Richard Dotson

Position: Starting Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 190lb (185cm, 86kg)

Born: January 10, 1959 in Cincinnati, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the California Angels in the 1st round (7th) of the 1977 MLB June Amateur Draft from Anderson HS (Cincinnati, OH).

High School: Anderson HS (Cincinnati, OH)

Last Game: June 5, 1990 (Age 31-146d)
vs. CAL 1.2 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 4 ER, L

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1980 season

Full Name: Richard Elliott Dotson

Nicknames: Rich

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1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

16.0

111

113

ERA

4.23

305

295

1857.1

973

WHIP

1.413

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1977	18	-1.2	Idaho Falls	PION	Rk	CAL	4	5	.444	5.73	8.32	13	13		0	0	0	66.0	65	61	42	2	63	1	83	5	0	9		1.939	8.9	0.3	8.6	11.3	1.32
1978	19	-3.6	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	11	10	.524	4.28	5.28	26	25		2	0	0	145.0	128	85	69	10	105	0	152	9	0	11		1.607	7.9	0.6	6.5	9.4	1.45
1979	20	-2.4	Knoxville	SOUL	AA	CHW	9	9	.500	3.70	4.47	25	25		10	1	0	163.0	133	81	67	14	88	2	133	3	2	5		1.356	7.3	0.8	4.9	7.3	1.51
1979	20	-7.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	2	0	1.000	3.70	4.81	5	5	0	1	1	0	24.1	28	13	10	0	6	0	13	0	0	0	107	1.397	10.4	0.0	2.2	4.8	2.17
1980	21	-6.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	12	10	.545	4.27	4.77	33	32	1	8	0	0	198.0	185	105	94	20	87	2	109	6	2	6	863	1.374	8.4	0.9	4.0	5.0	1.25
1981	22	-5.9	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	9	8	.529	3.77	4.28	24	24	0	5	4	0	141.0	145	67	59	13	49	0	73	4	2	3	599	1.376	9.3	0.8	3.1	4.7	1.49
1982	23	-5.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	11	15	.423	3.84	4.44	34	31	3	3	1	0	196.2	219	97	84	19	73	4	109	5	1	2	867	1.485	10.0	0.9	3.3	5.0	1.49
1983	24	-4.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	22	7	.759	3.23	3.45	35	35	0	8	1	0	240.0	209	92	86	19	106	1	137	8	0	7	997	1.313	7.8	0.7	4.0	5.1	1.29
1984	25	-3.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	14	15	.483	3.59	4.03	32	32	0	14	1	0	245.2	216	110	98	24	103	5	120	7	1	4	1035	1.299	7.9	0.9	3.8	4.4	1.17
1985	26	-2.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	4	.429	4.47	5.16	9	9	0	0	0	0	52.1	53	30	26	5	17	1	33	3	0	0	226	1.338	9.1	0.9	2.9	5.7	1.94
1986	27	-1.2	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	10	17	.370	5.48	5.71	34	34	0	3	1	0	197.0	226	125	120	24	69	2	110	2	0	10	861	1.497	10.3	1.1	3.2	5.0	1.59
1987	28	-0.6	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	11	12	.478	4.17	4.64	31	31	0	7	2	0	211.1	201	109	98	24	86	2	114	0	0	5	900	1.358	8.6	1.0	3.7	4.9	1.33
1988	29	0.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	12	9	.571	5.00	5.42	32	29	0	4	0	0	171.0	178	103	95	27	72	3	77	4	3	3	755	1.462	9.4	1.4	3.8	4.1	1.07
1989	30		2 Teams	AL	Maj	CHW-NYY	5	12	.294	4.46	5.00	28	26	2	2	0	0	151.1	181	84	75	16	58	3	69	1	3	2	685	1.579	10.8	1.0	3.4	4.1	1.19
1989	30	1.5	NYY	AL	Maj	NYY	2	5	.286	5.57	5.75	11	9	2	1	0	0	51.2	69	33	32	8	17	0	14	1	3	0	239	1.665	12.0	1.4	3.0	2.4	0.82
1989	30	1.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	3	7	.300	3.88	4.61	17	17	0	1	0	0	99.2	112	51	43	8	41	3	55	0	0	2	446	1.535	10.1	0.7	3.7	5.0	1.34
1990	31	2.6	KCR	AL	Maj	KCR	0	4	.000	8.48	9.10	8	7	1	0	0	0	28.2	43	29	27	3	14	1	9	0	0	4	139	1.988	13.5	0.9	4.4	2.8	0.64
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (12 seasons)					Majors		111	113	.496	4.23	4.67	305	295	7	55	11	0	1857.1	1884	964	872	194	740	24	973	40	12	46	8034	1.413	9.1	0.9	3.6	4.7	1.31
Minors (3 seasons)					Minors		24	24	.500	4.28	5.46	64	63		12	1	0	374.0	326	227	178	26	256	3	368	17	2	25		1.556	7.8	0.6	6.2	8.9	1.44
All Levels (14 Seasons)							135	137	.496	4.24	4.80	369	358	7	67	12	0	2231.1	2210	1191	1050	220	996	27	1341	57	14	71	8034	1.437	8.9	0.9	4.0	5.4	1.35

AA (2 seasons)					Minors		20	19	.513	3.97	4.85	51	50		12	1	0	308.0	261	166	136	24	193	2	285	12	2	16		1.474	7.6	0.7	5.6	8.3	1.48
Rk (1 season)					Minors		4	5	.444	5.73	8.32	13	13		0	0	0	66.0	65	61	42	2	63	1	83	5	0	9		1.939	8.9	0.3	8.6	11.3	1.32