Joe Dobson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 197lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: January 20, 1917 in Durant, OK us

Died: June 23, 1994 in Jacksonville, FL

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

High School: Durant HS (Durant, OK)

Debut: April 26, 1939 (Age 22-096d, 8,651st in major league history)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 30, 1954 (Age 37-100d)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Joseph Gordon Dobson

Nicknames: Burrhead

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.2

137

103

ERA

3.62

414

273

2170.0

992

WHIP

1.336

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Team Record in Appearances: 17-12 / in Starts: 15-10

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 28, Entered with runners on base: 4

1952 Pitching Game Log

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1952 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	361	2	Apr 16	CHW		CLE	L,0-1	CG	L(0-1)	99	9.0	4	1	1	4	3	1	0	1.00	4.50	34	10	13	0	0	4	74			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	0	.84	0.311	1.99	0.44%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
2	362	5	Apr 19	CHW	@	SLB	W,8-3	2-GF	W(1-1)	2	7.2	4	1	0	2	7	0	0	0.54	3.05	29	8	9	0	0	3		3	0	0	0	0	27	1	0	0	1	0	1	.87	0.273	1.47	0.28%	3.85	2b 123 1 out a1	9b end a 5
3	363	10	Apr 26	CHW		SLB	W,5-0	SHO	W(2-1)	6	9.0	3	0	0	1	8	0	0	0.35	2.31	29	8	9	0	0	3	88			0	0	0	28	0	0	0	2	0	0	.89	0.455	1.58	0.49%	4.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	364	15	May 1	CHW	@	PHA	W,3-0	SHO	W(3-1)	4	9.0	2	0	0	4	2	0	0	0.26	2.56	31	11	12	0	0	2	81			0	0	0	27	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.21	0.560	3.23	0.90%	4.43	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
5	365	20	May 6	CHW	@	BOS	L,2-11	GS-3	L(3-2)	4	3.0	7	6	5	2	6	1	0	1.43	2.74	19	2	2	0	0	7	27			0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	.61	-0.329	1.49	-0.48%	-4.51	1b start tie	3b 3 out d6
6	366	24	May 10	CHW	@	DET	W,6-3	GS-8	W(4-2)	3	7.0	5	3	2	2	1	1	0	1.61	3.06	27	13	6	2	0	5	56			0	0	0	25	1	0	0	2	0	1	1.10	0.232	2.19	0.28%	0.43	1b start a 1	8b 123 0 out a4
7	367	31	May 18(2)	CHW		WSH	W,6-4	GS-7	W(5-2)	7	6.2	8	4	4	3	2	0	0	2.10	3.07	31	8	10	0	0	8	41			0	0	0	28	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.32	-0.138	3.54	-0.22%	-1.47	1t start tie	7t 123 2 out a2
8	368	35	May 25(1)	CHW		DET	W,3-0	SHO	W(6-2)	6	9.0	5	0	0	1	3	0	0	1.79	2.92	32	10	13	2	0	5	79			0	0	0	31	0	0	0	1	0	0	.78	0.423	1.28	0.42%	4.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
9	369	41	May 30(2)	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-1	CG	W(7-2)	4	9.0	7	1	1	4	3	1	0	1.69	3.13	37	10	14	1	0	6	68			0	0	0	33	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.24	0.474	4.13	0.95%	2.89	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a2
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	370	46	Jun 4	CHW	@	NYY	L,3-6	GS-6	L(7-3)	4	5.2	13	6	6	0	1	1	0	2.28	3.22	29	10	11	3	2	7	20			1	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	.96	-0.442	2.73	-0.76%	-4.11	1b start tie	6b 123 2 out d3
11	371	60	Jun 19(2)	CHW		PHA	W,5-4	GS-8	W(8-3)	14	7.0	8	2	0	1	5	0	0	2.09	3.06	30	10	6	1	0	8	61			0	0	0	29	1	0	0	1	0	1	1.30	-0.014	4.67	-0.03%	0.30	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out a1
12	372	66	Jun 24	CHW		WSH	L,2-6	GS-1	L(8-4)	4	0.0	2	3	3	1	0	1	0	2.41	3.26	3	0	0	0	0	2	33			0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.00	-0.223	4.05	-0.54%	-2.38	1t start tie	1t 1-- 0 out d2
13	373	72	Jun 30	CHW	@	DET	W,7-2	CG	W(9-4)	5	9.0	5	2	1	5	5	0	0	2.27	3.23	37	9	13	2	0	5	71			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	1	0	1	.99	0.278	3.42	0.58%	2.18	1b start tie	9b 3 out a5
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
14	374	78	Jul 5	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-3	CG(11)	L(9-5)	4	10.1	11	3	3	5	9	1	0	2.31	3.24	43	11	7	2	0	11	63			3	1	0	38	1	0	1	1	0	1	1.49	0.134	7.82	0.42%	0.92	1b start a 1	11b 12- 1 out d1
15	375	82	Jul 11	CHW	@	WSH	L,1-2	GS-9		5	8.1	5	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.22	3.17	30	9	13	3	2	5	70			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.21	0.392	6.57	1.28%	2.57	1b start tie	9b 1-- 1 out tie
16	376	88	Jul 16	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-7	GS-3	L(9-6)	4	2.2	7	6	6	2	1	1	0	2.64	3.30	17	4	3	0	0	7	19			0	0	0	15	1	0	0	0	0	0	.81	-0.388	3.21	-0.92%	-4.95	1b start a 1	3b 12- 2 out d5
17	377	94	Jul 23	CHW		BOS	L,4-10	1-9	L(9-7)	6	7.2	7	4	4	2	2	0	0	2.78	3.26	30	11	8	1	0	7		2	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.00	-0.204	3.71	-0.23%	1.45	1t -23 2 out d3	9t 12- 1 out d1
18	378	99	Jul 27(1)	CHW		PHA	L,1-3	GS-8	L(9-8)	3	7.1	6	2	2	3	3	0	0	2.76	3.23	30	10	8	1	0	6	58			0	0	0	26	1	0	1	1	0	0	.97	0.085	2.16	0.11%	1.10	1t start tie	8t -2- 1 out d1
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
19	379	104	Aug 1	CHW		WSH	L,1-3	GS-7	L(9-9)	4	7.0	8	3	2	1	3	0	0	2.75	3.17	28	10	6	1	0	8	53			1	0	0	27	3	0	0	1	0	0	.80	-0.060	.94	-0.04%	0.28	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
20	380	111	Aug 8(2)	CHW		DET	W,2-1	CG	W(10-9)	6	9.0	10	1	1	0	5	0	0	2.64	3.05	36	9	12	0	0	10	68			0	0	0	36	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.23	0.501	.76	0.19%	3.22	1t start tie	9t 3 out a1
21	381	116	Aug 13	CHW	@	DET	W,7-1	CG	W(11-9)	4	9.0	4	1	1	4	3	1	0	2.54	3.13	32	15	6	0	0	4	74			0	0	0	28	1	0	1	2	0	0	.72	0.279	.50	0.12%	3.18	1b start a 2	9b 3 out a6
22	382	119	Aug 17(1)	CHW	@	CLE	L,2-6	7-GF(8)		3	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	2.57	3.19	7	3	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	1	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.37	-0.101	.31	-0.05%	-1.18	7b 12- 0 out d1	8b end d 4
23	383	124	Aug 22	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-1	CG	W(12-9)	4	9.0	4	1	1	1	3	0	0	2.48	3.13	30	11	11	0	0	4	77			0	1	0	29	0	0	0	1	0	0	.95	0.361	.89	0.20%	3.47	1b start tie	9b 3 out a3
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
24	384	132	Sep 2(1)	CHW		DET	W,6-5	GS-5		10	5.0	6	5	5	3	2	1	0	2.67	3.22	25	7	7	1	0	6	34			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	0	0	1	.92	-0.357	.14	-0.03%	-2.66	1t start tie	5t 3 out d3
25	385	137	Sep 6	CHW	@	DET	W,4-3	GS-7		3	7.0	6	3	1	2	2	0	0	2.62	3.20	28	8	10	3	0	6	57			0	0	0	24	0	0	1	0	0	1	1.40	-0.184	.17	-0.01%	0.25	1b start tie	7b 3 out d2
26	386	142	Sep 11	CHW		WSH	L,1-4	GS-7	L(12-10)	4	7.0	4	4	3	3	4	0	0	2.67	3.17	29	8	10	0	0	4	56			1	0	0	25	2	1	1	0	0	1	1.17	-0.191	.02	0.00%	-0.72	1t start tie	7t 3 out d3
27	387	148	Sep 16(2)	CHW		PHA	W,7-1	GS-8	W(13-10)	4	7.1	4	1	1	4	5	0	0	2.61	3.15	30	9	8	0	0	4	67			0	0	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.267	.00	0.00%	1.87	1t start tie	8t 12- 1 out a5
28	388	152	Sep 23	CHW	@	CLE	W,10-1	CG	W(14-10)	6	9.0	6	1	1	0	7	0	0	2.54	3.05	33	9	11	0	0	6	78			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	1	.40	0.094	.00	0.00%	2.89	1b start a 5	9b 3 out a9
29	389	155	Sep 27	CHW		SLB	W,8-4	8-GF	S(1)	3	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.51	3.01	7	1	2	0	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.43	0.027	.00	0.00%	-0.09	8t 12- 0 out a6	9t end a 4
							17-12		W-L:14-10,Sv:1	4.3	200.2	164	66	56	61	101	11	0	2.51	3.01	803	1.01		5%	1%	156	59	9	44%	6	5	0	735	20	1	5	20	0	10	1.04	2.515	2.36	3.32%	24.87

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