#57 Bill Donovan, Starting Pitcher, 31 yrs, Philadelphia (N) Blue Jays Monday, 10/23/1947 |
 | Name : Nickname : Birthday : Age : Born in : Height : Weight :
Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Donovan
7/6/1916 31 USA,IL,MAYWOOD 6"2 198
Starting Pitcher S L
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Average Minimal None at all 2 / 6 (Fair) 0 / 6 (Unknown) Good Normal Normal 2.5 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 1,478,571 1947 (Arbitration eligible) 5 Year(s), 26 Days (886 total Days) 172 Day(s) 5 Year(s), 26 Days (886 total Days) 5 Year(s) Arbitration eligible 3 Option Year(s) left
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Pitching | Stuff | Control | Movement | Velocity |
Overall | 2 | 5 | 10 | 86-89 Mph |
Versus LHB | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
Versus RHB | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
Talent | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
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Pitching Ratings Endurance : Groundball Pct. : Holding Runners : | 6 50 4
| | Pitches: Fastball Changeup Curveball Slider
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus LHP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Talent | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 1 3 2 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings P : 5 (Range), .957 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | Start | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | Dec | | | | |
9/1 | NYN | W 4-0 | * | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | W | PoG | | | |
9/5 | STL | L 5-7 | * | 2.2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
9/11 | CIN | W 6-0 | * | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | W | PoG | | | |
9/15 | @PIT | L 1-5 | * | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | L | | | | |
9/19 | @STL | W 7-0 | * | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | W | PoG | | | |
9/24 | @CHC | W 11-3 | * | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | W | | | | |
9/28 | STL | L 5-8 | * | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | L | | | | |
10/2 | @CIN | W 6-5 | * | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
10/8 | @CHC | W 19-11 | * | 6.2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | W | | | | |
10/14 | @CHC | L 2-9 | * | 6.1 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | L | | | | |
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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 41 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 4.37 | 315.0 | 301 | 166 | 153 | 147 | 112 | 18 | 43.9 | 6 | 20 | 48.8 |
Projected | 41 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 4.37 | 315.0 | 301 | 166 | 153 | 147 | 112 | | | | | |
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Overall | SVO | BS | SV% | RA | GF | R/9 | H/9 | K/9 | BB/9 | RL | RLS | RLS% | IR | IRS | IRS% | ERC |
| 0 | 0 | .0 | 0 | 0 | 12.9 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 14 | 6 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 3.66 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 415 | 91 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 51 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .219 | .307 | .292 | .599 |
vs. RHB | 786 | 210 | 36 | 3 | 11 | 112 | 118 | 96 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 | .341 | .363 | .704 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 20 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3.55 | 162.1 | 144 | 72 | 64 | 79 | 61 |
Road | 21 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5.25 | 152.2 | 157 | 94 | 89 | 68 | 51 |
Postseason | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.77 | 13.0 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 6 |
This Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last Week | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Month | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
March/April | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.67 | 52.0 | 48 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 17 |
May | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5.60 | 45.0 | 46 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 12 |
June | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5.53 | 57.0 | 58 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 20 |
July | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.17 | 41.0 | 43 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
August | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 58.1 | 57 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 |
Sept./Oct. | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2.77 | 61.2 | 49 | 23 | 19 | 28 | 24 |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP | Teams |
1942 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.38 | 26.2 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1.35 | .293 | NYY |
1943 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5.21 | 159.0 | 177 | 101 | 92 | 8 | 85 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 1.65 | .314 | NYY |
1944 | 40 | 40 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 4.59 | 321.1 | 350 | 172 | 164 | 18 | 136 | 112 | 21 | 2 | 1.51 | .299 | NYY,AL CHC |
1945 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4.25 | 211.2 | 228 | 111 | 100 | 11 | 94 | 80 | 10 | 0 | 1.52 | .290 | CHC |
1946 | 32 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 4.38 | 250.2 | 264 | 128 | 122 | 10 | 110 | 89 | 16 | 1 | 1.49 | .293 | CHC |
1947 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 4.37 | 315.0 | 301 | 166 | 153 | 16 | 147 | 112 | 18 | 6 | 1.42 | .266 | CHC,NL PHI |
Total | 163 | 163 | 89 | 49 | 0 | 4.49 | 1284.1 | 1349 | 691 | 641 | 65 | 579 | 479 | 75 | 9 | 1.50 | .290 | |
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Career Minor League Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | HR | BB | K | CG | SHO | WHIP | BABIP |
1942, A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 5.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.31 | .316 |
1942, AA | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1.59 | 17.0 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1.29 | .347 |
1942, AAA | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 | 43.1 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.11 | .223 |
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Career Postseason Pitching Stats |
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Year | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | SHO |
1943 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.88 | 24.0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
1946 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3.33 | 24.1 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
1947 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.77 | 13.0 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5.72 | 61.1 | 73 | 41 | 39 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 0 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1942 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 | NYY |
1943 | 21 | 64 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 | NYY |
1944 | 40 | 115 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 42 | 0 | 0 | .226 | .235 | .261 | .496 | NYY,AL CHC |
1945 | 26 | 77 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | .169 | .169 | .208 | .377 | CHC |
1946 | 32 | 94 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 39 | 0 | 0 | .181 | .204 | .234 | .438 | CHC |
1947 | 41 | 118 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 50 | 0 | 0 | .178 | .197 | .203 | .400 | CHC,NL PHI |
Total | 163 | 479 | 93 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 39 | 9 | 192 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .207 | .225 | .433 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 41 | 41 | 14 | 40 | 3 | 60 | 6 | .900 | 315.0 | 1.71 | | | | |
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Drafted in 5th round, 71st overall pick, by New York (A) in 1942... Earned first career win on 9/17/1942... Had first career hit on 4/15/1943, off Jake Mooty (CHA)... Injured on 7/14/1943 with a Strained Elbow Ligament, out for 4-5 weeks... Injured on 9/16/1943 with a Tender Elbow, out for one week... Won World Series with New York (A) in 1943... Hit first career homerun on 4/25/1944, off Tex Hughson (WAS)... Was selected to the 1944 Allstar game... Traded from New York (A) to Chicago (N) on 7/25/1944 (Going to NYY: P Lefty Gomez, P Ed Lopat, 2B Johnny Lipon. Going to CHC: P Bill Donovan, RF Vince Dimaggio)... Injured on 8/6/1945 with a Strained Bicep Muscle, out for 5 weeks... 1/31/1946: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,478,571 through salary arbitration... Won World Series with Chicago (N) in 1946... 1/31/1947: Gets a new one-year contract worth $1,478,571 through salary arbitration... Won Player of the Week award on 5/8/1947, winning 2 games with a 1.38 ERA... Was selected to the 1947 Allstar game... Traded from Chicago (N) to Philadelphia (N) on 7/6/1947 (Going to PHI: P Bill Donovan. Going to CHC: C Sal Yvars)... Won Player of the Week award on 9/25/1947, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA... Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1947, going 4-2, 2.35...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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ERA 1945 - 4.25 - 9th 1946 - 4.38 - 9th
| Wins 1944 - 20 - 10th 1946 - 19 - 6th
| IP 1944 - 321.1 - 9th
| BB 1944 - 136 - 10th
| SHO 1944 - 2 - 7th
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