Jim Abbott vs Rich Dotson

Jim Abbott and Rich Dotson compared on their MLB careers: Jim Abbott played 10 seasons, 1989 to 1999, Rich Dotson 12 seasons, 1979 to 1990. Jim Abbott has 87 wins to Rich Dotson's 111.

Who has the better career numbers?

Jim Abbott and Rich Dotson career totals
263GP305
87W111
108L113
4.3ERA4.2
1,674IP1857.1
888K973
620BB740
1.4WHIP1.4
0SV0

Titles and awards

  • Jim Abbott: 0 championships; none on file
  • Rich Dotson: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Jim Abbott and Rich Dotson season by season
W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.
1st198912123.921979203.70
2nd199010144.51198012104.27
3rd199118112.891981983.77
4th19927152.77198211153.84
5th199311144.3719832273.23
6th1994984.55198414153.59
7th19951183.701985344.47
8th19962187.48198610175.48
9th1998504.55198711124.17
10th1999286.9119881295.00
11th19895124.46
12th1990048.48

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA