Joe Dobson vs. Jim McKee — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim McKee
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McKee 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 4.78 and 1.594 for Jim McKee. 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 Jim McKee

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.78
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.78
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
9.28
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.06
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.78
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.094
1.094
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.23
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
41.63
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.91
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.41
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.594
1.594
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
34.42
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
34.88
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Jim McKee

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
4.78
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.13
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.69
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.13
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Jim McKee

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
2550
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.42
-63.2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
178.1
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Jim McKee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jim McKee
Career
Per 600 PA