Johnny Estrada, and pitchers Greg Aquino and Claudio Vargas.[1]
[edit] External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career statistics and analysis
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