1963
Born July 14, 1963
Baltimore, MD, USA
John Dopson Notable
John Dopson played for three clubs across 10 seasons as a pitcher, opening with the Montreal Expos in 1985 and closing with the California Angels in 1994. His longest stay was with the Boston Red Sox, from 1989 to 1993.
He went 30 and 47 with a 4.27 earned run average, pitching 725.3 innings in 144 games. He struck out 386 and threw 1 shutout. Across 144 games he batted .055, with 3 hits and 0 runs. He finished with 1 double.
He was born in Baltimore, MD, USA on July 14, 1963. He batted left-handed and threw right-handed.
Batting, season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | MON | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| 1988 | MON | 26 | 51 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 0 | .059 |
| 1989 | BOS | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1990 | BOS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1991 | BOS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1992 | BOS | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1993 | BOS | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1994 | CAL | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Career | — | 144 | 55 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 0 | .055 |
Pitching, season by season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | MON | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13.0 | 25 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 11.08 |
| 1988 | MON | 3 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 168.2 | 150 | 57 | 58 | 101 | 3.04 |
| 1989 | BOS | 12 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 169.1 | 166 | 75 | 69 | 95 | 3.99 |
| 1990 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17.2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2.04 |
| 1991 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18.00 |
| 1992 | BOS | 7 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 141.1 | 159 | 64 | 38 | 55 | 4.08 |
| 1993 | BOS | 7 | 11 | 34 | 28 | 0 | 155.2 | 170 | 86 | 59 | 89 | 4.97 |
| 1994 | CAL | 1 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 58.2 | 67 | 40 | 26 | 33 | 6.14 |
| Career | — | 30 | 47 | 144 | 119 | 1 | 725.1 | 752 | 344 | 264 | 386 | 4.27 |
On this day & linked events
1985
Major-league debut: John Dopson
John Dopson made a major-league debut on September 4, 1985.
1994
Final major-league game: John Dopson
John Dopson played a final major-league game on June 22, 1994.