Bill Donovan
William Edward Donovan (Wild Bill)
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11" , Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 13, 1876 in Lawrence, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1898
Final Game: September 2, 1918
Died: December 9, 1923 in Forsyth, NY
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Standard Pitching

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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
1898 21 WHS NL 1 6 .143 4.30 17 7 10 6 0 0 88.0 88 74 42 0 69 36 7 0 12 421 85 1.784 9.0 0.0 7.1 3.7 0.52
1899 22 BRO NL 1 2 .333 4.32 5 2 2 2 0 1 25.0 35 22 12 0 13 11 0 0 1 116 91 1.920 12.6 0.0 4.7 4.0 0.85
1900 23 BRO NL 1 2 .333 6.68 5 4 1 2 0 0 31.0 36 23 23 0 18 13 3 0 1 147 58 1.742 10.5 0.0 5.2 3.8 0.72
1901 24 BRO NL 25 15 .625 2.77 45 38 7 36 2 3 351.0 324 151 108 1 152 226 8 0 10 1529 121 1.356 8.3 0.0 3.9 5.8 1.49
1902 25 BRO NL 17 15 .531 2.78 35 33 2 30 4 1 297.2 250 122 92 1 111 170 7 0 7 1253 99 1.213 7.6 0.0 3.4 5.1 1.53
1903 26 DET AL 17 16 .515 2.29 35 34 1 34 4 0 307.0 247 104 78 3 95 187 5 0 7 1231 126 1.114 7.2 0.1 2.8 5.5 1.97
1904 27 DET AL 17 16 .515 2.46 34 34 0 30 3 0 293.0 251 111 80 5 94 137 11 0 11 1205 104 1.177 7.7 0.2 2.9 4.2 1.46
1905 28 DET AL 18 15 .545 2.60 34 32 2 27 5 0 280.2 236 111 81 2 101 135 10 0 4 1173 105 1.201 7.6 0.1 3.2 4.3 1.34
1906 29 DET AL 9 15 .375 3.15 25 25 0 22 0 0 211.2 221 92 74 4 72 85 8 0 2 923 88 1.384 9.4 0.2 3.1 3.6 1.18
1907 30 DET AL 25 4 .862 2.19 32 28 4 27 3 1 271.0 222 96 66 3 82 123 8 0 2 1103 118 1.122 7.4 0.1 2.7 4.1 1.50
1908 31 DET AL 18 7 .720 2.08 29 28 1 25 6 0 242.2 210 78 56 2 53 141 6 0 3 997 116 1.084 7.8 0.1 2.0 5.2 2.66
1909 32 DET AL 8 7 .533 2.31 21 17 4 13 4 2 140.1 121 50 36 0 60 76 6 0 4 595 109 1.290 7.8 0.0 3.8 4.9 1.27
1910 33 DET AL 17 7 .708 2.44 26 23 3 20 3 0 206.2 184 74 56 4 61 107 7 0 2 849 107 1.185 8.0 0.2 2.7 4.7 1.75
1911 34 DET AL 10 9 .526 3.31 20 19 1 15 1 0 168.1 160 83 62 4 64 81 3 0 3 726 105 1.331 8.6 0.2 3.4 4.3 1.27
1912 35 DET AL 1 0 1.000 0.90 3 1 2 0 0 0 10.0 5 2 1 0 2 6 1 0 0 37 363 0.700 4.5 0.0 1.8 5.4 3.00
1915 38 NYY AL 0 3 .000 4.81 9 1 7 0 0 0 33.2 35 18 18 1 10 17 1 0 0 144 61 1.337 9.4 0.3 2.7 4.5 1.70
1916 39 NYY AL 0 0 0.00 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2.000 9.0 0.0 9.0 0.0 0.00
1918 41 DET AL 1 0 1.000 1.50 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.0 5 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 23 177 1.000 7.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.00
18 Seasons 186 139 .572 2.69 378 327 49 289 35 8 2964.2 2631 1212 886 30 1059 1552 91 0 69 12477 106 1.245 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47
162 Game Avg. 18 13 .572 2.69 36 32 5 28 3 1 286 254 117 85 3 102 150 9 0 7 1203 106 1.245 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47
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
DET (11 yrs) 141 96 .595 2.49 261 242 19 213 29 3 2137.1 1862 802 591 27 685 1079 65 0 38 8862 109 1.192 7.8 0.1 2.9 4.5 1.58
BRO (4 yrs) 44 34 .564 3.00 90 77 12 70 6 5 704.2 645 318 235 2 294 420 18 0 19 3045 105 1.333 8.2 0.0 3.8 5.4 1.43
NYY (2 yrs) 0 3 .000 4.67 10 1 8 0 0 0 34.2 36 18 18 1 11 17 1 0 0 149 63 1.356 9.3 0.3 2.9 4.4 1.55
WHS (1 yr) 1 6 .143 4.30 17 7 10 6 0 0 88.0 88 74 42 0 69 36 7 0 12 421 85 1.784 9.0 0.0 7.1 3.7 0.52
AL (13 yrs) 141 99 .588 2.52 271 243 27 213 29 3 2172.0 1898 820 609 28 696 1096 66 0 38 9011 108 1.194 7.9 0.1 2.9 4.5 1.57
NL (5 yrs) 45 40 .529 3.15 107 84 22 76 6 5 792.2 733 392 277 2 363 456 25 0 31 3466 102 1.383 8.3 0.0 4.1 5.2 1.26

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
1907 30 DET AL WS L CHC 0 1 .000 1.71 2 2 0 2 0 0 21.0 17 9 4 0 5 0 16 3 0 0 86 1.048 7.3 0.0 2.1 6.9 3.20
1908 31 DET AL WS L CHC 0 2 .000 4.24 2 2 0 2 0 0 17.0 17 8 8 1 4 0 10 0 0 1 67 1.235 9.0 0.5 2.1 5.3 2.50
1909 32 DET AL WS L PIT 1 1 .500 3.00 2 2 0 1 0 0 12.0 7 4 4 0 8 0 7 1 0 0 51 1.250 5.3 0.0 6.0 5.3 0.88
3 Seasons (3 Series) 1 4 .200 2.88 6 6 0 5 0 0 50.0 41 21 16 1 17 0 33 4 0 1 204 1.160 7.4 0.2 3.1 5.9 1.94
3 WS 1 4 .200 2.88 6 6 0 5 0 0 50.0 41 21 16 1 17 0 33 4 0 1 204 1.160 7.4 0.2 3.1 5.9 1.94

Cumulative Pitching

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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+
1898 21 1 6 .143 4.30 17 7 10 6 0 0 88.0 88 74 42 0 69 36 7 0 12 421 85 1.784 9.0 0.0 7.1 3.7 0.52 85
1899 22 2 8 .200 4.30 22 9 12 8 0 1 113.0 123 96 54 0 82 47 7 0 13 537 86 1.814 9.8 0.0 6.5 3.7 0.57 86
1900 23 3 10 .231 4.81 27 13 13 10 0 1 144.0 159 119 77 0 100 60 10 0 14 684 78 1.799 9.9 0.0 6.3 3.8 0.60 78
1901 24 28 25 .528 3.36 72 51 20 46 2 4 495.0 483 270 185 1 252 286 18 0 24 2213 103 1.485 8.8 0.0 4.6 5.2 1.13 103
1902 25 45 40 .529 3.15 107 84 22 76 6 5 792.2 733 392 277 2 363 456 25 0 31 3466 102 1.383 8.3 0.0 4.1 5.2 1.26 102
1903 26 62 56 .525 2.91 142 118 23 110 10 5 1099.2 980 496 355 5 458 643 30 0 38 4697 107 1.308 8.0 0.0 3.7 5.3 1.40 107
1904 27 79 72 .523 2.81 176 152 23 140 13 5 1392.2 1231 607 435 10 552 780 41 0 49 5902 106 1.280 8.0 0.1 3.6 5.0 1.41 106
1905 28 97 87 .527 2.78 210 184 25 167 18 5 1673.1 1467 718 516 12 653 915 51 0 53 7075 106 1.267 7.9 0.1 3.5 4.9 1.40 106
1906 29 106 102 .510 2.82 235 209 25 189 18 5 1885.0 1688 810 590 16 725 1000 59 0 55 7998 104 1.280 8.1 0.1 3.5 4.8 1.38 104
1907 30 131 106 .553 2.74 267 237 29 216 21 6 2156.0 1910 906 656 19 807 1123 67 0 57 9101 105 1.260 8.0 0.1 3.4 4.7 1.39 105
1908 31 149 113 .569 2.67 296 265 30 241 27 6 2398.2 2120 984 712 21 860 1264 73 0 60 10098 106 1.242 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 106
1909 32 157 120 .567 2.65 317 282 34 254 31 8 2539.0 2241 1034 748 21 920 1340 79 0 64 10693 106 1.245 7.9 0.1 3.3 4.7 1.46 106
1910 33 174 127 .578 2.64 343 305 37 274 34 8 2745.2 2425 1108 804 25 981 1447 86 0 66 11542 106 1.241 7.9 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.48 106
1911 34 184 136 .575 2.67 363 324 38 289 35 8 2914.0 2585 1191 866 29 1045 1528 89 0 69 12268 106 1.246 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.46 106
1912 35 185 136 .576 2.67 366 325 40 289 35 8 2924.0 2590 1193 867 29 1047 1534 90 0 69 12305 107 1.244 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 107
1913 36 185 136 .576 2.67 366 325 40 289 35 8 2924.0 2590 1193 867 29 1047 1534 90 0 69 12305 107 1.244 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 107
1914 37 185 136 .576 2.67 366 325 40 289 35 8 2924.0 2590 1193 867 29 1047 1534 90 0 69 12305 107 1.244 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 107
1915 38 185 139 .571 2.69 375 326 47 289 35 8 2957.2 2625 1211 885 30 1057 1551 91 0 69 12449 106 1.245 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 106
1916 39 185 139 .571 2.69 376 326 48 289 35 8 2958.2 2626 1211 885 30 1058 1551 91 0 69 12454 106 1.245 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 106
1917 40 185 139 .571 2.69 376 326 48 289 35 8 2958.2 2626 1211 885 30 1058 1551 91 0 69 12454 106 1.245 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 106
1918 41 186 139 .572 2.69 378 327 49 289 35 8 2964.2 2631 1212 886 30 1059 1552 91 0 69 12477 106 1.245 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 106

Neutralized Pitching

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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
1898 21 5 5 .500 3.73 94.0 86 43 39 0 67 38 7 1.628 8.2 6.4 3.6 0.57 0.0 17
1899 22 1 1 .500 3.81 26.0 33 12 11 0 12 11 0 1.731 11.4 4.2 3.8 0.92 0.0 5
1900 23 2 2 .500 5.11 37.0 36 23 21 0 18 16 3 1.459 8.8 4.4 3.9 0.89 0.0 5
1901 24 31 14 .689 2.62 408.0 364 132 119 1 171 263 9 1.311 8.0 3.8 5.8 1.54 0.0 45
1902 25 22 14 .611 3.21 331.0 303 131 118 1 135 189 8 1.323 8.2 3.7 5.1 1.40 0.0 35
1903 26 25 12 .676 2.72 337.0 301 113 102 4 116 205 6 1.237 8.0 3.1 5.5 1.77 0.1 35
1904 27 17 13 .567 3.41 277.0 290 117 105 6 109 130 13 1.440 9.4 3.5 4.2 1.19 0.2 34
1905 28 19 12 .613 3.20 281.0 267 111 100 2 114 135 11 1.356 8.6 3.7 4.3 1.18 0.1 34
1906 29 12 11 .522 3.88 211.0 252 101 91 5 82 85 9 1.583 10.7 3.5 3.6 1.04 0.2 25
1907 30 20 9 .690 2.74 269.0 252 91 82 3 93 122 9 1.283 8.4 3.1 4.1 1.31 0.1 32
1908 31 18 8 .692 2.78 240.0 246 82 74 2 62 139 7 1.283 9.2 2.3 5.2 2.24 0.1 29
1909 32 9 6 .600 3.13 135.0 140 52 47 0 69 73 7 1.548 9.3 4.6 4.9 1.06 0.0 21
1910 33 14 8 .636 3.03 199.0 203 74 67 4 67 103 8 1.357 9.2 3.0 4.7 1.54 0.2 26
1911 34 12 7 .632 3.02 179.0 161 67 60 4 64 86 3 1.257 8.1 3.2 4.3 1.34 0.2 20
1912 35 1 0 1.000 0.90 10.0 5 1 1 0 2 6 1 0.700 4.5 1.8 5.4 3.00 0.0 3
1915 38 1 2 .333 5.73 33.0 39 23 21 1 11 17 1 1.515 10.6 3.0 4.6 1.55 0.3 9
1916 39 0 0 0.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 1
1918 41 0 0 2.57 7.0 7 2 2 0 1 1 0 1.143 9.0 1.3 1.3 1.00 0.0 2
18 Seasons 209 124 .628 3.10 3074.0 2987 1175 1060 33 1195 1619 102 1.360 8.7 4.7 1.35 0.1 378
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

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank, Glossary

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1901 NL--2.769--9th
1903 AL--2.287--9th
Career--2.690--75th

Wins s c a p y
1901 NL--25--1st
1902 NL--17--9th
1907 AL--25--3rd
1908 AL--18--6th
1910 AL--17--9th
Career--186--145th

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1901 NL--.625--7th
1907 AL--.862--1st
1908 AL--.720--2nd
1910 AL--.708--4th
Career--.572--210th

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1903 AL--1.114--10th
Career--1.245--250th

Hits per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 NL--8.308--6th
1902 NL--7.559--4th
1903 AL--7.241--2nd
1907 AL--7.373--5th
Career--7.987--108th

Strikeouts per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 NL--5.795--4th
1902 NL--5.140--3rd
1903 AL--5.482--2nd
1908 AL--5.229--5th
1910 AL--4.660--10th

Games Played s c a p y
1901 NL--45--1st
1902 NL--35--9th

Saves s c a p y
1899 NL--1--7th
1901 NL--3--1st
1902 NL--1--5th
1909 AL--2--3rd

Innings Pitched s c a p y
1901 NL--351.0--3rd
1902 NL--297.7--6th
1903 AL--307.0--6th
Career--2964.7--134th

Strikeouts s c a p y
1901 NL--226--2nd
1902 NL--170--4th
1903 AL--187--2nd
1907 AL--123--10th
1908 AL--141--9th
Career--1552--152nd

Games Started s c a p y
1901 NL--38--3rd
1902 NL--33--6th
1903 AL--34--8th
Career--327--231st

Complete Games s c a p y
1901 NL--36--3rd
1902 NL--30--7th
1903 AL--34--1st
1907 AL--27--9th
1908 AL--25--6th
Career--289--50th

Shutouts s c a p y
1901 NL--2--10th
1902 NL--4--7th
1903 AL--4--6th
1905 AL--5--6th
1908 AL--6--3rd
1909 AL--4--9th
Career--35--71st

Home Runs s c a p y
1906 AL--4--10th
1907 AL--3--6th
1910 AL--4--9th

Bases on Balls s c a p y
1901 NL--152--1st
1902 NL--111--2nd
1903 AL--95--2nd
1904 AL--94--3rd
1905 AL--101--4th
Career--1059--90th

Hits s c a p y
1901 NL--324--6th
Career--2631--197th

Strikeouts / Base On Balls s c a p y
1908 AL--2.660--7th

Home Runs per 9 IP s c a p y
1901 NL--.026--1st
1902 NL--.030--4th
1903 AL--.088--6th
1905 AL--.064--7th
Career--.091--22nd

Losses s c a p y
1903 AL--16--6th
Career--139--201st

Earned Runs s c a p y
1901 NL--108--9th
1902 NL--92--7th
1905 AL--81--10th

Wild Pitches s c a p y
1898 NL--12--6th
1901 NL--10--5th
1902 NL--7--7th
1903 AL--7--5th
1904 AL--11--5th
Career--69--239th

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
Career--91--84th

Batters Faced s c a p y
1898 NL--421--4th
1899 NL--116--9th
1900 NL--147--7th
1901 NL--1529--3rd
1902 NL--1253--6th
1903 AL--1231--9th
1905 AL--1173--8th
1906 AL--923--8th
Career--12477--115th

Games Finished s c a p y
1898 NL--10--2nd
1901 NL--7--4th

Adjusted ERA+ s c a p y
1901 NL--121--9th
1903 AL--126--10th

Oldest s c a p y
1915 AL--born 1876-10-13--5th
1916 AL--born 1876-10-13--7th
1918 AL--born 1876-10-13--4th

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Black InkPitching - 10 (150), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 82 (133), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 88 (120), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 34 (104), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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