Dick Donovan
1950–1965 · bats L / throws R · ALS, Boston Braves, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Washington Senators (1961-71)
371G
.163AVG
.257OBP
.248SLG
113H
15HR
64RBI
0SB
122–99W–L
2,017IP
882K
3.68ERA
273GS
5SV
3Rare feats
Career batting
| G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | CS | HBP | SF | TB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | 801 | 694 | 67 | 113 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 64 | 78 | 292 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 172 | .163 | .257 | .248 | .505 |
Career pitching
| IP | G | GS | CG | W | L | SV | H | R | ER | HR | BB | K | HBP | WP | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,017.3 | 345 | 273 | 101 | 122 | 99 | 5 | 1,988 | 909 | 824 | 199 | 495 | 882 | 0 | 0 | 3.68 | 1.231 |
Streaks
4longest hitting streak · 1956-08-19 to 1956-09-04
6longest on-base streak
The three rarest things in this career
| Rarity | What | Date | Rate | Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 11 scoreless innings | 1963-08-14 | 1 in 3,313 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
| 47 | One-Hit Shutout | 1957-05-25 | 1 in 193 games | box score ↗ |
| 44 | 4 home runs allowed | 1956-07-07 | 1 in 801 pitcher-games | box score ↗ |
Splits
Regular season only.
Home and away
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 178 | 382 | 59 | 7 | 34 | 42 | 122 | .182 | .264 | .284 |
| Away | 193 | 419 | 54 | 8 | 30 | 36 | 170 | .146 | .215 | .216 |
By month
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | 35 | 78 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 26 | .145 | .295 | .226 |
| May | 74 | 131 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 52 | .144 | .206 | .229 |
| June | 80 | 163 | 23 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 60 | .160 | .215 | .222 |
| July | 66 | 157 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 55 | .181 | .242 | .283 |
| August | 61 | 147 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 44 | .180 | .252 | .297 |
| September | 54 | 125 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 55 | .154 | .248 | .212 |
| October | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — |
Most-faced opponents
| G | PA | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| new-york-yankees | 52 | 108 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 41 | .163 | .213 | .235 |
| detroit-tigers | 48 | 107 | 19 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 35 | .207 | .299 | .359 |
| kansas-city-athletics | 44 | 98 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 32 | .148 | .245 | .210 |
| boston-red-sox | 43 | 102 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 39 | .154 | .216 | .242 |
| baltimore-orioles | 40 | 85 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 31 | .169 | .259 | .268 |
| washington-senators-1901-60 | 33 | 81 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | .111 | .160 | .139 |
| cleveland-guardians | 28 | 66 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 26 | .254 | .288 | .407 |
| minnesota-twins | 18 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 22 | .105 | .167 | .184 |
Season by season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | IP | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Boston Braves | 10 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | .167 | 29 | 9 |
| 1951 | Boston Braves | 8 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | .333 | 13 | 4 |
| 1952 | Boston Braves | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 13 | 7 |
| 1954 |  Detroit Tigers | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 6 | 2 |
| 1955 |  Chicago White Sox | 40 | 76 | 17 | 1 | 5 | – | .224 | 187 | 88 |
| 1956 | Chicago White Sox | 44 | 90 | 20 | 3 | 15 | – | .222 | 234 | 121 |
| 1957 | Chicago White Sox | 30 | 83 | 12 | 3 | 10 | – | .145 | 220 | 88 |
| 1958 | Chicago White Sox | 34 | 80 | 9 | – | 1 | – | .113 | 248 | 127 |
| 1959 | Chicago White Sox | 31 | 61 | 8 | 1 | 5 | – | .131 | 179 | 71 |
| 1960 | Chicago White Sox | 33 | 23 | 3 | – | 2 | – | .130 | 78 | 30 |
| 1961 |  Washington Senators (1961-71) | 24 | 56 | 10 | 1 | 7 | – | .179 | 168 | 62 |
| 1962 |  Cleveland Guardians | 34 | 89 | 16 | 4 | 9 | – | .180 | 250 | 94 |
| 1963 | Cleveland Guardians | 31 | 69 | 9 | 1 | 2 | – | .130 | 206 | 84 |
| 1964 | Cleveland Guardians | 31 | 48 | 7 | 1 | 8 | – | .146 | 158 | 83 |
| 1965 | Cleveland Guardians | 12 | 6 | – | – | – | – | .000 | 22 | 12 |