Sean Doolittle

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

6-2, 218lb (188cm, 98kg)

Born: September 26, 1986 in Rapid City, SD us

Draft: Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 39th round of the 2004 MLB June Amateur Draft from Shawnee HS (Medford, NJ) and the Oakland Athletics in the 1st round (41st) of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA).

High School: Shawnee HS (Medford, NJ)

School: University of Virginia (Charlottesville, VA)

Debut: June 5, 2012 (Age 25-253d, 20,206th in major league history)
vs. TEX 1.1 IP, 0 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 19, 2022 (Age 35-205d)
vs. ARI 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2012 season

Agents: Jason Cook

National Team: us USA (College)

Full Name: Sean Robert Doolittle

Nicknames: Doooooooo, Doc or Obi-Sean

Twitter: @whatwouldDOOdo

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

9.9

ERA

3.20

463

112

450.2

522

WHIP

1.014

Summary of 48 Home Runs Allowed

(For more accurate walk-off HR totals, see the Batting Event Finder)

0 leading off, 2 walk-off, 8 tying, 10 go ahead

4 Tms
OAK	22
WSN	19
CIN	6
SEA	1

Platoon
vs RHB	37
vs LHB	11

Home/Road
Home	28
Away	20

Outs
0	18
1	16
2	14

22 Opps
MIL	6
LAA	5
BAL	4
NYM	3
HOU	3
CHW	3
COL	2
TEX	2
CIN	2
SEA	2
DET	2
KCR	2
PIT	2
ATL	2
MIN	1
SFG	1
SDP	1
NYY	1
PHI	1
CLE	1
MIA	1
TOR	1

46 Batters
Todd Frazier	2
Rajai Davis	2
Jordan Luplow	1
Christian Yelich	1
Geovany Soto	1
Josh Donaldson	1
George Springer	1
Jimmy Rollins	1
Russell Martin	1
Jose Altuve	1
Mike Trout	1
Phil Gosselin	1
Avisaíl García	1
Evan Longoria	1
Michael Saunders	1
Andrew McCutchen	1
J.P. Arencibia	1
Mike Moustakas	1
Jorge Alfaro	1
Eric Hosmer	1
Adam Frazier	1
Brandon Nimmo	1
Phil Ervin	1
Pat Valaika	1
Carlos Peña	1
Ryan Braun	1
Víctor Martínez	1
Steven Tolleson	1
Michael A. Taylor	1
Daniel Vogelbach	1
Paul Konerko	1
Pedro Severino	1
Chris Davis	1
Kole Calhoun	1
Jett Bandy	1
Ian Desmond	1
Albert Pujols	1
Joey Rickard	1
Rougned Odor	1
Lewis Brinson	1
Hunter Renfroe	1
Josh Bell	1
Garrett Hampson	1
Charlie Culberson	1
Nelson Cruz	1
Brian Dozier	1

16 Parks
Nationals Pk (WAS)	15
RingCentral Col (OAK)	11
Angel Stad (ANA)	4
GreatAmer BP (CIN)	3
Citi Field (NYC)	3
Comerica Pk (DET)	2
Oracle Park (SFO)	1
KauffmanStad (KAN)	1
Target Field (MIN)	1
T-Mobile Pk (SEA)	1
Yankee Stad3 (NYC)	1
PNC Pk (PIT)	1
Coors Fld (DEN)	1
CitizensBank (PHI)	1
MinuteMaidPk (HOU)	1
Guaranteed (CHI)	1

Where Hit
7	21
78	15
8	6
89	3
9	3

General field locations
when available.

Pitches
4	11
1	10
3	10
2	8
6	4
7+	3
5	2

Pitches in PA
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	43
3·HR gms	1
2·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	31
-2-	7
1--	6
1-3	2
12-	1
123	1

70 Runs
RISP	11
0 on	31
1 on	13
2 on	3
3 on	1
Any on	17

Inning
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	4
8	13
9	26
Extra	2

4-6	3
7-end	45

RelScore
+4..	2
+3	2
+2	2
+1	4
Tied	8
-1	4
-2	7
-3	12
-4..	7

Ahead	10
Tied	8
Behind	30

Before event,
for batter

Count
0-0	10
1-2	7
1-1	7
1-0	5
2-1	5
0-2	3
3-2	3
0-1	3
2-2	3
3-1	1
2-0	1

Pitch data mostly complete since 1988.

DefPos
PH	6
RF	6
LF	6
1B	5
2B	5
CF	5
DH	5
3B	5
C	4
SS	1

OrderPos
7th	9
5th	8
4th	7
1st	5
2nd	5
6th	5
3rd	4
9th	3
8th	2

Leverage
High Lev	14
Medium Lev	15
Low Lev	19

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
2012	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	2012-09-12	Albert Pujols	LAA		OAK	behind 0-4	b 9	0	---	6,(2-2) .BSFBFX	1	3	DH	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2	2	2	1	2012-09-21	Russell Martin	NYY		OAK	tied 1-1	b 10	0	---	2,(0-1) FX	1	6	2	36%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
3	3	3	1	2012-09-28	Michael Saunders	SEA	@	OAK	behind 1-4	t 7	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	8	8%	17%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
2013	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
4	4	1	1	2013-04-16	Carlos Peña	HOU	@	OAK	behind 2-3	t 8	2	---	3,(1-1) CBX	1	5	3	27%	42%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
5	5	2	1	2013-04-28	Chris Davis	BAL	@	OAK	tied 6-6	t 8	1	---	3,(0-2) CFX	1	5	3	28%	73%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
6	6	3	1	2013-06-08	Paul Konerko	CHW		OAK	ahead 2-1	b 8	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	4	DH	9%	97%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); A. Ríos Scores
7	7	4	1	2013-08-26	Víctor Martínez	DET		OAK	behind 4-8	b 8	0	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	5	DH	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
2014	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
8	8	1	1	2014-04-09	Brian Dozier	MIN		OAK	behind 1-4	b 8	1	---	6,(1-2) CBFFFX	1	1	4	6%	11%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
9	9	2	1	2014-04-15	Mike Trout	LAA		OAK	behind 7-9	b 9	0	-2-	4,(2-1) BF*BX	2	2	8	45%	63%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Calhoun Scores
10	10	3	1	2014-06-30	Rajai Davis	DET		OAK	behind 1-4	b 9	1	123	2,(1-0) BX	4	1	7	81%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); N. Castellanos Scores; A. Avila Scores; A. Jackson Scores
11	11	4	1	2014-07-06	Steven Tolleson	TOR	@	OAK	behind 1-4	t 9	0	---	4,(2-1) ....CBBX	1	2	PH	4%	7%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
12	12	5	1	2014-09-17	J.P. Arencibia	TEX	@	OAK	tied 1-1	t 9	1	1-3	4,(1-2) CFBX	3	5	DH	28%	97%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); R. Odor Scores; A. Beltré Scores
2015	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
13	13	1	1	2015-09-30	Kole Calhoun	LAA		OAK	behind 6-8	b 9	0	---	6,(3-2) BFBBFX	1	2	9	10%	19%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
2016	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	2016-04-05	Jimmy Rollins	CHW	@	OAK	tied 4-4	t 9	2	---	5,(2-2) FBBSX	1	2	6	41%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
15	15	2	1	2016-04-12	Geovany Soto	LAA	@	OAK	behind 3-4	t 9	1	1--	2,(0-1) .F1X	2	8	2	66%	82%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); C. Gentry Scores
16	16	3	1	2016-04-15	Eric Hosmer	KCR	@	OAK	ahead 3-2	t 9	1	---	3,(1-1) .TBX	1	4	3	10%	92%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF)
17	17	4	1	2016-06-15	Rougned Odor	TEX	@	OAK	ahead 6-5	t 8	2	---	4,(1-2) SBFX	1	6	4	14%	85%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
18	18	5	1	2016-06-23	Jett Bandy	LAA		OAK	behind 2-5	b 9	1	-2-	1,(0-0) X	2	8	2	6%	11%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); J. Giavotella Scores
19	19	6	1	2016-10-01	Nelson Cruz	SEA		OAK	behind 5-7	b 7	1	1--	3,(2-0) BBX	2	4	DH	33%	55%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); R. Canó Scores
2017	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
20	20	1	1	2017-04-15	George Springer	HOU	@	OAK	ahead 6-5	t 8	2	1--	3,(1-1) 1BC>X	2	1	9	20%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); J. Marisnick Scores
21	21	2	1	2017-04-29	Jose Altuve	HOU		OAK	behind 0-2	b 8	2	---	2,(1-0) BX	1	3	4	10%	19%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
22	22	3	1	2017-07-05	Todd Frazier	CHW	@	OAK	behind 2-7	t 9	2	1--	3,(0-2) CF>X	2	5	5	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Abreu Scores
23	23	4	1	2017-07-26	Lewis Brinson	MIL	@	WSN	behind 2-8	t 9	1	1--	3,(1-1) BCX	2	7	8	0%	1%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); M. Piña Scores
24	24	5	1	2017-09-28	Josh Bell	PIT	@	WSN	behind 2-4	t 9	0	1--	1,(0-0) X	2	4	3	34%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); A. McCutchen Scores
2018	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
25	25	1	1	2018-04-01	Phil Gosselin	CIN		WSN	behind 3-6	b 9	2	-2-	4,(0-2) F>C.FX	2	9	4	3%	5%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); S. Schebler Scores
26	26	2	1	2018-04-15	Ian Desmond	COL	@	WSN	tied 5-5	t 9	2	---	7,(3-2) SFBBBFX	1	6	7	41%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
27	27	3	1	2018-06-19	Joey Rickard	BAL	@	WSN	behind 6-9	t 9	1	---	4,(2-1) CBBX	1	9	7	2%	4%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2019	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	2019-04-26	Hunter Renfroe	SDP	@	WSN	tied 3-3	t 9	1	---	6,(1-2) CBFFFX	1	4	9	37%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
29	29	2	1	2019-05-22	Rajai Davis	NYM		WSN	ahead 3-1	b 8	2	12-	9,(2-2) .SFBFBFFFX	3	9	PH	6%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); J. Lagares Scores; W. Ramos Scores
30	30	3	1	2019-05-24	Jorge Alfaro	MIA	@	WSN	behind 9-12	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	2	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
31	31	4	1	2019-07-29	Charlie Culberson	ATL	@	WSN	behind 2-6	t 9	1	---	3,(1-1) .FBX	1	7	PH	1%	2%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
32	32	5	1	2019-07-31	Josh Donaldson	ATL	@	WSN	tied 4-4	t 10	1	---	4,(1-2) CCBX	1	4	5	37%	81%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
33	33	6	1	2019-08-09	Todd Frazier	NYM		WSN	behind 3-6	b 9	0	1-3	4,(2-1) BSBX	3	7	5	43%	64%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); J. Davis Scores; W. Ramos Scores
34	34	7	1	2019-08-12	Phil Ervin	CIN	@	WSN	behind 4-7	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) ..X	1	7	PH	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
35	35	8	1	2019-08-17	Christian Yelich	MIL	@	WSN	behind 8-11	t 9	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	3	9	4%	8%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
36	36	9	2	2019-08-17	Mike Moustakas	MIL	@	WSN	behind 9-11	t 9	0	-2-	4,(2-1) BBFX	2	5	5	33%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); K. Hiura Scores
37	37	10	3	2019-08-17	Ryan Braun	MIL	@	WSN	tied 11-11	t 9	0	---	1,(0-0) X	1	6	7	33%	83%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
38	38	11	1	2019-09-28	Jordan Luplow	CLE	@	WSN	behind 6-10	t 9	2	---	10,(3-2) FSFFFFBBBX	1	3	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
2020	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
39	39	1	1	2020-08-08	Pat Valaika	BAL	@	WSN	behind 0-3	t 8	0	---	3,(1-1) ..BFX	1	6	PH	7%	14%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
40	40	2	2	2020-08-08	Pedro Severino	BAL	@	WSN	behind 1-3	t 8	0	---	1,(0-0) .X	1	7	PH	12%	26%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
41	41	3	1	2020-08-10	Brandon Nimmo	NYM		WSN	behind 3-16	b 9	0	---	2,(0-1) .CX	1	7	9	0%	0%		Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
2021	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	Pit(cnt)	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
42	42	1	1	2021-04-13	Evan Longoria	SFG		CIN	behind 4-5	b 6	1	---	1,(0-0) X	1	5	5	19%	54%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
43	43	2	1	2021-05-11	Adam Frazier	PIT		CIN	ahead 5-2	b 8	2	-2-	4,(1-2) CCBX	2	1	4	2%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); T. Stokes Scores
44	44	3	1	2021-05-14	Garrett Hampson	COL		CIN	ahead 8-4	b 7	2	---	5,(3-1) FBBBX	1	1	8	2%	98%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
45	45	4	1	2021-06-08	Avisaíl García	MIL	@	CIN	behind 0-1	t 4	0	---	2,(1-0) .BX	1	4	9	12%	50%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
46	46	5	1	2021-06-10	Daniel Vogelbach	MIL	@	CIN	ahead 4-2	t 7	2	-2-	3,(1-1) BFX	2	2	3	13%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); L. Urías Scores
47	47	6	1	2021-08-14	Andrew McCutchen	PHI		CIN	ahead 5-1	b 8	1	---	4,(1-2) FBSX	1	5	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
48	48	7	1	2021-09-18	Michael A. Taylor	KCR		SEA	ahead 3-0	b 5	2	---	1,(0-0) X	1	7	8	5%	92%		Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)