Richard Dotson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: January 10, 1959 in Cincinnati, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (7th) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Anderson HS (Cincinnati, OH).

High School: Anderson HS (Cincinnati, OH)

Debut: September 4, 1979 (Age 20-237d, 14,230th in major league history)
vs. CAL 1.1 IP, 5 H, 0 SO, 2 BB, 5 ER

Last Game: June 5, 1990 (Age 31-146d)
vs. CAL 1.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: Richard Elliott Dotson

Nicknames: Rich

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.0

111

113

ERA

4.23

305

295

1857.1

973

WHIP

1.413

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Team Record in Appearances: 12-19 / in Starts: 12-19

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

1987 Pitching Game Log

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1987 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	207	1	Apr 6	CHW	@	KCR	W,5-4	GS-7	W(1-0)	99	6.1	8	4	4	3	3	1	0	5.68	5.40	28	9	5	0	0	8	41			0	0	0	25	0	1	0	3	0	1	1.13	0.121	1.66	0.11%	0.96	1b start tie	7b 12- 1 out a3
2	208	5	Apr 11	CHW		DET	L,1-7	GS-5	L(1-1)	4	4.0	9	6	6	1	2	0	0	8.71	4.32	22	6	4	1	0	9	21			0	0	0	21	1	2	0	0	0	0	.91	-0.222	1.11	-0.16%	-3.26	1t start tie	5t -23 0 out d4
3	209	9	Apr 17	CHW	@	DET	L,1-3	CG(8)	L(1-2)	5	8.0	6	3	3	3	6	0	0	6.38	3.53	31	7	10	3	0	5	61			0	1	0	27	1	0	0	0	1	0	.79	-0.038	.86	-0.03%	1.22	1b start a 1	8b 3 out d2
4	210	14	Apr 24	CHW		TOR	L,2-4	GS-7		6	6.1	5	2	2	4	7	0	0	5.47	3.28	26	3	7	0	0	5	58			0	0	0	22	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.29	0.125	1.40	0.08%	1.69	1t start tie	7t 1-3 1 out a1
5	211	18	Apr 29	CHW	@	CLE	L,5-6	GS-7		4	6.0	7	3	2	2	3	0	0	4.99	3.20	25	8	6	1	0	6	49			0	0	0	23	3	0	0	2	0	1	1.01	-0.148	.84	-0.07%	-0.09	1b start tie	7b 1-- 0 out d1
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
6	212	22	May 4	CHW		NYY	L,1-6	GS-8	L(1-3)	4	7.1	5	5	5	3	0	0	0	5.21	3.37	27	15	6	3	0	3	45			0	0	0	24	1	1	0	3	0	0	.97	0.085	1.06	0.06%	0.85	1t start tie	8t 123 1 out d1
7	213	27	May 10	CHW		BAL	L,4-6	GS-8	L(1-4)	5	7.0	6	5	5	3	4	2	0	5.40	3.89	30	5	13	4	0	5	46			0	0	0	27	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.09	-0.082	.78	-0.04%	-0.09	1t start tie	8t 12- 0 out d1
8	214	32	May 15	CHW		TEX	W,5-0	SHO	W(2-4)	4	9.0	5	0	0	5	4	0	0	4.50	3.85	36	12	10	5	0	5	76			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	1	0	1	.93	0.351	.52	0.12%	5.05	1t start tie	9t 3 out a5
9	215	37	May 22	CHW	@	BOS	W,4-3	GS-8		6	7.1	4	3	3	4	6	1	0	4.40	3.95	29	5	10	3	4	4	60			0	1	0	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.12	0.112	.57	0.03%	0.52	1b start a 2	8b 12- 1 out tie
10	216	42	May 27	CHW		KCR	W,3-2	GS-9	W(3-4)	4	8.2	7	2	2	0	7	2	0	4.11	3.99	33	10	9	1	1	7	69			0	1	0	32	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.01	0.442	.89	0.24%	2.94	1t start tie	9t --- 2 out a1
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
11	217	46	Jun 1	CHW	@	TEX	L,9-11	GS-9		4	8.1	8	5	5	1	6	2	0	4.25	4.08	33	11	7	0	0	8	52			0	1	0	32	5	0	0	0	0	0	.54	0.171	.44	0.08%	-0.34	1b start a 1	9b --- 1 out a2
12	218	51	Jun 6	CHW	@	CAL	L,1-2	GS-9		4	9.0	5	1	1	2	8	1	0	3.92	3.99	32	14	4	0	0	4	79			0	0	0	30	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.46	0.517	.99	0.21%	3.80	1b start tie	9b 3 out tie
13	219	58	Jun 13	CHW		MIN	W,6-2	GS-7	W(4-4)	6	7.0	6	0	0	2	3	0	0	3.63	3.91	29	10	9	3	0	5	66			0	0	0	27	0	0	1	1	0	1	1.33	0.447	.38	0.08%	3.93	1t start tie	7t 3 out a2
14	220	63	Jun 19	CHW	@	MIN	L,6-7	GS-6		5	5.1	6	6	6	4	2	1	0	3.97	4.06	25	6	7	0	0	6	30			1	1	0	21	1	0	0	0	0	0	.88	-0.304	.13	-0.03%	-2.25	1b start tie	6b 123 1 out a1
15	221	68	Jun 24	CHW		SEA	L,7-10	GS-4	L(4-5)	4	3.0	8	6	6	0	2	2	0	4.38	4.24	16	3	3	1	0	8	21			0	1	0	16	0	1	0	0	0	0	.87	-0.347	.07	-0.02%	-4.32	1t start tie	4t --- 0 out d5
16	222	72	Jun 29	CHW		OAK	W,5-2	CG	W(5-5)	4	9.0	7	2	2	4	7	0	0	4.19	4.12	38	9	12	3	0	6	68			0	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	1	.96	0.302	.02	0.01%	3.05	1t start tie	9t 3 out a3
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
17	223	77	Jul 4	CHW	@	CLE	W,3-2	GS-9	W(6-5)	4	8.2	5	2	2	4	4	0	0	4.04	4.06	32	11	8	2	0	5	66			0	1	0	28	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.11	0.431	.04	0.01%	3.42	1b start tie	9b 1-3 2 out a2
18	224	82	Jul 9	CHW	@	NYY	W,6-3	GS-9	W(7-5)	4	8.2	6	3	3	6	3	1	0	3.98	4.17	37	13	9	1	0	6	57			0	0	0	30	4	0	0	1	0	0	.97	0.156	.03	0.00%	1.10	1b start tie	9b 123 2 out a3
19	225	86	Jul 16	CHW		CLE	L,3-4	CG	L(7-6)	6	9.0	9	4	4	3	5	2	0	3.98	4.27	39	12	10	1	0	9	55			0	0	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	0	.77	0.047	.03	0.00%	1.05	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
20	226	91	Jul 21	CHW		BAL	L,6-11	GS-3		4	2.1	6	6	4	2	1	1	0	4.17	4.37	16	1	6	0	0	6	24			0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	1	1.17	-0.364	.05	-0.01%	-4.29	1t start tie	3t 12- 1 out d4
21	227	95	Jul 26	CHW		NYY	L,2-5	GS-9	L(7-7)	4	8.2	5	5	5	0	5	3	0	4.23	4.48	31	9	12	5	0	5	59			0	0	0	31	1	0	0	0	0	0	.97	-0.221	.05	-0.01%	-0.07	1t start tie	9t --- 2 out d3
22	228	100	Jul 31	CHW	@	MIL	W,8-6	GS-9	W(8-7)	4	8.0	7	5	5	4	3	1	0	4.30	4.51	35	10	11	1	0	7	47			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.07	0.178	.02	0.00%	0.52	1b start a 1	9b 12- 0 out a5
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
23	229	105	Aug 5	CHW		TOR	L,2-3	CG	L(8-8)	4	9.0	9	3	1	5	3	0	0	4.12	4.48	40	11	13	2	0	8	59			0	1	0	35	2	0	0	1	0	1	1.81	-0.106	.06	0.00%	2.05	1t start tie	9t 3 out d1
24	230	110	Aug 10	CHW		DET	W,8-4	GS-7	W(9-8)	4	7.0	9	4	3	4	4	0	0	4.11	4.44	34	7	10	1	0	9	45			0	0	0	30	1	0	0	0	0	0	.83	0.067	.00	0.00%	-0.07	1t start tie	7t 3 out a4
25	231	115	Aug 15	CHW	@	TOR	W,1-0	SHO	W(10-8)	4	9.0	6	0	0	2	6	0	0	3.91	4.33	35	9	12	1	0	6	79			0	0	0	33	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.61	0.893	.01	0.00%	5.05	1b start a 1	9b 3 out a1
26	232	120	Aug 20	CHW	@	TEX	L,1-5	CG(8)	L(10-9)	4	8.0	9	5	2	3	3	0	0	3.84	4.28	37	13	9	1	0	9	50			0	0	0	34	1	0	1	2	0	3	.73	-0.114	.00	0.00%	-0.60	1b start tie	8b 3 out d4
27	233	125	Aug 25	CHW	@	BOS	L,3-7	GS-6	L(10-10)	4	6.0	8	6	6	3	1	2	0	3.99	4.41	29	8	9	1	0	8	30			0	1	0	26	1	0	0	0	0	1	.68	-0.286	.00	0.00%	-2.63	1b start tie	6b 3 out d3
28	234	129	Aug 30	CHW		KCR	L,7-11	GS-6	L(10-11)	4	5.1	7	6	5	3	3	1	0	4.11	4.45	27	5	9	0	0	7	32			0	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	1	1	1.21	-0.390	.00	0.00%	-3.88	1t start tie	6t 1-3 1 out d4
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
29	235	134	Sep 4	CHW	@	KCR	L,2-6	GS-4	L(10-12)	4	4.0	7	5	4	4	2	0	0	4.21	4.45	24	5	6	0	0	7	28			1	0	0	20	2	2	0	0	0	1	.88	-0.216	.00	0.00%	-2.75	1b start tie	4b 3 out d5
30	236	139	Sep 9	CHW	@	MIN	L,1-2	GS-1		4	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.19	4.46	3	2	0	0	0	0	52			0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.93	0.053	.00	0.00%	0.57	1b start a 1	1b 3 out a1
31	237	158	Sep 30	CHW		CAL	W,5-2	GS-5	W(11-12)	20	5.0	6	2	2	1	1	1	0	4.17	4.49	21	4	9	0	0	6	47			0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	.94	0.085	.00	0.00%	0.81	1t start tie	5t 3 out a2
							12-19		W-L:11-12	4.4	211.1	201	109	98	86	114	24	0	4.17	4.49	900	0.99		9%	1%	192	51		---%	2	9	0	807	35	7	2	19	3	15	1.04	1.745	.38	0.66%	13.96

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