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Bill Donovan
MLB · 1898–1918 · B/R
Player Info
Bats
B
Throws
R
Height
5'11"
Weight
190 lbs
Born
1876-10-13
Birthplace
Lawrence, USA
Years Active
1898–1918
Hall of Fame
—
Career Batting
G
459
H
251
HR
7
RBI
95
SB
36
AVG
.193
Batting Stats by Season
| Year | Team | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | WAS | 39 | 103 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | .165 |
| 1899 | BRO | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| 1900 | BRO | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 |
| 1901 | BRO | 46 | 135 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 27 | .170 |
| 1902 | BRO | 48 | 161 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 26 | .174 |
| 1903 | DET | 40 | 124 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 34 | .242 |
| 1904 | DET | 46 | 140 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 41 | .271 |
| 1905 | DET | 44 | 130 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 28 | .192 |
| 1906 | DET | 28 | 91 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 32 | .121 |
| 1907 | DET | 37 | 109 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 34 | .266 |
| 1908 | DET | 30 | 82 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 26 | .159 |
| 1909 | DET | 22 | 45 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .200 |
| 1910 | DET | 26 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | .145 |
| 1911 | DET | 24 | 60 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 20 | .200 |
| 1912 | DET | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .077 |
| 1915 | NYA | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .083 |
| 1916 | NYA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1918 | DET | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
Pitching Stats by Season
| Year | Team | W | L | G | GS | SV | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | WAS | 1 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 88 | 42 | 0 | 69 | 36 | 4.30 |
| 1899 | BRO | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 35 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 11 | 4.32 |
| 1900 | BRO | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 6.68 |
| 1901 | BRO | 25 | 15 | 45 | 38 | 3 | 324 | 108 | 1 | 152 | 226 | 2.77 |
| 1902 | BRO | 17 | 15 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 250 | 92 | 1 | 111 | 170 | 2.78 |
| 1903 | DET | 17 | 16 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 247 | 78 | 3 | 95 | 187 | 2.29 |
| 1904 | DET | 16 | 16 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 251 | 80 | 5 | 94 | 137 | 2.46 |
| 1905 | DET | 18 | 15 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 236 | 81 | 2 | 101 | 135 | 2.60 |
| 1906 | DET | 9 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 221 | 74 | 4 | 72 | 85 | 3.15 |
| 1907 | DET | 25 | 4 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 222 | 66 | 3 | 82 | 123 | 2.19 |
| 1908 | DET | 18 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 210 | 56 | 2 | 53 | 141 | 2.08 |
| 1909 | DET | 8 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 121 | 36 | 0 | 60 | 76 | 2.31 |
| 1910 | DET | 17 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 184 | 56 | 4 | 61 | 107 | 2.44 |
| 1911 | DET | 10 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 160 | 62 | 4 | 64 | 81 | 3.31 |
| 1912 | DET | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0.90 |
| 1915 | NYA | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 4.81 |
| 1916 | NYA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 1918 | DET | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.50 |
Awards
Baseball Magazine All-Star (1908)
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