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Bill Donovan

Willard Earl Donovan

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2", Weight: 198 lb.

Born: July 6, 1916 in Maywood, IL (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1942
Team: Braves 1942-1943

Final Game: June 20, 1943
Died: September 25, 1997 in Maywood, IL
Buried: Chapel Hill Gardens West, Oakbrook Terrace, IL
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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
1942 25 BSN NL 3 6 .333 3.43 31 10 12 2 0 0 89.1 97 43 34 2 32 23 0 1 0 383 97 1.444 9.8 0.2 3.2 2.3 0.72
1943 26 BSN NL 1 0 1.000 1.84 7 0 2 0 0 0 14.2 17 4 3 0 9 1 0 0 2 69 189 1.773 10.4 0.0 5.5 0.6 0.11
2 Yrs 4 6 .400 3.20 38 10 14 2 0 0 104.0 114 47 37 2 41 24 0 1 2 452 105 1.490 9.9 0.2 3.5 2.1 0.59
162 Game Avg. 6 9 .400 3.20 54 14 20 3 0 0 147 162 67 52 3 58 34 0 1 3 640 105 1.490 9.9 0.2 3.5 2.1 0.59

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
1942 25 BSN NL 89.1 31 10 43 4.33 4.28 0.03 0.00 100.6 4.28 0 0.0 1.0 -0.0 0.7 7 .501 .500 $
1943 26 BSN NL 14.2 7 0 4 2.45 3.99 0.20 0.00 101.1 3.84 2 0.3 1.0 -0.0 0.4 4 .538 .502 $
2 Seasons 104.0 38 10 47 4.07 4.24 0.05 0.00 100.6 4.21 2 0.3 1.0 -0.1 1.1 11 .508 .501 $

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%
1942 25 BSN NL 383 0.5% 6.0% 8.4% 1.8% 7% 83%
1943 26 BSN NL 69 0.0% 1.5% 13.0% 80%
2 Yrs 452 0.4% 5.3% 9.1% 1.6% 6% 83%
MLB Averages 1.1% 8.9% 8.9% 2.6% 11% 79%

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+
1942 25 3 6 .333 3.43 31 10 12 2 0 0 89.1 97 43 34 2 32 23 0 1 0 383 97 1.444 9.8 0.2 3.2 2.3 0.72 97
1943 26 4 6 .400 3.20 38 10 14 2 0 0 104.0 114 47 37 2 41 24 0 1 2 452 105 1.490 9.9 0.2 3.5 2.1 0.59 105

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
1942 25 4 5 .444 4.14 87.0 109 44 40 2 36 22 0 1.667 11.3 3.7 2.3 0.61 0.2 31
1943 26 1 0 1.000 2.57 14.0 19 4 4 0 10 1 0 2.071 12.2 6.4 0.6 0.10 0.0 7
2 Yrs 5 5 .500 3.92 101.0 128 48 44 2 46 23 0 1.723 11.4 2.0 0.50 0.2 38

Similarity Scores

Explanation of Similarity Scores
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