Bio
- Debut
- 1967
Bio
- Debut
- 1967
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 414
- W
- 122
- L
- 129
- ERA
- 3.54
- IP
- 2120.1
- K
- 1,301
- BB
- 665
- WHIP
- 1.28
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | DET | 28 | 1 | 2 | 2.92 | 49.1 | 34 | 27 | 1.32 |
| 1968 | DET | 47 | 5 | 8 | 2.66 | 125.0 | 93 | 48 | 1.10 |
| 1969 | DET | 49 | 5 | 10 | 3.60 | 105.0 | 64 | 39 | 1.32 |
| 1970 | SD | 40 | 14 | 15 | 3.76 | 251.0 | 185 | 78 | 1.33 |
| 1971 | BAL | 38 | 20 | 8 | 2.90 | 282.1 | 187 | 63 | 1.10 |
| 1972 | BAL | 38 | 16 | 18 | 2.65 | 268.1 | 161 | 69 | 1.08 |
| 1973 |  ATL/NYY | 34 | 12 | 15 | 4.41 | 200.0 | 93 | 53 | 1.38 |
| 1974 | NYY | 39 | 19 | 15 | 3.07 | 281.0 | 157 | 75 | 1.27 |
| 1975 | NYY | 33 | 11 | 14 | 4.07 | 207.2 | 129 | 83 | 1.39 |
| 1976 | CLE | 35 | 16 | 12 | 3.48 | 217.1 | 117 | 65 | 1.34 |
| 1977 | CLE | 33 | 3 | 12 | 6.14 | 133.1 | 81 | 65 | 1.65 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 6
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 4.50
- IP
- 10.0
- K
- 6
- BB
- 5
- WHIP
- 2.30
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 0
- CG
- 74
- SHO
- 14
- K/9
- 5.5
- GB
- 0
- FB
- 0
- G/F
- 0.00
- WP
- 0
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1968 | DET | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1969 | DET | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970 | SD | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1971 | BAL | 0 | 18 | 4 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1972 | BAL | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1973 | ATL/NYY | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1974 | NYY | 0 | 12 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1975 | NYY | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1976 | CLE | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What were Pat Dobson's career stats?
Pat Dobson played 11 seasons for the Tigers, the Padres, the Orioles, the Yankees and the Guardians. He had 122 wins and 1,301 strikeouts with a 3.54 ERA over 2,120.1 innings. His best season was 1971: 20 wins, a 2.90 ERA and 187 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 2 postseasons, 1967 to 1977
Pat Dobson finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Championships
- 1968 World Series with the Detroit Tigers
Season top 10 finishes
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Pat Dobson
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