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Pat Dobson

Patrick Edward Dobson

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 12, 1942 in Buffalo, NY
High School: Lancaster HS (Lancaster, NY)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 1967
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Yankees/Orioles/Indians/Padres/... 1967-1977

Final Game: September 19, 1977
Died: November 22, 2006 in San Diego, CA
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All-Star

Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1967 25 DET AL 28 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1968 26 DET AL 47 32 28 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 .143 .200 .143 .343 4 4 0 0 2 0 0 1
1969 27 DET AL 49 24 22 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .091 .091 .136 .227 -38 3 0 0 2 0 0 1
1970 28 SDP NL 40 96 71 5 10 1 0 0 4 0 1 5 17 .141 .208 .155 .363 1 11 2 1 19 0 0 1
1971 29 BAL AL 38 107 91 3 10 0 0 0 4 0 0 3 28 .110 .138 .110 .248 -28 10 2 0 13 0 0 1 MVP-17
1972 30 BAL AL 38 94 85 3 12 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 39 .141 .151 .165 .316 -7 14 2 0 8 0 0 1 AS
1973 31 TOT MLB 34 18 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .067 .067 .067 .133 -64 1 2 0 3 0 0 1
1973 31 ATL NL 12 18 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .067 .067 .067 .133 -64 1 2 0 3 0 0 1
1973 31 NYY AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1974 32 NYY AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 MVP-34
1975 33 NYY AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1976 34 CLE AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1977 35 CLE AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
11 Yrs 414 376 317 13 39 4 0 0 12 0 1 11 102 .123 .155 .136 .291 -17 43 8 1 47 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 147 124 5 15 2 0 0 5 0 0 4 40 .123 .155 .136 .291 -17 17 3 0 18 0 0
NYY (3 yrs) 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DET (3 yrs) 124 61 55 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .109 .140 .127 .268 -22 7 0 0 4 0 0
CLE (2 yrs) 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
BAL (2 yrs) 76 201 176 6 22 2 0 0 7 0 0 4 67 .125 .144 .136 .281 -18 24 4 0 21 0 0
ATL (1 yr) 12 18 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .067 .067 .067 .133 -64 1 2 0 3 0 0
SDP (1 yr) 40 96 71 5 10 1 0 0 4 0 1 5 17 .141 .208 .155 .363 1 11 2 1 19 0 0
AL (10 yrs) 362 262 231 8 28 3 0 0 8 0 0 6 82 .121 .143 .134 .278 -19 31 4 0 25 0 0
NL (2 yrs) 52 114 86 5 11 1 0 0 4 0 1 5 20 .128 .185 .140 .324 -10 12 4 1 22 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1967 25 DET AL 28 5 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 0 -1 -0.1 .497 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $6,500 1
1968 26 DET AL 47 32 -3 0 0 0 3 -0 -0.0 1 1 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 -0.1 1 $ 1
1969 27 DET AL 49 24 -4 -0 0 0 3 -2 -0.2 1 -1 -0.2 .495 .499 -0.2 -0.0 -1 $ 1
1970 28 SDP NL 40 96 -11 0 0 0 12 0 0.1 3 3 0.1 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 3 $21,000 1
1971 29 BAL AL 38 107 -16 -0 -0 0 11 -5 -0.6 4 -1 -0.6 .485 .496 -0.6 0.0 -1 $28,000 1 MVP-17
1972 30 BAL AL 38 94 -11 -0 -0 0 9 -2 -0.3 3 1 -0.3 .493 .498 -0.3 -0.0 1 $45,000 1 AS
1973 31 ATL NL 12 18 -4 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .480 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $58,000 1
1973 31 NYY AL 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1974 32 NYY AL 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $58,000 1 MVP-34
1975 33 NYY AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $79,000 1
1976 34 CLE AL 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ 1
1977 35 CLE AL 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $115,000 1
11 Seasons 414 376 -51 -1 -1 0 41 -12 -1.4 12 -0 -1.3 .497 .499 -1.4 0.1 -0 $410,500
NYY (3 yrs) 94 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $137,000
DET (3 yrs) 124 61 -9 -0 0 0 6 -3 -0.3 2 -1 -0.3 .497 .499 -0.3 -0.1 -1 $6,500
CLE (2 yrs) 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.1 0 $115,000
BAL (2 yrs) 76 201 -27 -1 -0 0 21 -7 -0.9 7 -0 -0.9 .489 .497 -0.9 -0.0 -0 $73,000
ATL (1 yr) 12 18 -4 0 -0 0 2 -2 -0.2 0 -2 -0.2 .480 .499 -0.2 0.0 -2 $58,000
SDP (1 yr) 40 96 -11 0 0 0 12 0 0.1 3 3 0.1 .501 .500 0.0 0.0 3 $21,000

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1967 25 DET AL 5 5 0 0.0 87 .000 .000 .247 .000 .316 .000 .370 .000 .686 -100 .000 -1.2 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1968 26 DET AL 32 26 1 1.0 82 .190 .143 .241 .200 .311 .143 .357 .343 .668 4 .096 -3.3 -0.4 .250 .071 .000
1969 27 DET AL 24 22 0 0.0 99 .125 .091 .260 .091 .338 .136 .392 .227 .730 -38 .000 -4.2 -0.4 .150 .045 .045
1970 28 SDP NL 96 83 3 1.0 99 .185 .141 .261 .208 .333 .155 .399 .363 .732 1 .054 -9.8 -1.0 .250 .070 .014
1971 29 BAL AL 107 96 2 0.6 91 .159 .110 .254 .138 .326 .110 .377 .248 .703 -28 .026 -15.6 -1.7 .157 .033 .000
1972 30 BAL AL 94 83 2 0.6 85 .261 .141 .250 .151 .319 .165 .361 .316 .680 -7 .041 -11.6 -1.3 .200 .035 .024
1973 31 TOT MLB 18 19 0 0.0 103 .083 .067 .272 .067 .342 .067 .404 .133 .746 -64 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .063 .000 .000
1973 31 ATL NL 18 19 0 0.0 103 .083 .067 .272 .067 .342 .067 .404 .133 .746 -64 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .063 .000 .000
11 Yrs 376 334 8 0.6 92 .181 .123 .254 .155 .326 .136 .378 .291 .704 -17 .033 -49.2 -5.3 .188 .044 .013
162 Game Avg. 147 131 3 0.6 92 .181 .123 .254 .155 .326 .136 .378 .291 .704 -17 .033 -49.2 -5.3 .188 .044 .013
DET (3 yrs) 61 53 1 0.5 89 .150 .109 .249 .140 .322 .127 .372 .268 .694 -22 .024 -8.8 -1.0 .184 .055 .018
BAL (2 yrs) 201 179 4 0.6 89 .202 .125 .252 .144 .323 .136 .369 .281 .692 -18 .032 -27.2 -3.0 .177 .034 .011
ATL (1 yr) 18 19 0 0.0 103 .083 .067 .272 .067 .342 .067 .404 .133 .746 -64 .000 -3.5 -0.4 .063 .000 .000
SDP (1 yr) 96 83 3 1.0 99 .185 .141 .261 .208 .333 .155 .399 .363 .732 1 .054 -9.8 -1.0 .250 .070 .014
AL (10 yrs) 262 232 5 0.6 89 .188 .121 .251 .143 .322 .134 .370 .278 .692 -19 .031 -36.0 -4.0 .179 .039 .013
NL (2 yrs) 114 102 3 0.8 100 .167 .128 .263 .185 .334 .140 .400 .324 .734 -10 .039 -13.2 -1.3 .213 .058 .012

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog
Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1968 26 DET AL WS STL W 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 29 BAL AL WS PIT L 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Yrs (2 Series) 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 WS 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Star Batting

Year Tm Lg Age GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1972 BAL AL 30 DNP

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1967 25 DET AL 5 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 0.0% 2.5 2.00 60%
1968 26 DET AL 32 0.0% 21.9% 6.3% 0.0% 0% 3.50 4.0 28.0 1.71 66%
1969 27 DET AL 24 0.0% 25.0% 0.0% 4.2% 50% 3.7 1.43 67%
1970 28 SDP NL 96 0.0% 17.7% 5.2% 1.0% 10% 3.40 4.2 17.8 2.47 56%
1971 29 BAL AL 107 0.0% 26.2% 2.8% 0.0% 0% 9.33 3.3 22.8 3.93 59%
1972 30 BAL AL 94 0.0% 41.5% 1.1% 2.1% 17% 39.00 2.2 28.3 1.88 49%
1973 31 TOT MLB 18 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 15.00 67%
1973 31 ATL NL 18 0.0% 16.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 5.0 15.00 67%
11 Yrs 376 0.0% 27.1% 2.9% 1.1% 10% 9.27 3.1 26.4 2.62 57%
MLB Averages 1.9% 14.2% 8.6% 6.0% 27% 1.65 6.3 46.1 9.0 1.11 74%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1967 25 DET AL -1.2 -0.1 5 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .58 -0.1 -0.0 -0.9 -0.1 0.75 -1.1 0
1968 26 DET AL -3.3 -0.4 33 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 .76 -0.3 -0.0 -2.3 -0.3 0.87 -3.0 0
1969 27 DET AL -4.2 -0.4 24 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 .95 -0.4 0.0 -5.1 -0.5 1.04 -4.7 0
1970 28 SDP NL -9.9 -1.0 99 -0.9 0.9 -1.8 .95 -1.1 0.2 -13.0 -1.3 1.06 -12.7 0
1971 29 BAL AL -15.6 -1.7 107 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 .84 -1.6 -0.1 -12.6 -1.4 0.94 -15.5 0
1972 30 BAL AL -11.6 -1.3 95 -1.4 0.6 -2.0 .98 -1.3 -0.1 -13.1 -1.5 0.97 -12.3 0
1973 31 TOT MLB -3.5 -0.4 19 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 .99 -0.4 0.0 -4.1 -0.4 0.90 -4.3 0
1973 31 ATL NL -3.5 -0.4 19 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 .99 -0.4 0.0 -4.1 -0.4 0.90 -4.3 0
1973 31 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1974 32 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1975 33 NYY AL 0.0 0.0
1976 34 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
1977 35 CLE AL 0.0 0.0
11 Yrs -49.3 -5.3 382 -4.8 2.2 -7.0 .91 -5.2 -0.0 -51.2 -5.5 0.97 -53.7 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1967 25 DET AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 26 DET AL 0 0 33% 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1969 27 DET AL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1970 28 SDP NL 1 0 31% 26 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 25% 3 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
1971 29 BAL AL 1 0 23% 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 20% 4 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
1972 30 BAL AL 1 0 23% 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1973 31 TOT MLB 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 31 ATL NL 0 0 0% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Yrs 3 0 26% 87 0 1 0% 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 8 27% 10 9 1 1 0 1 4 1 2

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1967 25 DET AL 5 40% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 26 DET AL 32 19% 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 2 0 0% 5 1 20% 13 1 8% 1 0 0% 2 1 50% 0
1969 27 DET AL 24 25% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 67% 6 0 0% 7 1 14% 17 0 0% 0 0 2 1 50% 0
1970 28 SDP NL 96 24% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 22 19 86% 27 2 7% 29 13 45% 81 5 6% 5 0 0% 6 3 50% 0
1971 29 BAL AL 107 29% 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 13 81% 23 2 9% 22 8 36% 67 5 7% 2 1 50% 2 1 50% 0
1972 30 BAL AL 94 27% 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 8 57% 16 2 13% 22 6 27% 56 3 5% 6 1 17% 6 3 50% 0
1973 31 TOT MLB 18 11% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 5 2 40% 5 0 0% 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
1973 31 ATL NL 18 11% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 75% 5 2 40% 5 0 0% 8 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0
11 Yrs 376 25% 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 61 47 77% 79 8 10% 90 29 32% 242 14 6% 15 2 13% 18 9 50% 0
MLB Averages 54% 77% 11% 32% 14% 48% 53%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1967 25 28 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1968 26 75 37 33 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 9 .121 .171 .121 .293 -11 4 0 0 2 0 0
1969 27 124 61 55 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 15 .109 .140 .127 .268 -22 7 0 0 4 0 0
1970 28 164 157 126 7 16 2 0 0 5 0 1 7 32 .127 .179 .143 .322 -9 18 2 1 23 0 0
1971 29 202 264 217 10 26 2 0 0 9 0 1 10 60 .120 .162 .129 .291 -17 28 4 1 36 0 0
1972 30 240 358 302 13 38 4 0 0 12 0 1 11 99 .126 .159 .139 .298 -14 42 6 1 44 0 0
1973 31 274 376 317 13 39 4 0 0 12 0 1 11 102 .123 .155 .136 .291 -17 43 8 1 47 0 0
1974 32 313 376 317 13 39 4 0 0 12 0 1 11 102 .123 .155 .136 .291 -17 43 8 1 47 0 0
1975 33 346 376 317 13 39 4 0 0 12 0 1 11 102 .123 .155 .136 .291 -17 43 8 1 47 0 0
1976 34 381 376 317 13 39 4 0 0 12 0 1 11 102 .123 .155 .136 .291 -17 43 8 1 47 0 0
1977 35 414 376 317 13 39 4 0 0 12 0 1 11 102 .123 .155 .136 .291 -17 43 8 1 47 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1967 25 28 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 28
1968 26 47 33 29 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 .172 .226 .172 .398 1 47
1969 27 49 24 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 49
1970 28 40 96 71 5 10 1 0 0 4 0 5 17 .141 .208 .155 .363 2 40
1971 29 38 111 94 4 12 0 0 0 6 0 4 28 .128 .163 .128 .291 2 38
1972 30 40 100 91 4 15 2 0 0 4 0 1 41 .165 .174 .187 .361 3 38
1973 31 34 18 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 34
7 Yrs 276 387 327 15 42 3 0 0 15 0 12 104 .128 .162 .138 .299 8 274
162 Game Avg. 162 227 192 9 25 2 0 0 9 0 7 61 .128 .162 .138 .299 5 274

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Hall of Fame
1983 BBWAA ()

All-Star Games
1972

MVP (yr lg (rk, shr))
1971 AL (17, 3%)
1974 AL (34, 0%)
0.03 Career Shares (1251st)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1970 NL  19 (1st)
1971 AL  13 (7th)

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