Bill Donovan

Positions: Pitcher, Outfielder and First Baseman

Bats: Both • Throws: Right

5-11, 190lb (180cm, 86kg)

Born: October 13, 1876 in Lawrence, MA us

Died: December 9, 1923 in Forsyth, NY

Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, PA

Debut: April 22, 1898 (Age 21-191d, 2,046th in major league history)

Last Game: September 2, 1918 (Age 41-324d)
vs. CHW 5.0 IP, 5 H, 1 SO, 0 BB, 1 ER, W

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1898 season

Full Name: William Edward Donovan

Nicknames: Wild Bill

View Player Info from the B-R Bullpen

View Player Bio from the SABR BioProject

Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free.

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

44.8

185

139

ERA

2.69

378

327

2964.2

1552

WHIP

1.245

Feel like you're looking for a needle in a haystack?

Unleash the power of our game logs database by becoming a Stathead. Subscribers gain access to Player and Team Game Finders, which pros use to easily run customizable searches through over 100 years worth of game logs.

Become a Stathead

Summary

Team Record in Appearances	23-23 / in Starts: 22-22
Longest Hitting Streak	5 games
Longest On Base Streak	12 games
Most Games w/o HR	42 games
Most Games w/o RBI	6 games

RBI Opportunities

1902 Batting Game Log

Click two rows to sum games (Clear)

1902 Batting Game Log
Rk	Gcar	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
1	96	1	Apr 17	BRO		BSN	W,2-1	CG	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	1	0				0		.000	.333	.000	.333	9			P
2	97	5 (3)	Apr 21	BRO	@	PHI	L,2-8	GS-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.200	.000	.200	9			P
May		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
3	98	14 (8)	May 2	BRO		BSN	L,2-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.125	.000	.125	9			P
4	99	18 (3)	May 9	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-12	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.091	.000	.091	9			P
5	100	22 (3)	May 13	BRO	@	CHC	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.071	.000	.071	9			P
6	101	26 (3)	May 17	BRO	@	STL	L,2-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.000	.059	.000	.059	9			P
7	102	30 (3)	May 22	BRO	@	CIN	W,9-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.000	.048	.000	.048	9			P
8	103	34 (3)	May 30 (2)	BRO		BSN	W,10-3	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	0	0				0		.000	.040	.000	.040	9			P
Jun		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
9	104	39 (4)	Jun 5	BRO		CIN	W,4-0	CG	3	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.074	.107	.074	.181	9			P
10	105	43 (3)	Jun 9	BRO		CHC	W,6-5	CG	5	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	0		0	0	0				0		.125	.152	.125	.277	9			P
11	106	46 (2)	Jun 13	BRO		STL	L,3-4	0-GF	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	1				0		.121	.147	.121	.268	9			P
12	107	48 (1)	Jun 16	BRO		STL	W,12-1	CG	4	3	1	1	0	1	0	2	0		0	0	1				0		.139	.162	.194	.357	9			P
13	108	51 (2)	Jun 19	BRO	@	PHI	W,6-1	CG	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	1	0				0		.128	.171	.179	.350	9			P
14	109	55 (3)	Jun 25	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.119	.159	.167	.326	9			P
15	110	59 (3)	Jun 28 (2)	BRO	@	BSN	L,4-5	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.109	.146	.152	.298	9			P
Jul		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
16	111	62 (2)	Jul 1 (2)	BRO		PHI	W,8-6	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0		1	0	0				0		.120	.154	.160	.314	9			P
17	112	66 (3)	Jul 5	BRO	@	PIT	W,2-0	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.113	.145	.151	.296	9			P
18	113	70 (3)	Jul 9	BRO	@	CIN	L,0-2	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.107	.138	.143	.281	9			P
19	114	74 (3)	Jul 13	BRO	@	STL	L,1-2	CG	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				1		.136	.164	.169	.333	9			P
20	115	76 (1)	Jul 15	BRO	@	CHC	W,8-4	0-GF	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.131	.159	.164	.323	9			P
21	116	78 (1)	Jul 18	BRO		BSN	W,2-1	CG(10)	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.123	.149	.154	.303	9			P
22	117	81 (2)	Jul 22 (1)	BRO		PHI	W,7-5	CG	4	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.116	.141	.145	.286	9			P
23	118	86 (4)	Jul 26	BRO		NYG	W,5-1	CG	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.113	.149	.141	.289	9			P
Aug		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
24	119	91 (4)	Aug 1	BRO		PIT	T,6-6	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.108	.143	.135	.278	9			P
25	120	95 (3)	Aug 7	BRO		STL	L,1-11	GS-0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.118	.152	.145	.297	9			P
26	121	98 (2)	Aug 11	BRO		STL	W,3-0	CG(8)	4	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.138	.169	.163	.331	8			P
27	122	103 (4)	Aug 17	BRO	@	STL	T,7-7	CG(18)	8	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.138	.176	.161	.337	8			P
28	123	105 (1)	Aug 19 (2)	BRO	@	STL	W,7-1	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.143	.179	.165	.344	6			1B
29	124	106	Aug 20 (1)	BRO	@	CIN	L,2-10	CG	4	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.158	.192	.179	.371	6			1B
30	125	107	Aug 20 (2)	BRO	@	CIN	L,1-15	CG	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				0		.155	.204	.175	.379	6			1B
31	126	108	Aug 21	BRO	@	CIN	W,7-4	CG	5	3	2	1	1	0	0	0	2		0	0	0				1		.160	.222	.190	.412	7			P
32	127	109	Aug 22 (1)	BRO	@	PIT	L,2-14	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.163	.223	.192	.416	5			1B
33	128	110	Aug 22 (2)	BRO	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				0		.167	.224	.194	.419	5			1B
34	129	111	Aug 23	BRO	@	PIT	W,9-8	CG	5	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.170	.231	.214	.446	5			1B
35	130	112	Aug 24 (1)	BRO	@	CHC	W,7-2	CG	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	0	0				0		.164	.230	.207	.437	5			1B
36	131	113	Aug 24 (2)	BRO	@	CHC	L,5-8	CG	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	2	0		1	0	0				0		.165	.229	.215	.444	5			P
37	132	114	Aug 25	BRO	@	PIT	L,6-8	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.160	.222	.208	.430	5			1B
38	133	115	Aug 29	BRO	@	BSN	L,0-4	CG	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.155	.216	.202	.417	4			LF
39	134	116	Aug 30	BRO	@	BSN	L,3-4	CG	4	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				1		.158	.217	.203	.420	4			LF
Sep/Oct		Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	SH	SF	ROE	GDP	SB	CS	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	BOP	acLI	cWPA	Pos
40	135	117	Sep 1 (1)	BRO		PIT	L,3-4	GS-0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		0	0	0				0		.154	.212	.199	.411	9			P
41	136	122 (4)	Sep 4	BRO		CHC	L,0-1	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.151	.208	.194	.402	8			P
42	137	124 (1)	Sep 6	BRO		STL	W,5-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				1		.154	.209	.196	.405	7			RF
43	138	125	Sep 8	BRO		STL	W,6-1	CG	4	4	2	2	0	0	1	3	0		0	0	0				0		.163	.217	.224	.441	6			RF
44	139	126	Sep 10	BRO		CIN	W,5-0	CG	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1		0	0	0				0		.167	.224	.227	.450	9			P
45	140	128 (1)	Sep 11 (2)	BRO		CIN	W,4-2	CG	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2		0	0	0				2		.171	.236	.230	.467	4			2B
46	141	131 (2)	Sep 16	BRO	@	NYG	W,7-2	CG	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0				0		.173	.237	.231	.467	9			P
47	142	136 (4)	Sep 27 (1)	BRO		NYG	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0				0		.170	.233	.226	.459	9			P
48	143	140 (3)	Oct 2	BRO	@	PHI	L,0-4	CG	3	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0		2	0	0				1		.173	.234	.235	.469	9			P
							23-23		177	162	16	28	3	2	1	16	11		26	2	2				7		.173	.234	.235	.469

Player Page Tricks and Tips

More Donovan Pages

Bill Donovan Overview

Minor Lg Stats

Manager Stats

Pitching Splits

Batting Splits

Pitching Game Logs

Batting Game Logs

Fielding Game Logs

Pitching Finders & Advanced Stats

Batting Finders & Advanced Stats

Fielding Finders & Advanced Stats

Advanced Stats

More Bill Donovan Pages at Baseball Reference