Bill Donovan played in Major League Baseball from 1898 to 1918, appearing in 378 games over 18 seasons. He recorded a total of 185 W and 139 L, an ERA of 2.69, 1,552 SO, a WHIP of 1.245, and a WAR of 44.8.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | Bill Donovan |
Date of Birth | October 13, 1876 |
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MLB Debut | 1898 |
📊 Career Summary
Bill Donovan appeared in 378 games over 18 MLB seasons from 1898 to 1918. Below are his cumulative stats and MLB all-time rankings:
GS | 327 (MLB Rank: 274) |
GF | 49 (MLB Rank: 1,687) |
W | 185 (MLB Rank: 159) |
L | 139 (MLB Rank: 216) |
SV | 8 (MLB Rank: 1,456) |
ERA | 2.69 (MLB Rank: 989) |
IP | 2964.2 (MLB Rank: 144) |
SHO | 35 (MLB Rank: 71) |
CG | 289 (MLB Rank: 49) |
SO | 1,552 (MLB Rank: 214) |
BB | 1059 (MLB Rank: 95) |
H | 2,631 (MLB Rank: 209) |
HR | 30 (MLB Rank: 2,965) |
SO9 | 4.71 (MLB Rank: 5,929) |
BB9 | 3.21 (MLB Rank: 7,716) |
H9 | 7.99 (MLB Rank: 9,856) |
HR9 | 0.09 (MLB Rank: 9,315) |
WHIP | 1.245 (MLB Rank: 10,107) |
WAR | 44.8 (MLB Rank: 139) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1918)
In his final season (1918), Bill Donovan recorded the following stats:
GS | 1 |
GF | 1 |
W | 1 |
ERA | 1.5 |
IP | 6 |
SO | 1 |
BB | 1 |
H | 5 |
HR | 0 |
SO9 | 1.5 |
BB9 | 1.5 |
H9 | 7.5 |
WHIP | 1 |
WAR | 0.3 |
📈 Seasonal Highlights
- Most Wins: 1901, 25 W
- Most SO: 1901, 226 SO
- Most IP: 1901, 351 IP
- Best WAR: 1903, 7.5 WAR
- Best ERA: 1916, 0 ERA
🎯 Postseason Performance
Bill Donovan appeared in 6 games during the postseason. He recorded an ERA of 2.7, pitched 50 IP, struck out 33 batters, with 1 W and 4 L.
Bill Donovan Career Pitching Stats Overview
season | W | L | ERA | W-L% | SV | SO | IP | WAR | WHIP | HR | H | BB | R | ER | ERA+ | FIP | SO9 | SO/BB | GS | G | GF | CG | SHO | HR9 | H9 | BB9 | BK | HBP | IBB | WP | BF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1898 | 1 | 6 | 4.3 | 0.143 | 0 | 36 | 88 | -0.8 | 1.784 | 0 | 88 | 69 | 74 | 42 | 86 | 4.54 | 3.7 | 0.52 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7.1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 416 |
1899 | 1 | 2 | 4.32 | 0.333 | 1 | 11 | 25 | -0.4 | 1.92 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 91 | 3.62 | 4 | 0.85 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 119 |
1900 | 1 | 2 | 6.68 | 0.333 | 0 | 13 | 31 | -0.1 | 1.742 | 0 | 36 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 58 | 4.02 | 3.8 | 0.72 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 5.2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 145 |
1901 | 25 | 15 | 2.77 | 0.625 | 3 | 226 | 351 | 6.4 | 1.356 | 1 | 324 | 152 | 151 | 108 | 121 | 3.04 | 5.8 | 1.49 | 38 | 45 | 7 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 1490 |
1902 | 17 | 15 | 2.78 | 0.531 | 1 | 170 | 297.2 | 3.3 | 1.213 | 1 | 250 | 111 | 122 | 92 | 99 | 2.76 | 5.1 | 1.53 | 33 | 35 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 7.6 | 3.4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1214 |
1903 | 17 | 16 | 2.29 | 0.515 | 0 | 187 | 307 | 7.5 | 1.114 | 3 | 247 | 95 | 104 | 78 | 126 | 2.64 | 5.5 | 1.97 | 34 | 35 | 1 | 34 | 4 | 0.1 | 7.2 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1223 |
1904 | 16 | 16 | 2.46 | 0.5 | 0 | 137 | 293 | 3.5 | 1.177 | 5 | 251 | 94 | 111 | 80 | 104 | 2.77 | 4.2 | 1.46 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0.2 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 1184 |
1905 | 18 | 15 | 2.6 | 0.545 | 0 | 135 | 280.2 | 4.6 | 1.201 | 2 | 236 | 101 | 111 | 81 | 104 | 2.84 | 4.3 | 1.34 | 32 | 34 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 0.1 | 7.6 | 3.2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1137 |
1906 | 9 | 15 | 3.15 | 0.375 | 0 | 85 | 211.2 | 2.9 | 1.384 | 4 | 221 | 72 | 92 | 74 | 87 | 2.94 | 3.6 | 1.18 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0.2 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 893 |
1907 | 25 | 4 | 2.19 | 0.862 | 1 | 123 | 271 | 5 | 1.122 | 3 | 222 | 82 | 96 | 66 | 118 | 2.41 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 28 | 32 | 4 | 27 | 3 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1073 |
1908 | 18 | 7 | 2.08 | 0.72 | 0 | 141 | 242.2 | 4.4 | 1.084 | 2 | 210 | 53 | 78 | 56 | 115 | 1.78 | 5.2 | 2.66 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 25 | 6 | 0.1 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 967 |
1909 | 8 | 7 | 2.31 | 0.533 | 2 | 76 | 140.1 | 1.6 | 1.29 | 0 | 121 | 60 | 50 | 36 | 110 | 2.54 | 4.9 | 1.27 | 17 | 21 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 580 |
1910 | 17 | 7 | 2.44 | 0.708 | 0 | 107 | 206.2 | 3.6 | 1.185 | 4 | 184 | 61 | 74 | 56 | 108 | 2.52 | 4.7 | 1.75 | 23 | 26 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 0.2 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 825 |
1911 | 10 | 9 | 3.31 | 0.526 | 0 | 81 | 168.1 | 2.6 | 1.331 | 4 | 160 | 64 | 83 | 62 | 105 | 3.31 | 4.3 | 1.27 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0.2 | 8.6 | 3.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 707 |
1912 | 1 | 0 | 0.9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 381 | 2.55 | 5.4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
1915 | 0 | 3 | 4.81 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 33.2 | 0 | 1.337 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 62 | 2.77 | 4.5 | 1.7 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 137 |
1916 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
1918 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 193 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |