John Dopson

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-4, 205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: July 14, 1963 in Baltimore, MD us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2nd round of the 1982 MLB June Amateur Draft from Delone Catholic HS (McSherrystown, PA).

High School: Delone Catholic HS (McSherrystown, PA)

Debut: September 4, 1985 (Age 22-052d, 15,093rd in major league history)
vs. LAD 4.0 IP, 7 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 4 ER, L

Last Game: June 22, 1994 (Age 30-343d)
vs. SEA 1.1 IP, 2 H, 0 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1988 season

Agents: Ron Shapiro

Full Name: John Robert Dopson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

5.4

ERA

4.27

144

119

725.1

386

WHIP

1.401

Standard Pitching

Standard Pitching
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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1982	18	MON-min	A-	6	8	.429	3.97	15	15	0	6	1	0	106.2	117	58	47	4	34	3	62	2	0	8				1.416	9.9	0.3	2.9	5.2	1.82	JAM NYPL
1983	19	MON-min	A	13	6	.684	3.44	23	23	0	5	2	0	146.2	141	82	56	10	38	2	69	3	1	5				1.220	8.7	0.6	2.3	4.2	1.82	WPB FLOR
1984	20	MON-min	AA	10	8	.556	3.69	26	26	0	6	1	0	170.2	198	83	70	10	41	2	76	1	0	5				1.400	10.4	0.5	2.2	4.0	1.85	JCK SOUL
1985	21	MON-min	AAA,AA	7	7	.500	3.10	23	23	0	4	2	0	127.2	115	49	44	9	54	1	68	4	0	4				1.324	8.1	0.6	3.8	4.8	1.26	INA,JCK AA,SOUL
1985	21	MON	NL	0	2	.000	11.08	4	3	0	0	0	0	13.0	25	17	16	4	4	0	4	0	0	2	70	32	6.99	2.231	17.3	2.8	2.8	2.8	1.00

1986	22	MON-min	AAA,A	2	3	.400	2.70	6	6	0	0	0	0	26.2	26	12	8	0	15	0	14	1	1	2				1.538	8.8	0.0	5.1	4.7	0.93	INA,WPB AA,FLOR
1987	23	MON-min	AA	7	5	.583	3.80	21	21	0	1	1	0	118.1	123	58	50	8	30	1	75	1	0	0				1.293	9.4	0.6	2.3	5.7	2.50	JCK SOUL
1988	24	MON-min	AAA	0	0		3.50	3	3	0	0	0	0	18.0	19	7	7	0	5	0	15	0	0	0				1.333	9.5	0.0	2.5	7.5	3.00	INA AA
1988	24	MON	NL	3	11	.214	3.04	26	26	0	1	0	0	168.2	150	69	57	15	58	3	101	1	1	3	704	118	3.78	1.233	8.0	0.8	3.1	5.4	1.74
1989	25	BOS-min	AAA	0	2	.000	7.27	2	2	0	0	0	0	8.2	13	9	7	1	1	0	9	0	0	2				1.615	13.5	1.0	1.0	9.3	9.00	PAW IL
1989	25	BOS	AL	12	8	.600	3.99	29	28	0	2	0	0	169.1	166	84	75	14	69	0	95	2	15	7	727	104	3.97	1.388	8.8	0.7	3.7	5.0	1.38
1990	26	BOS-min	AAA	2	1	.667	4.91	5	5	0	0	0	0	22.0	28	12	12	3	8	0	13	1	3	0				1.636	11.5	1.2	3.3	5.3	1.63	PAW IL
1990	26	BOS	AL	0	0		2.04	4	4	0	0	0	0	17.2	13	7	4	2	9	0	9	0	0	0	75	204	4.79	1.245	6.6	1.0	4.6	4.6	1.00
1991	27	BOS-min	A+	2	2	.500	3.38	6	6	0	0	0	0	26.2	26	14	10	0	8	0	26	1	5	2	116			1.275	8.8	0.0	2.7	8.8	3.25	WHV FLOR
1991	27	BOS	AL	0	0		18.00	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	32	5.86	3.000	18.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	0.00
1992	28	BOS-min	AAA	1	2	.333	2.37	6	6	0	0	0	0	38.0	28	15	10	1	8	0	23	0	2	1	153			0.947	6.6	0.2	1.9	5.4	2.88	PAW IL
1992	28	BOS	AL	7	11	.389	4.08	25	25	0	0	0	0	141.1	159	78	64	17	38	2	55	2	3	3	598	103	4.42	1.394	10.1	1.1	2.4	3.5	1.45
1993	29	BOS	AL	7	11	.389	4.97	34	28	3	1	1	0	155.2	170	93	86	16	59	12	89	2	3	1	681	93	4.36	1.471	9.8	0.9	3.4	5.1	1.51
1994	30	CAL	AL	1	4	.200	6.14	21	5	4	0	0	1	58.2	67	41	40	6	26	3	33	3	1	4	264	80	4.82	1.585	10.3	0.9	4.0	5.1	1.27
8 Yrs				30	47	.390	4.27	144	119	8	4	1	1	725.1	752	391	344	74	264	20	386	10	23	20	3125	98	4.24	1.401	9.3	0.9	3.3	4.8	1.46
162 Game Avg.				8	12	.390	4.27	37	31	2	1	0	0	188	194	101	89	19	68	5	100	3	6	5	808	98	4.24	1.401	9.3	0.9	3.3	4.8	1.46

BOS (5 yrs)				26	30	.464	4.29	93	85	4	3	1	0	485.0	510	264	231	49	176	14	248	6	21	11	2087	101	4.26	1.414	9.5	0.9	3.3	4.6	1.41
MON (2 yrs)				3	13	.188	3.62	30	29	0	1	0	0	181.2	175	86	73	19	62	3	105	1	1	5	774	99	4.01	1.305	8.7	0.9	3.1	5.2	1.69
CAL (1 yr)				1	4	.200	6.14	21	5	4	0	0	1	58.2	67	41	40	6	26	3	33	3	1	4	264	80	4.82	1.585	10.3	0.9	4.0	5.1	1.27

AL (6 yrs)				27	34	.443	4.49	114	90	8	3	1	1	543.2	577	305	271	55	202	17	281	9	22	15	2351	98	4.32	1.433	9.6	0.9	3.3	4.7	1.39
NL (2 yrs)				3	13	.188	3.62	30	29	0	1	0	0	181.2	175	86	73	19	62	3	105	1	1	5	774	99	4.01	1.305	8.7	0.9	3.1	5.2	1.69

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