How Pat Dobson's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Pat Dobson posted a career ERA of 3.54, near the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a profile that tracked closely with league norms. His strongest ERA season came in 1972, posting 2.65, below the starting pitcher average of 3.24 that year. The highest point came in 1977 at 6.14, well above the starting pitcher average of 4.05 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 4.07 in 1975 to 3.48 in 1976 and 6.14 in 1977. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 2.65 to 6.14 — though the career average tracked near league norms.
Pat Dobson Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Pat Dobson
| Pat Dobson
ERA | Pat Dobson
Component ERA | Pat Dobson
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 3.54 | 3.5 | 3.96 |
| Season Avg. | 3.54 | 3.5 | 3.96 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 3.54 | 3.5 | 3.96 |
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Pat Dobson ERA Per Season
Pat Dobson's ERA 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 ERA by Team
Pat Dobson's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Pat Dobson ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Pat Dobson's career ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Pat Dobson ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Pat Dobson's seasonal ERA 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Pat Dobson's MLB career with ERA 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.
