Joe Dobson vs. Jake Reed — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jake Reed
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Reed 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 7.57 and 1.610 for Jake Reed. 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 Jake Reed

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.08
57.08
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.57
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
3.53
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.62
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9159
37.99
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.89
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
34.42
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
36.88
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Jake Reed

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9.55
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.103
0.103
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Jake Reed

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
17400
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
33.58
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
57.66
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
244
178.1
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
46.72
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.11
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA