Joe Dobson vs. Jesse English — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jesse English
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jesse English 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 3.86 and 1.714 for Jesse English. By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dobson and Jesse English

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
12.86
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
3.53
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.857
0.857
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.35
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
4.07
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
34.42
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
39.86
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Jesse English

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Jesse English

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
508.76
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.67
17.27
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
18.72
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
46.72
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Jesse English
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jesse English
Career
Per 600 PA