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Dick
Donovan		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6' 3''
Weight: 210
 
Born: December 7, 1927 in Usa, MA, BOSTON
 
Awards & Accomplishments
Bronze Rookie 1950   
All-Star Selections 1950    1955   
Ratings - Pitching     Help
                                                   
  Stuff Control Movement
Year Age Tm Lg Salary Endurance vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 22 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 8 9 8 6 7 6
1951 23 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 4 8 9 8 6 7 7
1952 24 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 3 8 9 9 6 7 6
1953 25 SEM AL $ 300,000 8 3 4 3 8 9 9 6 6 6
1954 26 SEM AL $ 2,271,429 8 3 4 3 8 9 9 6 6 6
1955 27 SEM AL $ 1,000,000 8 3 4 3 8 9 8 6 6 6
1956 28 SEM AL $ 1,000,000 8 3 3 3 8 9 8 6 6 6
1957 29 SEM AL $ 1,000,000 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 6 6 6
1958 30 SEM AL $ 1,000,000 8 3 3 3 8 8 8 6 7 6
1959 31 SEM AL   8 2 3 3 7 8 7 6 6 6
1960 32 BSN NL $ 510,000 8 2 3 3 7 8 7 6 6 6
1961 33 BSN NL $ 510,000 7 2 3 2 7 7 7 5 6 6
1962 34 BSN NL $ 430,000 7 2 2 2 6 7 7 3 4 4
OOTP6 Min Ratings   7 2 2 2 6 7 7 3 4 4
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,271,429 8 3 4 4 8 9 9 6 7 7
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Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1950 22 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1951 23 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1952 24 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1953 25 SEM AL $ 300,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1954 26 SEM AL $ 2,271,429   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1955 27 SEM AL $ 1,000,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1956 28 SEM AL $ 1,000,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1957 29 SEM AL $ 1,000,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1958 30 SEM AL $ 1,000,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1959 31 SEM AL     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1960 32 BSN NL $ 510,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1961 33 BSN NL $ 510,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
1962 34 BSN NL $ 430,000   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Min Ratings     3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 2,271,429   3 3 2 1 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2
Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Platinum Arm or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS PWS
1950 22 SEM AL 22 9 .710 44 43 11 4 0 336.0 331 146 35 90 133 3.91 .255 .306 .397 .703 25.1
1951 23 SEM AL 15 11 .577 39 39 11 0 0 291.7 334 154 36 91 80 4.75 .287 .338 .459 .797 13.8
1952 24 SEM AL 14 6 .700 33 24 9 1 1 198.7 234 98 28 53 66 4.44 .295 .336 .482 .819 10.5
    AAA   3 1 .750 6 6 1 1 0 45.7 42 12 4 9 26 2.37 .240 .277 .366 .643  
1953 25 SEM AL 17 14 .548 37 37 13 1 0 284.0 309 123 33 66 102 3.90 .277 .319 .422 .740 18.4
1954 26 SEM AL 14 22 .389 43 43 14 4 0 333.3 409 187 34 78 114 5.05 .306 .345 .454 .799 8.2
1955 27 SEM AL 17 14 .548 38 38 17 2 0 300.7 309 124 32 56 109 3.71 .268 .304 .407 .711 20.0
1956 28 SEM AL 16 11 .593 29 29 14 0 0 229.7 248 107 36 39 74 4.19 .274 .303 .448 .752 14.1
1957 29 SEM AL 7 7 .500 33 19 5 0 0 154.3 179 90 23 41 68 5.25 .290 .335 .464 .799 2.9
1958 30 AAA   7 6 .538 82 0 0 0 5 97.0 96 48 13 31 53 4.45 .264 .322 .441 .763  
1959 31 SEM AL 3 4 .429 44 0 0 0 1 54.3 61 32 6 24 27 5.30 .285 .360 .439 .799 1.5
1960 32 BSN NL 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0 0 10.3 7 2 0 4 5 1.74 .200 .282 .200 .482 1.2
    AAA   3 3 .500 26 0 0 0 1 38.7 37 15 2 8 25 3.49 .252 .290 .347 .637  
    AA   0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 1 5.7 5 0 0 0 5 0.00 .250 .250 .250 .500  
1961 33 BSN NL 11 21 .344 34 34 9 1 0 255.3 292 143 40 75 89 5.04 .289 .337 .456 .794 7.5
1962 34 BSN NL 4 7 .364 29 16 5 0 0 144.0 140 66 16 48 46 4.13 .259 .320 .411 .732 4.9
12 Years Sim 140 126 .526 410 322 108 13 2 2592.3 2853 1272 319 665 913 4.42 .280 .325 .438 .762 128.1
3 Years AAA 13 10 .565 114 6 1 1 6 181.3 175 75 19 48 104 3.72 .255 .304 .401 .706  
1 Years AA 0 0 .000 9 0 0 0 1 5.7 5 0 0 0 5 0.00 .250 .250 .250 .500  
4 Years Minors 13 10 .565 123 6 1 1 7 187.0 180 75 19 48 109 3.61 .255 .303 .397 .700  
Season Average 11 10 .524 34 26 9 1 0 216.0 237 106 26 55 76 4.42 .280 .325 .438 .762  
Career Highs 22 22 .710 44 43 17 4 1 336.0 409 187 40 91 133 5.30 .306 .360 .482 .819  
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   1456 620 152 286 537   .268 .305 .412 .717
vs LH   1397 652 167 379 376   .294 .346 .467 .813
Home 72 68 .514 210 164 52 8 2 1340.0 1477 655 154 335 478 4.40 .281 .324 .433 .757
Away 68 58 .540 200 158 56 5 0 1252.3 1376 617 165 330 435 4.43 .279 .325 .442 .767
Mar/Apr 25 15 .625 65 46 13 2 0 375.0 394 163 38 111 135 3.91 .271 .322 .402 .724
May 22 23 .489 67 59 20 0 0 464.0 500 242 56 125 157 4.69 .276 .323 .435 .758
June 25 27 .481 69 58 23 5 0 458.0 521 233 59 108 176 4.58 .286 .326 .451 .777
July 23 20 .535 66 46 16 1 1 381.6 382 166 37 104 151 3.91 .260 .309 .403 .712
August 22 22 .500 72 61 15 1 1 474.0 594 266 81 97 163 5.05 .310 .343 .504 .847
Sep/Oct 23 19 .548 71 52 22 4 0 439.6 462 202 48 120 131 4.14 .271 .319 .411 .730
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Silver Slugger or Bronze Rookie.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1950 22 SEM AL 43 122 8 15 1 1 0 14 0 0 4 40 .123 .150 .148 .297 -1.0 0.0
1951 23 SEM AL 39 102 11 15 3 1 0 7 0 0 0 39 .147 .147 .196 .343 1.0 0.0
1952 24 SEM AL 33 60 5 7 1 1 0 7 0 0 1 21 .117 .127 .167 .294 0.9 0.0
1953 25 SEM AL 37 97 7 14 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 37 .144 .153 .155 .308 -0.1 0.0
1954 26 SEM AL 43 113 6 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 43 .053 .093 .071 .164 -4.3 0.0
1955 27 SEM AL 38 104 7 13 1 0 1 9 0 0 1 44 .125 .150 .163 .313 0.2 0.0
1956 28 SEM AL 29 80 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 .125 .136 .138 .273 -1.3 0.0
1957 29 SEM AL 33 50 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 19 .100 .118 .120 .238 -0.9 0.0
1959 31 SEM AL 44 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 .400 .400 .800 0.7 0.2
1960 32 BSN NL 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 -0.1 0.0
1961 33 BSN NL 34 82 4 14 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 40 .171 .171 .183 .354 1.0 0.0
1962 34 BSN NL 29 42 1 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 15 .143 .159 .190 .350 0.9 0.0
12 Years Sim 409 858 60 107 12 4 1 47 1 0 12 333 .125 .141 .152 .293 -2.9 0.2
162 Game Average 339 23 42 4 1 0 18 0 0 4 131 .125 .141 .152 .293 -1.2  
Career Highs 44 122 11 15 3 1 1 14 1 0 4 44 .400 .400 .400 .800 1.0  
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   496 38 66 9 3 1 29 1 0 8 186 .133 .148 .169 .317 -0.8
vs LH   362 22 41 3 1 0 18 0 0 4 147 .113 .132 .127 .259 -7.8
Home 205 411 26 41 4 4 0 24 0 0 8 163 .100 .121 .129 .250 -9.3
Away 200 447 34 66 8 0 1 23 1 0 4 170 .148 .160 .172 .332 0.7
RISP   216 0 23 2 1 1 43 0 0 3 87 .106 .117 .139 .255 -4.1
Close/Late   61 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 29 .066 .079 .066 .145 -3.1
Mar/Apr 65 115 9 24 5 2 0 14 0 0 2 42 .209 .233 .287 .520 6.1
May 59 156 12 16 2 0 1 11 0 0 3 66 .103 .119 .135 .254 -3.0
June 62 153 11 20 1 1 0 5 0 0 3 50 .131 .146 .150 .297 -1.0
July 57 132 8 15 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 52 .114 .120 .121 .242 -3.5
August 61 149 8 13 2 0 0 6 1 0 2 58 .087 .110 .101 .211 -5.3
Sep/Oct 70 153 12 19 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 65 .124 .135 .144 .278 -1.9
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF    
1950 22 SEM AL P 43 43 336.0 21 86 3 5 .973 2.87    
1951 23 SEM AL P 39 39 291.7 27 63 4 3 .957 2.78    
1952 24 SEM AL P 33 24 198.7 21 40 2 3 .968 2.76    
1953 25 SEM AL P 37 37 284.0 21 53 4 5 .949 2.35    
1954 26 SEM AL P 43 43 333.3 19 71 2 5 .978 2.43    
1955 27 SEM AL P 38 38 300.7 27 62 3 8 .967 2.66    
1956 28 SEM AL P 29 29 229.7 14 62 4 2 .950 2.98    
1957 29 SEM AL P 33 19 154.3 13 36 0 4 1.000 2.86    
1959 31 SEM AL P 44 0 54.3 3 10 0 1 1.000 2.15    
1960 32 BSN NL P 7 0 10.3 2 2 0 1 1.000 3.48    
1961 33 BSN NL P 34 34 255.3 21 53 2 7 .974 2.61    
1962 34 BSN NL P 29 16 144.0 4 37 2 6 .953 2.56    
Career Totals   409 322 2592.3 193 575 26 50 .967 2.67    
Career Highs   44 43 336.0 27 86 4 8 1.000 3.48    
Post-Season Pitching Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg W L Pct G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA OAVG OOBP OSLG OOPS
1950 22 SEM AL 1 3 .250 4 4 1 0 0 28.7 39 25 4 14 9 7.85 .339 .411 .557 .967
1952 24 SEM AL 2 0 1.000 2 2 0 0 0 16.3 17 3 0 8 3 1.65 .270 .352 .286 .638
1953 25 SEM AL 0 1 .000 1 1 0 0 0 5.0 5 3 1 1 2 5.40 .263 .300 .421 .721
Career Post-Season Pitching 3 4 .429 7 7 1 0 0 50.0 61 31 5 23 14 5.58 .310 .382 .457 .839
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1950 22 SEM AL 4 10 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .200 .200 .400 .600
1952 24 SEM AL 2 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .125 .125 .125 .250
1953 25 SEM AL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000
Career Post-Season Batting 7 19 3 3 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 8 .158 .158 .263 .421
Pitching Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
Season Rankings are League Based.
ERA
1950-8-3.91
1953-9-3.90
1955-10-3.71
 Wins
1950-2-22
1953-9-17
1955-9-17
1956-10-16
 Losses
1954-1-22
1955-9-14
1961-6-21
 Winning Pct
1950-7-.710
1952-3-.700
1956-9-.593
 Games Started
1950-4-43
1954-6-43
 Complete Games
1950-8-11
1951-5-11
1952-8-9
1953-6-13
1954-6-14
1955-2-17
1956-5-14
Shutouts
1950-1-4
1952-10-1
1953-9-1
1954-3-4
1955-3-2
1961-10-1
 Innings Pitched
1950-1-336.0
1951-7-291.7
1954-3-333.3
1955-9-300.7
 Hits Allowed
1950-3-331
1951-2-334
1953-5-309
1954-1-409
1955-3-309
1961-8-292
 Homeruns Allowed
1950-5-35
1951-6-36
1953-8-33
1954-4-34
1955-8-32
1956-8-36
1961-5-40
 Strikeouts
1950-10-133
 Walks per 9IP
1950-4-2.4
1951-9-2.8
1952-8-2.4
1953-9-2.1
1954-4-2.1
1955-2-1.7
1956-3-1.5
WHiP
1950-4-1.25
1955-3-1.21
1956-5-1.25
 OAVG
1950-10-.255
 OOBP
1950-4-.306
1955-4-.304
1956-5-.303
 OSLG
1950-10-.397
 OOPS
1950-7-.703
  
 
   Black Ink Test: 4    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64)
   Gray Ink Test: 89    (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278)
 
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  2. Schoolboy Rowe (947)
  3. Mort Cooper (935)
  4. Tommy John (934)
  5. Ray Benge (934)
  6. Roy Mahaffey (931)
  7. Jim Palmer (928)
  8. Bucky Jacobs (928)
  9. Lefty Grove (928)
  10. Dave Goltz (925)
Similar Batters     What are Similarity Scores?

  1. Lefty Grove (993)
  2. Ken Heintzelman (991)
  3. Don Nottebart (990)
  4. Al Javery (985)
  5. Stu Miller (984)
  6. Gaylord Perry (983)
  7. Steve Hamilton (983)
  8. Ralph Lumenti (981)
  9. Bucky Jacobs (981)
  10. Al Jackson (981)
History
Drafted in 1st round, 13th overall pick, by Seattle in 1950
Had first career hit on 4/4/1950, off Cliff Chambers (NYA)
Earned first career win on 4/4/1950
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 5/1/1950, going 6-0, 3.67
Won Player of the Week award on 6/30/1950, winning 2 games with a 0.00 ERA
Was selected to the 1950 Allstar game
Won Player of the Week award on 9/15/1950, winning 2 games with a 1.50 ERA
Won Pitcher of the Month award on 10/1/1950, going 5-1, 2.51
Won Bronze Rookie in 1950, going 22-9, 3.91 ERA
2/1/1954: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,271,429 through salary arbitration
7/1/1954: Signed a contract extension with Seattle, $1,000,000 per year, for 4 years
Injured on 9/8/1954 with a Sore Shoulder, out for 1-2 weeks
3/3/1955: Signed a minor league contract extension with Seattle
Hit first career homerun on 5/3/1955, off Stu Miller (TAM)
Was selected to the 1955 Allstar game
Injured on 9/11/1956 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 4 weeks
Released by Seattle on 10/3/1959
Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/4/1960 to a 2-year deal worth $510,000 per year
7/31/1961: Signed a contract extension with Boston (N), $430,000 per year, for 1 years
Injured on 6/8/1962 with a Strained Back Muscle, out for 3-4 weeks
 
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