Joe Dobson vs. John Means — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
John Means
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Joe Dobson and John Means are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Dobson carried a career ERA of 3.62 against John Means's 3.68. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate Joe Dobson and John Means — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dobson and John Means

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.13
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.52
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.43
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.94
46.94
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.94
65.94
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
3.68
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
8.49
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.68
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
1.62
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
3.53
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.77
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.5
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.22
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9159
37.99
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1621
36.38
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.35
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
981
4.07
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
3.93
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1517
34.05
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.38
36.38

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and John Means

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.75
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.63
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.83
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.3
97.3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.462
0.462
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and John Means

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
5850
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
697
508.76
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.466
0.466
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.938
0.938
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
106
77.37
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
96
70.07
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
7.3
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.094
0.094
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27.74
20.25
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
103.54
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
121
88.32
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
121.9
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.394
0.394
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.306
0.306
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23.67
17.27
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
99.22
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54
39.42
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.37
3.37
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
46.72
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA