Bill Donovan Career Pitching Summary

  • May 7, 2025

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

Bill Donovan
NameBill Donovan
Date of BirthOctober 13, 1876
Nationality
United States
PositionPitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman
ThrowsRight
BatsBoth
MLB Debut1898
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Bill Donovan Yearly Pitching Stats

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

Parsing Data

Data Source: Baseball Reference

Image Source: Wikipedia

📊 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: 277)
GF49 (MLB Rank: 1,707)
W185 (MLB Rank: 159)
L139 (MLB Rank: 217)
SV8 (MLB Rank: 1,476)
ERA2.69 (MLB Rank: 1,005)
IP2964.2 (MLB Rank: 144)
SHO35 (MLB Rank: 71)
CG289 (MLB Rank: 49)
SO1,552 (MLB Rank: 215)
BB1059 (MLB Rank: 95)
H2,631 (MLB Rank: 209)
HR30 (MLB Rank: 3,015)
SO94.71 (MLB Rank: 6,068)
BB93.21 (MLB Rank: 7,835)
H97.99 (MLB Rank: 9,985)
HR90.09 (MLB Rank: 9,470)
WHIP1.245 (MLB Rank: 10,232)
WAR44.8 (MLB Rank: 140)

📊 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