1986
Born September 26, 1986
Rapid City, SD, USA
Sean Doolittle Notable
b. September 26, 1986 · Oakland Athletics 2012–2017, Washington Nationals 2017–2020, 2022, Cincinnati Reds 2021, Seattle Mariners 2021
Sean Doolittle played for four clubs across 11 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Oakland Athletics in 2012 and closing with the Washington Nationals in 2022.
Working almost entirely in relief, he saved 112 games and appeared 463 times, with a 3.20 earned run average. He struck out 522. Across 464 games he batted .000, with 0 hits and 0 runs.
He was selected to two All-Star teams between 2014 and 2018.
He was born in Rapid City, SD, USA on September 26, 1986. He batted left-handed and threw left-handed.
Honors
| Award | Times | Years |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star selection | 2 | 2014, 2018 |
| Bob Feller Act of Valor Award - MLB Player | 1 | 2018 |
| Reliever of the Month | 1 | 2017 |
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | OAK | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2013 | OAK | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | OAK | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 2015 | OAK | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2016 | OAK | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | OAK/WSN | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | WSN | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | WSN | 63 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| 2020 | WSN | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | CIN/SEA | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | WSN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 464 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | OAK | 2 | 1 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 47.1 | 40 | 16 | 11 | 60 | 3.04 |
| 2013 | OAK | 5 | 5 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 69.0 | 53 | 24 | 13 | 60 | 3.13 |
| 2014 | OAK | 2 | 4 | 61 | 0 | 22 | 62.2 | 38 | 19 | 8 | 89 | 2.73 |
| 2015 | OAK | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 13.2 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 3.95 |
| 2016 | OAK | 2 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 4 | 39.0 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 45 | 3.23 |
| 2017 | OAK/WSN | 2 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 24 | 51.1 | 34 | 16 | 10 | 62 | 2.81 |
| 2018 | WSN | 3 | 3 | 43 | 0 | 25 | 45.0 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 60 | 1.60 |
| 2019 | WSN | 6 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 29 | 60.0 | 63 | 27 | 15 | 66 | 4.05 |
| 2020 | WSN | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5.87 |
| 2021 | CIN/SEA | 3 | 1 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 49.2 | 50 | 25 | 23 | 53 | 4.53 |
| 2022 | WSN | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 |
| Career | — | 26 | 24 | 463 | 0 | 112 | 450.2 | 354 | 160 | 103 | 522 | 3.20 |
On this day & linked events
2012
Major-league debut: Sean Doolittle
Sean Doolittle made a major-league debut on June 5, 2012.
2022
Final major-league game: Sean Doolittle
Sean Doolittle played a final major-league game on April 19, 2022.
Image: Arlington National Cemetery, public domain