John O'Donoghue

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right • Throws: Left

6-4, 203lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: October 7, 1939 in Kansas City, MO us

School: University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)

Debut: September 29, 1963 (Age 23-357d, 12,199th in major league history)
vs. CLE 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 SO, 2 BB, 1 ER, L

Last Game: June 22, 1971 (Age 31-258d)
vs. ATL 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 SO, 0 BB, 0 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1964 season

Full Name: John Eugene O'Donoghue

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Relatives: Father of John O'Donoghue

1x All-Star

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

4.1

ERA

4.07

257

751.0

377

WHIP

1.385

Standard Pitching

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+	FIP	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W	Awards
1959	19	KCA-min	C	4	9	.308	5.97	21	16		4	0		89.0	109	80	59	12	69		67	3	0	5				2.000	11.0	1.2	7.0	6.8	0.97	PCT PION
1960	20	KCA-min	B	5	12	.294	6.23	26	20		6	0		117.0	120	103	81	6	108		65	3	0	10				1.949	9.2	0.5	8.3	5.0	0.60	LEW,SXC NORW,IIIL
1961	21	KCA-min	B,A	10	7	.588	5.19	23	18		4	2		111.0	105	82	64	8	97		69	2	1	11				1.820	8.5	0.6	7.9	5.6	0.71	LEW,PNO NORW,SALL
1962	22	KCA-min	AA	7	11	.389	5.09	32	28		6	0		182.0	211	120	103	18	84	1	133	3	1	7				1.621	10.4	0.9	4.2	6.6	1.58	ABQ TL
1963	23	KCA-MIN-min	AA,AAA	14	11	.560	3.10	33	25		13	1		186.0	198	82	64	7	67	6	126	6	0	6				1.425	9.6	0.3	3.2	6.1	1.88	BNG,DFW EL,PCL
1963	23	KCA	AL	0	1	.000	1.50	1	1	0	0	0	0	6.0	6	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	23	278	3.15	1.333	9.0	0.0	3.0	1.5	0.50
1964	24	KCA	AL	10	14	.417	4.92	39	32	3	2	1	0	173.2	202	104	95	24	65	4	79	3	0	2	788	78	4.67	1.537	10.5	1.2	3.4	4.1	1.22
1965	25	KCA	AL	9	18	.333	3.95	34	30	0	4	1	0	177.2	183	92	78	15	66	8	82	1	0	9	764	89	3.82	1.402	9.3	0.8	3.3	4.2	1.24	AS
1966	26	CLE	AL	6	8	.429	3.83	32	13	8	2	0	0	108.0	109	50	46	13	23	2	49	2	0	1	448	90	3.91	1.222	9.1	1.1	1.9	4.1	2.13
1967	27	CLE	AL	8	9	.471	3.24	33	17	11	5	2	2	130.2	120	52	47	10	33	3	81	2	0	2	531	102	3.10	1.171	8.3	0.7	2.3	5.6	2.45
1968	28	BAL-min	AAA	2	4	.333	2.38	7	7		2	1		53.0	51	21	14	3	10	0	31	1	0	1				1.151	8.7	0.5	1.7	5.3	3.10	ROC IL
1968	28	BAL	AL	0	0		6.14	16	0	4	0	0	2	22.0	34	15	15	2	7	3	11	0	0	0	101	49	3.52	1.864	13.9	0.8	2.9	4.5	1.57
1969	29	BAL-min	AAA	0	1	.000	2.00	5	0		0	0	1	9.0	7	2	2	1	1	1	5	0	0	0				0.889	7.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	5.00	ROC IL
1969	29	SEP	AL	2	2	.500	2.96	55	0	14	0	0	6	70.0	58	28	23	5	37	4	48	3	0	3	299	122	3.78	1.357	7.5	0.6	4.8	6.2	1.30
1970	30	MON-min	AAA	6	5	.545	2.83	15	12		4	2	0	86.0	77	30	27	5	35	4	59	5	0	3				1.302	8.1	0.5	3.7	6.2	1.69	BUF IL
1970	30	TOT	MLB	4	3	.571	5.12	34	3	12	0	0	0	45.2	49	29	26	6	20	2	19	2	0	0	203	78	4.96	1.511	9.7	1.2	3.9	3.7	0.95
1970	30	MIL	AL	2	0	1.000	5.01	25	0	9	0	0	0	23.1	29	15	13	4	9	1	13	0	0	0	109	76	4.91	1.629	11.2	1.5	3.5	5.0	1.44
1970	30	MON	NL	2	3	.400	5.24	9	3	3	0	0	0	22.1	20	14	13	2	11	1	6	2	0	0	94	79	5.01	1.388	8.1	0.8	4.4	2.4	0.55
1971	31	MON	NL	0	0		4.67	13	0	4	0	0	0	17.1	19	10	9	3	7	1	7	0	0	1	78	77	5.10	1.500	9.9	1.6	3.6	3.6	1.00
9 Yrs				39	55	.415	4.07	257	96	56	13	4	10	751.0	780	382	340	78	260	27	377	13	1	18	3235	88	3.98	1.385	9.3	0.9	3.1	4.5	1.45
162 Game Avg.				8	11	.415	4.07	50	18	11	3	1	2	145	150	74	65	15	50	5	73	3	0	3	623	88	3.98	1.385	9.3	0.9	3.1	4.5	1.45

KCA (3 yrs)				19	33	.365	4.38	74	63	3	6	2	0	357.1	391	198	174	39	133	12	162	4	1	11	1575	84	4.22	1.466	9.8	1.0	3.3	4.1	1.22
MON (2 yrs)				2	3	.400	4.99	22	3	7	0	0	0	39.2	39	24	22	5	18	2	13	2	0	1	172	78	5.05	1.437	8.8	1.1	4.1	2.9	0.72
CLE (2 yrs)				14	17	.452	3.51	65	30	19	7	2	2	238.2	229	102	93	23	56	5	130	4	0	3	979	96	3.46	1.194	8.6	0.9	2.1	4.9	2.32
MIL (2 yrs)				4	2	.667	3.47	80	0	23	0	0	6	93.1	87	43	36	9	46	5	61	3	0	3	408	106	4.06	1.425	8.4	0.9	4.4	5.9	1.33
BAL (1 yr)				0	0		6.14	16	0	4	0	0	2	22.0	34	15	15	2	7	3	11	0	0	0	101	49	3.52	1.864	13.9	0.8	2.9	4.5	1.57

AL (8 yrs)				37	52	.416	4.02	235	93	49	13	4	10	711.1	741	358	318	73	242	25	364	11	1	17	3063	88	3.92	1.382	9.4	0.9	3.1	4.6	1.50
NL (2 yrs)				2	3	.400	4.99	22	3	7	0	0	0	39.2	39	24	22	5	18	2	13	2	0	1	172	78	5.05	1.437	8.8	1.1	4.1	2.9	0.72

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