Dick Donovan

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

6-3, 190lb (190cm, 86kg)

Born: December 7, 1927 in Boston, MA us

Died: January 6, 1997 in Weymouth, MA

Buried: Woodside Cemetery, Cohasset, MA

School: Boston University (Boston, MA)

Debut: April 24, 1950 (Age 22-138d, 10,697th in major league history)
vs. BRO 6.2 IP, 7 H, 4 SO, 8 BB, 5 ER, L

Last Game: June 12, 1965 (Age 37-187d)
vs. KCA 2.0 IP, 5 H, 2 SO, 2 BB, 2 ER

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1952 season

Full Name: Richard Edward Donovan

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

23.3

122

ERA

3.67

345

273

2017.1

880

WHIP

1.231

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
1947	19	BSN-min	C	7	15	.318	4.17	34			13	1		179.0	182	120	83		104		80	4		12				1.598	9.2		5.2	4.0	0.77	FTL FLIN
1948	20	BSN-min	B	12	9	.571	3.08	35			12	3		187.0	183	83	64		50		140	6	2	6				1.246	8.8		2.4	6.7	2.80	EVN IIIL
1949	21	BSN-min	A	12	6	.667	2.66	26	22		15	1		183.0	167	80	54		82		116	2	1	8				1.361	8.2		4.0	5.7	1.41	HFD EL
1950	22	BSN-min	AAA	3	6	.333	6.24	19	10		1	0		75.0	102	58	52		33		44	2	2	1				1.800	12.2		4.0	5.3	1.33	MLW AA
1950	22	BSN	NL	0	2	.000	8.19	10	3	4	0	0	0	29.2	28	28	27	4	34	1	9	2	1	1	147	48	7.37	2.090	8.5	1.2	10.3	2.7	0.26
1951	23	BSN-min	AAA	7	5	.583	3.28	21	16		10	1		129.0	124	55	47		55		88	4	1	7				1.388	8.7		3.8	6.1	1.60	MLW AA
1951	23	BSN	NL	0	0		5.27	8	2	3	0	0	0	13.2	17	11	8	0	11	0	4	0	0	0	69	72	4.31	2.049	11.2	0.0	7.2	2.6	0.36
1952	24	BSN-min	AAA	4	6	.400	4.55	16	12		4	0		91.0	111	52	46		43		36	4	0	2				1.692	11.0		4.3	3.6	0.84	MLW AA
1952	24	BSN	NL	0	2	.000	5.54	7	2	3	0	0	1	13.0	18	10	8	1	12	1	6	2	0	0	70	67	5.70	2.308	12.5	0.7	8.3	4.2	0.50

1953	25	MLN-min	AA	11	8	.579	3.71	32	19		9	1		182.0	190	93	75	17	51		132	3	1	4				1.324	9.4	0.8	2.5	6.5	2.59	ATA SOUA
1954	26	MLN-min	AA	18	8	.692	2.69	27	27		18	3		194.0	179	72	58	12	37		140	5	0	8				1.113	8.3	0.6	1.7	6.5	3.78	ATA SOUA
1954	26	DET	AL	0	0		10.50	2	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	9	7	7	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	32	38	6.40	2.333	13.5	1.5	7.5	3.0	0.40
1955	27	CHW	AL	15	9	.625	3.32	29	24	3	11	5	0	187.0	186	77	69	17	48	5	88	3	1	0	774	118	3.43	1.251	9.0	0.8	2.3	4.2	1.83	AS
1956	28	CHW	AL	12	10	.545	3.64	34	31	2	14	3	0	234.2	212	99	95	22	59	6	120	6	1	5	966	112	3.40	1.155	8.1	0.8	2.3	4.6	2.03
1957	29	CHW	AL	16	6	*.727*	2.77	28	28	0	16	2	0	220.2	203	76	68	17	45	8	88	8	2	1	893	135	3.38	1.124	8.3	0.7	1.8	3.6	1.96	CYA-2,MVP-13
1958	30	CHW	AL	15	14	.517	3.01	34	34	0	16	4	0	248.0	240	92	83	23	53	5	127	7	0	2	1030	122	3.38	1.181	8.7	0.8	1.9	4.6	2.40	MVP-25
1959	31	CHW	AL	9	10	.474	3.66	31	29	0	5	1	0	179.2	171	84	73	15	58	3	71	5	0	1	768	104	3.89	1.275	8.6	0.8	2.9	3.6	1.22
1960	32	CHW	AL	6	1	.857	5.38	33	8	7	0	0	3	78.2	87	49	47	13	25	3	30	0	0	2	340	72	4.87	1.424	10.0	1.5	2.9	3.4	1.20
1961	33	WSA	AL	10	10	.500	*2.40*	23	22	0	11	2	0	168.2	138	60	45	10	35	3	62	3	0	0	671	*163*	3.29	*1.026*	7.4	0.5	1.9	3.3	1.77	AS,AS,MVP-17
1962	34	CLE	AL	20	10	.667	3.59	34	34	0	16	5	0	250.2	255	109	100	23	47	5	94	2	1	3	1032	107	3.65	1.205	9.2	0.8	*1.7*	3.4	2.00	AS,AS,MVP-5
1963	35	CLE	AL	11	13	.458	4.24	30	30	0	7	3	0	206.0	211	106	97	27	28	5	84	5	0	0	842	86	3.85	1.160	9.2	1.2	*1.2*	3.7	3.00
1964	36	CLE	AL	7	9	.438	4.55	30	23	4	5	0	1	158.1	181	86	80	19	29	6	83	2	0	1	671	80	3.70	1.326	10.3	1.1	1.6	4.7	2.86
1965	37	CLE	AL	1	3	.250	5.96	12	3	2	0	0	0	22.2	32	15	15	6	6	0	12	0	0	2	102	60	5.69	1.676	12.7	2.4	2.4	4.8	2.00
15 Yrs				122	99	.552	3.67	345	273	28	101	25	5	2017.1	1988	909	822	198	495	52	880	45	6	18	8407	104	3.70	1.231	8.9	0.9	2.2	3.9	1.78
162 Game Avg.				13	11	.552	3.67	38	30	3	11	3	1	222	219	100	90	22	54	6	97	5	1	2	925	104	3.70	1.231	8.9	0.9	2.2	3.9	1.78

CHW (6 yrs)				73	50	.593	3.41	189	154	12	62	15	3	1148.2	1099	477	435	107	288	30	524	29	4	11	4771	113	3.57	1.207	8.6	0.8	2.3	4.1	1.82
CLE (4 yrs)				39	35	.527	4.12	106	90	6	28	8	1	637.2	679	316	292	75	110	16	273	9	1	6	2647	90	3.80	1.237	9.6	1.1	1.6	3.9	2.48
BSN (3 yrs)				0	4	.000	6.87	25	7	10	0	0	1	56.1	63	49	43	5	57	2	19	4	1	1	286	56	6.24	2.130	10.1	0.8	9.1	3.0	0.33
WSA (1 yr)				10	10	.500	2.40	23	22	0	11	2	0	168.2	138	60	45	10	35	3	62	3	0	0	671	163	3.29	1.026	7.4	0.5	1.9	3.3	1.77
DET (1 yr)				0	0		10.50	2	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	9	7	7	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	32	38	6.40	2.333	13.5	1.5	7.5	3.0	0.40

AL (12 yrs)				122	95	.562	3.58	320	266	18	101	25	4	1961.0	1925	860	779	193	438	50	861	41	5	17	8121	107	3.63	1.205	8.8	0.9	2.0	4.0	1.97
NL (3 yrs)				0	4	.000	6.87	25	7	10	0	0	1	56.1	63	49	43	5	57	2	19	4	1	1	286	56	6.24	2.130	10.1	0.8	9.1	3.0	0.33

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