Bill Donovan Career Pitching Summary

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.

Bill Donovan Yearly Pitching Stats

This chart shows the season-by-season changes in ERA, SO, and IP for Bill Donovan.

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    ๐Ÿงพ Basic Profile

    Bill Donovan
    NameBill Donovan
    Date of BirthOctober 13, 1876
    Nationality
    United States
    MLB Debut1898

    ๐Ÿ“Š 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:

    GS327 (MLB Rank: 274)
    GF49 (MLB Rank: 1,687)
    W185 (MLB Rank: 159)
    L139 (MLB Rank: 216)
    SV8 (MLB Rank: 1,456)
    ERA2.69 (MLB Rank: 989)
    IP2964.2 (MLB Rank: 144)
    SHO35 (MLB Rank: 71)
    CG289 (MLB Rank: 49)
    SO1,552 (MLB Rank: 214)
    BB1059 (MLB Rank: 95)
    H2,631 (MLB Rank: 209)
    HR30 (MLB Rank: 2,965)
    SO94.71 (MLB Rank: 5,929)
    BB93.21 (MLB Rank: 7,716)
    H97.99 (MLB Rank: 9,856)
    HR90.09 (MLB Rank: 9,315)
    WHIP1.245 (MLB Rank: 10,107)
    WAR44.8 (MLB Rank: 139)

    ๐Ÿ“Š Last Season Summary (1918)

    In his final season (1918), Bill Donovan recorded the following stats:

    GS1
    GF1
    W1
    ERA1.5
    IP6
    SO1
    BB1
    H5
    HR0
    SO91.5
    BB91.5
    H97.5
    WHIP1
    WAR0.3

    ๐Ÿ“ˆ 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

    ๐ŸŽฏ 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

    seasonWLERAW-L%SVSOIPWARWHIPHRHBBRERERA+FIPSO9SO/BBGSGGFCGSHOHR9H9BB9BKHBPIBBWPBF
    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