Doug Linton vs. Will Sawyer — Career Comparison

Doug Linton
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will Sawyer
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BluesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doug Linton built a career as a starting pitcher and Will Sawyer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will Sawyer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.177 compared to 5.78 and 1.611 for Doug Linton. By the career numbers, Will Sawyer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Linton and Will Sawyer

Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.3
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.03
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.96
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.5
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.59
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.24
88.24
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.96
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
5.78
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
2.36
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.1
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
360
10.61
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.6
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.61
10.61
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.47
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
3.68
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
3
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
6.07
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
4.85
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.084
1.084
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.872
0.872
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.83
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.38
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1384
40.79
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
596
38.04
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.68
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
6.19
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
5.04
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.24
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.68
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.588
1.588
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1224
36.08
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
35.04
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.79
40.79
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.04
38.04

Fielding Stats for Doug Linton and Will Sawyer

Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.3
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.03
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
916
27
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
423
27
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305.1
9
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
9
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.53
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.06
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.7
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.68
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.34
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.59
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.09
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
80.95
80.95
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.482
0.482
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.25
31.25
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Linton and Will Sawyer

Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
112
7466.67
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
17
204
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
600
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
466.67
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
564
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
1.23
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.101
0.101
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.087
0.087
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.67
-44.64
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-3.29
-39.5
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
228
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.63
2.63
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Doug Linton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Linton
Career
Per 600 PA
Will Sawyer
Career
Per 600 PA