Player
Bill Donovan
Player Info
- Full Name
- William Edward
- Born
-
October 13, 1876
Lawrence, MA, USA - Died
- December 9, 1923
- Size
- 5'11" / 190 lbs
- B/T
- B / R
- Debut
- April 22, 1898
- Final Game
- September 2, 1918
- Career
- 21 years
Teams
- Washington Nationals 1898-1898
- Brooklyn Dodgers 1899-1902
- Detroit Tigers 1903-1918
- New York Yankees 1915-1916
Honors
1908 - Baseball Magazine All-Star
(AL)
Career Batting
459
G
.193
AVG
251
H
7
HR
95
RBI
.487
OPS
Career Pitching
185-139
W-L
2.69
ERA
378
G
1,552
SO
8
SV
1.24
WHIP
Batting Season by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | R | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| 1916 | New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1915 | New York Yankees | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .083 |
| 1912 | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .077 |
| 1911 | Detroit Tigers | 24 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .200 |
| 1910 | Detroit Tigers | 26 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .145 |
| 1909 | Detroit Tigers | 22 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .200 |
| 1908 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .159 |
| 1907 | Detroit Tigers | 37 | 109 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .266 |
| 1906 | Detroit Tigers | 28 | 91 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .121 |
| 1905 | Detroit Tigers | 44 | 130 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .192 |
| 1904 | Detroit Tigers | 46 | 140 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | .271 |
| 1903 | Detroit Tigers | 40 | 124 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .242 |
| 1902 | Brooklyn Superbas | 48 | 161 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | .174 |
| 1901 | Brooklyn Superbas | 46 | 135 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .170 |
| 1900 | Brooklyn Superbas | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| 1899 | Brooklyn Superbas | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| 1898 | Washington Senators | 39 | 103 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | .165 |
Pitching Season by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | SO | BB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1918 | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1916 | New York Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1915 | New York Yankees | 0 | 3 | 4.81 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33.1 | 17 | 10 |
| 1912 | Detroit Tigers | 1 | 0 | 0.90 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 6 | 2 |
| 1911 | Detroit Tigers | 10 | 9 | 3.31 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 168.1 | 81 | 64 |
| 1910 | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 7 | 2.44 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 206.1 | 107 | 61 |
| 1909 | Detroit Tigers | 8 | 7 | 2.31 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 140.1 | 76 | 60 |
| 1908 | Detroit Tigers | 18 | 7 | 2.08 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 242.1 | 141 | 53 |
| 1907 | Detroit Tigers | 25 | 4 | 2.19 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 271.0 | 123 | 82 |
| 1906 | Detroit Tigers | 9 | 15 | 3.15 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 211.1 | 85 | 72 |
| 1905 | Detroit Tigers | 18 | 15 | 2.60 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 280.2 | 135 | 101 |
| 1904 | Detroit Tigers | 16 | 16 | 2.46 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 293.0 | 137 | 94 |
| 1903 | Detroit Tigers | 17 | 16 | 2.29 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 307.0 | 187 | 95 |
| 1902 | Brooklyn Superbas | 17 | 15 | 2.78 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 297.2 | 170 | 111 |
| 1901 | Brooklyn Superbas | 25 | 15 | 2.77 | 45 | 38 | 3 | 351.0 | 226 | 152 |
| 1900 | Brooklyn Superbas | 1 | 2 | 6.68 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 31.0 | 13 | 18 |
| 1899 | Brooklyn Superbas | 1 | 2 | 4.32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25.0 | 11 | 13 |
| 1898 | Washington Senators | 1 | 6 | 4.30 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 88.0 | 36 | 69 |