How Pat Dobson's Batters Faced Compares to Similar Players

Pat Dobson totaled 8,872 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 1974, posting 1,170, well above the starting pitcher average of 577.8 that year. The lowest point came in 1967 at 210, well below the starting pitcher average of 501.6 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Batters Faced total went from 886 in 1975 to 919 in 1976 and 595 in 1977, 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 210 to 1,170 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Pat Dobson Lifetime Batters Faced and Similar Stats

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Pat Dobson Batters Faced Per Season

Pat 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.
Pat Dobson Batters Faced per season line chart

Pat Dobson Batters Faced by Team

Pat Dobson's career Batters Faced totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Pat Dobson career Batters Faced by team bar chart

Pat Dobson Cumulative Batters Faced — Career Progression

A running total of Pat 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.
Pat Dobson Batters Faced year-over-year waterfall chart

Pat Dobson Batters Faced Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Pat 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.
Pat Dobson Batters Faced distribution box chart versus comparable players

Pat Dobson Batters Faced — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Pat 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.
Pat Dobson Batters Faced season-by-season breakdown table