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Jim Donohue

James Thomas Donohue

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 31, 1938 in St. Louis, MO
Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent in 1956. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 11, 1961
Teams (by GP): Angels/Tigers/Twins 1961-1962

Final Game: June 22, 1962
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All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

All-Time Rank (among Pitchers): #1. Walter Johnson… #2. Cy Young… #3. Greg Maddux… #4. Christy Mathewson… #5. Pete Alexander… #6. Tom Seaver… #7. Randy Johnson…

Standard Pitching

More Stats

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
1956	17	STL-min	D	5	6	.455	2.08	16	11					95.0	68	29	22	3	38								1.116	6.4	0.3	3.6			GAI · FLOR
1957	18	STL-min	C	7	7	.500	4.34	32	19					141.0	138	76	68	9	86								1.589	8.8	0.6	5.5			WPG · NORL
1958	19	STL-min	AA,A	10	7	.588	3.02	33	22		4	2		161.0	125	64	54	8	86	3	89	7	0	5			1.311	7.0	0.4	4.8	5.0	1.03	HSN,YOR · TL,EL
1959	20	STL-min	AAA	8	7	.533	2.43	34	18		4	1		141.0	105	45	38	10	51	3	97	2	0	2			1.106	6.7	0.6	3.3	6.2	1.90	OMA,ROC · AA,IL
1960	21	LAD-STL-min	AAA	9	7	.563	3.55	38	11		0	0		109.0	105	53	43	11	42	1	25	1	1	1			1.349	8.7	0.9	3.5	2.1	0.60	STP,ROC · AA,IL
1961	22	TOT	AL	5	7	.417	4.18	52	7	23	0	0	6	120.2	116	58	56	18	65	6	99	0	0	4	533	107	1.500	8.7	1.3	4.8	7.4	1.52
1961	22	DET	AL	1	1	.500	3.54	14	0	8	0	0	1	20.1	23	10	8	2	15	2	20	0	0	2	98	118	1.869	10.2	0.9	6.6	8.9	1.33
1961	22	LAA	AL	4	6	.400	4.31	38	7	15	0	0	5	100.1	93	48	48	16	50	4	79	0	0	2	435	105	1.425	8.3	1.4	4.5	7.1	1.58
1962	23	MIN-min	A,AAA	1	0	1.000	5.40	5	3		0	0		15.0	16	11	9	1	7	0	8	0	0	2			1.533	9.6	0.6	4.2	4.8	1.14	CHR,VAN · SALL,PCL
1962	23	TOT	AL	1	1	.500	4.67	18	2	4	0	0	1	34.2	36	22	18	6	17	0	17	2	0	1	153	86	1.529	9.3	1.6	4.4	4.4	1.00
1962	23	LAA	AL	1	0	1.000	3.70	12	1	1	0	0	0	24.1	24	14	10	4	11	0	14	2	0	1	107	106	1.438	8.9	1.5	4.1	5.2	1.27
1962	23	MIN	AL	0	1	.000	6.97	6	1	3	0	0	1	10.1	12	8	8	2	6	0	3	0	0	0	46	61	1.742	10.5	1.7	5.2	2.6	0.50
1963	24	MIN-min	AA,AAA	1	3	.250	3.84	29	5					61.0	63	28	26	4	21		60						1.377	9.3	0.6	3.1	8.9	2.86	CHR,DFW · SALL,PCL
1964	25	MIN-min	AA,AAA	1	6	.143	4.41	37	10		0	0		100.0	108	59	49	13	61	2	81	2	0	1			1.690	9.7	1.2	5.5	7.3	1.33	CHR,ATA · SOUL,IL
2 Seasons				6	8	.429	4.29	70	9	27	0	0	7	155.1	152	80	74	24	82	6	116	2	0	5	686	102	1.506	8.8	1.4	4.8	6.7	1.41
162 Game Avg.				5	7	.429	4.29	60	8	23	0	0	6	134	131	69	64	21	71	5	100	2	0	4	590	102	1.506	8.8	1.4	4.8	6.7	1.41

LAA (2 yrs)				5	6	.455	4.19	50	8	16	0	0	5	124.2	117	62	58	20	61	4	93	2	0	3	542	105	1.428	8.4	1.4	4.4	6.7	1.52
MIN (1 yr)				0	1	.000	6.97	6	1	3	0	0	1	10.1	12	8	8	2	6	0	3	0	0	0	46	61	1.742	10.5	1.7	5.2	2.6	0.50
DET (1 yr)				1	1	.500	3.54	14	0	8	0	0	1	20.1	23	10	8	2	15	2	20	0	0	2	98	118	1.869	10.2	0.9	6.6	8.9	1.33

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	GS	R	Rrep	Rdef	aLI	RAR	WAR	Salary
1961	22	DET	AL	20.1	0	10	11	1	.7	1	0.0	$
1961	22	LAA	AL	100.1	7	48	67	1	1.0	19	1.4	$
1962	23	LAA	AL	24.1	1	14	14	0	.5	0	-0.1	$
1962	23	MIN	AL	10.1	1	8	6	0	1.2	-2	-0.3	$
2 Seasons				155.1	9	80	98	2	.9	18	1.0	$

LAA (2 yrs)				124.2	8	62	81	1	.9	19	1.3	$
MIN (1 yr)				10.1	1	8	6	0	1.2	-2	-0.3	$
DET (1 yr)				20.1	0	10	11	1	.7	1	0.0	$

Standard Batting

More Stats

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
1956	17	STL-min	D	16	32	32		3	1	0	0						.094	.094	.125	.219		4						GAI · FLOR
1957	18	STL-min	C	32	48	48		6	0	0	0						.125	.125	.125	.250		6						WPG · NORL
1958	19	STL-min	A,AA	34	54	50	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9	.080	.115	.080	.195		4		0	2	0		YOR,HSN · EL,TL
1959	20	STL-min	AAA	36	50	45	4	8	0	0	0	1	0		1	11	.178	.196	.178	.373		8		0	4	0	0	OMA,ROC · AA,IL
1960	21	LAD-STL-min	AAA	38	30	28	1	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	12	.143	.200	.143	.343		4		0	0	0		STP,ROC · AA,IL
1961	22	TOT	AL	52	28	28	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	.143	.143	.179	.321	-18	5	2	0	0	0	0	1
1961	22	DET	AL	14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1961	22	LAA	AL	38	27	27	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	.148	.148	.185	.333	-15	5	1	0	0	0	0	1
1962	23	MIN-min	A,AAA	5	7	7	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.286	.286	.286	.571		2		0	0	0	0	CHR,VAN · SALL,PCL
1962	23	TOT	AL	18	8	6	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	.167	.286	.167	.452	26	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1962	23	LAA	AL	12	6	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.250	.400	.250	.650	83	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
1962	23	MIN	AL	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0	/1
1963	24	MIN-min	AA,AAA	30	11	11	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.273	.273	.364	.636		4						CHR,DFW · SALL,PCL
1964	25	MIN-min	AA,AAA	37	27	25	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	10	.080	.148	.200	.348		5		0	0	0		CHR,ATA · SOUL,IL
2 Seasons				70	36	34	1	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	10	.147	.171	.176	.348	-9	6	2	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	83	79	2	12	2	0	0	5	0	0	2	23	.147	.171	.176	.348	-9	14	5	0	2	0	0

LAA (2 yrs)				50	33	31	1	5	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	9	.161	.188	.194	.381	-1	6	1	0	1	0	0
MIN (1 yr)				6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	0	0	0	0	0
DET (1 yr)				14	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	-100	0	1	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR: 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Strtr, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl.

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rroe	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	Rrep	RAR	WAR	oRAR	oWAR	dWAR	Salary	Pos
1961	22	DET	AL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1961	22	LAA	AL	27	-4	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1962	23	LAA	AL	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$	1
1962	23	MIN	AL	2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$	/1
2 Seasons				36	-5	0	0	0	0	3	1	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$

LAA (2 yrs)				33	-4	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$
MIN (1 yr)				2	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-0.1	-1	-0.1	0.0	$
DET (1 yr)				1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0.0	$

Standard Fielding

More Stats

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%
1961	TOT	AL	22	P	52	7	120.2	21	8	13	0	1	1.000	1.57	0.40	.954	2.04	2.02	7	1	13%
1961	DET	AL	22	P	14	0	20.1	2	0	2	0	0	1.000	0.89	0.14	.955	2.04	2.02	1	0	0%
1961	LAA	AL	22	P	38	7	100.1	19	8	11	0	1	1.000	1.70	0.50	.954	2.05	2.02	6	1	14%
1962	TOT	AL	23	P	18	2	34.2	6	0	5	1	0	.833	1.30	0.28	.958	2.08	2.07	5	3	38%
1962	LAA	AL	23	P	12	1	24.1	1	0	0	1	0	.000	0.00	0.00	.960	2.07	2.07	4	2	33%
1962	MIN	AL	23	P	6	1	10.1	5	0	5	0	0	1.000	4.35	0.83	.958	2.09	2.07	1	1	50%
	2 Seasons			P	70	9	155.1	27	8	18	1	1	.963	1.51	0.37	.955	2.05	2.03	12	4	25%
	2 Seasons			TOT	70	9	155.1	27	8	18	1	1	.963	1.51	0.37	.955	2.05	2.03	12	4	25%

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Games Played s c a p y 1961 AL 52 (9th)

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1961 AL 52 (9th)

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Gray Ink

Pitching - 1 (2585), Average HOFer ≈ 185

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

Before 1956 Season: Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amateur free agent.
June 15, 1960: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the Los Angeles Dodgers for John Glenn.
November 28, 1960: Drafted by the Detroit Tigers from the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1960 rule 5 draft.
June 7, 1961: Traded by the Detroit Tigers to the Los Angeles Angels for Jerry Casale.
May 29, 1962: Traded by the Los Angeles Angels to the Minnesota Twins for Don Lee.

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