#57 Bill Donovan, Starting Pitcher, 29 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Monday, 10/23/1945 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| Bill Donovan
7/6/1916 29 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 2.0 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 $ 300,000 1945 (Arbitration eligible) 3 Year(s), 26 Days (542 total Days) 172 Day(s) 3 Year(s), 26 Days (542 total Days) 3 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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Overall | G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K | CG | CG% | SHO | QS | QS% |
Overall | 26 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4.25 | 211.2 | 228 | 111 | 100 | 94 | 80 | 10 | 38.5 | 0 | 13 | 50.0 |
Projected | 26 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 4.25 | 211.0 | 228 | 111 | 100 | 94 | 80 | | | | | |
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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 | 13.7 | 9.7 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | .0 | 4.19 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHB | 284 | 70 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 | .314 | .359 | .673 |
vs. RHB | 554 | 158 | 30 | 5 | 8 | 80 | 81 | 66 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | .354 | .401 | .755 |
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| G | GS | W | L | SV | ERA | IP | HA | R | ER | BB | K |
Home | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4.56 | 98.2 | 110 | 57 | 50 | 49 | 32 |
Road | 14 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.98 | 113.0 | 118 | 54 | 50 | 45 | 48 |
Postseason | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2.23 | 44.1 | 41 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 21 |
May | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.18 | 39.1 | 43 | 29 | 27 | 23 | 16 |
June | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.32 | 40.2 | 42 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 16 |
July | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6.20 | 45.0 | 65 | 36 | 31 | 19 | 12 |
August | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.35 | 7.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Sept./Oct. | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.63 | 34.2 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 11 |
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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 |
Total | 90 | 90 | 47 | 31 | 0 | 4.58 | 718.2 | 784 | 397 | 366 | 39 | 322 | 278 | 41 | 2 | 1.54 | .299 | |
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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 |
Total | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4.88 | 24.0 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 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 |
Total | 90 | 267 | 55 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 23 | 3 | 103 | 0 | 0 | .206 | .213 | .232 | .445 | |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Pitcher | 26 | 26 | 13 | 45 | 5 | 63 | 5 | .921 | 211.2 | 2.68 | | | | |
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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...
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Pitching Leader Boards Appearances |
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Wins 1944 - 20 - 10th
| IP 1944 - 321.1 - 9th
| BB 1944 - 136 - 10th
| SHO 1944 - 2 - 7th
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