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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    🧾 Basic Profile

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

    📊 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)

    📊 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

    📈 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

    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