Joe Dobson vs. Eric Junge — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eric Junge
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Junge as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Junge posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.230 compared to 3.62 and 1.336 for Joe Dobson. By the career numbers, Eric Junge had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dobson and Eric Junge

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.43
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.08
57.08
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
3.62
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.21
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
8.49
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.41
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
3.53
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.08
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.082
1.082
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9159
37.99
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
37.18
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
4.07
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
33.64
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.18
37.18

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Eric Junge

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.43
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.7
97.7
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Eric Junge

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Eric Junge
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Eric Junge
Career
Per 600 PA