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Dave Tobik
David Vance Tobik
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1" , Weight: 195 lb.

Born: March 2, 1953 in Euclid, OH
School: Ohio University
Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary). (All Transactions)
Debut: August 26, 1978
Final Game: October 5, 1985
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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
1978 25 DET AL 0 0 3.75 5 0 4 0 0 0 12.0 12 5 5 1 3 0 11 0 0 0 49 104 1.250 9.0 0.8 2.3 8.3 3.67
1979 26 DET AL 3 5 .375 4.33 37 0 19 0 0 3 68.2 59 34 33 12 25 5 48 0 0 4 287 101 1.223 7.7 1.6 3.3 6.3 1.92
1980 27 DET AL 1 0 1.000 3.98 17 1 6 0 0 0 61.0 61 27 27 7 21 4 34 0 0 1 253 104 1.344 9.0 1.0 3.1 5.0 1.62
1981 28 DET AL 2 2 .500 2.69 27 0 9 0 0 1 60.1 47 19 18 7 33 3 32 0 0 1 258 141 1.326 7.0 1.0 4.9 4.8 0.97
1982 29 DET AL 4 9 .308 3.56 51 1 31 0 0 9 98.2 86 45 39 8 38 8 63 1 1 2 406 114 1.257 7.8 0.7 3.5 5.7 1.66
1983 30 TEX AL 2 1 .667 3.68 27 0 24 0 0 9 44.0 36 18 18 2 13 3 30 0 0 0 176 108 1.114 7.4 0.4 2.7 6.1 2.31
1984 31 TEX AL 1 6 .143 3.61 24 0 19 0 0 5 42.1 44 20 17 5 17 6 30 1 0 5 186 115 1.441 9.4 1.1 3.6 6.4 1.76
1985 32 SEA AL 1 0 1.000 6.00 8 0 4 0 0 1 9.0 10 8 6 2 3 0 8 0 0 1 40 70 1.444 10.0 2.0 3.0 8.0 2.67
8 Seasons 14 23 .378 3.70 196 2 116 0 0 28 396.0 355 176 163 44 153 29 256 2 1 14 1655 110 1.283 8.1 1.0 3.5 5.8 1.67
162 Game Avg. 5 8 .378 3.70 67 1 40 0 0 10 136 122 60 56 15 53 10 88 1 0 5 568 110 1.283 8.1 1.0 3.5 5.8 1.67
DET (5 yrs) 10 16 .385 3.65 137 2 69 0 0 13 300.2 265 130 122 35 120 20 188 1 1 8 1253 111 1.280 7.9 1.0 3.6 5.6 1.57
TEX (2 yrs) 3 7 .300 3.65 51 0 43 0 0 14 86.1 80 38 35 7 30 9 60 1 0 5 362 112 1.274 8.3 0.7 3.1 6.3 2.00
SEA (1 yr) 1 0 1.000 6.00 8 0 4 0 0 1 9.0 10 8 6 2 3 0 8 0 0 1 40 70 1.444 10.0 2.0 3.0 8.0 2.67

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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
1980 27 DET AL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Seasons 1 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

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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
1978 DET AL 25 P 5 0 12.0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 0.75 0.20 1.000 1.88 0.84
1979 DET AL 26 P 37 0 68.2 10 5 5 0 1 1.000 1.31 0.27 .950 1.93 0.81
1980 DET AL 27 P 17 1 61.0 11 4 7 0 1 1.000 1.62 0.65 .955 1.84 0.77
1981 DET AL 28 P 27 0 60.1 5 2 3 0 0 1.000 0.75 0.19 .960 1.98 0.81
1982 DET AL 29 P 51 1 98.2 17 8 8 1 1 .941 1.46 0.31 .959 1.80 0.73
1983 TEX AL 30 P 27 0 44.0 10 6 4 0 0 1.000 2.05 0.37 .960 1.80 0.73
1984 TEX AL 31 P 24 0 42.1 10 3 7 0 1 1.000 2.13 0.42 .960 1.79 0.70
1985 SEA AL 32 P 8 0 9.0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.00 0.13 1.000 1.90 0.70
8 Seasons P 196 2 396.0 65 29 35 1 4 .985 1.45 0.33 .958 1.86 0.76
8 Seasons TOT 196 2 396.0 65 29 35 1 4 .985 1.45 0.33 .943 1.86 0.76

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Transactions

June 5, 1974: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1974 amateur draft, but did not sign.

January 9, 1975: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd pick) of the 1975 amateur draft (January Secondary).

March 24, 1983: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Texas Rangers for Johnny Grubb.

October 15, 1984: Granted Free Agency.

April 4, 1985: Signed as a Free Agent with the Seattle Mariners.

November 1, 1985: Released by the Seattle Mariners.

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