Richard Dotson Stats
Richard Dotson was born on Saturday, January 10, 1959, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dotson was 20 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 4, 1979, with the Chicago White Sox. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Richard Dotson baseball stats page.
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Richard DotsonRichard Dotson Pitching Stats |
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| Year | Age | Team | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD |
| 1979 | 20 | White Sox | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24.1 | 107 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1980 | 21 | White Sox | 33 | 32 | 1 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 4.27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 198.0 | 863 | 185 | 94 | 105 | 20 | 87 | 2 | 109 | 6 | 6 | 2 | - |
| 1981 | 22 | White Sox | 24 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 8 | .529 | 3.77 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 141.0 | 599 | 145 | 59 | 67 | 13 | 49 | 0 | 73 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 1982 | 23 | White Sox | 34 | 31 | 3 | 11 | 15 | .423 | 3.84 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 196.2 | 867 | 219 | 84 | 97 | 19 | 73 | 4 | 109 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| 1983 | 24 | White Sox | 35 | 35 | 0 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 3.23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 240.0 | 997 | 209 | 86 | 92 | 19 | 106 | 1 | 137 | 7 | 8 | 0 | - |
| 1984 | 25 | White Sox | 32 | 32 | 0 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 3.59 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 245.2 | 1,035 | 216 | 98 | 110 | 24 | 103 | 5 | 120 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |
| 1985 | 26 | White Sox | 9 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | 226 | 53 | 26 | 30 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| 1986 | 27 | White Sox | 34 | 34 | 0 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 5.48 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 197.0 | 861 | 226 | 120 | 125 | 24 | 69 | 2 | 110 | 10 | 2 | 0 | - |
| 1987 | 28 | White Sox | 31 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 12 | .478 | 4.17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 211.1 | 900 | 201 | 98 | 109 | 24 | 86 | 2 | 114 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1988 | 29 | Yankees | 32 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 9 | .571 | 5.00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 171.0 | 755 | 178 | 95 | 103 | 27 | 72 | 3 | 77 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| 1989 | 30 | Yankees | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 5.57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 51.2 | 239 | 69 | 32 | 33 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 1989 | 30 | White Sox | 17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .300 | 3.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 99.2 | 446 | 112 | 43 | 51 | 8 | 41 | 3 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 1990 | 31 | Royals | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 8.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.2 | 139 | 43 | 27 | 29 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Career | G | GS | GF | W | L | PCT | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | BFP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | IBB | SO | WP | HB | BK | HLD | ||
| 12 Years | 305 | 295 | 7 | 111 | 113 | .496 | 4.23 | 55 | 11 | 0 | 1,857.1 | 8,034 | 1,884 | 872 | 964 | 194 | 740 | 24 | 973 | 46 | 40 | 12 | - | ||
Richard DotsonRichard Dotson Hitting Stats |
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| Yr | Age | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| 1979 | 20 | White Sox | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1980 | 21 | White Sox | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1981 | 22 | White Sox | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1982 | 23 | White Sox | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1983 | 24 | White Sox | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1984 | 25 | White Sox | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1985 | 26 | White Sox | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1986 | 27 | White Sox | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1987 | 28 | White Sox | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1988 | 29 | Yankees | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1989 | 30 | Yankees | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1989 | 30 | White Sox | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1990 | 31 | Royals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Career | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | GRSL | RBI | BB | IBB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | ||
| 12 Years | 312 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
Richard DotsonRichard Dotson Fielding Stats |
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| Team | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| 1979 White Sox | P | 5 | 5 | 73 | 5 | 1.0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.85 |
| 1980 White Sox | P | 33 | 32 | 594 | 47 | 1.4 | 46 | 13 | 33 | 1 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .979 | 2.09 |
| 1981 White Sox | P | 24 | 24 | 423 | 27 | 1.1 | 27 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.72 |
| 1982 White Sox | P | 34 | 31 | 590 | 38 | 1.1 | 37 | 13 | 24 | 1 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .974 | 1.69 |
| 1983 White Sox | P | 35 | 35 | 720 | 69 | 2.0 | 68 | 20 | 48 | 1 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .986 | 2.55 |
| 1984 White Sox | P | 32 | 32 | 737 | 45 | 1.4 | 44 | 8 | 36 | 1 | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .978 | 1.61 |
| 1985 White Sox | P | 9 | 9 | 157 | 8 | 0.9 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.38 |
| 1986 White Sox | P | 34 | 34 | 591 | 39 | 1.1 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 3 | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .923 | 1.64 |
| 1987 White Sox | P | 31 | 31 | 634 | 54 | 1.7 | 52 | 14 | 38 | 2 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .963 | 2.21 |
| 1988 Yankees | P | 32 | 29 | 513 | 31 | 1.0 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.63 |
| 1989 Yankees | P | 11 | 9 | 155 | 6 | 0.5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.05 |
| 1989 White Sox | P | 17 | 17 | 299 | 22 | 1.3 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .909 | 1.81 |
| 1990 Royals | P | 8 | 7 | 86 | 5 | 0.6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1.000 | 1.57 |
| Career | POS | G | GS | OUTS | TC | TC/G | CH | PO | A | E | DP | PB | CASB | CACS | FLD% | RF |
| P Totals | 305 | 295 | 5,572 | 396 | 1.3 | 385 | 116 | 269 | 11 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 1.87 | |
| 12 Years | 305 | 295 | 5,572 | 396 | 1.3 | 385 | 116 | 269 | 11 | 25 | n/a | n/a | n/a | .972 | 1.87 | |
Richard DotsonRichard Dotson Miscellaneous Stats |
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| Baserunning Statistics | Other Positions | Common Hitting Ratios | Common Pitching Ratios | |||||||||
| Team | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 1979 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.17 | 4.81 | 2.22 |
| 1980 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.25 | 4.95 | 3.95 |
| 1981 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.49 | 4.66 | 3.13 |
| 1982 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.49 | 4.99 | 3.34 |
| 1983 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.29 | 5.14 | 3.98 |
| 1984 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.17 | 4.40 | 3.77 |
| 1985 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.94 | 5.68 | 2.92 |
| 1986 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.59 | 5.03 | 3.15 |
| 1987 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.33 | 4.85 | 3.66 |
| 1988 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.07 | 4.05 | 3.79 |
| 1989 Yankees | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.82 | 2.44 | 2.96 |
| 1989 White Sox | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.34 | 4.97 | 3.70 |
| 1990 Royals | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.64 | 2.83 | 4.40 |
| Career | SB | CS | SB% | PH | PR | DH | AB/HR | AB/K | AB/RBI | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 |
| 12 Years | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.31 | 4.71 | 3.59 |
Richard DotsonRichard Dotson Miscellaneous Items of Interest |
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| Team [Click for Roster] | Uniform Numbers | Salary | All-Star | World Series |
| 1979 Chicago White Sox | 49 | $21,000.00 | - | - |
| 1980 Chicago White Sox | 49 | $30,000.00 | - | - |
| 1981 Chicago White Sox | 49 | $32,500.00 | - | - |
| 1982 Chicago White Sox | 49 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1983 Chicago White Sox | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1984 Chicago White Sox | 34 | Undetermined | Stats | - |
| 1985 Chicago White Sox | 34 | $900,000.00 | - | - |
| 1986 Chicago White Sox | 34 | $975,000.00 | - | - |
| 1987 Chicago White Sox | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1988 New York Yankees | 36 | $900,000.00 | - | - |
| 1989 New York Yankees | 36 | $68,000.00 | - | - |
| 1989 Chicago White Sox | 34 | Undetermined | - | - |
| 1990 Kansas City Royals | 37 | $550,000.00 | - | - |
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