Keith Comstock vs. Joe Dobson — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Dobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Comstock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Dobson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.62 and WHIP 1.336 compared to 4.06 and 1.451 for Keith Comstock. By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Joe Dobson

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.08
57.08
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.88
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
8.49
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.82
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
38.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.35
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Joe Dobson

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
8.53
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.65
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Joe Dobson

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
178.1
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100