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Bill Donovan

William Edward Donovan (Wild Bill)

Positions: Pitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 190 lb.

Born: October 13, 1876 in Lawrence, MA (All Transactions)
Debut: April 22, 1898
Teams (by GP): Tigers/Superbas/Senators/Yankees 1898-1918

Final Game: September 2, 1918
Died: December 9, 1923 in Forsyth, NY
Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, PA
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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
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 12 416 86 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 1 119 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 1 145 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 1490 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 1214 98 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 1223 126 1.114 7.2 0.1 2.8 5.5 1.97
1904 27 DET AL 16 16 .500 2.46 34 34 0 30 3 0 293.0 251 111 80 5 94 137 10 0 11 1184 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 1137 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 2 893 87 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 1073 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 3 967 115 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 4 580 110 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 2 825 108 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 3 707 104 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 37 380 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 0 137 62 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 23 193 1.000 7.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 1.00
18 Yrs 185 139 .571 2.69 378 327 49 289 35 8 2964.2 2631 1212 886 30 1059 1552 90 0 69 12175 106 1.245 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47
162 Game Avg. 18 13 .571 2.69 36 32 5 28 3 1 286 254 117 85 3 102 150 9 0 7 1174 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) 140 96 .593 2.49 261 242 19 213 29 3 2137.1 1862 802 591 27 685 1079 64 0 38 8649 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 2968 104 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 0 142 65 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 12 416 86 1.784 9.0 0.0 7.1 3.7 0.52
AL (13 yrs) 140 99 .586 2.52 271 243 27 213 29 3 2172.0 1898 820 609 28 696 1096 65 0 38 8791 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 3384 102 1.383 8.3 0.0 4.1 5.2 1.26

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
1898 21 WHS NL 88.0 17 7 74 7.57 4.99 -0.42 0.00 102.0 5.52 -18 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -10 .406 .490 $
1899 22 BRO NL 25.0 5 2 22 7.92 5.18 0.23 0.00 101.0 5.00 -7 -0.6 1.0 -0.0 -0.4 -5 .379 .496 $
1900 23 BRO NL 31.0 5 4 23 6.68 5.14 0.05 0.00 103.0 5.24 -4 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -2 .426 .498 $
1901 24 BRO NL 351.0 45 38 151 3.87 4.52 -0.01 0.00 101.0 4.57 30 3.3 1.0 -0.5 5.5 58 .572 .520 $
1902 25 BRO NL 297.2 35 33 122 3.69 3.98 0.18 0.00 98.0 3.72 4 0.5 1.0 -0.3 2.4 24 .513 .503 $
1903 26 DET AL 307.0 35 34 104 3.05 4.09 0.05 0.00 97.0 3.92 35 4.2 1.0 -0.3 6.6 57 .619 .526 $
1904 27 DET AL 293.0 34 34 111 3.41 3.60 0.03 0.00 98.0 3.50 6 0.8 -0.3 3.1 27 .523 .505 $
1905 28 DET AL 280.2 34 32 111 3.56 3.74 -0.08 0.00 103.0 3.93 14 1.7 1.0 -0.2 3.9 36 .549 .510 $
1906 29 DET AL 211.2 25 25 92 3.91 3.70 -0.42 0.00 102.0 4.20 7 0.9 -0.2 2.6 25 .537 .506 $
1907 30 DET AL 271.0 32 28 96 3.19 3.53 -0.17 0.00 102.0 3.78 18 2.3 1.0 -0.2 4.4 41 .572 .514 $
1908 31 DET AL 242.2 29 28 78 2.89 3.34 -0.23 0.00 100.0 3.57 18 2.4 1.0 -0.2 4.3 38 .584 .515 $
1909 32 DET AL 140.1 21 17 50 3.21 3.33 0.22 0.00 102.0 3.17 1 0.1 1.0 -0.1 1.2 11 .507 .501 $
1910 33 DET AL 206.2 26 23 74 3.22 3.54 0.03 0.00 104.0 3.65 11 1.4 1.0 -0.2 3.1 28 .555 .509 $
1911 34 DET AL 168.1 20 19 83 4.44 4.49 -0.22 0.00 103.0 4.86 8 0.8 1.0 -0.1 2.2 27 .540 .505 $
1912 35 DET AL 10.0 3 1 2 1.80 4.40 -0.04 0.00 98.0 4.36 3 0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.4 4 .608 .502 $
1915 38 NYY AL 33.2 9 1 18 4.81 3.99 0.14 0.00 100.0 3.85 -3 -0.4 1.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0 .458 .498 $
1916 39 NYY AL 1.0 1 0 0 0.00 3.67 0.20 0.00 102.0 3.55 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.1 0 .550 .500 $
1918 41 DET AL 6.0 2 1 1 1.50 3.59 -0.44 0.00 91.3 3.68 1 0.2 1.0 -0.0 0.2 2 .593 .501 $
18 Seasons 2964.2 378 327 1212 3.68 3.90 -0.06 0.00 100.6 3.98 125 16.0 1.0 -2.8 38.5 361 .542 .505 $
Lg IP G GS R RA9 RA9opp RA9def RA9role PPFp RA9avg RAA WAA gmLI WAAadj WAR RAR waaWL% 162WL% Salary Awards
DET (11 yrs) 2137.1 261 242 802 3.38 3.71 -0.09 0.00 100.9 3.83 123 15.2 1.0 -1.8 32.0 296 .558 .509 $
BRO (4 yrs) 704.2 90 77 318 4.06 4.34 0.08 0.00 99.8 4.26 23 2.7 1.0 -0.9 7.4 75 .530 .504 $
NYY (2 yrs) 34.2 10 1 18 4.67 3.98 0.14 0.00 100.1 3.84 -3 -0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.0 0 .467 .499 $
WHS (1 yr) 88.0 17 7 74 7.57 4.99 -0.42 0.00 102.0 5.52 -18 -1.6 1.0 -0.1 -0.9 -10 .406 .490 $

Postseason Pitching

Postseason Gamelog
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 Yrs (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

Ratio Pitching*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
1918 41 DET AL 24 0.0% 4.2% 4.2% 88%
1 Yr 24 0.0% 4.2% 4.2% 88%
MLB Averages 0.3% 7.7% 7.5% 2.6% 12% 81%

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+
1898 21 1 6 .143 4.30 17 7 10 6 0 0 88.0 88 74 42 0 69 36 7 0 12 416 86 1.784 9.0 0.0 7.1 3.7 0.52 86
1899 22 2 8 .200 4.30 22 9 12 8 0 1 113.0 123 96 54 0 82 47 7 0 13 535 87 1.814 9.8 0.0 6.5 3.7 0.57 87
1900 23 3 10 .231 4.81 27 13 13 10 0 1 144.0 159 119 77 0 100 60 10 0 14 680 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 2170 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 3384 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 4607 107 1.308 8.0 0.0 3.7 5.3 1.40 107
1904 27 78 72 .520 2.81 176 152 23 140 13 5 1392.2 1231 607 435 10 552 780 40 0 49 5791 106 1.280 8.0 0.1 3.6 5.0 1.41 106
1905 28 96 87 .525 2.78 210 184 25 167 18 5 1673.1 1467 718 516 12 653 915 50 0 53 6928 106 1.267 7.9 0.1 3.5 4.9 1.40 106
1906 29 105 102 .507 2.82 235 209 25 189 18 5 1885.0 1688 810 590 16 725 1000 58 0 55 7821 104 1.280 8.1 0.1 3.5 4.8 1.38 104
1907 30 130 106 .551 2.74 267 237 29 216 21 6 2156.0 1910 906 656 19 807 1123 66 0 57 8894 105 1.260 8.0 0.1 3.4 4.7 1.39 105
1908 31 148 113 .567 2.67 296 265 30 241 27 6 2398.2 2120 984 712 21 860 1264 72 0 60 9861 106 1.242 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 106
1909 32 156 120 .565 2.65 317 282 34 254 31 8 2539.0 2241 1034 748 21 920 1340 78 0 64 10441 106 1.245 7.9 0.1 3.3 4.7 1.46 106
1910 33 173 127 .577 2.64 343 305 37 274 34 8 2745.2 2425 1108 804 25 981 1447 85 0 66 11266 106 1.241 7.9 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.48 106
1911 34 183 136 .574 2.67 363 324 38 289 35 8 2914.0 2585 1191 866 29 1045 1528 88 0 69 11973 106 1.246 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.46 106
1912 35 184 136 .575 2.67 366 325 40 289 35 8 2924.0 2590 1193 867 29 1047 1534 89 0 69 12010 107 1.244 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 107
1913 36 184 136 .575 2.67 366 325 40 289 35 8 2924.0 2590 1193 867 29 1047 1534 89 0 69 12010 107 1.244 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 107
1914 37 184 136 .575 2.67 366 325 40 289 35 8 2924.0 2590 1193 867 29 1047 1534 89 0 69 12010 107 1.244 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 107
1915 38 184 139 .570 2.69 375 326 47 289 35 8 2957.2 2625 1211 885 30 1057 1551 90 0 69 12147 106 1.245 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 106
1916 39 184 139 .570 2.69 376 326 48 289 35 8 2958.2 2626 1211 885 30 1058 1551 90 0 69 12152 106 1.245 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 106
1917 40 184 139 .570 2.69 376 326 48 289 35 8 2958.2 2626 1211 885 30 1058 1551 90 0 69 12152 106 1.245 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 106
1918 41 185 139 .571 2.69 378 327 49 289 35 8 2964.2 2631 1212 886 30 1059 1552 90 0 69 12175 106 1.245 8.0 0.1 3.2 4.7 1.47 106

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
1898 21 5 5 .500 3.82 92.0 87 43 39 0 68 38 7 1.685 8.5 6.7 3.7 0.56 0.0 17
1899 22 1 1 .500 3.81 26.0 34 12 11 0 13 11 0 1.808 11.8 4.5 3.8 0.85 0.0 5
1900 23 1 2 .333 5.66 35.0 38 24 22 0 19 15 3 1.629 9.8 4.9 3.9 0.79 0.0 5
1901 24 29 14 .674 2.70 393.0 364 131 118 1 171 253 9 1.361 8.3 3.9 5.8 1.48 0.0 45
1902 25 20 15 .571 3.40 315.0 305 132 119 1 135 180 9 1.397 8.7 3.9 5.1 1.33 0.0 35
1903 26 25 12 .676 2.73 333.0 303 112 101 4 117 203 6 1.261 8.2 3.2 5.5 1.74 0.1 35
1904 27 16 13 .552 3.50 270.0 292 117 105 6 109 126 12 1.485 9.7 3.6 4.2 1.16 0.2 34
1905 28 17 12 .586 3.34 267.0 268 110 99 2 115 129 11 1.434 9.0 3.9 4.3 1.12 0.1 34
1906 29 10 12 .455 4.19 200.0 255 103 93 5 83 80 9 1.690 11.5 3.7 3.6 0.96 0.2 25
1907 30 18 10 .643 2.91 257.0 255 92 83 3 94 117 9 1.358 8.9 3.3 4.1 1.24 0.1 32
1908 31 16 9 .640 2.95 229.0 247 83 75 2 62 133 7 1.349 9.7 2.4 5.2 2.15 0.1 29
1909 32 8 6 .571 3.35 129.0 142 53 48 0 70 70 7 1.643 9.9 4.9 4.9 1.00 0.0 21
1910 33 13 8 .619 3.17 190.0 205 74 67 4 68 98 8 1.437 9.7 3.2 4.6 1.44 0.2 26
1911 34 11 8 .579 3.21 171.0 162 68 61 4 65 82 3 1.327 8.5 3.4 4.3 1.26 0.2 20
1912 35 1 0 1.000 0.82 11.0 4 1 1 0 2 6 1 0.545 3.3 1.6 4.9 3.00 0.0 3
1915 38 1 2 .333 5.81 31.0 38 22 20 1 11 16 1 1.581 11.0 3.2 4.6 1.45 0.3 9
1916 39 0 0 0.00 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.000 9.0 9.0 0.0 0.00 0.0 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 Yrs 192 129 .598 3.24 2957.0 3007 1179 1064 33 1204 1558 102 1.424 9.2 4.7 1.29 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

Hall of Fame
1937 BBWAA ( 1.5%)
1938 BBWAA ( 0.4%)
1939 BBWAA ( 0.7%)
1945 BBWAA ( 1.2%)
1946 Nominating Vote ( 2.0%)

Wins Above Replacement† s c a p y
1903 AL  7.1 (4th)
1907 AL  5.3 (10th)

WAR for Pitchers† s c a p y
1901 NL  5.5 (7th)
1903 AL  6.6 (4th)
1907 AL  4.4 (8th)
1908 AL  4.3 (7th)
1910 AL  3.1 (10th)
Career  38.5 (156th)

Earned Run Average s c a p y
1901 NL  2.77 (9th)
1903 AL  2.29 (9th)
Career  2.69 (77th)

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  185 (148th)

Win-Loss % s c a p y
1901 NL  .625 (7th)
1907 AL  .862 (1st)
1908 AL  .720 (2nd)
1910 AL  .708 (4th)
Career  .571 (218th)

Walks & Hits per IP s c a p y
1903 AL  1.114 (10th)

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 (112th)

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  2,964.7 (138th)

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  1,552 (166th)

Games Started s c a p y
1901 NL  38 (3rd)
1902 NL  33 (7th)
1903 AL  34 (8th)
Career  327 (242nd)

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  1,059 (90th)

Hits s c a p y
1901 NL  324 (6th)
Career  2,631 (200th)

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  0.026 (1st)
1902 NL  0.030 (4th)
1903 AL  0.088 (6th)
1905 AL  0.064 (7th)
Career  0.091 (22nd)

Losses s c a p y
1903 AL  16 (6th)
Career  139 (205th)

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 (4th)
1902 NL  7 (7th)
1903 AL  7 (5th)
1904 AL  11 (5th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
Career  90 (109th)

Batters Faced s c a p y
1901 NL  1,490 (3rd)
1902 NL  1,214 (6th)
1903 AL  1,223 (9th)
Career  12,175 (150th)

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)

Adj. Pitching Runs s c a p y
1901 NL  23 (9th)
1903 AL  23 (6th)

Adj. Pitching Wins s c a p y
1901 NL  2.3 (9th)
1903 AL  2.5 (6th)

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

Player rank in (·)

Black InkPitching - 13 (169), Average HOFer ≈ 40
Gray InkPitching - 110 (187), Average HOFer ≈ 185
Hall of Fame MonitorPitching - 90 (125), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsPitching - 34 (108), Average HOFer ≈ 50

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  13. Bob Shawkey (937)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  14. Bob Shawkey (926)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  15. Dave Stieb (917)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  16. Dave Stieb (917)  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
  17. Dazzy Vance (911) * 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 C
* - Signifies Hall of Famer

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Name and misspellings: Wild William Bill billy Edward Will William Donovan

Player Page Tricks and Tips

Sum any set of rows by clicking anywhere (not red or blue) on the first and last rows of your selection. We will then compute the totals for the player between and including those two seasons.
Default Setting for this feature: Turn On / Turn Off
Summation of season totals only works for the initial case when the table is in year order. On a sorted table the results may get a bit goofy.

HIGHLIGHTING: Adding a range or series of player's career seasons or career game numbers (like '#1972:batting_standard', '#1970-1980-sum:batting_standard', or '#1998,1999,2001,2002,sum:pitching_standard') onto the end of a player page url causes the seasons to the highlighted and summed. After changing address bar, reload the page to see highlighting. This will work even in links e-mailed to others. Note that for tables with multiple pages the first table is the default. If you want to create a sum for a table other than the first one, select the rows and after the summation window appears click on "permanent link" link.

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