Dory Dean vs. Bob Sadowski — Career Comparison

Dory Dean
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bob Sadowski built a career as a starting pitcher and Dory Dean as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dory Dean posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.73 and WHIP 1.603 compared to 3.87 and 1.281 for Bob Sadowski. By the career numbers, Dory Dean had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dory Dean and Bob Sadowski

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.03
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.11
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.41
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.89
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.55
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.55
42.55
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.96
46.96
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.89
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
3.73
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
3.87
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
788
27
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
262.2
9
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
13.6
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
8.52
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.6
13.6
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.84
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.82
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
2.66
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.75
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
5.26
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.175
0.175
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.58
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1257
43.07
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1838
37.62
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.29
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
9.18
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
4.28
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1233
42.25
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1692
34.64
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.07
43.07
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Dory Dean and Bob Sadowski

Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.15
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.11
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
27
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
9
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.81
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.18
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.84
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.47
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.46
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
2.35
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.99
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
2.27
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.01
81.01
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.52
96.52
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dory Dean and Bob Sadowski

Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
34
145.71
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
479.17
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
140
600
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
600
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
591.43
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
129
537.5
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
154.29
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.17
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
137.14
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.86
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.29
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
17.14
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.63
45.54
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
5.33
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
175.71
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
58.33
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
162.86
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.57
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
9
37.5
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.14
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
25
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
13
55.71
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
62.5
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.96
55.54
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.21
-17.52
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.57
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.33
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
55.71
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
57
237.5
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.77
10.77
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dory Dean
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA