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Pat Dobson
Patrick Edward Dobson Jr.

Bats Right, Throws Right
Height 6' 3", Weight 190 lb.

Debut May 31, 1967
vs. CLE 1.7 IP, 4 H, 3 SO, 0 BB, 2 ER
Final Game September 19, 1977
Born February 12, 1942 in Buffalo, NY
Died November 22, 2006 in San Diego, CA

Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent in 1959. (All Transactions)

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Pitching Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  W   L   G   GS  CG SHO  GF SV   IP     H    R   ER   HR  BB   SO  HBP  WP  BFP  IBB  BK  ERA *lgERA *ERA+ WHIP
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 1967 25 DET AL   1   2  28   1   0   0   3  0   49.3   38   20   16   6   27   34   2   3   210   1   0  2.92  3.26  112 1.318
 1968 26 DET AL   5   8  47  10   2   1  16  7  125.0   89   39   37  13   48   93   2   4   502   6   1  2.66  3.01  113 1.096
 1969 27 DET AL   5  10  49   9   1   0  22  9  105.0  100   48   42  10   39   64   1   3   451   5   0  3.60  3.77  105 1.324
 1970 28 SDP NL  14  15  40  34   8   1   3  1  251.0  257  126  105  28   78  185   4   4  1073  13   0  3.76  3.97  106 1.335
 1971 29 BAL AL  20   8  38  37  18   4   1  1  282.3  248  104   91  24   63  187   2   6  1134   2   0  2.90  3.36  116 1.102 MVP-17
 1972 30 BAL AL  16  18  38  36  13   3   1  0  268.3  220   89   79  13   69  161   4   6  1065   7   0  2.65  3.10  117 1.077 AS
 1973 31 TOT     12  15  34  31   7   2   0  0  200.0  223  105   98  23   53   93   3   3   867  13   0  4.41  3.75   85 1.380
         ATL NL   3   7  12  10   1   1   0  0   57.7   73   33   32   1   19   23   1   1   261   5   0  4.99  3.96   79 1.595
         NYY AL   9   8  22  21   6   1   0  0  142.3  150   72   66  22   34   70   2   2   606   8   0  4.17  3.67   88 1.293
 1974 32 NYY AL  19  15  39  39  12   2   0  0  281.0  282  111   96  23   75  157   4   6  1170   5   1  3.07  3.55  116 1.270 MVP-34
 1975 33 NYY AL  11  14  33  30   7   1   1  0  207.7  205  105   94  21   83  129   1   7   886  10   1  4.07  3.71   91 1.387
 1976 34 CLE AL  16  12  35  35   6   0   0  0  217.3  226   98   84  13   65  117   2   6   919   7   0  3.48  3.45   99 1.339
 1977 35 CLE AL   3  12  33  17   0   0   4  1  133.3  155   94   91  23   65   81   1   3   595   7   2  6.14  3.95   64 1.650
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 11 Yr WL% .486 122 129 414 279  74  14  51 19 2120.3 2043  939  833 197  665 1301  26  51  8872  76   5  3.54  3.54  100 1.277
+--------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+--+------+----+----+----+---+----+----+---+---+-----+---+---+-----+-----+----+-----+
 162 Game Avg    11  12  40  27   7   1   5  1  208.0  200   92   81  19   65  127   2   5   870   7   0  3.54  3.54  100 1.277
 Career High     20  18  49  39  18   4  22  9  282.3  282  126  105  28   83  187   4   7  1170  13   2  2.65  3.97  117 1.077

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / /

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  G   AB    R    H   2B 3B  HR  RBI  SB CS  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG *OPS+  TB   SH  SF IBB HBP GDP 
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 1967 25 DET AL  28    5    0    0   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   2  .000  .000  .000 -100    0   0   0   0   0   0
 1968 26 DET AL  47   28    2    4   0  0   0    1   0  0   2   7  .143  .200  .143    4    4   2   0   0   0   0
 1969 27 DET AL  49   22    0    2   1  0   0    0   0  0   0   6  .091  .091  .136  -38    3   2   0   0   0   0
 1970 28 SDP NL  40   71    5   10   1  0   0    4   0  1   5  17  .141  .208  .155    1   11  19   0   0   1   2
 1971 29 BAL AL  38   91    3   10   0  0   0    4   0  0   3  28  .110  .138  .110  -28   10  13   0   0   0   2 MVP-17
 1972 30 BAL AL  38   85    3   12   2  0   0    3   0  0   1  39  .141  .151  .165   -7   14   8   0   0   0   2 AS
 1973 31 TOT     34   15    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0      .067  .067  .067  -64    1   3   0   0   0   2
         ATL NL  12   15    0    1   0  0   0    0   0  0   0   3  .067  .067  .067  -64    1   3   0   0   0   2
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 11 Seasons     414  317   13   39   4  0   0   12   0  1  11  99  .123  .155  .136  -17   43  47   0   0   1   8
+--------------+---+----+----+----+---+--+---+----+---+--+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+---+---+---+---+---+
 162 Game Avg        124    5   15   2  0   0    5   0  0   4  39  .123  .155  .136  -17   17  18   0   0   0   3
 Career High     49   91    5   12   2  0   0    4   0  1   5  39                          14  19   0   0   1   2

Special Batting Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg  PA  Outs  RC  RC/G   AIR    BA *lgBA   OBP *lgOBP  SLG *lgSLG  OPS *lgOPS*OPS+  OWP *BtRns BtWin SB% 
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 1967 25 DET AL    5    5    0   0.0    87| .000  .246| .000  .316| .000  .369| .000  .685|-100  .000  -1.2  -0.1   0%
 1968 26 DET AL   32   26    1   1.0    82| .143  .241| .200  .311| .143  .357| .343  .668|   4  .096  -3.3  -0.4   0%
 1969 27 DET AL   24   22    0   0.0    99| .091  .260| .091  .337| .136  .392| .227  .730| -38  .000  -4.2  -0.4   0%
 1970 28 SDP NL   96   83    3   1.0   100| .141  .262| .208  .334| .155  .401| .363  .735|   1  .054  -9.9  -1.0   0%
 1971 29 BAL AL  107   96    2   0.6    91| .110  .254| .138  .326| .110  .377| .248  .703| -28  .026 -15.6  -1.7   0%
 1972 30 BAL AL   94   83    2   0.6    85| .141  .250| .151  .319| .165  .361| .316  .680|  -7  .041 -11.6  -1.3   0%
 1973 31 TOT      18   19    0   0.0   103| .067  .272| .067  .342| .067  .404| .134  .746| -64  .000  -3.5  -0.4   0%
         ATL NL   18   19    0   0.0   103| .067  .272| .067  .342| .067  .404| .134  .746| -64  .000  -3.5  -0.4   0%
+--------------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+----+
 11 Seasons      376  334    8   0.6    92| .123  .255| .155  .326| .136  .378| .291  .704| -17  .033 -49.3  -5.3     

* indicates the value is park adjusted (now all 3-year factors)

Fielding Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons

 Year Ag Tm  Lg Pos   G     PO    A    E   DP    FP   lgFP  RFg  lgRFg  RF9  lgRF9  GS   Inn  
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
+---- Fielding Sorted by Year ------+
 1967 25 DET AL   P   28      4    4    0    0 1.000  .952  0.29  0.74  1.46  1.95    1   49.3
 1968 26 DET AL   P   47     12   22    1    0  .971  .958  0.72  0.73  2.45  1.89   10  125.0
 1969 27 DET AL   P   49      8   16    1    1  .960  .952  0.49  0.69  2.06  1.88    9  105.0
 1970 28 SDP NL   P   40     17   31    0    2 1.000  .950  1.20  0.71  1.72  1.85   34  251.0
 1971 29 BAL AL   P   38     11   42    2    1  .964  .958  1.39  0.77  1.69  1.98   37  282.3
 1972 30 BAL AL   P   38     15   33    2    2  .960  .950  1.26  0.75  1.61  1.86   36  268.3 AS
 1973 31 TOT      P   34     16   32    4    1  .923  .950  1.41  0.81  2.16  1.87   31  200.0
         ATL NL   P   12      1   12    1    0  .929  .949  1.08  0.73  2.03  1.89   10   57.7
         NYY AL   P   22     15   20    3    1  .921  .951  1.59  0.86  2.21  1.86   21  142.3
 1974 32 NYY AL   P   39     22   32    3    4  .947  .947  1.38  0.83  1.73  1.81   39  281.0
 1975 33 NYY AL   P   33     14   27    1    0  .976  .940  1.24  0.85  1.78  1.87   30  207.7
 1976 34 CLE AL   P   35     14   28    3    3  .933  .950  1.20  0.85  1.74  1.87   35  217.3
 1977 35 CLE AL   P   33      9   22    2    0  .939  .948  0.94  0.84  2.09  1.95   17  133.3
+---- Fielding Sorted by Position --+
 1967 25 DET AL   P   28      4    4    0    0 1.000  .952  0.29  0.74  1.46  1.95    1   49.3
 1968 26 DET AL   P   47     12   22    1    0  .971  .958  0.72  0.73  2.45  1.89   10  125.0
 1969 27 DET AL   P   49      8   16    1    1  .960  .952  0.49  0.69  2.06  1.88    9  105.0
 1970 28 SDP NL   P   40     17   31    0    2 1.000  .950  1.20  0.71  1.72  1.85   34  251.0
 1971 29 BAL AL   P   38     11   42    2    1  .964  .958  1.39  0.77  1.69  1.98   37  282.3
 1972 30 BAL AL   P   38     15   33    2    2  .960  .950  1.26  0.75  1.61  1.86   36  268.3
 1973 31 TOT      P   34     16   32    4    1  .923  .950  1.41  0.81  2.16  1.87   31  200.0
         ATL NL   P   12      1   12    1    0  .929  .949  1.08  0.73  2.03  1.89   10   57.7
         NYY AL   P   22     15   20    3    1  .921  .951  1.59  0.86  2.21  1.86   21  142.3
 1974 32 NYY AL   P   39     22   32    3    4  .947  .947  1.38  0.83  1.73  1.81   39  281.0
 1975 33 NYY AL   P   33     14   27    1    0  .976  .940  1.24  0.85  1.78  1.87   30  207.7
 1976 34 CLE AL   P   35     14   28    3    3  .933  .950  1.20  0.85  1.74  1.87   35  217.3
 1977 35 CLE AL   P   33      9   22    2    0  .939  .948  0.94  0.84  2.09  1.95   17  133.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Position Total   P* 414    142  289   19   14  .958  .951  1.04  0.77  1.83  1.88  279 2120.3
+--------------+---+----+------+----+----+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+------+
 Overall Total       414    142  289   19   14  .958  .951  1.04  0.77  1.83  1.88  279   2120

An Important note about our fielding stats

Postseason Pitching Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   GS   ERA   W  L SV CG   IP   H   ER  BB  SO
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
 1968   WS    DET STL     W   3   0   3.86  0  0  0  0   4.2   5   2   1   0 
 1971   WS    BAL PIT     L   3   1   4.05  0  0  0  0   6.2  13   3   4   6 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   6   1   3.97  0  0  0  0  11.1  18   5   5   6 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+------+--+--+--+--+-----+---+---+---+---+

Postseason Batting Gamelogs / Vs. Pitcher / Event Finder

 Year   Round Tm  Opp WLser  G   AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO   BA   OBP   SLG   SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
 1968   WS    DET STL     W   3   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0                     0  0   0   0   0 
 1971   WS    BAL PIT     L   3   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+------+-----+---+---+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+
  2 World Series        1-1   6   2   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   2  .000  .000  .000   0  0   0   0   0 
+--------------------+-----+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+---+--+---+---+---+

WLser shows whether the player's team Won or Lost the series.

All-Star Game Batting

 Year   Tm  Lg  GS  AB  R   H  2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO  SB CS  SH  SF HBP
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+
 1972   BAL AL       Was selected, but did not play in the game.
+------+---+--+---+---+---+---+--+--+--+---+---+---+---+--+---+---+---+---------+

Appearances on Leaderboards and Awards Glossary

Awards are Year-League-Award, Stats are Year-Value-Rank, (Pos) for All-Star indicates starter & * indicates they played.

All-Star
1972

MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr)
1971-AL-17-0.03
1974-AL-34-0.00
Car-1221-0.03 shares

Sac. Hits
1970 NL-19-1
1971 AL-13-7

ERA
1971 AL-2.90-8

Wins
1971 AL-20-6
1974 AL-19-10

Won-Loss %
1971 AL-.714-4

BB + H per IP (WHIP)
1971 AL-1.102-5
1972 AL-1.077-8

Bases on Balls/9IP
1971 AL-2.01-7

Strikeouts/9IP
1970 NL-6.63-9
1971 AL-5.96-10
1975 AL-5.59-10

Innings
1971 AL-282.3-7
1972 AL-268.3-9

Strikeouts
1970 NL-185-9
1971 AL-187-8

Games Started
1974 AL-39-9

Comp. Games
1971 AL-18-7
1972 AL-13-10

Shutouts
1971 AL-4-7

Home Runs Allow.
1970 NL-28-7

Hits Allowed
1970 NL-257-10
1971 AL-248-10
1974 AL-282-6

SO to Walk
1971 AL-2.97-6

Losses
1970 NL-15-7
1972 AL-18-1

Batters Faced
1971 AL-1134-10

Gray Ink: Pitching - 37 (648) (Average HOFer ≈ 185)
HOF Standards: Pitching - 13.0 (589) (Average HOFer ≈ 50)
HOF Monitor: Pitching - 28.0 (454) (Likely HOFer > 100)
Overall Rank in parentheses.

Act.- Denotes rank among active players, Car. - Denotes career rank
Click on the Car, Act or Year to see the career, active, or league leaderboard.

Transactions
Before 1959 Season: Signed by the Detroit Tigers as an amateur free agent.
December 4, 1969: Traded by the Detroit Tigers with Dave Campbell to the San Diego Padres for Joe Niekro.
December 1, 1970: Traded by the San Diego Padres with Tom Dukes to the Baltimore Orioles for Tom Phoebus, Al Severinsen, Fred Beene, and Enzo Hernandez. Fred Beene returned to original teams on May 16, 1971.
November 30, 1972: Traded by the Baltimore Orioles with Roric Harrison, Davey Johnson, and Johnny Oates to the Atlanta Braves for Earl Williams and Taylor Duncan.
June 7, 1973: Traded by the Atlanta Braves to the New York Yankees for players to be named later, Frank Tepedino, and Wayne Nordhagen. The New York Yankees sent Dave Cheadle (August 15, 1973) and Al Closter (September 5, 1973) to the Atlanta Braves to complete the trade.
November 22, 1975: Traded by the New York Yankees to the Cleveland Indians for Oscar Gamble.
April 14, 1978: Released by the Cleveland Indians.
The transaction information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet. Last transaction is September 30, 2007.

Uniforms
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All-Star 1972	MVP (YrLg-Rk-Shr) 1971-AL-17-0.03 1974-AL-34-0.00 Car-1221-0.03 shares	Sac. Hits 1970 NL-19-1 1971 AL-13-7	ERA 1971 AL-2.90-8	Wins 1971 AL-20-6 1974 AL-19-10	Won-Loss % 1971 AL-.714-4
BB + H per IP (WHIP) 1971 AL-1.102-5 1972 AL-1.077-8	Bases on Balls/9IP 1971 AL-2.01-7	Strikeouts/9IP 1970 NL-6.63-9 1971 AL-5.96-10 1975 AL-5.59-10	Innings 1971 AL-282.3-7 1972 AL-268.3-9	Strikeouts 1970 NL-185-9 1971 AL-187-8	Games Started 1974 AL-39-9
Comp. Games 1971 AL-18-7 1972 AL-13-10	Shutouts 1971 AL-4-7	Home Runs Allow. 1970 NL-28-7	Hits Allowed 1970 NL-257-10 1971 AL-248-10 1974 AL-282-6	SO to Walk 1971 AL-2.97-6	Losses 1970 NL-15-7 1972 AL-18-1
Batters Faced 1971 AL-1134-10