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Dave Tobik

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

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

Born: March 2, 1953 in Euclid, OH us

Draft: Drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 3rd round of the 1974 MLB June Amateur Draft from Ohio University (Athens, OH) and the Detroit Tigers in the 1st round (2nd) of the 1975 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Ohio University (Athens, OH).

School: Ohio University (Athens, OH)

Debut: August 26, 1978 (Age 25-177d, 14,080th in major league history)
vs. MIL 3.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 1 BB, 3 ER

Last Game: October 5, 1985 (Age 32-217d)
vs. CHW 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1979 season

Full Name: David Vance Tobik

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.5

ERA

3.70

196

396.0

256

WHIP

1.283

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Team Record in Appearances: 13-14

Days of Rest

Inning/Score Appearance Matrix

Multiple inning appearances: 21, Entered with runners on base: 22

1981 Pitching Game Log

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1981 Pitching Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
1	60	4	Apr 14	DET	@	KCR	W,6-5	8-8	BS(1)	99	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	2.60	3	0	1	0	0	2		2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.00	-0.266	1.88	-0.10%	-1.07	8b -23 1 out a2	8b 12- 2 out tie
2	61	7	Apr 17	DET	@	TOR	W,8-5	6-7		2	1.2	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	4.50	3.10	9	0	4	0	0	3		2	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.45	0.023	1.33	0.01%	-0.12	6b 1-3 0 out a5	7b 12- 2 out a3
3	62	10	Apr 20	DET	@	NYY	L,2-6	7-GF(8)		2	2.0	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	4.50	5.85	12	1	6	0	0	1		0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	1	.10	-0.019	.11	-0.01%	-0.11	7b --- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
4	63	17	Apr 28	DET		NYY	L,1-4	5-GF		7	4.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	2.16	3.80	14	4	5	0	0	1		1	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	1	0	0	.25	0.072	.16	0.03%	2.09	5t 1-- 2 out d3	9t end d 3
May				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
5	64	27	May 9	DET	@	CAL	L,1-15	3-6		10	3.1	4	6	6	3	1	3	0	6.17	7.40	17	4	6	1	0	3		1	0	1	0	0	14	0	0	1	0	0	0	.21	-0.035	.12	-0.01%	-4.31	3b --3 2 out d3	6b 3 out d9
6	65	32	May 16	DET		CAL	W,7-5	4-7	W(1-0)	6	3.0	0	0	0	5	4	0	0	4.91	6.90	14	1	4	0	0	0		0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.14	0.091	.52	0.03%	0.75	4t --- 2 out d1	7t 123 2 out a2
7	66	34	May 18	DET		TEX	L,5-13	3-4		1	1.1	1	0	0	4	1	0	0	4.50	7.16	8	1	1	1	0	1		2	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.16	-0.008	.49	0.00%	-0.06	3t 1-3 2 out d2	4t 3 out d1
8	67	40	May 24(2)	DET		BAL	W,5-3	4-GF	W(2-0)	5	5.1	1	0	0	4	2	0	0	3.38	6.40	21	4	10	2	1	1		1	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.30	0.405	.54	0.10%	2.65	4t -2- 2 out d2	9t end a 2
9	68	43	May 27	DET	@	MIL	L,1-5	4-GF(8)		2	5.0	6	0	0	0	3	0	0	2.73	5.45	21	3	9	1	2	6		1	1	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	.19	0.013	.08	0.00%	1.77	4b -2- 0 out d3	8b end d 4
Jun				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
10	69	48	Jun 1	DET		MIL	W,4-3	4-7		4	3.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.40	5.10	12	8	2	0	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	1	0	0	1.54	0.328	.66	0.09%	2.28	4t 12- 1 out tie	7t 3 out tie
11	70	52	Jun 6	DET		MIN	W,5-1	7-9	H(1)	4	1.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	2.27	5.00	6	3	0	0	0	1		2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	.77	0.133	.31	0.03%	1.25	7t 1-3 1 out a3	9t 1-- 0 out a4
12	71	54	Jun 8	DET	@	TEX	L,1-8	2-4		1	3.0	1	1	1	3	3	0	0	2.34	4.88	13	2	5	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	2	0	.16	0.007	.08	0.00%	0.74	2b -23 0 out d5	4b 3 out d7
Aug				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
13	72	58	Aug 10	DET		TOR	W,4-3	7-9		62	2.0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2.21	4.70	7	2	3	0	1	1		0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.48	0.073	1.87	0.06%	0.56	7t --- 0 out tie	9t 1-- 0 out a1
14	73	60	Aug 12	DET		TOR	L,3-4	9-GF		1	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.15	4.59	3	1	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.46	0.034	.59	0.03%	0.47	9t --- 0 out d1	9t end d 1
15	74	61	Aug 13	DET		NYY	L,0-3	8-GF		0	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.04	4.49	6	2	4	0	2	0		0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	.13	0.020	.14	0.01%	0.94	8t --- 0 out d3	9t end d 3
16	75	63	Aug 15	DET		NYY	W,8-5	6-7	H(2)	1	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.99	4.52	7	2	3	1	0	1		1	1	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.58	-0.019	2.69	-0.01%	-0.44	6t -2- 2 out a2	7t 1-- 2 out a1
17	76	67	Aug 19	DET		MIN	W,4-0	7-GF	S(1)	3	2.1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1.88	4.37	9	2	4	2	0	2		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	.82	0.109	1.24	0.10%	1.51	7t -23 2 out a3	9t end a 4
18	77	70	Aug 23	DET		TEX	W,5-4	7-9		3	2.0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.00	4.36	9	2	5	0	0	1		1	0	0	1	1	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.33	-0.197	4.52	-0.23%	-0.27	7t 1-- 2 out tie	9t 12- 2 out d1
19	78	71	Aug 24	DET		KCR	L,2-4	8-GF		0	1.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1.94	4.37	4	0	3	0	0	0		3	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.45	0.050	.89	0.06%	1.21	8t 123 2 out d2	9t end d 2
20	79	74	Aug 27	DET	@	MIN	L,3-4	9-GF	BS(2)	2	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.93	4.36	2	1	0	0	0	1		3	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.98	-0.676	13.67	-0.79%	-1.67	9b 123 1 out a2	9b end d 1
21	80	76	Aug 29	DET	@	MIN	L,1-7	4-6		1	2.1	4	2	2	0	2	2	0	2.20	4.72	10	2	2	1	0	4		2	1	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	1	0	0	.20	-0.077	.34	-0.08%	-1.61	4b 12- 2 out d3	6b 3 out d6
Sep/Oct				Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	Dec	DR	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	HBP	ERA	FIP	BF	GB	FB	LD	PU	Unk	GSc	IR	IS	SB	CS	PO	AB	2B	3B	IBB	GDP	SF	ROE	aLI	WPA	acLI	cWPA	RE24	Entered	Exited
22	81	81	Sep 3	DET	@	TEX	W,8-5	9-9	H(3)	4	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2.19	4.77	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.51	0.000	3.42	0.00%	-0.07	9b 1-3 0 out a4	9b 12- 1 out a3
23	82	84	Sep 6	DET	@	TEX	W,4-3	4-4		2	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.16	4.70	2	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.66	0.076	4.09	0.11%	0.83	4b 12- 1 out d1	4b 3 out d1
24	83	87	Sep 9	DET		BOS	L,5-6	9-11	L(2-1)	2	2.0	4	2	2	1	3	0	0	2.42	4.56	11	5	2	1	0	0		2	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	3.21	-0.099	9.30	-0.17%	-0.07	9t 12- 2 out tie	11t 12- 2 out d1
25	84	90	Sep 13	DET		CLE	W,8-6	8-8	H(4)	3	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.39	4.50	3	0	1	0	0	1		3	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.19	0.085	9.54	0.15%	0.53	8t 123 1 out a4	8t 3 out a3
26	85	93	Sep 16(2)	DET	@	BOS	L,4-5	3-7	L(2-2)	2	4.1	4	2	2	2	2	0	0	2.53	4.39	19	4	9	4	1	2		3	2	0	0	0	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.10	-0.014	4.24	-0.03%	0.72	3b 123 1 out d1	7b 123 2 out a1
27	86	106	Oct 1	DET		BAL	L,4-5	1-4		14	3.1	4	2	2	0	1	2	0	2.69	4.69	14	6	3	0	0	4		2	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	.49	-0.035	.17	-0.01%	-0.12	1t 1-3 2 out d2	4t 3 out d4
							13-14		W-L:2-2,Sv:1,BSv:2,Hld:4	2.5	60.1	47	19	18	33	32	7	0	2.69	4.69	258	0.66		9%	4%	38		42	36%	3	2	1	219	4	0	3	5	4	2	1.03	0.074	1.57	-0.65%	8.39

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