Joe Dobson vs. Mac MacArthur — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mac MacArthur
Pre-GenerationalScotlandThrows RightIndianapolis HoosiersAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Joe Dobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Mac MacArthur 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 5.02 and 1.500 for Mac MacArthur. 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 Mac MacArthur

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1.72
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.43
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.94
65.94
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
0.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
9.87
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.87
9.87
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
3.63
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
4.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.29
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.769
0.769
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.87
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
41.54
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.35
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
8.48
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.48
8.48
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
34.42
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
37.56
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.17
8.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.54
41.54

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Mac MacArthur

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
2.08
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
3.12
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.25
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.22
72.22
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.128
1.128
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.167
2.167
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Mac MacArthur

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
414
302.19
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
6
163.64
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
7.33
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-11.28
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Mac MacArthur
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mac MacArthur
Career
Per 600 PA