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
Honors
1908 - Baseball Magazine All-Star (AL)
Career Batting
459
G
.193
AVG
251
H
7
HR
95
RBI
.487
OPS
54
OPS vs Lg
17% of the career qualification threshold · about these stats
Career Pitching
185-139
W-L
2.69
ERA
378
G
1,552
SO
8
SV
1.24
WHIP
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
Advanced Pitching About these stats
Year Lg IP K/9 BB/9 WHIP Qual
1918 AL 6.0 1.50 1.50 1.000
1916 AL 1.0 0.00 9.00 2.000
1915 AL 33.7 4.54 2.67 1.337
1912 AL 10.0 5.40 1.80 0.700
1911 AL 168.3 4.33 3.42 1.331 ✓
1910 AL 206.7 4.66 2.66 1.185 ✓
1909 AL 140.3 4.87 3.85 1.290
1908 AL 242.7 5.23 1.97 1.084 ✓
1907 AL 271.0 4.08 2.72 1.122 ✓
1906 AL 211.7 3.61 3.06 1.384 ✓
1905 AL 280.7 4.33 3.24 1.201 ✓
1904 AL 293.0 4.21 2.89 1.177 ✓
1903 AL 307.0 5.48 2.79 1.114 ✓
1902 NL 297.7 5.14 3.36 1.213 ✓
1901 NL 351.0 5.79 3.90 1.356 ✓
1900 NL 31.0 3.77 5.23 1.742
1899 NL 25.0 3.96 4.68 1.920
1898 NL 88.0 3.68 7.06 1.784
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
Advanced Batting About these stats
Year Lg PA ISO BABIP BB% K% OPS vs Lg HR/162 Qual
1918 AL 2 .000 .500 0.0 0.0 210 0.0
1915 AL 13 .000 .167 7.7 46.2 -27 0.0
1912 AL 14 .000 .083 7.1 7.1 -35 0.0
1911 AL 72 .133 .282 15.3 27.8 89 1.1
1910 AL 76 .015 .222 6.6 31.6 17 0.0
1909 AL 53 .000 .250 3.8 17.0 47 0.0
1908 AL 93 .012 .232 10.8 28.0 41 0.0
1907 AL 119 .101 .387 5.0 28.6 119 0.0
1906 AL 96 .022 .186 1.0 33.3 -12 0.0
1905 AL 156 .031 .245 7.7 17.9 60 0.0
1904 AL 148 .050 .378 2.0 27.7 97 1.0
1903 AL 137 .057 .333 2.9 24.8 74 0.0
1902 NL 174 .062 .202 5.2 14.9 47 1.1
1901 NL 151 .067 .198 5.3 17.9 35 2.4
1900 NL 13 .000 .000 0.0 30.8 -100 0.0
1899 NL 13 .077 .273 0.0 15.4 51 0.0
1898 NL 110 .117 .206 3.6 25.5 44 2.1
Career Fielding by Position
Pos G PO A E DP FPct
P 378 173 654 49 20 .944
OF 37 58 10 7 3 .907
1B 18 144 7 3 4 .981
2B 8 9 9 2 0 .900
SS 3 1 4 4 2 .556
Fielding Season by Season
Year Team Pos G PO A E DP FPct
1918 Detroit Tigers P 2 0 1 0 0 1.000
1916 New York Yankees P 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1915 New York Yankees P 9 1 7 0 0 1.000
1912 Detroit Tigers 1B 2 5 0 1 0 .833
1912 Detroit Tigers OF 2 0 0 0 0 .000
1912 Detroit Tigers P 3 0 1 0 0 1.000
1911 Detroit Tigers P 20 4 25 2 0 .935
1910 Detroit Tigers P 26 9 33 2 2 .955
1909 Detroit Tigers P 21 9 29 1 1 .974
1908 Detroit Tigers P 29 16 39 5 0 .917
1907 Detroit Tigers P 32 13 56 4 0 .945
1906 Detroit Tigers 2B 3 5 3 1 0 .889
1906 Detroit Tigers OF 1 1 0 1 0 .500
1906 Detroit Tigers P 25 11 62 3 1 .961
1905 Detroit Tigers 2B 2 2 2 1 0 .800
1905 Detroit Tigers OF 8 10 4 0 0 1.000
1905 Detroit Tigers P 34 16 67 6 3 .933
1904 Detroit Tigers 1B 8 52 0 1 1 .981
1904 Detroit Tigers OF 1 0 0 2 0 .000
1904 Detroit Tigers P 34 28 89 4 2 .967
1903 Detroit Tigers 2B 1 0 1 0 0 1.000
1903 Detroit Tigers OF 1 1 2 0 0 1.000
1903 Detroit Tigers P 35 25 65 6 2 .938
1903 Detroit Tigers SS 2 0 3 2 1 .600
1902 Brooklyn Superbas 1B 8 87 7 1 3 .989
1902 Brooklyn Superbas 2B 1 2 3 0 0 1.000
1902 Brooklyn Superbas OF 4 8 0 1 0 .889
1902 Brooklyn Superbas P 35 20 71 5 2 .948
1901 Brooklyn Superbas P 45 14 75 7 5 .927
1900 Brooklyn Superbas P 5 0 12 0 0 1.000
1899 Brooklyn Superbas P 5 1 5 1 0 .857
1898 Washington Senators 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .000
1898 Washington Senators OF 20 38 4 3 3 .933
1898 Washington Senators P 17 6 17 3 2 .885
1898 Washington Senators SS 1 1 1 2 1 .500
Postseason Pitching
Year Round Team G W-L SV IP SO ERA
Career 6 1-4 0 50.0 33 2.88
1909 World Series Detroit Tigers 2 1-1 0 12.0 7 3.00
1908 World Series Detroit Tigers 2 0-2 0 17.0 10 4.24
1907 World Series Detroit Tigers 2 0-1 0 21.0 16 1.71
Postseason Batting
Year Round Team G AB H HR RBI AVG
Career 6 16 0 0 0 .000
1909 World Series Detroit Tigers 2 4 0 0 0 .000
1908 World Series Detroit Tigers 2 4 0 0 0 .000
1907 World Series Detroit Tigers 2 8 0 0 0 .000
Managerial record: 245-301 (.449) Full Managerial Record
Year Team League G W L PCT Finish
1921 Philadelphia Phillies NL 87 25 62 .287 8
1917 New York Yankees AL 155 71 82 .464 6
1916 New York Yankees AL 156 80 74 .519 4 Player-Mgr
1915 New York Yankees AL 154 69 83 .454 5 Player-Mgr