Cal Cooper vs. Joe Dobson — Career Comparison

Cal Cooper
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Joe Dobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Cal Cooper 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 45 and 6.000 for Cal Cooper. By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Cal Cooper and Joe Dobson

Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.97
50.97
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
4.11
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
81
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.35
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
45
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
34.42
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
81
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Cal Cooper and Joe Dobson

Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
27
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
9
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Cal Cooper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cal Cooper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cal Cooper and Joe Dobson

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