Pat Dobson
[edit] Biography
Born on February 12, 1942 in Buffalo, New York, Pat Dobson (Patrick Edward Dobson) played for the Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves and Cleveland Indians over the course of his 11 year career. Dobson broke into the bigs on May 31, 1967 with the Detroit Tigers, and put up a 2.66 ERA in 125 innings pitched in 1968, his rookie year.
Most people believe that Pat Dobson's best season was 1971, when he posted a 2.90 ERA, won 20 games and struck out 187 batters.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Pitching Stats
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 28
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 2.92
| 34
| 20
| 16
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 49.1
| 38
| 6
| 27
| 1
| 3
| 2
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| 47
| 10
| 5
| 8
| 2.66
| 93
| 39
| 37
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 125
| 89
| 13
| 48
| 6
| 4
| 2
|
| 1969
| DET
| A
| 49
| 9
| 5
| 10
| 3.60
| 64
| 48
| 42
| 1
| 0
| 9
| 105
| 100
| 10
| 39
| 5
| 3
| 1
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| 40
| 34
| 14
| 15
| 3.76
| 185
| 126
| 105
| 8
| 1
| 1
| 251
| 257
| 28
| 78
| 13
| 4
| 4
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| 38
| 37
| 20
| 8
| 2.90
| 187
| 104
| 91
| 18
| 4
| 1
| 282.1
| 248
| 24
| 63
| 2
| 6
| 2
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| 38
| 36
| 16
| 18
| 2.65
| 161
| 89
| 79
| 13
| 3
| 0
| 268.1
| 220
| 13
| 69
| 7
| 6
| 4
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| 22
| 21
| 9
| 8
| 4.17
| 70
| 72
| 66
| 6
| 1
| 0
| 142.1
| 150
| 22
| 34
| 8
| 2
| 2
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 12
| 10
| 3
| 7
| 4.99
| 23
| 33
| 32
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 57.2
| 73
| 1
| 19
| 5
| 1
| 1
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| 34
| 31
| 12
| 15
| 4.41
| 93
| 105
| 98
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 200
| 223
| 23
| 53
| 13
| 3
| 3
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| 39
| 39
| 19
| 15
| 3.07
| 157
| 111
| 96
| 12
| 2
| 0
| 281
| 282
| 23
| 75
| 5
| 6
| 4
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 33
| 30
| 11
| 14
| 4.07
| 129
| 105
| 94
| 7
| 1
| 0
| 207.2
| 205
| 21
| 83
| 10
| 7
| 1
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 35
| 35
| 16
| 12
| 3.48
| 117
| 98
| 84
| 6
| 0
| 0
| 217.1
| 226
| 13
| 65
| 7
| 6
| 2
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 17
| 3
| 12
| 6.14
| 81
| 94
| 91
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 133.1
| 155
| 23
| 65
| 7
| 3
| 1
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 52
| 44
| 17
| 22
| 3.99
| 208
| 159
| 137
| 9
| 2
| 1
| 308.2
| 330
| 29
| 97
| 18
| 5
| 5
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 362
| 235
| 105
| 107
| 3.46
| 1093
| 780
| 696
| 65
| 12
| 18
| 1811.2
| 1713
| 168
| 568
| 58
| 46
| 21
|
| Total
|
|
| 414
| 279
| 122
| 129
| 3.54
| 1301
| 939
| 833
| 74
| 14
| 19
| 2120.1
| 2043
| 197
| 665
| 76
| 51
| 26
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1967
| DET
| A
| P
| 28
| 1
| 49.1
| 4
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| P
| 47
| 10
| 125
| 12
| 22
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 7
| 4
| 0
| .971
|
| 1969
| DET
| A
| P
| 49
| 9
| 105
| 8
| 16
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 14
| 2
| 0
| .960
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| P
| 40
| 34
| 251
| 17
| 31
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 18
| 8
| 0
| 1.000
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| P
| 38
| 37
| 282.1
| 11
| 42
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 16
| 10
| 3
| .964
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| P
| 38
| 36
| 268.1
| 15
| 33
| 2
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 13
| 8
| 0
| .960
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| P
| 22
| 21
| 142.1
| 15
| 20
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 12
| 8
| 1
| .921
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| P
| 12
| 10
| 57.2
| 1
| 12
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 4
| 0
| .929
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| P
| 34
| 31
| 200
| 16
| 32
| 4
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 18
| 12
| 1
| .923
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| P
| 39
| 39
| 281
| 22
| 32
| 3
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 29
| 13
| 0
| .947
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| P
| 33
| 30
| 207.2
| 14
| 27
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 26
| 15
| 1
| .976
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| P
| 35
| 35
| 217.1
| 14
| 28
| 3
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 39
| 12
| 1
| .933
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| P
| 33
| 17
| 133.1
| 9
| 22
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 22
| 13
| 1
| .939
|
| Total
|
|
| P
| 414
| 279
| 2120.1
| 142
| 289
| 19
| 14
| 0
| 9
| 210
| 99
| 7
| .958
|
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1967
| DET
| A
| 28
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| DET
| A
| 47
| 28
| 2
| 4
| 0
| 1
| .143
| .200
| .143
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 7
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| DET
| A
| 49
| 22
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| .091
| .091
| .136
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 6
| 0
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1970
| SD
| N
| 40
| 71
| 5
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .141
| .208
| .155
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 17
| 1
| 19
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1971
| BAL
| A
| 38
| 91
| 3
| 10
| 0
| 4
| .110
| .138
| .110
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 28
| 0
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1972
| BAL
| A
| 38
| 85
| 3
| 12
| 0
| 3
| .141
| .151
| .165
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 39
| 0
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1973
| NY
| A
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| ATL
| N
| 12
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .067
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1973
| Total
|
| 34
| 15
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
| .067
| .067
| .067
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 2
|
| 1974
| NY
| A
| 39
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1975
| NY
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1976
| CLE
| A
| 35
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1977
| CLE
| A
| 33
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 52
| 86
| 5
| 11
| 0
| 4
| .128
| .185
| .140
| 1
| 0
| 5
| 20
| 1
| 22
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 362
| 231
| 8
| 28
| 0
| 8
| .121
| .143
| .134
| 3
| 0
| 6
| 82
| 0
| 25
| 0
| 0
| 4
|
| Total
|
|
| 414
| 317
| 13
| 39
| 0
| 12
| .123
| .155
| .136
| 4
| 0
| 11
| 102
| 1
| 47
| 0
| 0
| 8
|
[edit] Transactions
- Signed as an amateur free agent by Detroit Tigers (1959).
- Traded by Detroit Tigers with Dave Campbell to San Diego Padres in exchange for Joe Niekro (December 4, 1969).
- Traded by San Diego Padres with Tom Dukes to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for Tom Phoebus, Al Severinsen, Fred Beene and Enzo Hernandez (December 1, 1970); Fred Beene returned to Baltimore Orioles (May 16, 1971).
- Traded by Baltimore Orioles with Davey Johnson, Roric Harrison and Johnny Oates to Atlanta Braves in exchange for Earl Williams and Taylor Duncan (November 30, 1972).
- Traded by Atlanta Braves to New York Yankees in exchange for Frank Tepedino, Wayne Nordhagen and 2 players to be named later (June 7, 1973); Atlanta Braves received Dave Cheadle (August 15, 1973) and Al Closter (September 5, 1973).
- Traded by New York Yankees to Cleveland Indians in exchange for Oscar Gamble (November 22, 1975).
- Released by Cleveland Indians (April 14, 1978).
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