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)

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

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Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
1947	19	-6.9	Fort Lauderdale	FLIN	C	BSN	7	15	.318	4.17	6.03	34			13	1		179.0	182	120	83		104		80	4		12		1.598	9.2		5.2	4.0	0.77
1948	20	-2.8	Evansville	IIIL	B	BSN	12	9	.571	3.08	3.99	35			12	3		187.0	183	83	64		50		140	6	2	6		1.246	8.8		2.4	6.7	2.80
1949	21	-3.1	Hartford	EL	A	BSN	12	6	.667	2.66	3.93	26	22		15	1		183.0	167	80	54		82		116	2	1	8		1.361	8.2		4.0	5.7	1.41
1950	22	-4.5	Milwaukee	AA	AAA	BSN	3	6	.333	6.24	6.96	19	10		1	0		75.0	102	58	52		33		44	2	2	1		1.800	12.2		4.0	5.3	1.33
1950	22	-6.3	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	0	2	.000	8.19	8.49	10	3	4	0	0	0	29.2	28	28	27	4	34	1	9	2	1	1	147	2.090	8.5	1.2	10.3	2.7	0.26
1951	23	-3.6	Milwaukee	AA	AAA	BSN	7	5	.583	3.28	3.84	21	16		10	1		129.0	124	55	47		55		88	4	1	7		1.388	8.7		3.8	6.1	1.60
1951	23	-5.6	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	0	0		5.27	7.24	8	2	3	0	0	0	13.2	17	11	8	0	11	0	4	0	0	0	69	2.049	11.2	0.0	7.2	2.6	0.36
1952	24	-2.1	Milwaukee	AA	AAA	BSN	4	6	.400	4.55	5.14	16	12		4	0		91.0	111	52	46		43		36	4	0	2		1.692	11.0		4.3	3.6	0.84
1952	24	-4.4	BSN	NL	Maj	BSN	0	2	.000	5.54	6.92	7	2	3	0	0	1	13.0	18	10	8	1	12	1	6	2	0	0	70	2.308	12.5	0.7	8.3	4.2	0.50
1953	25	-1.2	Atlanta	SOUA	AA	MLN	11	8	.579	3.71	4.60	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
1954	26	0.0	Atlanta	SOUA	AA	MLN	18	8	.692	2.69	3.34	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
1954	26	-2.6	DET	AL	Maj	DET	0	0		10.50	10.50	2	0	0	0	0	0	6.0	9	7	7	1	5	1	2	0	0	0	32	2.333	13.5	1.5	7.5	3.0	0.40
1955	27	-1.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	15	9	.625	3.32	3.71	29	24	3	11	5	0	187.0	186	77	69	17	48	5	88	3	1	0	774	1.251	9.0	0.8	2.3	4.2	1.83
1956	28	-0.4	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	12	10	.545	3.64	3.80	34	31	2	14	3	0	234.2	212	99	95	22	59	6	120	6	1	5	966	1.155	8.1	0.8	2.3	4.6	2.03
1957	29	0.5	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	16	6	.727	2.77	3.10	28	28	0	16	2	0	220.2	203	76	68	17	45	8	88	8	2	1	893	1.124	8.3	0.7	1.8	3.6	1.96
1958	30	1.7	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	15	14	.517	3.01	3.34	34	34	0	16	4	0	248.0	240	92	83	23	53	5	127	7	0	2	1030	1.181	8.7	0.8	1.9	4.6	2.40
1959	31	2.8	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	9	10	.474	3.66	4.21	31	29	0	5	1	0	179.2	171	84	73	15	58	3	71	5	0	1	768	1.275	8.6	0.8	2.9	3.6	1.22
1960	32	4.1	CHW	AL	Maj	CHW	6	1	.857	5.38	5.61	33	8	7	0	0	3	78.2	87	49	47	13	25	3	30	0	0	2	340	1.424	10.0	1.5	2.9	3.4	1.20
1961	33	5.2	WSA	AL	Maj	WSA	10	10	.500	2.40	3.20	23	22	0	11	2	0	168.2	138	60	45	10	35	3	62	3	0	0	671	1.026	7.4	0.5	1.9	3.3	1.77
1962	34	6.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	20	10	.667	3.59	3.91	34	34	0	16	5	0	250.2	255	109	100	23	47	5	94	2	1	3	1032	1.205	9.2	0.8	1.7	3.4	2.00
1963	35	7.3	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	11	13	.458	4.24	4.63	30	30	0	7	3	0	206.0	211	106	97	27	28	5	84	5	0	0	842	1.160	9.2	1.2	1.2	3.7	3.00
1964	36	8.8	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	7	9	.438	4.55	4.89	30	23	4	5	0	1	158.1	181	86	80	19	29	6	83	2	0	1	671	1.326	10.3	1.1	1.6	4.7	2.86
1965	37	9.9	CLE	AL	Maj	CLE	1	3	.250	5.96	5.96	12	3	2	0	0	0	22.2	32	15	15	6	6	0	12	0	0	2	102	1.676	12.7	2.4	2.4	4.8	2.00
Year	Age	AgeDif	Tm	Lg	Lev	Aff	W	L	W-L%	ERA	RA9	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	SO	HBP	BK	WP	BF	WHIP	H9	HR9	BB9	SO9	SO/W
Majors (15 seasons)					Majors		122	99	.552	3.67	4.06	345	273	28	101	25	5	2017.1	1988	909	822	198	495	52	880	45	6	18	8407	1.231	8.9	0.9	2.2	3.9	1.78
Minors (8 seasons)					Minors		74	63	.540	3.53	4.52	210	106		82	10		1220.0	1238	613	479	29	455		776	30	7	48		1.388	9.1		3.4	5.7	1.71
All Levels (19 Seasons)							196	162	.547	3.62	4.23	555	379	28	183	35	5	3237.1	3226	1522	1301	227	950	52	1656	75	13	66	8407	1.290	9.0		2.6	4.6	1.74

AAA (3 seasons)					Minors		14	17	.452	4.42	5.03	56	38		15	1		295.0	337	165	145		131		168	10	3	10		1.586	10.3		4.0	5.1	1.28
AA (2 seasons)					Minors		29	16	.644	3.18	3.95	59	46		27	4		376.0	369	165	133	29	88		272	8	1	12		1.215	8.8	0.7	2.1	6.5	3.09
A (1 season)					Minors		12	6	.667	2.66	3.93	26	22		15	1		183.0	167	80	54		82		116	2	1	8		1.361	8.2		4.0	5.7	1.41
B (1 season)					Minors		12	9	.571	3.08	3.99	35			12	3		187.0	183	83	64		50		140	6	2	6		1.246	8.8		2.4	6.7	2.80
C (1 season)					Minors		7	15	.318	4.17	6.03	34			13	1		179.0	182	120	83		104		80	4		12		1.598	9.2		5.2	4.0	0.77