Dave Tobik

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: March 2, 1953 in Euclid, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ohio University (Athens, OH) and the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1975 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Ohio University (Athens, OH).

School: Ohio University (Athens, OH)

Debut: August 26, 1978 (Age 25-177d, 14,080th in major league history)
vs. MIL 3.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: October 5, 1985 (Age 32-217d)
vs. CHW 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: David Vance Tobik

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.5

ERA

3.70

196

396.0

256

WHIP

1.283

Summary of 44 Home Runs Allowed

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

0 leading off, 5 walk-off, 3 tying, 9 go ahead

3 Tms
DET	35
TEX	7
SEA	2

Platoon
vs RHB	31
vs LHB	13

Home/Road
Home	23
Away	21

Outs
1	22
0	11
2	11

14 Opps
BAL	8
CHW	6
CAL	4
NYY	4
TOR	4
MIN	3
BOS	3
TEX	3
KCR	2
OAK	2
SEA	2
CLE	1
DET	1
MIL	1

41 Batters
Lenn Sakata	2
Bobby Brown	2
Roy Howell	2
Willie Randolph	1
Wayne Gross	1
Dave Engle	1
Don Baylor	1
Greg Luzinski	1
Bobby Grich	1
Reid Nichols	1
Otto Vélez	1
Ken Singleton	1
Jerry Martin	1
Jorge Orta	1
Steve Balboni	1
Ken Phelps	1
Pete Mackanin	1
Ellis Valentine	1
Jesse Barfield	1
Carney Lansford	1
Rusty Torres	1
Rick Cerone	1
Doug DeCinces	1
Carmelo Castillo	1
Rich Dauer	1
Rickey Henderson	1
Benny Ayala	1
Claudell Washington	1
Lee Mazzilli	1
Joe DeSa	1
Cal Ripken Jr.	1
Brian Downing	1
Jim Morrison	1
Gary Roenicke	1
Wade Boggs	1
John Castino	1
Jim Anderson	1
Buddy Bell	1
Tom Brookens	1
Don Money	1
Dan Ford	1

12 Parks
Tiger Stad (DET)	20
Arlington St (ARL)	6
Angel Stad (ANA)	3
Memor. Stad (BAL)	3
Yankee Stad (NYC)	2
ComiskeyPk 1 (CHI)	2
Kingdome (SEA)	2
Metrop. Stad (MIN)	2
RingCentral Col (OAK)	1
Fenway Pk (BOS)	1
ClevelandStd (CLE)	1
Exhibit Stad (TOR)	1

Where Hit
7	26
9	9

General field locations
when available.

Game Totals
1·HR gms	27
2·HR gms	7
3·HR gms	1

Gms w/ this # = 0
are not shown.

Bases
---	28
1--	8
123	3
12-	3
-2-	2

69 Runs
RISP	8
0 on	28
1 on	10
2 on	3
3 on	3
Any on	16

Inning
2	2
4	2
5	6
6	3
7	3
8	13
9	12
Extra	3

1-3	2
4-6	11
7-end	31

RelScore
+4..	13
+3	6
+2	4
+1	5
Tied	7
-1	5
-2	2
-4..	2

Ahead	28
Tied	7
Behind	9

Before event,
for batter

DefPos
RF	9
3B	9
LF	6
DH	5
2B	4
SS	4
1B	3
PH	2
C	2

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

Leverage
High Lev	11
Medium Lev	7
Low Lev	26

Play By Play

WE and WPA Explanation

Play By Play
1978	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
1	1	1	1	1978-08-26	Don Money	MIL	@	DET	ahead 4-3	t 4	0	---	1	2	5	11%	74%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1979	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
2	2	1	1	1979-06-15	Dan Ford	CAL	@	DET	tied 7-7	t 9	2	---	1	3	9	41%	80%		Home Run (Deep LF)
3	3	2	1	1979-06-22	Ken Singleton	BAL		DET	behind 3-5	b 9	1	---	1	3	9	7%	11%		Home Run
4	4	3	2	1979-06-22	Doug DeCinces	BAL		DET	behind 4-5	b 9	2	1--	2	6	5	90%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); E. Murray Scores
5	5	4	1	1979-07-04	Roy Howell	TOR	@	DET	behind 3-4	t 8	2	---	1	5	DH	25%	42%		Home Run (Deep RF)
6	6	5	2	1979-07-04	Otto Vélez	TOR	@	DET	tied 4-4	t 11	1	12-	3	9	PH	38%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Cannon Scores; D. Ainge Scores
7	7	6	1	1979-07-14	Jim Morrison	CHW		DET	ahead 8-2	b 7	1	---	1	8	5	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
8	8	7	2	1979-07-14	Claudell Washington	CHW		DET	ahead 9-4	b 8	1	12-	3	5	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Moore Scores; J. Orta Scores
9	9	8	1	1979-07-23	Jorge Orta	CHW	@	DET	ahead 8-3	t 8	1	1--	2	4	4	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF); C. Lemon Scores
10	10	9	2	1979-07-23	Rusty Torres	CHW	@	DET	ahead 10-3	t 8	2	---	1	6	9	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep RF)
11	11	10	1	1979-08-30	Wayne Gross	OAK	@	DET	behind 6-8	t 9	0	---	1	7	5	9%	17%		Home Run (Deep RF)
12	12	11	1	1979-09-20	Rich Dauer	BAL	@	DET	ahead 4-3	t 2	0	---	1	8	4	9%	69%		Home Run (Deep LF)
13	13	12	1	1979-09-26	Benny Ayala	BAL		DET	ahead 10-1	b 5	1	1--	2	2	7	0%	100%		Home Run; K. Garcia Scores
1980	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
14	14	1	1	1980-05-07	Jim Anderson	SEA		DET	behind 5-6	b 9	1	---	1	2	6	47%	58%		Home Run (Deep LF)
15	15	2	1	1980-05-21	Bobby Brown	NYY	@	DET	ahead 4-2	t 7	2	---	1	1	9	9%	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
16	16	3	1	1980-05-26	Bobby Brown	NYY		DET	ahead 7-5	b 8	0	---	1	9	7	3%	97%		Home Run
17	17	4	2	1980-05-26	Rick Cerone	NYY		DET	ahead 9-5	b 8	2	123	4	7	2	1%	100%		Home Run; B. Watson Scores; J. Lefebvre Scores; G. Nettles Scores
18	18	5	1	1980-09-08 (2)	Gary Roenicke	BAL	@	DET	ahead 7-0	t 5	0	---	1	8	7	1%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF)
19	19	6	1	1980-09-23	Roy Howell	TOR	@	DET	ahead 6-4	t 7	1	---	1	5	5	8%	88%		Home Run (Deep RF)
20	20	7	1	1980-09-26	Willie Randolph	NYY	@	DET	ahead 6-5	t 9	0	---	1	1	4	9%	92%		Home Run (Deep RF)
1981	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
21	21	1	1	1981-05-09	Brian Downing	CAL		DET	ahead 4-1	b 5	1	---	1	5	2	5%	94%		Home Run (Deep LF)
22	22	2	2	1981-05-09	Don Baylor	CAL		DET	ahead 5-1	b 6	2	12-	3	4	DH	4%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); R. Carew Scores; D. Ford Scores
23	23	3	3	1981-05-09	Bobby Grich	CAL		DET	ahead 8-1	b 6	2	1--	2	6	4	0%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF); B. Downing Scores
24	24	4	1	1981-08-29	Pete Mackanin	MIN		DET	ahead 5-1	b 5	0	---	1	4	3	3%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF)
25	25	5	2	1981-08-29	John Castino	MIN		DET	ahead 6-1	b 5	1	---	1	6	5	2%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF)
26	26	6	1	1981-10-01	Lenn Sakata	BAL	@	DET	ahead 2-0	t 2	0	---	1	8	6	8%	79%		Home Run (Deep LF)
27	27	7	2	1981-10-01	Lenn Sakata	BAL	@	DET	ahead 3-0	t 4	1	---	1	8	6	7%	88%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1982	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
28	28	1	1	1982-05-16	Dave Engle	MIN	@	DET	behind 5-6	t 6	0	---	1	7	9	16%	50%		Home Run
29	29	2	1	1982-06-22	Wade Boggs	BOS		DET	tied 4-4	b 11	1	---	1	8	3	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run
30	30	3	1	1982-06-30	Reid Nichols	BOS	@	DET	behind 2-12	t 8	1	---	1	3	7	0%	0%		Home Run (Deep LF)
31	31	4	1	1982-07-09 (1)	Buddy Bell	TEX		DET	behind 1-2	b 9	1	-2-	2	3	5	73%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); B. Sample Scores
32	32	5	1	1982-07-10 (1)	Lee Mazzilli	TEX		DET	tied 5-5	b 9	1	---	1	2	DH	42%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep RF)
33	33	6	1	1982-07-21	Greg Luzinski	CHW	@	DET	tied 3-3	t 12	1	---	1	4	DH	38%	82%		Home Run (Deep LF)
34	34	7	1	1982-08-15	Jerry Martin	KCR	@	DET	ahead 4-1	t 9	1	-2-	2	7	7	2%	99%		Home Run (Deep LF); S. Hammond Scores
35	35	8	1	1982-09-19	Carney Lansford	BOS	@	DET	ahead 2-1	t 8	1	123	4	4	5	14%	98%		Home Run (Deep LF); J. Remy Scores; R. Miller Scores/unER; J. Rice Scores
1983	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
36	36	1	1	1983-05-03	Jesse Barfield	TOR		TEX	behind 0-6	b 8	2	1--	2	5	9	1%	2%		Home Run (Deep LF); D. García Scores
37	37	2	1	1983-05-22	Tom Brookens	DET		TEX	ahead 9-5	b 8	0	---	1	8	5	1%	100%		Home Run (Deep LF)
1984	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
38	38	1	1	1984-05-06	Cal Ripken Jr.	BAL	@	TEX	ahead 5-1	t 9	1	---	1	3	6	1%	99%		Home Run
39	39	2	1	1984-05-28	Steve Balboni	KCR	@	TEX	ahead 4-1	t 8	2	---	1	6	3	4%	96%		Home Run (Deep LF)
40	40	3	1	1984-06-01	Ken Phelps	SEA	@	TEX	tied 3-3	t 8	1	---	1	6	DH	27%	72%		Home Run (Deep LF)
41	41	4	1	1984-06-24	Rickey Henderson	OAK		TEX	tied 2-2	b 9	2	1--	2	1	7	44%	100%	Walk-Off	Home Run (Deep LF); G. Hancock Scores
42	42	5	1	1984-06-28 (2)	Carmelo Castillo	CLE		TEX	ahead 5-2	b 8	0	1--	2	5	9	2%	100%		Home Run; A. Thornton Scores
1985	#car	#yr	#gm	Date	Batter	@Bat			Score	Inn	Out	RoB	R	BOP	Pos	bWPA	bWE	Notes	Play Description
43	43	1	1	1985-09-13	Joe DeSa	CHW	@	SEA	ahead 2-1	t 9	1	123	4	7	PH	9%	99%		Home Run (Deep RF); H. Baines Scores; C. Fisk Scores; J. Cruz Scores
44	44	2	1	1985-09-23	Ellis Valentine	TEX		SEA	ahead 6-3	b 5	1	1--	2	6	9	7%	96%		Home Run; L. Parrish Scores