John
Dobbs
 
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 235
 
Born: June 3, 1875 in Chattanooga, TN.
 
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 26 NY1 NL $ 300,000   6 6 6 1 1 1 5 6 6 4 5 5 9 10 9
1902 27 NY1 NL $ 300,000   6 6 5 1 1 1 5 6 6 4 5 5 9 10 9
1903 28 NY1 NL $ 430,000   6 6 5 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
1904 29 NY1 NL $ 430,000   6 6 5 1 1 1 5 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
1905 30 NY1 NL $ 430,000   6 6 5 1 1 1 5 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
1906 31 PHI NL     6 6 5 1 1 1 5 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
1907 32 NYA AL $ 300,000   6 6 5 1 1 1 4 5 5 3 4 4 10 10 10
1909 34 SLN NL     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 5 5 3 4 4 9 10 10
OOTP6 Min Ratings     5 5 5 1 1 1 4 5 5 3 4 4 9 10 9
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 430,000   6 6 6 2 2 2 5 6 6 4 5 5 10 10 10
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1901 26 NY1 NL 85 322 39 88 8 2 2 34 22 9 20 17 .273 .322 .329 .651 35.5 5.1
1902 27 NY1 NL 72 236 29 65 9 1 2 36 14 6 21 7 .275 .337 .347 .685 30.1 4.9
1903 28 NY1 NL 108 395 52 84 17 3 2 42 19 7 33 14 .213 .293 .286 .579 37.0 1.5
1904 29 NY1 NL 28 97 6 26 5 0 1 10 2 1 8 2 .268 .324 .351 .674 10.7 1.6
1905 30 NY1 NL 15 54 6 14 4 2 1 6 2 0 3 0 .259 .310 .463 .773 7.4 1.5
1906 31 AAA   82 90 14 31 3 1 1 11 2 1 14 7 .344 .433 .433 .866 16.8  
1907 32 NYA AL 135 507 59 114 12 6 0 41 22 10 37 25 .225 .277 .272 .550 38.4 4.7
    AAA   12 47 4 9 2 0 0 6 2 0 7 5 .191 .296 .234 .530 4.0  
1909 34 AAA   110 379 39 98 13 1 0 32 14 6 63 40 .259 .364 .298 .662 47.4  
6 Years Sim 443 1611 191 391 55 14 8 169 81 33 122 65 .243 .303 .309 .612 159.0 19.3
3 Years AAA 204 516 57 138 18 2 1 49 18 7 84 52 .267 .378 .316 .694 68.3  
162 Game Average 589 69 142 20 5 2 61 29 12 44 23 .243 .303 .309 .612 58.1  
Career Highs 135 507 59 114 17 6 2 42 22 10 37 25 .275 .337 .463 .773 38.4  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   1249 158 315 42 13 6 122 68 27 106 40 .252 .318 .321 .639 129.4
vs LH   362 33 76 13 1 2 47 13 6 16 25 .210 .249 .268 .517 21.7
Home 224 791 95 188 22 10 4 85 40 14 55 32 .238 .293 .306 .599 71.5
Away 219 820 96 203 33 4 4 84 41 19 67 33 .248 .312 .312 .624 79.5
RISP   391 0 100 18 4 0 151 0 0 34 17 .256 .313 .322 .635 39.7
Pinch Hitting   16 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 .188 .278 .188 .465 0.0
Close/Late   206 20 58 7 2 3 26 0 0 18 8 .282 .339 .379 .718 26.4
Mar/Apr 43 152 17 37 5 1 1 14 5 3 15 4 .243 .326 .309 .635 15.1
May 88 333 45 82 11 3 2 32 22 4 23 15 .246 .299 .315 .615 33.3
June 90 342 34 78 11 2 0 28 16 8 15 19 .228 .269 .272 .541 22.6
July 85 305 31 75 10 1 1 37 14 9 19 13 .246 .295 .295 .590 25.2
August 67 244 34 63 12 4 2 27 13 6 27 8 .258 .337 .365 .702 30.4
Sep/Oct 70 235 30 56 6 3 2 31 11 3 23 6 .238 .313 .315 .628 24.5
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1901 26 NY1 NL CF 80 79 708.3 200 10 14 2 .938 2.67   2.2
    3B 1 0 3.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1902 27 NY1 NL 3B 40 38 345.7 33 96 10 7 .928 3.36   1.5
    CF 27 24 217.7 50 3 5 2 .914 2.19   0.5
1903 28 NY1 NL 3B 108 107 948.3 83 234 25 15 .927 3.01   3.1
1904 29 NY1 NL 3B 13 13 116.0 8 28 2 1 .947 2.79   0.3
    CF 12 12 108.0 35 0 3 0 .921 2.92   0.3
1905 30 NY1 NL CF 15 15 126.0 30 1 4 0 .886 2.21   0.3
    3B 1 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00   0.0
1907 32 NYA AL CF 133 133 1201.0 307 16 33 6 .907 2.42   3.7
  CF 267 263 2361.0 622 30 59 10 .917 2.49   7.0
  3B 163 158 1415.0 124 358 37 23 .929 3.07   4.9
Career Totals   430 421 3776.0 746 388 96 33 .922 2.70   11.9
Career Highs   133 133 1201.0 307 234 33 15 .938 3.01    
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History
Drafted in 13th round, 194th overall pick, by New York in 1901
Had first career hit on 4/19/1901, off Vic Willis (BRO)
Hit first career homerun on 5/29/1901, off Cowboy Jones (SLN)
Injured on 7/26/1901 with a Torn Thigh Muscle, out for 5 weeks
Injured on 5/12/1902 with a In a Coma, out for 4 weeks
1/3/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $430,000 through salary arbitration
2/14/1904: Gets a new one-year contract worth $430,000 through salary arbitration
2/13/1905: Gets a new one-year contract worth $430,000 through salary arbitration
Signed as a free agent by Philadelphia (N) on 3/14/1906 to a minor league contract
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 3/11/1907 to a minor league deal
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 3/14/1909 to a minor league contract
Injured on 8/17/1909 with a Blurred Vision Eye, out for 3 weeks