Joe Dobson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-2, 197lb (188cm, 89kg)

Born: January 20, 1917 in Durant, OK us

Died: June 23, 1994 in Jacksonville, FL

Buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Jacksonville, FL

High School: Durant HS (Durant, OK)

Debut: April 26, 1939 (Age 22-096d, 8,651st in major league history)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 3 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 0 ER

Last Game: April 30, 1954 (Age 37-100d)
vs. CHW 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1939 season

Full Name: Joseph Gordon Dobson

Nicknames: Burrhead

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

26.2

137

103

ERA

3.62

414

273

2170.0

992

WHIP

1.336

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Team Record in Appearances: 9-31 / in Starts: 2-5

Days of Rest

Run Support in Games Started

Total runs in Starts, Avg. is per 27 outs

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 26, Entered with runners on base: 17

1940 Pitching Game Log

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1940 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	36	3	Apr 21	CLE		DET	L,2-12	9-GF		99	1.0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	0.00	1.00	6	2	1	1	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	.00	0.000	.00	0.00%	-0.45	9t --- 0 out d9	9t end d10
2	37	5	Apr 24	CLE	@	SLB	W,6-4	9-9	H(1)	2	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	1.80	3	0	2	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.71	0.097	8.58	0.18%	0.43	9b 1-- 0 out a2	9b 1-3 2 out a2
3	38	7	Apr 26	CLE		CHW	L,1-11	7-8		1	1.2	2	1	0	2	2	0	0	0.00	3.00	8	2	0	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	1	0	0	.03	-0.005	.10	-0.01%	-1.22	7t 1-3 1 out d7	8t 3 out d10
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
4	39	12	May 1	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-5	8-GF(8)		4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	3.00	2	1	1	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.07	0.004	.25	0.01%	0.56	8b 1-- 1 out d4	8b end d 4
5	40	16	May 7	CLE	@	BOS	L,4-6	7-7		5	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	3.20	4	1	0	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.18	0.009	.76	0.02%	0.58	7b --- 0 out d4	7b 3 out d4
6	41	22	May 14	CLE		PHA	L,7-9	4-9	L(0-1)	6	4.1	6	2	2	2	4	0	0	1.93	2.89	20	4	5	1	0	5		2	0	0	0	0	18	1	1	2	1	0	0	1.68	0.042	6.82	0.10%	0.99	4t -23 2 out d2	9t 123 0 out tie
7	42	28	May 22	CLE		BOS	W,9-6	8-GF	S(1)	7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.64	2.91	4	1	3	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.08	0.169	5.71	0.53%	1.12	8t 1-- 1 out a1	9t end a 3
8	43	30	May 26(1)	CLE	@	SLB	L,3-5	4-5		3	1.0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	2.25	2.91	5	1	1	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	.43	-0.126	1.93	-0.34%	-2.03	4b 12- 1 out d2	5b 1-- 1 out d5
9	44	33	May 28	CLE		DET	L,5-8	7-8		1	2.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1.93	3.00	7	4	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.36	0.042	1.69	0.12%	1.10	7t --- 0 out d3	8t 3 out d3
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	45	37	Jun 1	CLE	@	PHA	L,1-6	3-7		3	5.0	5	3	3	2	5	1	0	2.84	3.47	21	4	5	0	0	5		0	0	0	0	0	19	0	1	0	1	0	0	.45	-0.032	1.90	-0.08%	-0.28	3b --- 0 out d2	7b 3 out d5
11	46	39	Jun 2(2)	CLE	@	PHA	L,6-12	7-GF(8)		0	1.2	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	3.48	3.48	8	1	4	1	0	1		2	2	0	0	0	7	0	1	1	0	0	0	.12	-0.035	.48	-0.08%	-2.00	7b -23 1 out d3	8b end d 6
12	47	43	Jun 5	CLE	@	WSH	L,1-6	GS-7	L(0-2)	2	7.0	9	6	6	2	4	1	0	4.55	3.76	32	8	9	0	0	9	37			0	0	0	29	1	0	1	0	0	0	.58	-0.210	2.64	-0.57%	-2.34	1b start tie	7b 3 out d6
13	48	48	Jun 11	CLE	@	BOS	L,2-9	6-7		5	2.0	2	4	4	3	0	1	0	5.46	4.45	11	5	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.039	1.10	-0.14%	-2.83	6b --- 0 out d3	7b 3 out d7
14	49	52	Jun 15	CLE		PHA	L,4-7	8-GF		3	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.12	4.29	7	2	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	.09	0.014	.38	0.04%	1.10	8t --- 0 out d4	9t end d 4
15	50	59	Jun 22	CLE		BOS	W,7-5	8-GF	S(2)	6	2.0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	4.81	4.10	9	4	1	0	0	2		2	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	1.98	0.144	13.93	0.61%	0.45	8t 1-3 0 out a4	9t end a 2
16	51	61	Jun 23(2)	CLE		BOS	L,0-2	GS-7	L(0-3)	0	7.0	6	2	2	0	2	2	0	4.43	4.45	25	10	7	0	0	6	59			0	1	0	25	0	0	0	1	0	0	.74	0.118	5.04	0.48%	1.85	1t start tie	7t 3 out d2
Jul				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
17	52	68	Jul 1	CLE		SLB	L,1-2	CG	L(0-4)	7	9.0	7	2	2	2	2	1	0	3.99	4.49	36	15	11	2	0	6	65			1	0	0	34	2	0	0	0	0	0	1.02	0.194	5.45	0.62%	2.95	1t start tie	9t 3 out d2
18	53	71	Jul 4(1)	CLE	@	DET	L,3-5	8-GF(8)		2	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	4.26	4.46	6	2	1	0	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	.47	-0.104	3.90	-0.52%	-1.39	8b --- 0 out d1	8b end d 3
19	54	75	Jul 11	CLE	@	PHA	W,8-5	6-GF	S(3)	6	3.2	1	1	1	3	0	1	0	4.14	4.76	13	3	6	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	2	0	0	1.15	0.299	6.05	0.94%	1.86	6b 1-3 1 out a1	9b end a 3
20	55	78	Jul 14	CLE	@	WSH	L,5-6	9-GF(11)	BL(0-5)	2	2.0	3	1	1	2	2	0	0	4.15	4.74	12	4	1	0	0	3		2	1	1	0	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	1	3.62	-0.512	19.90	-1.69%	-1.23	9b 1-3 2 out a1	11b end d 1
21	56	80	Jul 16	CLE	@	WSH	L,8-11	3-6		1	3.1	1	4	4	4	2	0	0	4.53	4.77	14	4	3	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.99	-0.020	5.21	-0.06%	-0.85	3b --- 0 out a2	6b 12- 1 out a3
22	57	83	Jul 19	CLE	@	NYY	L,6-15	1-1		2	0.2	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	4.62	4.94	3	1	0	0	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	-0.032	1.16	-0.12%	-1.03	1b --3 1 out d5	1b 3 out d7
23	58	86	Jul 21(2)	CLE	@	BOS	W,2-0	SHO(8)	W(1-5)	1	8.0	7	0	0	3	5	0	0	4.08	4.69	31	12	4	0	0	7	70			0	0	0	28	1	0	1	3	0	0	1.20	0.574	7.92	2.28%	4.67	1b start tie	8b 3 out a2
24	59	91	Jul 27	CLE		WSH	L,1-7	GS-1	L(1-6)	5	0.2	5	4	4	1	1	0	0	4.57	4.69	8	1	1	1	0	4	26			0	0	0	7	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.48	-0.318	8.53	-1.10%	-3.98	1t start tie	1t 1-3 2 out d4
25	60	93	Jul 28(2)	CLE		WSH	L,1-9	3-5		0	3.0	3	1	1	1	3	0	0	4.50	4.58	13	2	4	0	0	3		2	2	0	0	0	12	1	1	1	0	0	0	.21	-0.009	1.17	-0.03%	0.15	3t -23 0 out d5	5t 3 out d8
26	61	95	Jul 31	CLE		BOS	W,12-11	GS-3		2	3.0	5	6	5	3	4	0	0	4.92	4.53	18	3	3	0	0	5	28			0	0	0	14	0	1	1	0	0	1	.93	-0.338	6.42	-1.40%	-4.35	1t start tie	3t 3 out d6
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
27	62	97	Aug 2	CLE		NYY	L,2-10	4-5		1	2.0	2	3	3	2	0	0	0	5.14	4.57	10	1	5	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	0	.31	-0.058	1.90	-0.22%	-1.90	4t --- 0 out d4	5t 3 out d7
28	63	108	Aug 11(2)	CLE	@	SLB	L,6-7	8-GF(8)		8	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5.08	4.52	3	0	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.11	0.008	.73	0.03%	0.57	8b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 3
29	64	110	Aug 13	CLE		DET	W,6-5	7-8		1	1.2	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	5.08	4.42	6	0	2	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	.82	-0.047	9.84	-0.34%	0.51	7t 12- 1 out d3	8t 3 out d2
30	65	116	Aug 19	CLE	@	BOS	L,7-16	GS-3	L(1-7)	5	2.2	6	6	6	4	0	0	0	5.57	4.52	18	5	4	0	0	5	18			0	0	0	13	1	0	2	0	0	0	1.50	-0.353	10.37	-1.47%	-3.73	1b start a 1	3b 12- 2 out d3
31	66	122	Aug 25	CLE	@	WSH	L,4-5	7-7		5	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	5.51	4.51	5	0	2	1	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.08	0.045	6.89	0.17%	0.52	7b --- 0 out d1	7b 3 out d1
Sept				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
32	67	126	Sep 1	CLE	@	CHW	W,7-4	3-8	W(2-7)	6	5.1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	5.18	4.52	18	8	6	1	0	1		2	0	1	1	0	15	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.09	0.344	7.69	1.45%	3.31	3b 12- 2 out d3	8b 3 out tie
33	68	130	Sep 5	CLE	@	DET	L,3-11	8-GF(8)		3	1.0	2	3	3	1	1	0	0	5.42	4.51	6	0	2	0	0	2		0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	.03	-0.006	.37	-0.05%	-2.39	8b --- 0 out d5	8b end d 8
34	69	132	Sep 7	CLE		CHW	L,4-5	8-GF		1	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	5.30	4.51	8	6	0	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.01	0.101	9.73	0.59%	1.10	8t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
35	70	134	Sep 9	CLE		CHW	L,1-2	9-GF		1	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.24	4.50	4	1	2	0	0	1		0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.95	0.044	9.22	0.26%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
36	71	135	Sep 11(1)	CLE		NYY	L,1-3	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.19	4.48	3	0	3	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.27	0.021	3.66	0.17%	0.55	9t --- 0 out d2	9t end d 2
37	72	139	Sep 14	CLE		BOS	L,1-6	6-8		2	2.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	0	5.04	4.41	10	2	2	0	0	2		2	1	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.25	0.009	2.56	0.06%	1.34	6t 1-3 1 out d4	8t 3 out d5
38	73	141	Sep 15(2)	CLE		PHA	W,8-5	6-7	W(3-7)	0	2.0	3	1	1	0	3	0	0	5.03	4.32	10	2	2	1	0	3		0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	1	1.77	-0.045	18.86	-0.29%	0.10	6t --- 0 out tie	7t 3 out d1
39	74	143	Sep 16(2)	CLE		PHA	L,2-3	9-GF		0	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	4.98	4.34	3	0	2	0	0	0		1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.08	0.093	11.02	0.57%	1.18	9t -2- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
40	75	148	Sep 20	CLE	@	DET	L,5-6	8-GF(8)		3	0.2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	5.04	4.36	3	0	0	0	0	2		1	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.04	-0.043	26.36	-0.66%	-0.23	8b -2- 1 out d1	8b end d 2
							9-31		W-L:3-7,Sv:3,BSv:1,Hld:1	2.9	100.0	101	60	56	48	56	8	0	5.04	4.36	433	1.08		4%	0%	94	43	28	43%	4	4	0	378	16	7	13	13	0	5	.92	0.039	5.94	0.07%	-4.66

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