Joe Dobson was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 414 career appearances, with a 3.62 ERA and 992 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | CLE | 2 | 3 | 5.88 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 78.0 | 87 | 51 | 51 | 27 | 1.77 |
| 1940 | CLE | 3 | 7 | 4.95 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 100.0 | 101 | 55 | 48 | 57 | 1.49 |
| 1941 | BOS | 12 | 5 | 4.49 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 134.1 | 136 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 1.51 |
| 1942 | BOS | 11 | 9 | 3.30 | 30 | 23 | 0 | 182.2 | 155 | 67 | 68 | 72 | 1.22 |
| 1943 | BOS | 7 | 11 | 3.12 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 164.1 | 144 | 57 | 57 | 63 | 1.22 |
| 1946 | BOS | 13 | 7 | 3.24 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 166.2 | 148 | 60 | 68 | 91 | 1.30 |
| 1947 | BOS | 18 | 8 | 2.95 | 33 | 31 | 1 | 228.2 | 203 | 75 | 73 | 110 | 1.21 |
| 1948 | BOS | 16 | 10 | 3.56 | 38 | 32 | 2 | 245.1 | 237 | 97 | 92 | 116 | 1.34 |
| 1949 | BOS | 14 | 12 | 3.85 | 33 | 27 | 2 | 212.2 | 219 | 91 | 97 | 87 | 1.49 |
| 1950 | BOS | 15 | 10 | 4.18 | 39 | 27 | 4 | 206.2 | 217 | 96 | 81 | 81 | 1.44 |
| 1951 | CWS | 7 | 6 | 3.62 | 28 | 21 | 3 | 146.2 | 136 | 59 | 51 | 67 | 1.28 |
| 1952 | CWS | 14 | 10 | 2.51 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 200.2 | 164 | 56 | 60 | 101 | 1.12 |
| 1953 | CWS | 5 | 5 | 3.67 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 100.2 | 96 | 41 | 37 | 50 | 1.32 |
| 1954 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.25 |
| Career Totals | — | 137 | 103 | 3.62 | 414 | 273 | 18 | 2170.0 | 2048 | 874 | 851 | 992 | 1.34 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | CLE | 35 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .056 | .105 | .056 | .161 |
| 1940 | CLE | 40 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .125 | .222 | .125 | .347 |
| 1941 | BOS | 27 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .149 | .216 | .213 | .428 |
| 1942 | BOS | 30 | 69 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | .145 | .192 | .159 | .351 |
| 1943 | BOS | 25 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .096 | .161 | .096 | .257 |
| 1946 | BOS | 32 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | .100 | .167 | .100 | .267 |
| 1947 | BOS | 33 | 77 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 22 | .208 | .274 | .234 | .508 |
| 1948 | BOS | 38 | 84 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 27 | .202 | .280 | .262 | .541 |
| 1949 | BOS | 33 | 68 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 22 | .147 | .256 | .147 | .403 |
| 1950 | BOS | 39 | 70 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 23 | .214 | .313 | .243 | .555 |
| 1951 | CWS | 28 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .065 | .065 | .087 | .152 |
| 1952 | CWS | 29 | 63 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .190 | .239 | .190 | .429 |
| 1953 | CWS | 23 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .069 | .100 | .103 | .203 |
| 1954 | BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals | — | 414 | 697 | 46 | 106 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 54 | 244 | .152 | .220 | .174 | .394 |
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