What years did Cal Dorsett play?

Cal Dorsett played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1947.

Was Cal Dorsett a pitcher?

Yes. Cal Dorsett pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 6 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Cal Dorsett hit?

Cal Dorsett hit 0 career home runs.

Cal Dorsett

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1940-1947)

W–L 0–1

ERA 11.85

WHIP 2.78

SO 6

Pitcher PIV -179.4

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 180 lb
Born: 6/10/1913 in Lone Oak, TX, USA
Died: 10/22/1970 in Elk City, OK, USA
MLB Debut: 1940-08-19
Last Game: 1947-09-14

Full name: Calvin Leavelle Dorsett

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	1	8	2	0	0	0	13.7	25	18	2	13	6	11.85	-179.4

Career ERA 11.85 vs. league average 4.04 across their career seasons — 193.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	L	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1940	CLE	AL	0	1	0	1.0	1	1	0	0	9.00	—	0.0
1941	CLE	AL	1	5	2	11.3	21	13	10	5	10.32	3.94 (-162%)	-179.4
1947	CLE	AL	0	2	0	1.3	3	4	3	1	27.00	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			1	8	2	13.2	25	18	13	6	11.85	—	-179

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
8	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .000 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .379 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .000 vs. league average .714 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	RBI	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1940	CLE	AL	1	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	CLE	AL	5	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1947	CLE	AL	2	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 3 seasons			8	2	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	3	0	0	0	0	0	—
Away	5	2	0	0	0	1	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	3	6.0	9	7	7	3	10.50
Away	5	7.2	16	10	6	3	11.74

Last 8 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	RBI
1947-09-14	CLE	PHA	L	0	0
1947-09-11	CLE	BOS	W	0	0
1941-06-29	CLE	CHW	L	0	0
1941-06-28	CLE	CHW	L	0	0
1941-06-05	CLE	BOS	L	0	0
1941-05-18	CLE	PHA	L	0	0
1941-05-11	CLE	SLA	L	2	1
1940-08-19	CLE	BOS	L	0	0

Last 8 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1947-09-14	CLE	PHA	—	0.1	1	2	2	2	0	1
1947-09-11	CLE	BOS	—	1.0	2	2	2	1	1	0
1941-06-29	CLE	CHW	—	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0
1941-06-28	CLE	CHW	—	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	0
1941-06-05	CLE	BOS	—	3.0	7	7	6	4	2	0
1941-05-18	CLE	PHA	L	1.0	6	5	3	0	0	0
1941-05-11	CLE	SLA	—	4.1	6	2	2	3	2	0
1940-08-19	CLE	BOS	—	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	8	0	0	2	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	A
1940	CLE	P	1	0
1941	CLE	P	5	2
1947	CLE	P	2	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	8

Frequently Asked Questions about Cal Dorsett

What years did Cal Dorsett play?: Cal Dorsett played in Major League Baseball from 1940 to 1947.
Was Cal Dorsett a pitcher?: Yes. Cal Dorsett pitched in the major leagues, recording 0 wins and 6 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Cal Dorsett hit?: Cal Dorsett hit 0 career home runs.