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Red Donahue

Francis L. Donahue

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 187 lb.

Born: January 23, 1873 in Waterbury, CT
School: Villanova University (Villanova, PA) (All Transactions)
Debut: May 6, 1893
Teams (by GP): Phillies/Browns/Naps/Tigers/Giants 1893-1906

Final Game: September 28, 1906
Died: August 25, 1913 in Philadelphia, PA
Buried: St. Joseph Cemetery, Waterbury, CT
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Standard Pitching

Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
1893 20 NYG NL 0 0 9.00 2 0 1 0 0 1 5.0 8 10 5 1 3 1 2 0 0 28 55 2.200 14.4 1.8 5.4 1.8 0.33
1895 22 STL NL 0 1 .000 6.75 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.0 9 6 6 2 3 2 1 0 0 36 74 1.500 10.1 2.3 3.4 2.3 0.67
1896 23 STL NL 7 24 .226 5.80 32 32 0 28 0 0 267.0 376 235 172 6 98 70 13 0 5 1253 75 1.775 12.7 0.2 3.3 2.4 0.71
1897 24 STL NL 10 35 .222 6.13 46 42 4 38 1 1 348.0 485 306 237 16 106 64 22 0 9 1612 72 1.698 12.5 0.4 2.7 1.7 0.60
1898 25 PHI NL 16 17 .485 3.55 35 35 0 33 1 0 284.1 327 165 112 7 80 57 14 0 2 1237 97 1.431 10.4 0.2 2.5 1.8 0.71
1899 26 PHI NL 21 8 .724 3.39 35 31 3 27 4 0 279.0 292 147 105 6 63 51 11 0 2 1160 108 1.272 9.4 0.2 2.0 1.6 0.81
1900 27 PHI NL 15 10 .600 3.60 32 24 7 21 2 0 240.0 299 144 96 6 50 41 9 1 3 1041 100 1.454 11.2 0.2 1.9 1.5 0.82
1901 28 PHI NL 20 13 .606 2.59 34 33 1 33 1 1 295.1 299 111 85 2 59 88 9 0 3 1214 131 1.212 9.1 0.1 1.8 2.7 1.49
1902 29 SLB AL 22 11 .667 2.76 35 34 1 33 2 0 316.1 322 134 97 7 65 63 8 0 1 1292 127 1.223 9.2 0.2 1.8 1.8 0.97
1903 30 TOT AL 15 16 .484 2.59 32 30 2 28 4 0 267.2 287 120 77 3 34 96 6 0 0 1091 111 1.199 9.7 0.1 1.1 3.2 2.82
1903 30 SLB AL 8 7 .533 2.75 16 15 1 14 0 0 131.0 145 59 40 0 22 51 0 0 0 541 106 1.275 10.0 0.0 1.5 3.5 2.32
1903 30 CLE AL 7 9 .438 2.44 16 15 1 14 4 0 136.2 142 61 37 3 12 45 6 0 0 550 117 1.127 9.4 0.2 0.8 3.0 3.75
1904 31 CLE AL 19 14 .576 2.40 35 32 2 30 6 0 277.0 281 96 74 2 49 127 5 0 2 1119 106 1.191 9.1 0.1 1.6 4.1 2.59
1905 32 CLE AL 6 12 .333 3.40 20 18 2 14 1 0 137.2 132 68 52 2 25 45 5 0 0 550 77 1.140 8.6 0.1 1.6 2.9 1.80
1906 33 DET AL 13 14 .481 2.73 28 28 0 26 3 0 241.0 260 96 73 1 54 82 8 0 0 996 101 1.303 9.7 0.0 2.0 3.1 1.52
13 Yrs 164 175 .484 3.61 367 340 23 312 25 3 2966.1 3377 1638 1191 61 689 787 113 1 27 12629 95 1.371 10.2 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.14
162 Game Avg. 16 17 .484 3.61 35 33 2 30 2 0 285 325 158 115 6 66 76 11 0 3 1215 95 1.371 10.2 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.14
PHI (4 yrs) 72 48 .600 3.26 136 123 11 114 8 1 1098.2 1217 567 398 21 252 237 43 1 10 4652 108 1.337 10.0 0.2 2.1 1.9 0.94
STL (3 yrs) 17 60 .221 6.00 79 75 4 67 1 1 623.0 870 547 415 24 207 136 36 0 14 2901 73 1.729 12.6 0.3 3.0 2.0 0.66
CLE (3 yrs) 32 35 .478 2.66 71 65 5 58 11 0 551.1 555 225 163 7 86 217 16 0 2 2219 99 1.163 9.1 0.1 1.4 3.5 2.52
SLB (2 yrs) 30 18 .625 2.76 51 49 2 47 2 0 447.1 467 193 137 7 87 114 8 0 1 1833 121 1.238 9.4 0.1 1.8 2.3 1.31
NYG (1 yr) 0 0 9.00 2 0 1 0 0 1 5.0 8 10 5 1 3 1 2 0 0 28 55 2.200 14.4 1.8 5.4 1.8 0.33
DET (1 yr) 13 14 .481 2.73 28 28 0 26 3 0 241.0 260 96 73 1 54 82 8 0 0 996 101 1.303 9.7 0.0 2.0 3.1 1.52
NL (8 yrs) 89 108 .452 4.26 217 198 16 181 9 3 1726.2 2095 1124 818 46 462 374 81 1 24 7581 90 1.481 10.9 0.2 2.4 1.9 0.81
AL (5 yrs) 75 67 .528 2.71 150 142 7 131 16 0 1239.2 1282 514 373 15 227 413 32 0 3 5048 108 1.217 9.3 0.1 1.6 3.0 1.82

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
1893 20 NYG NL 5.0 2 0 10 18.00 6.54 0.15 0.00 99.0 6.33 -6 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -6 .294 .497 $
1895 22 STL NL 8.0 1 1 6 6.75 6.68 -0.29 0.00 101.0 7.04 0 0.0 -0.0 0.1 1 .539 .500 $
1896 23 STL NL 267.0 32 32 235 7.92 6.17 -0.29 0.00 99.0 6.39 -38 -2.9 -0.2 -0.9 -14 .408 .482 $
1897 24 STL NL 348.0 46 42 306 7.91 6.01 -0.45 0.00 102.0 6.59 -41 -3.3 1.0 -0.3 -0.6 -11 .429 .480 $
1898 25 PHI NL 284.1 35 35 165 5.22 4.91 -0.38 0.00 95.0 5.02 -0 -0.0 -0.3 2.2 26 .499 .500 $
1899 26 PHI NL 279.0 35 31 147 4.74 5.17 0.09 0.00 95.0 4.83 11 1.0 1.0 -0.3 3.1 37 .529 .506 $
1900 27 PHI NL 240.0 32 24 144 5.40 5.14 -0.23 0.00 97.0 5.20 -0 -0.0 1.0 -0.2 1.7 19 .499 .500 $
1901 28 PHI NL 295.1 34 33 111 3.38 4.61 0.20 0.00 102.0 4.50 39 4.3 1.0 -0.4 6.2 62 .627 .527 $
1902 29 SLB AL 316.1 35 34 134 3.81 4.96 0.25 0.00 98.0 4.61 31 3.2 1.0 -0.4 5.7 61 .592 .520 $
1903 30 SLB AL 131.0 16 15 59 4.05 4.17 0.17 0.00 98.0 3.92 0 0.0 1.0 -0.1 1.1 10 .502 .500 $
1903 30 CLE AL 136.2 16 15 61 4.02 4.03 0.20 0.00 96.0 3.68 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.1 0.8 7 .481 .498 $
1904 31 CLE AL 277.0 35 32 96 3.12 3.45 0.00 0.00 98.0 3.38 11 1.4 1.0 -0.2 3.6 31 .540 .509 $
1905 32 CLE AL 137.2 20 18 68 4.45 3.69 0.09 0.00 99.0 3.57 -12 -1.4 1.0 -0.1 -0.3 -1 .430 .491 $
1906 33 DET AL 241.0 28 28 96 3.59 3.70 -0.43 0.00 102.0 4.21 18 2.2 -0.2 4.2 38 .580 .514 $
13 Seasons 2966.1 367 340 1638 4.97 4.81 -0.09 0.00 98.6 4.84 9 3.9 1.0 -2.8 26.5 260 .511 .502 $
PHI (4 yrs) 1098.2 136 123 567 4.64 4.95 -0.07 0.00 97.3 4.87 50 5.3 1.0 -1.1 13.2 144 .539 .508 $
STL (3 yrs) 623.0 79 75 547 7.90 6.09 -0.38 0.00 100.7 6.51 -79 -6.2 1.0 -0.5 -1.4 -24 .422 .487 $
CLE (3 yrs) 551.1 71 65 225 3.67 3.65 0.07 0.00 97.8 3.50 -4 -0.3 1.0 -0.5 4.1 37 .496 .499 $
SLB (2 yrs) 447.1 51 49 193 3.88 4.73 0.23 0.00 98.0 4.41 32 3.3 1.0 -0.5 6.8 71 .564 .510 $
NYG (1 yr) 5.0 2 0 10 18.00 6.54 0.15 0.00 99.0 6.33 -6 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -6 .294 .497 $
DET (1 yr) 241.0 28 28 96 3.59 3.70 -0.43 0.00 102.0 4.21 18 2.2 -0.2 4.2 38 .580 .514 $

Cumulative Pitching

Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
1893 20 0 0 9.00 2 0 1 0 0 1 5.0 8 10 5 1 3 1 2 0 0 28 55 2.200 14.4 1.8 5.4 1.8 0.33 55
1894 21 0 0 9.00 2 0 1 0 0 1 5.0 8 10 5 1 3 1 2 0 0 28 55 2.200 14.4 1.8 5.4 1.8 0.33 55
1895 22 0 1 .000 7.62 3 1 1 1 0 1 13.0 17 16 11 3 6 3 3 0 0 64 65 1.769 11.8 2.1 4.2 2.1 0.50 65
1896 23 7 25 .219 5.88 35 33 1 29 0 1 280.0 393 251 183 9 104 73 16 0 5 1317 74 1.775 12.6 0.3 3.3 2.3 0.70 74
1897 24 17 60 .221 6.02 81 75 5 67 1 2 628.0 878 557 420 25 210 137 38 0 14 2929 73 1.732 12.6 0.4 3.0 2.0 0.65 73
1898 25 33 77 .300 5.25 116 110 5 100 2 2 912.1 1205 722 532 32 290 194 52 0 16 4166 78 1.639 11.9 0.3 2.9 1.9 0.67 78
1899 26 54 85 .388 4.81 151 141 8 127 6 2 1191.1 1497 869 637 38 353 245 63 0 18 5326 83 1.553 11.3 0.3 2.7 1.9 0.69 83
1900 27 69 95 .421 4.61 183 165 15 148 8 2 1431.1 1796 1013 733 44 403 286 72 1 21 6367 85 1.536 11.3 0.3 2.5 1.8 0.71 85
1901 28 89 108 .452 4.26 217 198 16 181 9 3 1726.2 2095 1124 818 46 462 374 81 1 24 7581 90 1.481 10.9 0.2 2.4 1.9 0.81 90
1902 29 111 119 .483 4.03 252 232 17 214 11 3 2043.0 2417 1258 915 53 527 437 89 1 25 8873 94 1.441 10.6 0.2 2.3 1.9 0.83 94
1903 30 126 135 .483 3.86 284 262 19 242 15 3 2310.2 2704 1378 992 56 561 533 95 1 25 9964 95 1.413 10.5 0.2 2.2 2.1 0.95 95
1904 31 145 149 .493 3.71 319 294 21 272 21 3 2587.2 2985 1474 1066 58 610 660 100 1 27 11083 96 1.389 10.4 0.2 2.1 2.3 1.08 96
1905 32 151 161 .484 3.69 339 312 23 286 22 3 2725.1 3117 1542 1118 60 635 705 105 1 27 11633 95 1.377 10.3 0.2 2.1 2.3 1.11 95
1906 33 164 175 .484 3.61 367 340 23 312 25 3 2966.1 3377 1638 1191 61 689 787 113 1 27 12629 95 1.371 10.2 0.2 2.1 2.4 1.14 95

Neutralized Pitching

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
1893 20 0 0 5.14 7.0 8 4 4 1 3 1 2 1.571 10.3 3.9 1.3 0.33 1.3 2
1895 22 0 1 .000 4.50 10.0 9 6 5 2 3 3 1 1.200 8.1 2.7 2.7 1.00 1.8 1
1896 23 18 19 .486 4.12 341.0 397 173 156 6 103 89 14 1.466 10.5 2.7 2.3 0.86 0.2 32
1897 24 22 26 .458 4.35 434.0 500 233 210 16 109 80 23 1.403 10.4 2.3 1.7 0.73 0.3 46
1898 25 18 14 .563 3.43 291.0 333 123 111 7 81 58 14 1.423 10.3 2.5 1.8 0.72 0.2 35
1899 26 19 12 .613 3.08 286.0 289 109 98 6 62 52 11 1.227 9.1 2.0 1.6 0.84 0.2 35
1900 27 18 11 .621 3.18 269.0 318 106 95 6 53 46 10 1.379 10.6 1.8 1.5 0.87 0.2 32
1901 28 26 10 .722 2.49 332.0 334 102 92 2 66 99 10 1.205 9.1 1.8 2.7 1.50 0.1 34
1902 29 27 12 .692 2.65 357.0 363 117 105 8 73 71 9 1.221 9.2 1.8 1.8 0.97 0.2 35
1903 30 20 12 .625 3.07 290.0 352 110 99 4 42 104 7 1.359 10.9 1.3 3.2 2.48 0.1 32
1904 31 16 12 .571 3.42 255.0 327 108 97 2 57 117 6 1.506 11.5 2.0 4.1 2.05 0.1 35
1905 32 6 8 .429 4.57 130.0 153 73 66 2 29 43 6 1.400 10.6 2.0 3.0 1.48 0.1 20
1906 33 14 11 .560 3.59 228.0 299 101 91 1 62 78 9 1.583 11.8 2.4 3.1 1.26 0.0 28
13 Yrs 204 148 .580 3.42 3230.0 3682 1365 1229 63 743 841 122 1.370 10.3 2.3 1.13 0.2 367

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1901 NL  6.2 (5th)
1902 AL  5.7 (4th)
1906 AL  4.2 (8th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1901 NL  2.59 (7th)
1902 AL  2.76 (6th)

Wins s c a p y
1901 NL  20 (6th)
1902 AL  22 (3rd)
1904 AL  19 (10th)
Career  164 (206th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1899 NL  .724 (5th)
1900 NL  .600 (6th)
1902 AL  .667 (5th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1902 AL  1.223 (9th)

Bases On Balls per 9 IP s c a p y
1899 NL  2.032 (10th)
1900 NL  1.875 (7th)
1902 AL  1.849 (6th)
1903 AL  1.143 (3rd)
1904 AL  1.592 (9th)
Career  2.091 (117th)

Games Played s c a p y
1897 NL  46 (2nd)
1902 AL  35 (9th)

Saves s c a p y
1893 NL  1 (6th)
1897 NL  1 (8th)
1901 NL  1 (6th)

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1897 NL  348.0 (2nd)
1902 AL  316.3 (5th)
Career  2,966.3 (137th)

Games Started s c a p y
1897 NL  42 (2nd)
1902 AL  34 (6th)
Career  340 (207th)

Complete Games s c a p y
1897 NL  38 (1st)
1901 NL  33 (5th)
1902 AL  33 (5th)
Career  312 (35th)

Shutouts s c a p y
1899 NL  4 (2nd)
1900 NL  2 (10th)
1902 AL  2 (10th)
1903 AL  4 (6th)
1904 AL  6 (6th)
Career  25 (173rd)

Home Runs s c a p y
1897 NL  16 (1st)

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1897 NL  106 (9th)

Hits s c a p y
1897 NL  485 (1st)
1902 AL  322 (7th)
1903 AL  287 (8th)
1906 AL  260 (9th)
Career  3,377 (78th)

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1903 AL  2.824 (7th)
1904 AL  2.592 (8th)

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 NL  0.061 (3rd)
1903 AL  0.101 (9th)
1906 AL  0.037 (9th)
Career  0.185 (141st)

Losses s c a p y
1896 NL  24 (5th)
1897 NL  35 (1st)
1903 AL  16 (6th)
Career  175 (83rd)

Earned Runs s c a p y
1896 NL  172 (4th)
1897 NL  237 (1st)
Career  1,191 (124th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1897 NL  22 (5th)
Career  113 (57th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1897 NL  1,612 (1st)
1902 AL  1,292 (6th)
Career  12,629 (133rd)

Games Finished s c a p y
1900 NL  7 (4th)

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1901 NL  131 (7th)
1902 AL  128 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1901 NL  29 (6th)
1902 AL  28 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1901 NL  3.0 (6th)
1902 AL  2.8 (6th)

Youngest s c a p y
1893 NL  born 1873-01-23 (8th)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 2 (744), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 69 (359), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 40 (341), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 16 (445), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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