How Joe Dobson's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Joe Dobson totaled 9,159 career Batters Faced, well above the starting pitcher average of 3,279.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His best Batters Faced season came in 1948, posting 1,044, well above the starting pitcher average of 423.5 that year. The lowest point came in 1954 at 14, well below the starting pitcher average of 545.0 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 805 in 1952 to 425 in 1953 and 14 in 1954, falling over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Batters Faced profile — ranging from 14 to 1,044 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Joe Dobson Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Joe Dobson Batters Faced Per Season

Joe Dobson's Batters Faced for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Joe Dobson Batters Faced per season line chart

Joe Dobson Batters Faced by Team

Joe Dobson's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
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Joe Dobson Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Joe Dobson's career Batters Faced, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Joe Dobson Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Joe Dobson Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Joe Dobson's seasonal Batters Faced alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Joe Dobson Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Joe Dobson Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Joe Dobson's MLB career with Batters Faced alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Joe Dobson Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table