Joe Dobson vs. Bob Sadowski — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Bob Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Joe Dobson and Bob Sadowski are fairly close on the surface numbers. Joe Dobson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.62 vs 3.87) and home runs allowed (0.57 per nine innings vs 0.84). Bob Sadowski had the advantage in WHIP (1.281 vs 1.336). By the career numbers, Joe Dobson had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Joe Dobson and Bob Sadowski

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.35
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.11
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.41
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.43
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.55
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.55
42.55
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.96
46.96
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.16
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
3.87
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2048
8.49
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
8.52
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.52
8.52
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.84
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
3.53
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.66
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.35
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
992
4.11
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
5.26
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.849
0.849
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.18
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.33
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.04
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9159
37.99
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1838
37.62
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.35
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.28
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8298
34.42
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1692
34.64
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Bob Sadowski

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.35
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1319
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
439.2
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.43
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.84
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
2.35
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
2.27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.7
97.7
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.52
96.52
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.965
0.965
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.96
46.96
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Bob Sadowski

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
414
302.19
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
479.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
822
600
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
697
508.76
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
129
537.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.302
0.302
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
77.37
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
54.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
70.07
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
12
50
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.46
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.3
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.094
0.094
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.019
0.019
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.74
20.25
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
5.33
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
121
88.32
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
58.33
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
121.9
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
16
66.67
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.394
0.394
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.008
0.008
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
33.58
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
25.55
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
6
25
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
57.66
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
62.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
17.27
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.21
-17.52
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
39.42
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.33
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
244
178.1
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
57
237.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.37
3.37
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2.53
2.53
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
46.72
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.11
Bob Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.73
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bob Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA