Joe Dobson vs. Mike Walters — Career Comparison

Joe Dobson
Greatest GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Walters
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Joe Dobson built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Walters 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 3.99 and 1.420 for Mike Walters. 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 Mike Walters

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
414
1.72
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.7
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.13
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.43
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.08
57.08
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.94
65.94
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.46
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.09
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.07
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
3.62
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.99
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6510
27
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2170
9
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2048
8.49
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
8.49
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.57
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
851
3.53
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.48
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
992
4.11
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.849
0.849
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.23
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9159
37.99
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
37.74
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.35
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.35
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
981
4.07
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.33
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8298
34.42
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
32.93
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.37
2.37
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74

Fielding Stats for Joe Dobson and Mike Walters

Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
1397.25
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.7
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
27
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
9
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
425.25
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1150.88
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.23
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
37.13
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
1613.25
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.64
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
1576.13
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.64
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.7
97.7
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
81
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Dobson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Dobson and Mike Walters

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