P Joe 'Burrhead' Dobson #15
Age: 37 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Very Good
01/13/1955
P JOE 'BURRHEAD' DOBSON #15 - AGE: 37 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: VERY GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
3 0 1-0 0 3.97 11.1 5 1 4 5 0.79 0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 40 40 40 40
Movement 50 50 50 50
Control 45 45 45 45
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 45 45
Curveball 45 45
Changeup 45 45
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 91-93 Mph
Stamina 40
Suggested Role BP/Emergency SP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 50
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 25
Stealing Ability: 25
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 35
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
09/26/1954 NY1 Win, 10-7 4.0 1 1 1 3 2 Win
09/14/1954 STL Loss, 1-8 2.0 3 3 3 1 0
09/03/1954 @ PIT Loss, 6-7 5.1 1 1 1 0 3
04/07/1954 @ CIN Win, 5-1 X 4.0 2 0 0 1 3 Win
03/29/1954 @ STL Win, 8-7 2.0 3 3 3 1 2
03/24/1954 @ CHC Loss, 5-7 2.0 1 1 1 2 1
03/19/1954 @ NY1 Win, 3-2 2.0 2 1 1 1 0 Win
03/15/1954 CIN Loss, 0-8 2.0 4 3 3 0 0
03/10/1954 PIT Win, 3-2 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Birthday:01/20/1917
Born in:Durant, OK
Nationality:American
Height:6' 2"
Weight:195 lbs
Local Popularity:Insignificant
National Pop.:Insignificant
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 143 Days
Service This Yr:27 Days
40-Man Service:None, None
Pro Service:15 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:-
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 3 0 1 0 0 3.97 11.1 5 5 5 1 4 5 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 3 2 7.15 3.97 3.97 3.18 3.93 0.79 95 0.1 .125        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 10 3 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 .300 .462 .500 .962      
vs. RHB 28 2 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 0 .071 .103 .179 .282      
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL 1954 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
September 3 0 1 0 0 3.97 11.1 5 5 5 1 4 5  
Spring Training 6 1 2 0 0 5.14 14.0 13 8 8 3 5 7  
Last Year 3 0 1 0 0 3.97 11.1 5 5 5 1 4 5  
2 Years Ago 33 32 11 9 0 3.71 177.0 173 83 73 12 52 95  
Career 470 344 134 135 11 3.66 2510.1 2343 1193 1022 146 1026 1047  
Home 2 0 1 0 0 6.00 6.0 4 4 4 0 4 2  
Road 1 0 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 1 1 1 1 0 3  
Grass 3 0 1 0 0 3.97 11.1 5 5 5 1 4 5  
Day 2 0 1 0 0 1.93 9.1 2 2 2 1 3 5  
Night 1 0 0 0 0 13.50 2.0 3 3 3 0 1 0  
As Reliever / Substitution 3 0 1 0 0 3.97 11.1 5 5 5 1 4 5  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1939 Cleveland - MLB 22 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 .000 3.06 0.0 999
1940 Cleveland - MLB 23 4 0 0 1 0 7.71 7.0 11 11 6 0 7 6 0 0 2.57 .423 3.81 0.1 57
1941 Cleveland - MLB 24 26 0 3 1 4 6.44 36.1 49 29 26 2 19 20 0 0 1.87 .356 4.10 0.1 62
1942 Philadelphia - MLB 25 32 32 12 16 0 3.63 233.1 200 111 94 12 99 73 11 4 1.28 .237 3.68 2.2 94
1943 Philadelphia - MLB 26 34 34 14 13 0 3.29 248.2 222 110 91 7 97 82 11 1 1.28 .255 3.48 3.2 105
1944 Philadelphia - MLB 27 76 1 5 9 7 3.44 136.0 124 62 52 6 70 38 0 0 1.43 .256 4.42 -0.3 114
1945 Philadelphia - MLB 28 33 33 9 8 0 3.84 199.1 207 92 85 7 66 69 1 0 1.37 .294 4.03 4.0 119
1946 Philadelphia - MLB 29 34 34 9 11 0 3.38 202.1 182 86 76 11 84 110 5 1 1.31 .272 3.89 3.8 128
1947 Philadelphia - MLB 30 32 32 6 16 0 5.51 205.2 250 146 126 21 97 96 4 2 1.69 .317 4.40 1.6 72
1948 Philadelphia - MLB 31 33 33 15 7 0 2.32 221.0 188 74 57 12 79 87 5 1 1.21 .242 3.87 4.5 192
1949 Philadelphia - MLB 32 31 31 10 14 0 4.02 192.2 183 101 86 12 105 62 0 0 1.49 .259 4.32 2.0 101
1950 Philadelphia - MLB 33 37 21 10 9 0 4.49 168.1 151 99 84 10 89 74 7 2 1.43 .252 4.11 2.6 100
1951 Philadelphia - MLB 34 30 30 11 9 0 3.32 216.2 183 86 80 19 84 100 2 1 1.23 .247 4.05 3.3 126
1952 Philadelphia - MLB 35 31 31 17 12 0 2.87 253.2 215 98 81 14 74 130 17 2 1.14 .252 2.99 6.0 129
1953 Philadelphia - MLB 36 33 32 11 9 0 3.71 177.0 173 83 73 12 52 95 0 0 1.27 .280 3.40 4.7 120
1954 Philadelphia - MLB 37 3 0 1 0 0 3.97 11.1 5 5 5 1 4 5 0 0 0.79 .125 3.93 0.1 104
Total MLB 470 344 134 135 11 3.66 2510.1 2343 1193 1022 146 1026 1047 63 14 1.34 .265 3.85 37.7 110
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1939 Cleveland - MLB P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.0 0.00 0.0 .000
1940 Cleveland - MLB P 4 0 0 2 1 2 0 1.000 7.0 2.57 +0.1 1.001
1941 Cleveland - MLB P 25 0 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 36.1 0.99 -0.6 1.004
1942 Philadelphia - MLB P 32 32 16 23 1 39 0 1.000 233.1 1.50 +0.6 1.078
1943 Philadelphia - MLB P 34 34 16 24 1 40 0 1.000 248.2 1.45 -0.8 1.039
1944 Philadelphia - MLB P 75 1 9 13 0 23 1 .957 136.0 1.46 +0.3 1.182
1945 Philadelphia - MLB P 33 33 17 26 0 43 0 1.000 199.1 1.94 -1.1 1.012
1946 Philadelphia - MLB P 34 34 18 24 0 45 3 .933 202.1 1.87 +2.4 1.004
1947 Philadelphia - MLB P 32 32 6 23 1 33 4 .879 205.2 1.27 +0.8 .955
1948 Philadelphia - MLB P 33 33 10 23 0 35 2 .943 221.0 1.34 +1.0 .983
1949 Philadelphia - MLB P 31 31 12 23 0 36 1 .972 192.2 1.63 -0.4 1.013
1950 Philadelphia - MLB P 37 21 7 15 0 25 3 .880 168.1 1.18 +0.0 1.087
1951 Philadelphia - MLB P 30 30 17 28 2 46 1 .978 216.2 1.87 -0.5 1.026
1952 Philadelphia - MLB P 31 31 13 28 4 42 1 .976 253.2 1.45 -2.8 .973
1953 Philadelphia - MLB P 33 32 7 14 1 23 2 .913 177.0 1.07 -2.1 .988
1954 Philadelphia - MLB P 3 0 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 11.1 1.59 +0.0 .999
TOTAL P 468 344 149 271 11 438 18 .959 2510.1 1.51 -3.0 1.019
PLAYER HISTORY
10/12/1938 Signed with the Cleveland Indians.
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (50).
01/01/1939 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (50).
04/17/1939 Named the #36 prospect in the MLB
07/09/1939 Named the #20 prospect in the MLB
10/13/1939 Named the #18 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (50).
01/01/1940 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 40 (50).
04/16/1940 Named the #39 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1940 Named the #26 prospect in the MLB
10/12/1940 Named the #23 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (50).
01/01/1941 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (50).
04/14/1941 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
10/14/1941 Was traded by the Cleveland Indians to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for 1B Buck Leonard.
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1942 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (50).
05/12/1942 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 7 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/24/1942 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Chicago Cubs with 2 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
06/29/1942 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 2 strikeouts and 4 BB allowed!
07/06/1942 Wins the MLB NL Player of the Week Award.
09/13/1942 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 1 strikeouts and 7 BB allowed!
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1943 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
07/22/1943 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (50).
01/01/1944 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (55); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 45 (50).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1945 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 65 (65); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (50).
07/08/1945 Was selected to the 1945 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/1946 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 50 (55); Control: 50 (50).
05/26/1946 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/07/1946 Was selected to the 1946 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1947 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 60 (60); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
07/16/1947 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Cincinnati Reds with 2 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/07/1947 Pitches a 7-hit shutout against the Boston Braves with 4 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1948 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
05/27/1948 Pitches a 10-hit shutout against the Pittsburgh Pirates with 4 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
07/11/1948 Was selected to the 1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
10/25/1948 Finished 2nd in 1948 MLB NL Most Valuable Pitcher Award voting.
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1949 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
06/13/1950 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 2 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
07/04/1950 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Boston Braves with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
05/26/1951 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the New York Giants with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 60 (60).
05/01/1952 Wins the MLB NL Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/25/1952 Pitches a 2-hit shutout against the Brooklyn Dodgers with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/06/1952 Was selected to the 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
09/11/1952 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the St. Louis Cardinals with 4 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 55 (55).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 40 (40); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 45 (45).
10/08/1954 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year G Rank
1944 76 8
Year GS Rank
1942 32 3
1943 34 1
1945 33 1
1946 34 1
1947 32 5
1948 33 1
1949 31 10
1953 32 3
Year W Rank
1943 14 7
1948 15 2
1952 17 6
Year L Rank
1942 16 9
1947 16 3
1949 14 8
Year Win. % Rank
1948 .682 4
1952 .586 10
Year SV Rank
1941 4 10
Year HLD Rank
1941 1 7
Year IP Rank
1943 248.2 1
1945 199.1 1
1946 202.1 6
1948 221.0 1
1951 216.2 9
Year BF Rank
1943 1054 1
1945 846 2
1946 856 5
1948 920 1
Year HRA Rank
1942 12 9
1947 21 9
1951 19 8
Year BB Rank
1942 99 10
1943 97 7
1944 70 10
1946 84 5
1947 97 8
1949 105 7
Year K Rank
1945 69 7
1946 110 1
1948 87 8
Year WP Rank
1944 5 8
1945 7 3
1947 6 4
1952 7 2
1953 7 1
Year ERA Rank
1948 2.32 1
1951 3.32 7
1952 2.87 5
Year BABIP Rank
1942 .237 5
1943 .255 9
1948 .242 2
1950 .252 6
1951 .247 5
Year WHIP Rank
1948 1.21 5
1951 1.23 6
1952 1.14 3
Year K/BB Rank
1952 1.76 7
1953 1.83 8
Year RA/9 Rank
1948 11.00 5
1951 11.22 6
1952 10.36 3
Year HR/9 Rank
1948 0.49 9
1950 0.53 3
1952 0.50 4
1953 0.61 2
Year H/9 Rank
1942 7.71 9
1946 8.10 9
1948 7.66 4
1950 8.07 5
1951 7.60 5
1952 7.63 9
Year BB/9 Rank
1952 2.63 7
1953 2.64 9
Year K/9 Rank
1946 4.89 5
Year RA Rank
1944 75 9
Year QS Rank
1943 25 1
1945 19 1
1946 16 7
1948 23 1
1949 19 8
1951 19 10
1952 23 2
1953 16 6
Year QSP Rank
1943 .735 7
1945 .576 2
1946 .471 10
1948 .697 1
1949 .613 9
1952 .742 3
1953 .500 7
Year CG Rank
1943 11 8
1945 1 6
1946 5 6
1948 5 2
1952 17 8
Year CGP Rank
1946 .147 8
1948 .152 6
1952 .548 9
Year SHO Rank
1942 4 5
1946 1 4
1947 2 6
1948 1 5
1950 2 7
Year GB% Rank
1942 0.53 2
1945 0.52 5
1946 0.54 5
1948 0.49 8
1952 0.50 9
1953 0.51 5
Year WAR Rank
1945 3.7 4
1946 3.6 9
1948 4.6 6
1952 6.1 4
1953 4.3 3
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