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Patsy Donovan

Patrick Joseph Donovan

Position: Rightfielder
Bats: Left, Throws: Left
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 16, 1865 in Queenstown, Ireland (All Transactions)
Debut: April 19, 1890
Teams (by GP): Pirates/Cardinals/Senators/Colonels/Beaneaters/... 1890-1907

Final Game: October 5, 1907
Died: December 25, 1953 in Lawrence, MA
Buried: St. Mary Cemetery, Lawrence, MA
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Fine Details  · Last updated Dec 14, 2012 2:17AM
All-Time Rank (among batters): #809. Bernard Gilkey… #810. Charlie Hickman… #811. Dean Palmer… #812. PATSY DONOVAN… #813. Dan Driessen… #814. George Wright… #815. Ed Bailey… 

Standard Batting

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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 Awards
1890 25 TOT NL 60 262 245 34 59 5 1 0 17 13 13 22 .241 .290 .269 .559 59 66 4 O
1890 25 BSN NL 32 150 140 17 36 0 0 0 9 10 8 17 .257 .307 .257 .564 59 36 2 O
1890 25 BRO NL 28 112 105 17 23 5 1 0 8 3 5 5 .219 .268 .286 .554 60 30 2 O
1891 26 TOT AA 122 551 509 82 155 11 3 2 56 28 34 23 .305 .358 .350 .707 107 178 8 *O
1891 26 LOU AA 105 477 439 73 141 10 3 2 53 27 30 18 .321 .375 .371 .747 118 163 8 *O
1891 26 WAS AA 17 74 70 9 14 1 0 0 3 1 4 5 .200 .243 .214 .458 34 15 0 O
1892 27 TOT NL 130 587 551 106 153 18 6 2 38 56 31 29 .278 .322 .343 .665 101 189 5 *O
1892 27 WHS NL 40 176 163 29 39 3 3 0 12 16 11 13 .239 .295 .294 .590 81 48 2 O
1892 27 PIT NL 90 411 388 77 114 15 3 2 26 40 20 16 .294 .333 .363 .697 109 141 3 O
1893 28 PIT NL 113 544 499 114 158 5 8 2 56 46 42 8 .317 .373 .371 .744 100 185 3 *O
1894 29 PIT NL 133 644 577 147 175 21 10 4 76 41 36 12 .303 .350 .395 .745 81 228 5 26 *O
1895 30 PIT NL 126 584 522 115 162 18 6 1 59 36 48 19 .310 .377 .374 .751 98 195 8 6 *O
1896 31 PIT NL 131 624 573 113 183 20 5 3 59 48 35 18 .319 .370 .387 .757 103 222 11 5 *O
1897 32 PIT NL 120 517 479 82 154 16 7 0 57 34 25 23 .322 .360 .384 .744 100 184 4 9 *O
1898 33 PIT NL 147 661 610 112 184 16 9 0 37 41 34 33 .302 .346 .357 .703 103 218 7 10 *O
1899 34 PIT NL 122 566 536 82 156 11 7 1 56 26 17 17 .291 .319 .343 .662 81 184 5 8 *O
1900 35 STL NL 126 550 503 78 159 11 1 0 61 45 38 15 .316 .368 .342 .710 98 172 3 6 *O
1901 36 STL NL 130 578 531 92 161 23 5 1 73 28 27 37 .303 .344 .371 .715 112 197 6 14 *O
1902 37 STL NL 126 551 502 70 158 12 4 0 35 34 28 15 .315 .363 .355 .718 126 178 10 11 *O
1903 38 STL NL 105 452 410 63 134 15 3 0 39 25 25 21 .327 .370 .378 .748 116 155 3 14 *O
1904 39 WSH AL 125 479 436 30 100 6 0 0 19 17 24 40 .229 .271 .243 .514 64 106 1 18 *O
1906 41 BRO NL 7 21 21 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 .238 .238 .476 54 5 0 0 /O
1907 42 BRO NL 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 /O
17 Yrs 1824 8172 7505 1321 2256 208 75 16 738 518 457 334 .301 .348 .355 .702 97 2662 83 127
162 Game Avg. 162 726 667 117 200 18 7 1 66 46 41 30 .301 .348 .355 .702 97 236 7
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 Awards
PIT (8 yrs) 982 4551 4184 842 1286 122 55 13 426 312 257 146 .307 .354 .372 .726 96 1557 46 64
STL (4 yrs) 487 2131 1946 303 612 61 13 1 208 132 118 88 .314 .360 .361 .721 112 702 22 45
BRO (3 yrs) 36 134 127 18 28 5 1 0 8 3 5 7 .220 .261 .276 .537 58 35 2 0
WHS (2 yrs) 57 250 233 38 53 4 3 0 15 17 15 18 .227 .280 .270 .550 66 63 2
WSH (1 yr) 125 479 436 30 100 6 0 0 19 17 24 40 .229 .271 .243 .514 64 106 1 18
LOU (1 yr) 105 477 439 73 141 10 3 2 53 27 30 18 .321 .375 .371 .747 118 163 8
BSN (1 yr) 32 150 140 17 36 0 0 0 9 10 8 17 .257 .307 .257 .564 59 36 2
NL (15 yrs) 1577 7142 6560 1209 2001 191 72 14 663 473 399 271 .305 .352 .363 .714 99 2378 74 109
AA (1 yr) 122 551 509 82 155 11 3 2 56 28 34 23 .305 .358 .350 .707 107 178 8
AL (1 yr) 125 479 436 30 100 6 0 0 19 17 24 40 .229 .271 .243 .514 64 106 1 18

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1890 25 BSN NL 32 150 -8 0 0 -4 -2 -14 -1.3 5 -9 -0.9 .461 .492 -0.5 -0.6 -5 $ O
1890 25 BRO NL 28 112 -5 -0 0 2 -2 -5 -0.6 3 -2 -0.2 .483 .497 -0.3 0.0 -4 $ O
1891 26 LOU AA 105 477 15 -2 0 4 -7 11 0.9 8 19 1.8 .509 .506 1.4 -0.2 15 $ *O
1891 26 WAS AA 17 74 -6 -0 0 -2 -1 -9 -0.8 1 -8 -0.6 .455 .495 -0.5 -0.2 -6 $ O
1892 27 WHS NL 40 176 -4 1 0 -1 -2 -6 -0.6 5 -0 0.0 .486 .497 0.1 -0.3 1 $ O
1892 27 PIT NL 90 411 5 3 0 -1 -6 2 0.1 12 14 1.3 .502 .501 1.5 -0.6 15 $ O
1893 28 PIT NL 113 544 4 2 0 4 -7 4 0.2 16 19 1.8 .503 .502 1.5 -0.2 15 $ *O
1894 29 PIT NL 133 644 -20 1 0 6 -8 -20 -1.6 19 -2 0.4 .489 .491 0.0 -0.2 -8 $ *O
1895 30 PIT NL 126 584 4 -0 0 4 -8 0 -0.1 17 17 1.7 .500 .500 1.4 -0.3 13 $ *O
1896 31 PIT NL 131 624 6 1 0 4 -8 4 0.2 18 22 2.1 .502 .502 1.8 -0.3 18 $ *O
1897 32 PIT NL 120 517 1 1 0 -4 -7 -10 -0.9 15 5 0.7 .493 .495 1.0 -0.9 9 $ *O
1898 33 PIT NL 147 661 2 1 0 0 -9 -6 -0.6 20 15 1.5 .496 .497 1.5 -0.9 15 $ *O
1899 34 PIT NL 122 566 -14 -1 0 -4 -7 -26 -2.5 17 -8 -0.7 .481 .485 -0.3 -1.0 -4 $ *O
1900 35 STL NL 126 550 2 2 0 -5 -7 -8 -0.8 15 7 0.8 .494 .495 1.2 -1.1 12 $ *O
1901 36 STL NL 130 578 9 -0 0 6 -7 8 0.7 16 24 2.3 .506 .505 1.8 -0.2 18 $2,800 *O
1902 37 STL NL 126 551 17 0 0 0 -7 10 1.0 16 26 2.7 .509 .507 2.7 -0.8 26 $ *O
1903 38 STL NL 105 452 10 -1 0 0 -6 4 0.4 13 17 1.7 .504 .502 1.7 -0.5 17 $8,800 *O
1904 39 WSH AL 125 479 -16 -0 0 0 -6 -22 -2.9 16 -6 -1.3 .478 .483 -1.2 -0.9 -6 $ *O
1906 41 BRO NL 7 21 -1 0 0 0 -0 -1 -0.2 1 -1 -0.1 .477 .499 -0.1 -0.0 -1 $ /O
1907 42 BRO NL 1 1 -0 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .474 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /O
17 Seasons 1824 8172 3 9 0 9 -105 -85 -9.1 234 149 15.0 .496 .498 14.7 -9.3 140 $11,600
Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
PIT (8 yrs) 982 4551 -11 8 0 9 -59 -52 -5.0 134 82 8.8 .496 .497 8.4 -4.5 73 $
STL (4 yrs) 487 2131 38 1 0 1 -27 14 1.3 60 74 7.5 .503 .502 7.4 -2.6 73 $11,600
BRO (3 yrs) 36 134 -7 -0 0 2 -2 -7 -0.7 4 -3 -0.3 .481 .499 -0.4 -0.0 -5 $
WHS (2 yrs) 57 250 -9 1 0 -3 -3 -15 -1.3 7 -8 -0.6 .477 .496 -0.4 -0.6 -5 $
WSH (1 yr) 125 479 -16 -0 0 0 -6 -22 -2.9 16 -6 -1.3 .478 .483 -1.2 -0.9 -6 $
LOU (1 yr) 105 477 15 -2 0 4 -7 11 0.9 8 19 1.8 .509 .506 1.4 -0.2 15 $
BSN (1 yr) 32 150 -8 0 0 -4 -2 -14 -1.3 5 -9 -0.9 .461 .492 -0.5 -0.6 -5 $

Postseason Batting

Year Age Tm Lg Series Opp Rslt G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1890 25 BRO NL WS LOU T 0 19 17 5 8 1 0 0 3 3 2 1 .471 .526 .529 1.056 9 0
1 WS 0 19 17 5 8 1 0 0 3 3 2 1 .471 .526 .529 1.056 9 0

Standard Fielding

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Year Tm Lg Age Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
1890 TOT NL 25 OF 60 124 111 7 6 2 .952 1.97 .914 1.91 1-56-3
1890 BSN NL 25 OF 32 55 45 4 6 1 .891 1.53 .914 1.91 0-32-0
1890 BRO NL 25 OF 28 69 66 3 0 1 1.000 2.46 .914 1.91 1-24-3
1891 TOT AA 26 OF 122 279 236 17 26 1 .907 2.07 .908 1.88 105-13-4
1891 LOU AA 26 OF 105 251 214 15 22 0 .912 2.18 .908 1.88 105-0-0
1891 WAS AA 26 OF 17 28 22 2 4 1 .857 1.41 .908 1.88 0-13-4
1892 TOT NL 27 OF 130 225 167 27 31 7 .862 1.49 .912 1.89 15-1-116
1892 WHS NL 27 OF 40 77 56 9 12 3 .844 1.63 .912 1.89 14-0-26
1892 PIT NL 27 OF 90 148 111 18 19 4 .872 1.43 .912 1.89 1-1-90
1893 PIT NL 28 OF 112 207 178 16 13 5 .937 1.73 .915 2.18 0-0-112
1894 PIT NL 29 OF 133 313 269 23 21 5 .933 2.20 .915 2.28 0-0-133
1895 PIT NL 30 OF 126 207 188 11 8 2 .961 1.58 .917 2.18 0-1-125
1896 PIT NL 31 OF 131 260 224 24 12 8 .954 1.89 .933 2.16 0-0-131
1897 PIT NL 32 OF 120 214 186 17 11 5 .949 1.69 .936 2.09 0-0-120
1898 PIT NL 33 OF 147 279 238 21 20 4 .928 1.76 .937 2.08 0-0-147
1899 PIT NL 34 OF 122 207 186 9 12 3 .942 1.60 .944 2.15 0-1-121
1900 STL NL 35 OF 124 203 180 13 10 4 .951 1.56 .940 2.17 0-0-124
1901 STL NL 36 OF 129 239 215 19 5 8 .979 1.81 .942 2.06 0-0-129
1902 STL NL 37 OF 126 218 179 30 9 6 .959 1.66 .945 1.97 0-0-126
1903 STL NL 38 OF 105 166 142 16 8 5 .952 1.50 .942 1.94 0-0-105
1904 WSH AL 39 OF 122 241 217 15 9 4 .963 1.90 .954 1.86 0-2-120
1906 BRO NL 41 OF 6 9 9 0 0 0 1.000 1.50 .959 1.88 0-0-6
1907 BRO NL 42 OF 1 4 4 0 0 0 1.000 4.00 .960 2.00 0-0-1
17 Seasons OF 1816 3395 2929 265 201 69 .941 1.76 .930 2.06 121-74-1623
17 Seasons TOT 1816 3395 2929 265 201 69 .941 1.76 .930 2.06 121-74-1623
Lg Pos G GS CG Inn Ch PO A E DP Fld% RF/9 RF/G lgFld% lgRF9 lgRFG G Awards
Note: Fielding stats are a combination of official records and RetroSheet records. Both are likely to have substantial errors and will not match perfectly.
View Complete Notes on Fielding Data
Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.
  • Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
  • From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
  • CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
  • Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
  • Stats (PO,A,G, etc) for LF-CF-RF positions (since 1918) is taken from play-by-play or box score data as available.
  • Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

Batting Average s c a p y
1891 AA  .305 (10th)
1902 NL  .315 (10th)
1903 NL  .327 (9th)
Career  .301 (199th)

Games Played s c a p y
1894 NL  133 (5th)

At Bats s c a p y
1894 NL  577 (4th)
1896 NL  573 (3rd)
1898 NL  610 (5th)
Career  7,505 (197th)

Plate Appearances s c a p y
1894 NL  644 (5th)
1896 NL  624 (6th)
Career  8,172 (239th)

Runs Scored s c a p y
1894 NL  147 (10th)
Career  1,321 (114th)

Hits s c a p y
1902 NL  158 (10th)
Career  2,256 (153rd)

Stolen Bases s c a p y
1892 NL  56 (9th)
1893 NL  46 (9th)
1898 NL  41 (6th)
1900 NL  45 (1st)
1902 NL  34 (3rd)
Career  518 (31st)

Singles s c a p y
1891 AA  139 (5th)
1893 NL  143 (7th)
1896 NL  155 (4th)
1898 NL  159 (5th)
1900 NL  147 (6th)
1902 NL  142 (4th)
Career  1,957 (55th)

Hit By Pitch s c a p y
1896 NL  11 (10th)
1902 NL  10 (6th)
Career  83 (140th)

Sacrifice Hits s c a p y
1894 NL  26 (1st)
Career  127 (250th)

AB per SO s c a p y
1891 AA  22.1 (9th)
1893 NL  62.4 (6th)
1900 NL  33.5 (9th)
1902 NL  33.5 (2nd)
1903 NL  19.5 (9th)
Career  22.5 (81st)

Outs Made s c a p y
1894 NL  428 (1st)
1896 NL  395 (4th)

Def. Games as OF s c a p y
1894 NL  133 (4th)
1896 NL  131 (5th)
Career  1,816 (86th)

Putouts as OF s c a p y
1891 AA  236 (5th)

Assists as OF s c a p y
1896 NL  24 (3rd)
1902 NL  30 (1st)
Career  265 (19th)

Errors Committed as OF s c a p y
1891 AA  26 (5th)
1892 NL  31 (5th)
Career  201 (32nd)

Fielding % as OF s c a p y
1895 NL  .961 (5th)
1901 NL  .979 (2nd)

Oldest s c a p y
1900 NL  born 1865-03-16 (9th)
1901 NL  born 1865-03-16 (4th)
1902 NL  born 1865-03-16 (3rd)
1903 NL  born 1865-03-16 (2nd)
1904 AL  born 1865-03-16 (2nd)
1906 NL  born 1865-03-16 (1st)
1907 NL  born 1865-03-16 (1st)

                           

Hall Of Fame Statistics

Player rank in (·)

Black InkBatting - 2 (604), Average HOFer ≈ 27
Gray InkBatting - 32 (748), Average HOFer ≈ 144
Hall of Fame MonitorBatting - 60 (332), Likely HOFer ≈ 100
Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 32 (265), Average HOFer ≈ 50
JAWS Right Field (137th), 15.0 career WAR/14.1 7yr-peak WAR/14.5 JAWS
Average HOF RF (out of 24) = 69.5 career WAR/41.3 7yr-peak WAR/55.4 JAWS

Similarity Scores

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Transactions

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Salaries

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Year Age Team Salary Sources Notes
190136St. Louis Cardinals$2,8005/20/01 Dayton Herald, per 1995 BRJ 24
190338St. Louis Cardinals$8,800Cardinals EncyclopediaPlayer-manager
Career to date (may be incomplete)$11,600
Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
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