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Pat Dobson
Patrick Edward Dobson Jr.
All-Star Player
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: February 12, 1942 in Buffalo, NY
High School: Central (Lancaster, NY)
Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 31, 1967
Final Game: September 19, 1977
Died: November 22, 2006 in San Diego, CA
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1967 25 DET AL 1 2 .333 2.92 28 1 3 0 0 0 49.1 38 20 16 6 27 1 34 2 0 3 210 112 1.318 6.9 1.1 4.9 6.2 1.26
1968 26 DET AL 5 8 .385 2.66 47 10 16 2 1 7 125.0 89 39 37 13 48 6 93 2 1 4 502 113 1.096 6.4 0.9 3.5 6.7 1.94
1969 27 DET AL 5 10 .333 3.60 49 9 22 1 0 9 105.0 100 48 42 10 39 5 64 1 0 3 451 105 1.324 8.6 0.9 3.3 5.5 1.64
1970 28 SDP NL 14 15 .483 3.76 40 34 3 8 1 1 251.0 257 126 105 28 78 13 185 4 0 4 1073 106 1.335 9.2 1.0 2.8 6.6 2.37
1971 29 BAL AL 20 8 .714 2.90 38 37 1 18 4 1 282.1 248 104 91 24 63 2 187 2 0 6 1134 116 1.102 7.9 0.8 2.0 6.0 2.97 MVP-17
1972 30 BAL AL 16 18 .471 2.65 38 36 1 13 3 0 268.1 220 89 79 13 69 7 161 4 0 6 1065 117 1.077 7.4 0.4 2.3 5.4 2.33 AS
1973 31 TOT MLB 12 15 .444 4.41 34 31 0 7 2 0 200.0 223 105 98 23 53 13 93 3 0 3 867 85 1.380 10.0 1.0 2.4 4.2 1.75
1973 31 ATL NL 3 7 .300 4.99 12 10 0 1 1 0 57.2 73 33 32 1 19 5 23 1 0 1 261 79 1.595 11.4 0.2 3.0 3.6 1.21
1973 31 NYY AL 9 8 .529 4.17 22 21 0 6 1 0 142.1 150 72 66 22 34 8 70 2 0 2 606 88 1.293 9.5 1.4 2.1 4.4 2.06
1974 32 NYY AL 19 15 .559 3.07 39 39 0 12 2 0 281.0 282 111 96 23 75 5 157 4 1 6 1170 116 1.270 9.0 0.7 2.4 5.0 2.09 MVP-34
1975 33 NYY AL 11 14 .440 4.07 33 30 1 7 1 0 207.2 205 105 94 21 83 10 129 1 1 7 886 91 1.387 8.9 0.9 3.6 5.6 1.55
1976 34 CLE AL 16 12 .571 3.48 35 35 0 6 0 0 217.1 226 98 84 13 65 7 117 2 0 6 919 99 1.339 9.4 0.5 2.7 4.8 1.80
1977 35 CLE AL 3 12 .200 6.14 33 17 4 0 0 1 133.1 155 94 91 23 65 7 81 1 2 3 595 64 1.650 10.5 1.6 4.4 5.5 1.25
11 Seasons 122 129 .486 3.54 414 279 51 74 14 19 2120.1 2043 939 833 197 665 76 1301 26 5 51 8872 100 1.277 8.7 0.8 2.8 5.5 1.96
162 Game Avg. 12 13 .486 3.54 41 27 5 7 1 2 208 200 92 82 19 65 7 128 3 0 5 871 100 1.277 8.7 0.8 2.8 5.5 1.96
NYY (3 yrs) 39 37 .513 3.65 94 90 1 25 4 0 631.0 637 288 256 66 192 23 356 7 2 15 2662 99 1.314 9.1 0.9 2.7 5.1 1.85
DET (3 yrs) 11 20 .355 3.06 124 20 41 3 1 16 279.1 227 107 95 29 114 12 191 5 1 10 1163 109 1.221 7.3 0.9 3.7 6.2 1.68
CLE (2 yrs) 19 24 .442 4.49 68 52 4 6 0 1 350.2 381 192 175 36 130 14 198 3 2 9 1514 81 1.457 9.8 0.9 3.3 5.1 1.52
BAL (2 yrs) 36 26 .581 2.78 76 73 2 31 7 1 550.2 468 193 170 37 132 9 348 6 0 12 2199 116 1.090 7.6 0.6 2.2 5.7 2.64
ATL (1 yr) 3 7 .300 4.99 12 10 0 1 1 0 57.2 73 33 32 1 19 5 23 1 0 1 261 79 1.595 11.4 0.2 3.0 3.6 1.21
SDP (1 yr) 14 15 .483 3.76 40 34 3 8 1 1 251.0 257 126 105 28 78 13 185 4 0 4 1073 106 1.335 9.2 1.0 2.8 6.6 2.37
AL (10 yrs) 105 107 .495 3.46 362 235 48 65 12 18 1811.2 1713 780 696 168 568 58 1093 21 5 46 7538 100 1.259 8.5 0.8 2.8 5.4 1.92
NL (2 yrs) 17 22 .436 3.99 52 44 3 9 2 1 308.2 330 159 137 29 97 18 208 5 0 5 1334 99 1.383 9.6 0.8 2.8 6.1 2.14

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1968 26 DET AL WS W STL 0 0 3.86 3 0 1 0 0 0 4.2 5 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.286 9.6 3.9 1.9 0.0 0.00
1971 29 BAL AL WS L PIT 0 0 4.05 3 1 0 0 0 0 6.2 13 3 3 0 4 2 6 0 0 0 36 2.550 17.6 0.0 5.4 8.1 1.50
2 Seasons (2 Series) 0 0 3.97 6 1 1 0 0 0 11.1 18 5 5 2 5 2 6 0 0 0 55 2.029 14.3 1.6 4.0 4.8 1.20
2 WS 0 0 3.97 6 1 1 0 0 0 11.1 18 5 5 2 5 2 6 0 0 0 55 2.029 14.3 1.6 4.0 4.8 1.20

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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 12 18 15 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .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
11 Seasons 252 376 317 13 39 4 0 0 12 0 1 11 99 .123 .155 .136 .291 -17 43 8 1 47 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 242 204 8 25 3 0 0 8 0 1 7 64 .123 .155 .136 .291 -17 28 5 1 30 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
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) 200 262 231 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

Postseason Batting

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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 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 Seasons (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

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG Awards
1967 DET AL 25 P 28 1 49.1 8 4 4 0 0 1.000 1.46 0.29 .950 1.95 0.74
1968 DET AL 26 P 47 10 125.0 35 12 22 1 0 .971 2.45 0.72 .957 1.89 0.73
1969 DET AL 27 P 49 9 105.0 25 8 16 1 1 .960 2.06 0.49 .952 1.88 0.69
1970 SDP NL 28 P 40 34 251.0 48 17 31 0 2 1.000 1.72 1.20 .948 1.85 0.71
1971 BAL AL 29 P 38 37 282.1 55 11 42 2 1 .964 1.69 1.39 .958 1.98 0.77 MVP-17
1972 BAL AL 30 P 38 36 268.1 50 15 33 2 2 .960 1.61 1.26 .950 1.86 0.75 AS
1973 TOT MLB 31 P 34 31 200.0 52 16 32 4 1 .923 2.16 1.41 .952 1.87 0.81
1973 ATL NL 31 P 12 10 57.2 14 1 12 1 0 .929 2.03 1.08 .950 1.89 0.73
1973 NYY AL 31 P 22 21 142.1 38 15 20 3 1 .921 2.21 1.59 .953 1.86 0.86
1974 NYY AL 32 P 39 39 281.0 57 22 32 3 4 .947 1.73 1.38 .947 1.81 0.83 MVP-34
1975 NYY AL 33 P 33 30 207.2 42 14 27 1 0 .976 1.78 1.24 .938 1.87 0.85
1976 CLE AL 34 P 35 35 217.1 45 14 28 3 3 .933 1.74 1.20 .951 1.87 0.85
1977 CLE AL 35 P 33 17 133.1 33 9 22 2 0 .939 2.09 0.94 .948 1.95 0.84
11 Seasons P 414 279 2120.1 450 142 289 19 14 .958 1.83 1.04 .950 1.88 0.77
11 Seasons TOT 414 279 2120.1 450 142 289 19 14 .958 1.83 1.04 .908 1.88 0.77

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

All-Star Games
1972

MVP (yr-lg-rk-shr)
1971-AL-17-3%
1974-AL-34-0%
0.03 Career Shares (1221st)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1971 AL--2.901--8th

Wins s c a p y
1971 AL--20--6th
1974 AL--19--10th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1971 AL--.714--4th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1971 AL--1.102--5th
1972 AL--1.077--8th

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1971 AL--2.008--7th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1970 NL--6.633--9th
1971 AL--5.961--10th
1975 AL--5.591--10th

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1971 AL--282.3--7th
1972 AL--268.3--9th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1970 NL--185--9th
1971 AL--187--8th

Games Started s c a p y
1974 AL--39--9th

Complete Games s c a p y
1971 AL--18--7th
1972 AL--13--10th

Shutouts s c a p y
1971 AL--4--7th

Home Runs s c a p y
1970 NL--28--7th
Career--197--201st

Hits s c a p y
1970 NL--257--10th
1971 AL--248--10th
1974 AL--282--6th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1971 AL--2.968--6th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1972 AL--.436--5th

Losses s c a p y
1970 NL--15--7th
1972 AL--18--1st

Batters Faced s c a p y
1971 AL--1134--10th

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

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray InkPitching - 28 (583), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 28 (453), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 13 (602), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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Transactions

Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.

December 4, 1969: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Dave Campbell to the San Diego Padres for Joe Niekro.

December 1, 1970: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Tom Dukes to the Baltimore Orioles for Fred Beene, Enzo Hernandez, Tom Phoebus and Al Severinsen. Fred Beene returned to original team on May 16, 1971.

November 30, 1972: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Roric Harrison, Davey Johnson and Johnny Oates to the Atlanta Braves for Taylor Duncan and Earl Williams.

June 7, 1973: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the New York Yankees for players to be named later, Wayne Nordhagen and Frank Tepedino. The New York Yankees sent Dave Cheadle (August 15, 1973) and Al Closter (September 5, 1973) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.

November 22, 1975: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Oscar Gamble.

April 14, 1978: Released by the Cleveland Indians.

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