Doug Davis (pitcher)

Doug Davis
Davis with the Chicago Cubs
Pitcher
Born: (1975-09-21) September 21, 1975 (age 41) Sacramento, California
Batted: Right Threw: Left
MLB debut
August 9, 1999, for the Texas Rangers
Last MLB appearance
June 28, 2011, for the Chicago Cubs
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	92–108
Earned run average	4.44
Strikeouts	1,279
Teams
Texas Rangers (1999–2003) Toronto Blue Jays (2003) Milwaukee Brewers (2003–2006) Arizona Diamondbacks (2007–2009) Milwaukee Brewers (2010) Chicago Cubs (2011)

Douglas N. "Doug" Davis (born September 21, 1975) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Milwaukee Brewers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Chicago Cubs.

Davis was born in Sacramento, California, and went to Northgate High School (Walnut Creek, California), where he played football and baseball. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers following his senior year in high school, but did not sign.

Davis then attended Diablo Valley College, where he played baseball. 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 in the 10th round of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft.

Davis began his minor league career for the Texas Rangers rookie league affiliate, the Gulf Coast Rangers, in 1996 where he went 3–1 with a 1.90 ERA in 8 games and 42 innings.

In 1997 Davis started his season with the Gulf Coast Rangers going 3–1 with a 1.70 ERA in 4 games before being promoted to the High-A Charlotte Rangers where he spent the rest of 1998 and 1998, going 16–10 over that period.

In 1999, Davis began the season in AA Tulsa posting an impressive 2.42 ERA over 74 ¹⁄₃ innings with a record of 4–4, which earned him a promotion to the AAA Oklahoma RedHawks where he finished the season with a 7–0 record, 3.00 ERA.