Bill Donovan
1898–1918 · bats B / throws R · Brooklyn Dodgers, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Washington Senators (1897-99)
468G
.193AVG
.241OBP
.248SLG
251H
6HR
102RBI
38SB
187–138W–L
2,966IP
1,585K
2.16ERA
327GS
5SV
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468 | 1,443 | 1,301 | 143 | 251 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 102 | 77 | 284 | 38 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 323 | .193 | .241 | .248 | .489 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,965.7 | 378 | 327 | 289 | 187 | 138 | 5 | 2,631 | 1,210 | 712 | 31 | 1,068 | 1,585 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 1.247 |
Streaks
7longest hitting streak · 1902-10-02 to 1903-05-18
12longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 9 walks allowed | 1901-05-13 | 1 in 1,333 pitcher-games |
| 45 | 13 strikeouts | 1902-08-17 | 1 in 861 pitcher-games |
| 41 | 17 innings pitched | 1907-09-30 | 1 in 613 pitcher-games |
Rare feats (1)
Rarest: Steal of Home, 41 on the rarity scale.
| Rarity | Date | Feat | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1910-05-23 | Steal of Home | 1 in 107 | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 217 | 638 | 133 | 5 | 67 | 26 | 119 | .229 | .249 | .297 |
| Away | 251 | 805 | 118 | 1 | 35 | 51 | 165 | .164 | .210 | .209 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 23 | 70 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 14 | .177 | .200 | .226 |
| May | 53 | 165 | 32 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 27 | .218 | .242 | .259 |
| June | 78 | 237 | 43 | 4 | 18 | 11 | 55 | .199 | .228 | .282 |
| July | 96 | 281 | 53 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 50 | .207 | .249 | .266 |
| August | 102 | 333 | 61 | 1 | 21 | 16 | 75 | .200 | .231 | .252 |
| September | 99 | 302 | 42 | 1 | 17 | 22 | 51 | .162 | .212 | .208 |
| October | 17 | 55 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | .164 | .164 | .200 |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| philadelphia-athletics | 59 | 175 | 33 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 46 | .212 | .229 | .231 |
| new-york-yankees | 52 | 163 | 35 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 47 | .229 | .252 | .281 |
| cleveland-guardians | 49 | 135 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | .167 | .230 | .193 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 46 | 147 | 30 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 17 | .217 | .245 | .283 |
| chicago-white-sox | 43 | 128 | 25 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 26 | .214 | .242 | .308 |
| boston-red-sox | 39 | 115 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 34 | .200 | .226 | .250 |
| st-louis-browns | 34 | 110 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 13 | .183 | .236 | .204 |
| st-louis-cardinals | 25 | 84 | 21 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 9 | .273 | .298 | .416 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | WSWashington Senators (1897-99) | 39 | 103 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .165 | 88 | 36 |
| 1899 |  Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 13 | 3 | – | – | – | .231 | 25 | 11 |
| 1900 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 13 | – | – | 2 | – | .000 | 31 | 13 |
| 1901 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 46 | 134 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .172 | 351 | 232 |
| 1902 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 48 | 162 | 28 | 1 | 16 | 7 | .173 | 297 | 170 |
| 1903 |  Detroit Tigers | 40 | 124 | 30 | – | 11 | 5 | .242 | 307 | 187 |
| 1904 | Detroit Tigers | 45 | 140 | 38 | 1 | 6 | 2 | .271 | 293 | 137 |
| 1905 | Detroit Tigers | 45 | 130 | 25 | – | 8 | 9 | .192 | 282 | 148 |
| 1906 | Detroit Tigers | 29 | 91 | 11 | – | 2 | 6 | .121 | 211 | 88 |
| 1907 | Detroit Tigers | 39 | 110 | 29 | – | 21 | 3 | .264 | 270 | 132 |
| 1908 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 81 | 13 | – | 5 | 2 | .160 | 242 | 142 |
| 1909 | Detroit Tigers | 22 | 44 | 9 | – | – | – | .205 | 140 | 76 |
| 1910 | Detroit Tigers | 30 | 69 | 10 | – | 2 | – | .145 | 207 | 107 |
| 1911 | Detroit Tigers | 26 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | .200 | 167 | 81 |
| 1912 | Detroit Tigers | 6 | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | .077 | 10 | 6 |
| 1915 |  New York Yankees | 10 | 12 | 1 | – | – | – | .083 | 33 | 17 |
| 1916 | New York Yankees | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| 1918 | Detroit Tigers | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | .500 | 6 | 2 |