Joe Dobson was born on Saturday, January 20, 1917, in Durant, Oklahoma. Dobson was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 26, 1939, with the Cleveland Indians. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Joe Dobson baseball stats page.
"(Joe) Dobson throws more curves in three innings than most pitchers throw in two games." - Columnist Milt Richman in Baseball Digest (January 1951)
Joe Dobson![]() Joe Dobson Autograph on a 1991 Topps Archives Baseball Card (#5 | Checklist) |
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Joe DobsonJoe Dobson Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1939 | 22 | Indians | 35 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 3 | .400 | 5.88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 78.0 | 362 | 87 | 51 | 56 | 3 | 51 | - | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1940 | 23 | Indians | 40 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 4.95 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 100.0 | 432 | 101 | 55 | 60 | 8 | 48 | - | 57 | 7 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1941 | 24 | Red Sox | 27 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 5 | .706 | 4.49 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 134.1 | 595 | 136 | 67 | 70 | 8 | 67 | - | 69 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1942 | 25 | Red Sox | 30 | 23 | 6 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 3.30 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 182.2 | 750 | 155 | 67 | 73 | 9 | 68 | - | 72 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 1943 | 26 | Red Sox | 25 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 164.1 | 673 | 144 | 57 | 63 | 4 | 57 | - | 63 | 4 | 0 | 1 | - |
| 1946 | 29 | Red Sox | 32 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 3.24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 166.2 | 710 | 148 | 60 | 72 | 11 | 68 | - | 91 | 4 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 1947 | 30 | Red Sox | 33 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 2.95 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 228.2 | 935 | 203 | 75 | 84 | 15 | 73 | - | 110 | 11 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1948 | 31 | Red Sox | 38 | 32 | 5 | 16 | 10 | .615 | 3.56 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 245.1 | 1,044 | 237 | 97 | 115 | 14 | 92 | - | 116 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 1949 | 32 | Red Sox | 33 | 27 | 5 | 14 | 12 | .538 | 3.85 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 212.2 | 923 | 219 | 91 | 103 | 12 | 97 | - | 87 | 4 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 1950 | 33 | Red Sox | 39 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 4.18 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 206.2 | 882 | 217 | 96 | 103 | 15 | 81 | - | 81 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1951 | 34 | White Sox | 28 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.62 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 146.2 | 609 | 136 | 59 | 68 | 17 | 51 | - | 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1952 | 35 | White Sox | 29 | 25 | 3 | 14 | 10 | .583 | 2.51 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 200.2 | 805 | 164 | 56 | 66 | 11 | 60 | - | 101 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1953 | 36 | White Sox | 23 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.67 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 100.2 | 425 | 96 | 41 | 46 | 10 | 37 | - | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1954 | 37 | Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 14 Years | 414 | 273 | 84 | 137 | 103 | .571 | 3.62 | 112 | 22 | 18 | 2,170.0 | 9,159 | 2,048 | 874 | 981 | 137 | 851 | 0 | 992 | 55 | 10 | 10 | - | ||
Joe DobsonJoe Dobson Hitting Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1939 | 22 | Indians | 35 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .056 | .105 | .056 |
| 1940 | 23 | Indians | 40 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .125 |
| 1941 | 24 | Red Sox | 27 | 47 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - | 14 | 3 | - | 0 | 2 | .149 | .216 | .213 |
| 1942 | 25 | Red Sox | 30 | 69 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - | 17 | 5 | - | 1 | 1 | .145 | .192 | .159 |
| 1943 | 26 | Red Sox | 25 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .096 | .161 | .096 |
| 1946 | 29 | Red Sox | 32 | 50 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - | 28 | 6 | - | 0 | 0 | .100 | .167 | .100 |
| 1947 | 30 | Red Sox | 33 | 77 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | 22 | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | .208 | .274 | .234 |
| 1948 | 31 | Red Sox | 38 | 84 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | 27 | 8 | - | 3 | 2 | .202 | .280 | .262 |
| 1949 | 32 | Red Sox | 33 | 68 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - | 22 | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | .147 | .256 | .147 |
| 1950 | 33 | Red Sox | 39 | 70 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - | 23 | 8 | - | 1 | 0 | .214 | .313 | .243 |
| 1951 | 34 | White Sox | 28 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | - | 0 | 0 | .065 | .065 | .087 |
| 1952 | 35 | White Sox | 29 | 63 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | 20 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | .190 | .239 | .190 |
| 1953 | 36 | White Sox | 23 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | 11 | 1 | - | 0 | 1 | .069 | .100 | .103 |
| 1954 | 37 | Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 14 Years | 414 | 697 | 46 | 106 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 54 | 0 | 244 | 64 | 0 | 7 | 7 | .152 | .220 | .174 | ||
Joe DobsonJoe Dobson Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1939 Indians | P | 35 | 3 | 234 | 19 | 0.5 | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.19 |
| 1940 Indians | P | 40 | 7 | 300 | 21 | 0.5 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.89 |
| 1941 Red Sox | P | 27 | 18 | 403 | 23 | 0.9 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.54 |
| 1942 Red Sox | P | 30 | 23 | 548 | 59 | 2.0 | 59 | 17 | 42 | 0 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 2.91 |
| 1943 Red Sox | P | 25 | 20 | 493 | 32 | 1.3 | 31 | 9 | 22 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.70 |
| 1946 Red Sox | P | 32 | 24 | 500 | 52 | 1.6 | 51 | 18 | 33 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .981 | 2.75 |
| 1947 Red Sox | P | 33 | 31 | 686 | 38 | 1.2 | 38 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.50 |
| 1948 Red Sox | P | 38 | 32 | 736 | 48 | 1.3 | 46 | 10 | 36 | 2 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .958 | 1.69 |
| 1949 Red Sox | P | 33 | 27 | 638 | 42 | 1.3 | 42 | 12 | 30 | 0 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.78 |
| 1950 Red Sox | P | 39 | 27 | 620 | 55 | 1.4 | 52 | 8 | 44 | 3 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .945 | 2.26 |
| 1951 White Sox | P | 28 | 21 | 440 | 32 | 1.1 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .969 | 1.90 |
| 1952 White Sox | P | 29 | 25 | 602 | 34 | 1.2 | 33 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .971 | 1.48 |
| 1953 White Sox | P | 23 | 15 | 302 | 22 | 1.0 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.79 |
| 1954 Red Sox | P | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 3.38 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 414 | 273 | 6,510 | 478 | 1.2 | 467 | 126 | 341 | 11 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.94 | |
| 14 Years | 414 | 273 | 6,510 | 478 | 1.2 | 467 | 126 | 341 | 11 | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .977 | 1.94 | |
Joe DobsonJoe Dobson Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1939 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 0.53 | 3.12 | 5.88 |
| 1940 Indians | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.19 | 5.13 | 4.32 |
| 1941 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 47.0 | 3.4 | 7.8 | 1.03 | 4.62 | 4.49 |
| 1942 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 4.1 | 23.0 | 1.06 | 3.55 | 3.35 |
| 1943 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.11 | 3.45 | 3.12 |
| 1946 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 1.8 | 25.0 | 1.34 | 4.91 | 3.67 |
| 1947 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.5 | 25.7 | 1.51 | 4.33 | 2.87 |
| 1948 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 84.0 | 3.1 | 21.0 | 1.26 | 4.26 | 3.38 |
| 1949 Red Sox | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.1 | 34.0 | 0.90 | 3.68 | 4.11 |
| 1950 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 1.00 | 3.53 | 3.53 |
| 1951 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.3 | 46.0 | 1.31 | 4.11 | 3.13 |
| 1952 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 3.2 | 21.0 | 1.68 | 4.53 | 2.69 |
| 1953 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 2.6 | 14.5 | 1.35 | 4.47 | 3.31 |
| 1954 Red Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 3.37 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 14 Years | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | n/a | 348.5 | 2.9 | 19.9 | 1.17 | 4.11 | 3.53 |
Joe DobsonJoe Dobson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team | Roster | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1939 Cleveland Indians | 17 | $1,800.00 | - | - |
| 1940 Cleveland Indians | 17 | $3,500.00 | - | - |
| 1941 Boston Red Sox | 17 | $4,000.00 | - | - |
| 1942 Boston Red Sox | 17 | $7,000.00 | - | - |
| 1943 Boston Red Sox | 17, 19 | $7,000.00 | - | - |
| 1946 Boston Red Sox | 15 | $8,000.00 | - | Stats |
| 1947 Boston Red Sox | 15 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
| 1948 Boston Red Sox | 15 | $16,000.00 | Stats | - |
| 1949 Boston Red Sox | 15 | $20,000.00 | - | - |
| 1950 Boston Red Sox | 15 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
| 1951 Chicago White Sox | 29 | $16,000.00 | - | - |
| 1952 Chicago White Sox | 29 | $14,000.00 | - | - |
| 1953 Chicago White Sox | 29 | $17,000.00 | - | - |
| 1954 Boston Red Sox | 15 | $12,000.00 | - | - |
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