Joe Dobson vs. Gene Harris — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Gene Harris
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Harris 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 4.71 and 1.676 for Gene Harris. 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 Gene Harris

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
6.83
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.26
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.43
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.67
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.97
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
723
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
241
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
246
9.19
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.78
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
5.15
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
6.35
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.278
1.278
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
40.82
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
3.25
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
5.41
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.93
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.593
1.593
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
34.42
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
922
34.43
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.82
40.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Gene Harris

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
6.83
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.26
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
241
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.63
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.42
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
2.05
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.83
94.83
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Gene Harris

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
185
15857.14
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
77.37
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
70.07
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
12.83
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
8.82
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
3.37
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
46.72
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Gene Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Gene Harris
Career
Per 600 PA