Joe Dobson stats

Last played for the Boston Red Sox, 1954

Pitcher

Age 109

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Joe Dobson played 14 MLB seasons, 1939 to 1954.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
414
W
137
L
103
ERA
3.62
IP
2,170.0
K
992
BB
851
WHIP
1.34
Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.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.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1939CLE35235.8878.027511.77
1940CLE40374.95100.057481.49
1941BOS271254.49134.169671.51
1942BOS301193.30182.272681.22
1943BOS257113.12164.163571.22
1946BOS321373.24166.291681.30
1947BOS331882.95228.2110731.21
1948BOS3816103.56245.1116921.34
1949BOS3314123.85212.287971.49
1950BOS3915104.18206.281811.44
1951CHW28763.62146.267511.28
1952CHW2914102.51200.2101601.12
1953CHW23553.67100.250371.32
1954BOS2006.752.2112.25

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
3
W
1
L
0
ERA
0.00
IP
12.0
K
10
BB
3
WHIP
0.58

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
112
SHO
22
K/9
4.1
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0
Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1939CLE0003.10000
1940CLE0215.10000
1941BOS0714.60000
1942BOS01033.50000
1943BOS0933.50000
1946BOS0914.90000
1947BOS01514.30000
1948BOS01654.30000
1949BOS01223.70000
1950BOS01213.50000
1951CHW0604.10000
1952CHW01134.50000
1953CHW0314.50000
1954BOS0003.40000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
109 yearsJan 20, 1917
Debut
1939

What were Joe Dobson's career stats?

Joe Dobson played 14 seasons for the Guardians, the Red Sox and the White Sox. He had 137 wins and 992 strikeouts with a 3.62 ERA over 2,170.0 innings. His best season was 1947: 18 wins, a 2.95 ERA and 110 strikeouts.

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