Player

Dick Donovan

Player Info
Full Name
Richard Edward
Born
December 7, 1927
Boston, MA, USA
Died
January 6, 1997
Size
6'3" / 190 lbs
B/T
L / R
Debut
April 24, 1950
Final Game
June 12, 1965
Career
16 years
Teams
Honors
3 x All-Star
1962, 1961, 1955
1962 - Sporting News Pitcher of the Year (AL)
1962 - Sporting News All-Star (AL)
Career Batting
371
G
.163
AVG
113
H
15
HR
64
RBI
.495
OPS
43
OPS vs Lg
11% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
122-99
W-L
3.67
ERA
345
G
880
SO
5
SV
1.23
WHIP
Pitching Season by Season
Year Team W L ERA G GS SV IP SO BB
1965 Cleveland Indians 1 3 5.96 12 3 0 22.2 12 6
1964 Cleveland Indians 7 9 4.55 30 23 1 158.1 83 29
1963 Cleveland Indians 11 13 4.24 30 30 0 206.0 84 28
1962 Cleveland Indians 20 10 3.59 34 34 0 250.1 94 47
1961 Washington Senators 10 10 2.40 23 22 0 168.1 62 35
1960 Chicago White Sox 6 1 5.38 33 8 3 78.2 30 25
1959 Chicago White Sox 9 10 3.66 31 29 0 179.1 71 58
1958 Chicago White Sox 15 14 3.01 34 34 0 248.0 127 53
1957 Chicago White Sox 16 6 2.77 28 28 0 220.1 88 45
1956 Chicago White Sox 12 10 3.64 34 31 0 234.1 120 59
1955 Chicago White Sox 15 9 3.32 29 24 0 187.0 88 48
1954 Detroit Tigers 0 0 10.50 2 0 0 6.0 2 5
1952 Boston Braves 0 2 5.54 7 2 1 13.0 6 12
1951 Boston Braves 0 0 5.27 8 2 0 13.1 4 11
1950 Boston Braves 0 2 8.19 10 3 0 29.2 9 34
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1965 AL 22.7 4.76 2.38 1.676
1964 AL 158.3 4.72 1.65 1.326
1963 AL 206.0 3.67 1.22 1.160 ✓
1962 AL 250.7 3.38 1.69 1.205 ✓
1961 AL 168.7 3.31 1.87 1.026 ✓
1960 AL 78.7 3.43 2.86 1.424
1959 AL 179.7 3.56 2.91 1.275 ✓
1958 AL 248.0 4.61 1.92 1.181 ✓
1957 AL 220.7 3.59 1.84 1.124 ✓
1956 AL 234.7 4.60 2.26 1.155 ✓
1955 AL 187.0 4.24 2.31 1.251 ✓
1954 AL 6.0 3.00 7.50 2.333
1952 NL 13.0 4.15 8.31 2.308
1951 NL 13.7 2.63 7.24 2.049
1950 NL 29.7 2.73 10.31 2.090
Batting Season by Season
Year Team G AB H 2B 3B HR R AVG
1965 Cleveland Indians 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1964 Cleveland Indians 31 48 7 0 0 1 7 .146
1963 Cleveland Indians 31 69 9 1 0 1 4 .130
1962 Cleveland Indians 34 89 16 1 0 4 8 .180
1961 Washington Senators 24 56 10 1 0 1 6 .179
1960 Chicago White Sox 33 23 3 1 0 0 3 .130
1959 Chicago White Sox 31 61 8 4 0 1 4 .131
1958 Chicago White Sox 34 80 9 0 0 0 5 .113
1957 Chicago White Sox 30 83 12 1 0 3 8 .145
1956 Chicago White Sox 44 90 20 4 0 3 10 .222
1955 Chicago White Sox 40 76 17 0 0 1 10 .224
1954 Detroit Tigers 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1952 Boston Braves 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1951 Boston Braves 8 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333
1950 Boston Braves 10 6 1 0 0 0 1 .167
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1965 AL 6 .000 .000 0.0 66.7 -100 0.0
1964 AL 63 .063 .300 15.9 42.9 52 1.0
1963 AL 74 .058 .216 2.7 41.9 -1 1.0
1962 AL 100 .146 .226 7.0 32.0 61 4.0
1961 AL 63 .071 .281 9.5 36.5 42 1.0
1960 AL 25 .044 .300 4.0 52.0 6 0.0
1959 AL 69 .115 .250 7.2 46.4 25 1.0
1958 AL 94 .000 .192 10.6 35.1 0 0.0
1957 AL 92 .121 .188 8.7 34.8 37 3.1
1956 AL 107 .144 .293 13.1 28.0 90 3.2
1955 AL 89 .040 .327 10.1 29.2 68 1.0
1954 AL 1 .000 — 0.0 100.0 -100 0.0
1952 NL 3 .000 — 0.0 100.0 -100 0.0
1951 NL 5 .333 .500 40.0 20.0 252 0.0
1950 NL 10 .000 .500 40.0 40.0 91 0.0
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 345 144 336 20 25 .960
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1965 Cleveland Indians P 12 2 4 1 0 .857
1964 Cleveland Indians P 30 9 30 1 3 .975
1963 Cleveland Indians P 30 20 29 2 1 .961
1962 Cleveland Indians P 34 23 36 3 6 .952
1961 Washington Senators P 23 15 26 4 1 .911
1960 Chicago White Sox P 33 6 19 1 0 .962
1959 Chicago White Sox P 31 11 26 4 1 .902
1958 Chicago White Sox P 34 16 34 2 3 .962
1957 Chicago White Sox P 28 18 37 0 3 1.000
1956 Chicago White Sox P 34 11 46 1 4 .983
1955 Chicago White Sox P 29 11 33 0 2 1.000
1954 Detroit Tigers P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000
1952 Boston Braves P 7 0 6 1 0 .857
1951 Boston Braves P 8 1 4 0 0 1.000
1950 Boston Braves P 10 1 5 0 1 1.000
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 3 0-1 1 8.1 5 5.40
1959 World Series Chicago White Sox 3 0-1 1 8.1 5 5.40
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 3 3 1 0 0 .333
1959 World Series Chicago White Sox 3 3 1 0 0 .333