Rich Dotson stats

Last played for the Kansas City Royals, 1990

Starting Pitcher

Age 67 · 6' 0"

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Rich Dotson played 12 MLB seasons, 1979 to 1990.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
305
W
111
L
113
ERA
4.23
IP
1,857.1
K
973
BB
740
WHIP
1.41

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.

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.
1979CHW5203.7024.11361.40
1980CHW3312104.27198.0109871.37
1981CHW24983.77141.073491.38
1982CHW3411153.84196.2109731.48
1983CHW352273.23240.01371061.31
1984CHW3214153.59245.21201031.30
1985CHW9344.4752.133171.34
1986CHW3410175.48197.0110691.50
1987CHW3111124.17211.1114861.36
1988NYY321295.00171.077721.46
1989NYY/CHW285124.46151.169581.58
1990KC8048.4828.29141.99

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

Career Postseason

GP
1
W
0
L
1
ERA
10.80
IP
5.0
K
3
BB
3
WHIP
1.80

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
55
SHO
11
K/9
4.7
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; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

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.
1979CHW0114.80000
1980CHW0805.00000
1981CHW0544.70000
1982CHW0315.00000
1983CHW0815.10000
1984CHW01414.40000
1985CHW0005.70000
1986CHW0315.00000
1987CHW0724.90000
1988NYY0404.10000
1989NYY/CHW0204.10000
1990KC0002.80000

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

Bio

Age
67 yearsJan 10, 1959
Height
6' 0"
Debut
1979
Birthplace
Cincinnati, OH

What were Rich Dotson's career stats?

Rich Dotson played 12 seasons for the White Sox, the Yankees and the Royals. He had 111 wins and 973 strikeouts with a 4.23 ERA over 1,857.1 innings. His best season was 1983: 22 wins, a 3.23 ERA and 137 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

12 seasons, 1 postseason, 1979 to 1990

Rich Dotson finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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