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Bill
Donovan		  
Nickname: Wild Bill
 
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 195
 
Born: October 13, 1876 in Lawrence, MA.
 
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 24 MLA AL $ 1,664,286 10 5 5 5 5 5 5 10 10 10
1902 25 SLA AL $ 4,957,143 10 4 4 4 6 6 6 10 10 10
1903 26 SLA AL $ 4,957,143 10 3 4 4 6 7 7 10 10 10
1904 27 SLA AL $ 4,500,000 10 3 4 4 7 7 7 10 10 10
1905 28 SLA AL $ 4,500,000 10 3 4 3 7 7 7 10 10 10
1906 29 SLA AL $ 4,500,000 10 3 3 3 7 8 8 10 10 10
1908 31 NYA AL $ 800,000 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10
1909 32 NYA AL $ 800,000 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 10 10 10
1910 33 NYA AL $ 800,000 10 3 3 3 7 7 7 9 9 9
1911 34 SLN NL   9 3 3 3 6 7 7 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings   9 3 3 3 5 5 5 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,957,143 10 5 5 5 7 8 8 10 10 10
Ratings - Batting     Help
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1901 24 MLA AL $ 1,664,286   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1902 25 SLA AL $ 4,957,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1903 26 SLA AL $ 4,957,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1904 27 SLA AL $ 4,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1905 28 SLA AL $ 4,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1906 29 SLA AL $ 4,500,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1908 31 NYA AL $ 800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1909 32 NYA AL $ 800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1910 33 NYA AL $ 800,000   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
1911 34 SLN NL     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Min Ratings     2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 4,957,143   2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 8 8 8
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Cy Young Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1899 22 BRO   1 2 .333 5   2 0 1 25.0 35 12   13 11 4.32  
1900 23 BRO   1 2 .333 5   2 0 0 31.0 36 23   18 13 6.68  
1901 24 MLA AL 20 11 .645 36 36 28 3 0 309.7 253 93 2 105 120 2.70 .223 .298 .280 .577 21.1
1902 25 SLA AL 18 17 .514 39 39 34 0 0 342.0 308 139 10 113 111 3.66 .243 .310 .329 .639 19.0
1903 26 SLA AL 12 22 .353 39 39 25 0 0 315.0 302 162 8 93 166 4.63 .254 .357 .350 .707 11.1
1904 27 SLA AL 14 18 .438 34 34 27 0 0 284.3 321 132 6 62 107 4.18 .287 .331 .371 .701 12.7
1905 28 SLA AL 8 8 .500 22 20 9 0 0 169.7 167 68 4 37 66 3.61 .255 .305 .355 .660 9.3
1906 29 SLA AL 2 8 .200 19 6 4 0 4 62.3 78 33 2 16 28 4.76 .305 .348 .418 .766 0.8
1908 31 NYA AL 17 14 .548 39 39 22 1 0 331.0 338 108 2 82 168 2.94 .265 .314 .310 .624 18.9
1909 32 NYA AL 4 6 .400 23 11 9 0 0 102.3 109 51 1 30 43 4.49 .274 .346 .317 .663 1.3
1910 33 NYA AL 0 0 .000 2 1 0 0 0 9.0 7 1 0 3 3 1.00 .212 .316 .212 .528 0.9
1911 34 AAA   13 8 .619 24 24 11 4 0 193.0 132 53 7 72 169 2.47 .190 .267 .263 .529  
9 Years Sim 95 104 .477 253 225 158 4 4 1925.3 1883 787 35 541 812 3.68 .257 .323 .332 .655 95.0
11 Years Pro 97 108 .473 263   162 4 5 1981.3 1954 822   572 836 3.73  
1 Years AAA 13 8 .619 24 24 11 4 0 193.0 132 53 7 72 169 2.47 .190 .267 .263 .529  
Season Average 10 11 .476 28 25 17 0 0 213.9 209 87 3 60 90 3.68 .257 .323 .332 .655  
Career Highs 20 22 .645 39 39 34 3 4 342.0 338 162 10 113 168 4.76 .305 .357 .418 .766  
Career Pitching Splits     Help
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Category W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
vs RH   1007 435 18 253 535   .236 .279 .310 .588
vs LH   876 352 17 288 277   .287 .348 .363 .712
Home 51 42 .548 126 110 77 3 1 987.7 948 383 19 277 403 3.49 .252 .303 .327 .631
Away 44 62 .415 127 115 81 1 3 937.6 935 404 16 264 409 3.88 .262 .313 .337 .651
Mar/Apr 10 6 .625 23 18 14 0 0 165.0 165 57 4 38 65 3.11 .265 .307 .339 .646
May 19 24 .442 48 47 39 3 1 395.3 400 175 7 95 163 3.98 .263 .307 .331 .637
June 19 21 .475 48 42 32 0 0 352.3 372 155 8 100 157 3.96 .269 .318 .352 .670
July 15 16 .484 45 41 21 0 1 344.7 329 151 5 121 148 3.94 .253 .317 .337 .654
August 17 19 .472 45 37 27 0 2 324.7 287 127 3 101 145 3.52 .237 .296 .299 .596
Sep/Oct 15 18 .455 44 40 25 1 0 343.3 330 122 8 86 134 3.20 .256 .303 .335 .637
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger Award or Rookie of the Year Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1899 22 BRO   5 13 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .231 .308 .538 0.8  
1900 23 BRO   5 13 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -1.2  
1901 24 MLA AL 36 103 9 11 1 1 0 6 2 4 3 12 .107 .131 .136 .267 -1.9 0.0
1902 25 SLA AL 39 119 10 17 1 0 2 6 1 2 0 13 .143 .143 .202 .345 0.8 0.0
1903 26 SLA AL 39 117 7 20 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 18 .171 .178 .205 .383 1.9 0.0
1904 27 SLA AL 34 103 10 12 1 0 0 5 0 1 2 12 .117 .140 .126 .266 -1.5 0.0
1905 28 SLA AL 22 63 3 8 1 1 0 8 1 0 0 10 .127 .125 .175 .300 0.4 0.0
1906 29 SLA AL 20 19 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 .105 .150 .211 .361 0.3 0.0
1908 31 NYA AL 39 109 6 12 1 0 0 5 0 1 3 29 .110 .140 .119 .260 -0.9 0.0
1909 32 NYA AL 23 33 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 10 .030 .057 .030 .087 -1.8 0.0
1910 33 NYA AL 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.3 0.0
1911 34 AAA   6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
9 Years Sim 254 669 48 83 7 4 2 37 6 10 11 111 .124 .140 .155 .295 -3.0 0.0
11 Years Pro 264 695 50 86 8 4 2 39 6 10 11 111 .124 .137 .155 .293 -3.5  
1 Years AAA 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000 2.000 0.5  
162 Game Average 426 30 52 4 2 1 23 3 6 7 70 .124 .140 .155 .295 -1.9  
Career Highs 39 119 10 20 2 1 2 8 2 4 3 29 .171 .178 .211 .383 1.9  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   508 33 63 7 4 2 25 3 7 8 75 .124 .140 .165 .306 -4.6
vs LH   161 15 20 0 0 0 12 3 3 3 36 .124 .138 .124 .262 -2.9
Home 126 329 21 43 3 2 0 17 3 5 7 55 .131 .147 .152 .299 -2.9
Away 127 340 27 40 4 2 2 20 3 5 4 56 .118 .132 .159 .291 -4.7
RISP   192 0 21 0 1 1 34 0 0 4 50 .109 .124 .135 .260 -3.1
Close/Late   81 9 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 .111 .122 .111 .233 -2.1
Mar/Apr 20 62 4 11 0 0 1 8 0 1 1 12 .177 .190 .226 .416 1.6
May 48 130 8 12 2 0 0 4 1 3 5 22 .092 .125 .108 .233 -4.0
June 44 126 11 18 1 1 1 5 2 5 1 19 .143 .155 .190 .346 -0.6
July 41 121 8 9 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 21 .074 .081 .083 .164 -6.0
August 41 111 7 18 2 1 0 7 2 1 0 19 .162 .162 .198 .360 1.1
Sep/Oct 42 119 9 15 1 2 0 10 1 0 4 18 .126 .152 .168 .320 0.4
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1901 24 MLA AL P 36 36 309.7 13 64 3 4 .963 2.24    
1902 25 SLA AL P 39 39 342.0 30 58 2 5 .978 2.32    
1903 26 SLA AL P 39 39 315.0 22 70 3 6 .968 2.63    
1904 27 SLA AL P 34 34 284.3 20 62 6 3 .932 2.60    
1905 28 SLA AL P 22 20 169.7 12 35 1 3 .979 2.49    
1906 29 SLA AL P 19 6 62.3 3 13 1 1 .941 2.31    
1908 31 NYA AL P 39 39 331.0 25 70 1 8 .990 2.58    
1909 32 NYA AL P 23 11 102.3 4 23 3 2 .900 2.37    
1910 33 NYA AL P 2 1 9.0 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.00    
Career Totals   253 225 1925.3 129 396 20 32 .963 2.45    
Career Highs   39 39 342.0 30 70 6 8 1.000 2.63    
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1901-6-2.70
 Wins
1901-4-20
1902-10-18
 Losses
1902-5-17
1903-1-22
1904-3-18
 Winning Pct
1901-4-.645
 Saves
1906-9-4
 Games Pitched
1902-3-39
1903-6-39
1908-10-39
Games Started
1902-1-39
1903-4-39
1908-8-39
 Complete Games
1902-1-34
1903-6-25
1904-9-27
 Shutouts
1901-6-3
 Innings Pitched
1902-1-342.0
1903-7-315.0
1908-9-331.0
 Hits Allowed
1902-7-308
1903-7-302
1908-3-338
 Strikeouts
1901-2-120
1902-1-111
1903-2-166
1904-10-107
1908-7-168
Walks Allowed
1901-2-105
1902-1-113
1903-3-93
1908-10-82
 Hits per 9IP
1901-1-7.4
1902-2-8.1
1903-6-8.6
1905-8-8.9
 Strikeouts per 9IP
1901-2-3.5
1902-2-2.9
1903-2-4.7
1904-6-3.4
1905-7-3.5
 WHiP
1905-10-1.20
 OAVG
1901-1-.223
1902-2-.243
1903-7-.254
1905-8-.255
 OSLG
1901-2-.280
1902-5-.329
1903-6-.350
1905-8-.355
CAR-37-.332
OOPS
1901-4-.577
1902-10-.639
          
 
   Black Ink Test: 12    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 45)
   Gray Ink Test: 78    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 231)
 
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  1. Frank Smith (969)
  2. Fred Toney (956)
  3. Dad Hale (953)
  4. Stan Yerkes (947)
  5. George McQuillan (945)
  6. Fred Glade (941)
  7. Gus Dorner (941)
  8. Deacon Phillippe (939)
  9. Ray Fisher (936)
  10. Noodles Hahn (932)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Jean Dubuc (987)
  2. Roy Johnson (986)
  3. Ralph Comstock (986)
  4. Ham Iburg (985)
  5. Pete Dowling (983)
  6. Jim Shaw (982)
  7. Big Jeff Pfeffer (982)
  8. Jesse Whiting (981)
  9. Rube Foster (980)
  10. George Baumgardner (980)
History
Drafted in 4th round, 61st overall pick, by Milwaukee in 1901
Won Player of the Week award on 5/13/1901, winning 2 games with a 0.50 ERA
Injured on 5/18/1901 with a Sore Shoulder, out for one week
1/3/1903: Gets a new one-year contract worth $4,957,143 through salary arbitration
9/30/1903: Signed a contract extension with St. Louis (A), $4,500,000 per year, for 3 years
Signed as a free agent by New York (A) on 1/31/1908 to a 3-year deal worth $800,000 per year
Won Player of the Week award on 8/11/1908, winning 2 games with a 1.06 ERA
Injured on 9/21/1908 with a Sore Back, out for one week
Signed as a free agent by St. Louis (N) on 3/14/1911 to a minor league contract
Injured on 6/16/1911 with a Strained Back, out for one week
Injured on 8/18/1911 with a Strained Rotator Cuff Muscle, out for 5 weeks
 
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