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)

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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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1937	20	-3.0	Troy	ALFL	D		19	12	.613	2.27	3.10	39			26			270.0	217	93	68		71		200	4	0	6		1.067	7.2		2.4	6.7	2.82
1938	21	-5.8	New Orleans	SOUA	A1	CLE	11	7	.611	3.29	3.84	43	8	16	9	2		178.0	155	76	65		58		96	5	0	8		1.197	7.8		2.9	4.9	1.66
1939	22	-6.4	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	2	3	.400	5.88	6.46	35	3	17	0	0	1	78.0	87	56	51	3	51	3	27	1	1	3	362	1.769	10.0	0.3	5.9	3.1	0.53
1940	23	-5.5	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	3	7	.300	4.95	5.40	40	7	16	2	1	3	100.0	101	60	55	8	48	13	57	0	0	7	432	1.490	9.1	0.7	4.3	5.1	1.19
1941	24	-5.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	12	5	.706	4.49	4.69	27	18	6	7	1	0	134.1	136	70	67	8	67	5	69	2	1	3	595	1.511	9.1	0.5	4.5	4.6	1.03
1942	25	-4.0	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	11	9	.550	3.30	3.60	30	23	6	10	3	0	182.2	155	73	67	9	68	3	72	2	1	1	750	1.221	7.6	0.4	3.4	3.5	1.06
1943	26	-3.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	7	11	.389	3.12	3.45	25	20	3	9	3	0	164.1	144	63	57	4	57	3	63	0	1	4	673	1.223	7.9	0.2	3.1	3.5	1.11

1946	29	-0.8	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	13	7	.650	3.24	3.89	32	24	3	9	1	0	166.2	148	72	60	11	68	2	91	1	2	4	710	1.296	8.0	0.6	3.7	4.9	1.34
1947	30	0.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	18	8	.692	2.95	3.31	33	31	1	15	1	1	228.2	203	84	75	15	73	4	110	1	1	11	935	1.207	8.0	0.6	2.9	4.3	1.51
1948	31	2.6	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	16	10	.615	3.56	4.22	38	32	5	16	5	2	245.1	237	115	97	14	92	9	116	1	1	6	1044	1.341	8.7	0.5	3.4	4.3	1.26
1949	32	3.5	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	14	12	.538	3.85	4.36	33	27	5	12	2	2	212.2	219	103	91	12	97	4	87	2	2	4	923	1.486	9.3	0.5	4.1	3.7	0.90
1950	33	4.3	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	15	10	.600	4.18	4.49	39	27	9	12	1	4	206.2	217	103	96	15	81	3	81	0	0	4	882	1.442	9.5	0.7	3.5	3.5	1.00
1951	34	4.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	7	6	.538	3.62	4.17	28	21	3	6	0	0	146.2	136	68	59	17	51	2	67	0	0	1	609	1.275	8.3	1.0	3.1	4.1	1.31
1952	35	4.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	14	10	.583	2.51	2.96	29	25	3	11	3	1	200.2	164	66	56	11	60	5	101	0	0	4	805	1.116	7.4	0.5	2.7	4.5	1.68
1953	36	6.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	5	5	.500	3.67	4.11	23	15	6	3	1	1	100.2	96	46	41	10	37	3	50	0	0	3	425	1.321	8.6	0.9	3.3	4.5	1.35
1954	37	8.4	BOS	AL	Maj	BOS	0	0		6.75	6.75	2	0	1	0	0	0	2.2	5	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	14	2.250	16.9	0.0	3.4	3.4	1.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (14 seasons)					Majors		137	103	.571	3.62	4.07	414	273	84	112	22	15	2170.0	2048	981	874	137	851	59	992	10	10	55	9159	1.336	8.5	0.6	3.5	4.1	1.17
Minors (2 seasons)					Minors		30	19	.612	2.67	3.40	82	8	16	35	2		448.0	372	169	133		129		296	9	0	14		1.118	7.5		2.6	5.9	2.29
All Levels (16 Seasons)							167	122	.578	3.46	3.95	496	281	100	147	24	15	2618.0	2420	1150	1007	137	980	59	1288	19	10	69	9159	1.299	8.3		3.4	4.4	1.31