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Dave Tobik

David Vance Tobik

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: March 2, 1953 in Euclid, OH
School: Ohio University (Athens, OH)
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: August 26, 1978
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Rangers/Mariners 1978-1985

Final Game: October 5, 1985
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1975	22	DET-min	AA,A	25	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		MTG,LAK · SOUL,FLOR
1976	23	DET-min	AA,A	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0		MTG,LAK · SOUL,FLOR
1977	24	DET-min	AAA,AA	40	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	1		0	0	0			EVN,MTG · AA,SOUL
1978	25	DET-min	AAA	33	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0		0	0	0			EVN · AA
1978	25	DET	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1979	26	DET-min	AAA	19																								EVN · AA
1979	26	DET	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1980	27	DET-min	AAA	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0			EVN · AA
1980	27	DET	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1981	28	DET	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1982	29	DET	AL	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1983	30	TEX-min	AAA	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0		OKC · AA
1983	30	TEX	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1984	31	TEX-min	AAA	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	0	0	0		OKC · AA
1984	31	TEX	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1985	32	SEA-min	AAA	57	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0		0	1	0	0		CGY · PCL
1985	32	SEA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
8 Yrs				196	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0

DET (5 yrs)				137	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
TEX (2 yrs)				51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	0	0
SEA (1 yr)				8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	0	0	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
1978	25	DET	AL	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
1979	26	DET	AL	37	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1980	27	DET	AL	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1981	28	DET	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1982	29	DET	AL	51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1983	30	TEX	AL	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1984	31	TEX	AL	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	1
1985	32	SEA	AL	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/1
8 Seasons				196	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.2	0	$

DET (5 yrs)				137	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.1	0	$
TEX (2 yrs)				51	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$
SEA (1 yr)				8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	WPA/LI	RE24	REW	RE24/boLI
1978	25	DET	AL
1979	26	DET	AL
1980	27	DET	AL	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
1981	28	DET	AL
1982	29	DET	AL
1983	30	TEX	AL
1984	31	TEX	AL
1985	32	SEA	AL
8 Yrs				0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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