John Dobbs
1901–1905 · bats L / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds
583G
.263AVG
.325OBP
.331SLG
More career statistics
585H
7HR
207RBI
78SB
3Rare feats
Career summary: MLB’s official regular-season totals. Season lines, splits and historical game logs below are reconstructed from the covered Retrosheet records and can differ in coverage or scorer revisions. Compare sources and coverage.
Why official totals and the game-record sums differ
The sources can disagree on historical scorer decisions, appearances, and which games belong to a major-league record. The career summary uses the official total; the source game rows retain their recorded values.
| Statistic | MLB official | Recorded game sum |
|---|---|---|
| Batting · Hit by pitch | 17 | 19 |
| Batting · Plate appearances | 2,506 | 2,505 |
| Batting · RBI | 207 | 189 |
| Batting · Walks | 187 | 185 |
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 583 | 2,506 | 2,224 | 305 | 585 | 85 | 23 | 7 | 207 | 187 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 737 | .263 | .325 | .331 | .656 |
Streaks
18longest hitting streak · 1905-06-13 to 1905-07-03
21longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hitless in Seven | 1902-08-17 | 1 in 202 games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | First-Inning Ejection | 1904-05-25 | 1 in 187 games | box score ↗ |
| 39 | 2 triples | 1905-08-03 | 1 in 1,837 player-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 286 | 1203 | 280 | 5 | 95 | 95 | 56 | .264 | .312 | .346 |
| Away | 297 | 1302 | 305 | 2 | 94 | 90 | 64 | .262 | .303 | .318 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 54 | 237 | 62 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 9 | .287 | .304 | .343 |
| May | 104 | 433 | 101 | 0 | 23 | 37 | 20 | .275 | .319 | .335 |
| June | 92 | 406 | 82 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 26 | .228 | .286 | .269 |
| July | 122 | 539 | 128 | 6 | 49 | 43 | 32 | .264 | .317 | .366 |
| August | 109 | 481 | 110 | 1 | 44 | 31 | 19 | .255 | .293 | .318 |
| September | 91 | 368 | 92 | 0 | 26 | 27 | 14 | .280 | .323 | .357 |
| October | 11 | 41 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .263 | .317 | .316 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| st-louis-cardinals | 88 | 379 | 96 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 10 | .284 | .325 | .346 |
| pittsburgh-pirates | 85 | 371 | 80 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 19 | .240 | .283 | .287 |
| philadelphia-phillies | 84 | 360 | 87 | 0 | 31 | 30 | 21 | .271 | .325 | .336 |
| new-york-giants | 80 | 326 | 64 | 1 | 32 | 22 | 17 | .219 | .264 | .271 |
| chicago-cubs | 77 | 340 | 85 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 18 | .275 | .309 | .346 |
| boston-braves | 77 | 342 | 88 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 11 | .292 | .339 | .359 |
| cincinnati-reds | 59 | 238 | 47 | 1 | 14 | 18 | 12 | .228 | .273 | .306 |
| brooklyn-dodgers | 33 | 149 | 38 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 12 | .309 | .356 | .480 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1901 |  Cincinnati Reds | 109 | 435 | 119 | 2 | 27 | 19 | .274 | – | – |
| 1902 | Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds | 122 | 490 | 147 | 1 | 51 | 10 | .300 | – | – |
| 1903 | Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs | 127 | 475 | 112 | 2 | 56 | 23 | .236 | – | – |
| 1904 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 102 | 363 | 90 | – | 25 | 11 | .248 | – | – |
| 1905 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 123 | 461 | 117 | 2 | 30 | 15 | .254 | – | – |