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Bill Donovan |
Bats: Both Throws: Left Height: 6' 2'' Weight: 203 Born: July 6, 1916 in Usa, IL, MAYWOOD |
Ratings - Pitching Help | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stuff | Control | Movement | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Salary | Endurance | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | vL | vR | OA | |||||||||||
1942 | 25 | CLE | AL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||
1943 | 26 | CLE | AL | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
1944 | 27 | CLE | AL | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||
1945 | 28 | CLE | AL | $ 300,000 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
1946 | 29 | CLE | AL | $ 300,000 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
1947 | 30 | CLE | AL | $ 300,000 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
1948 | 31 | MON | NL | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||
1949 | 32 | CLE | AL | $ 700,000 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||
1950 | 33 | CLE | AL | $ 700,000 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||
1951 | 34 | CLE | AL | $ 700,000 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 700,000 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 | |||
1942 | 25 | CLE | AL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
1943 | 26 | CLE | AL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
1944 | 27 | CLE | AL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
1945 | 28 | CLE | AL | $ 300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
1946 | 29 | CLE | AL | $ 300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
1947 | 30 | CLE | AL | $ 300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
1948 | 31 | MON | NL | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | ||||
1949 | 32 | CLE | AL | $ 700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
1950 | 33 | CLE | AL | $ 700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
1951 | 34 | CLE | AL | $ 700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
OOTP6 Min Ratings | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
OOTP6 Max Ratings | $ 700,000 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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 |
1942 | 25 | AAA | 2 | 3 | .400 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 43.7 | 39 | 19 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 3.92 | .248 | .337 | .357 | .694 | ||
1943 | 26 | AA | 5 | 2 | .714 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 36.7 | 42 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 2.95 | .290 | .340 | .359 | .698 | ||
1944 | 27 | AAA | 0 | 1 | .000 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.7 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 3.66 | .233 | .309 | .274 | .583 | ||
AA | 3 | 2 | .600 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36.7 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 2.70 | .237 | .285 | .267 | .551 | ||||
1945 | 28 | CLE | AL | 3 | 2 | .600 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25.3 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 4.26 | .283 | .400 | .414 | .814 | 1.6 |
AAA | 2 | 1 | .667 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.7 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 3.21 | .277 | .314 | .338 | .652 | ||||
1946 | 29 | CLE | AL | 3 | 6 | .333 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55.0 | 64 | 34 | 4 | 43 | 8 | 5.56 | .290 | .401 | .412 | .813 | 0.9 |
1947 | 30 | CLE | AL | 4 | 15 | .211 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 94.3 | 103 | 44 | 5 | 50 | 24 | 4.20 | .275 | .362 | .352 | .714 | 4.5 |
1948 | 31 | CLE | AL | 6 | 9 | .400 | 19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135.0 | 165 | 85 | 11 | 71 | 17 | 5.67 | .306 | .384 | .422 | .806 | 3.2 |
MON | NL | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5.14 | .231 | .394 | .269 | .663 | 0.0 | ||
TOT | 6 | 10 | .375 | 23 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 | 171 | 89 | 11 | 78 | 18 | 5.64 | .302 | .384 | .415 | .799 | 3.2 | |||
AA | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8.74 | .347 | .439 | .469 | .908 | ||||
1949 | 32 | CLE | AL | 0 | 0 | .000 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 3.32 | .274 | .398 | .357 | .755 | 1.7 |
AAA | 0 | 0 | .000 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0.82 | .158 | .289 | .211 | .499 | ||||
AA | 1 | 1 | .500 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16.3 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 3.31 | .254 | .347 | .317 | .665 | ||||
1950 | 33 | CLE | AL | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44.0 | 51 | 25 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 5.11 | .293 | .364 | .420 | .783 | 2.6 |
1951 | 34 | CLE | AL | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55.0 | 65 | 37 | 8 | 40 | 11 | 6.05 | .288 | .396 | .451 | .847 | 1.5 |
7 Years Sim | 21 | 33 | .389 | 253 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 437.3 | 505 | 249 | 34 | 269 | 83 | 5.12 | .289 | .383 | .403 | .786 | 16.0 | |||
4 Years AAA | 4 | 5 | .444 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 108.0 | 98 | 40 | 1 | 43 | 47 | 3.33 | .246 | .320 | .322 | .641 | ||||
4 Years AA | 10 | 5 | .667 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 101.0 | 107 | 40 | 1 | 37 | 71 | 3.57 | .273 | .336 | .334 | .670 | ||||
8 Years Minors | 14 | 10 | .583 | 222 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 209.0 | 205 | 80 | 2 | 80 | 118 | 3.45 | .259 | .328 | .328 | .655 | ||||
Season Average | 3 | 4 | .429 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62.5 | 72 | 35 | 4 | 38 | 11 | 5.12 | .289 | .383 | .403 | .786 | ||||
Career Highs | 6 | 15 | 1.000 | 67 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 142.0 | 171 | 89 | 11 | 78 | 24 | 6.05 | .302 | .401 | .451 | .847 |
Career Pitching Splits Help | |||||||||||||||||||
Click on a Category to view yearly stats. | |||||||||||||||||||
Category | W | L | Pct | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | OAVG | OOBP | OSLG | OOPS |
vs RH | 309 | 143 | 16 | 172 | 42 | .298 | .398 | .400 | .797 | ||||||||||
vs LH | 196 | 106 | 18 | 97 | 41 | .277 | .364 | .409 | .773 | ||||||||||
Home | 10 | 15 | .400 | 128 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 224.6 | 257 | 119 | 19 | 127 | 46 | 4.77 | .286 | .374 | .407 | .781 |
Away | 11 | 18 | .379 | 125 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 212.7 | 248 | 130 | 15 | 142 | 37 | 5.50 | .293 | .395 | .400 | .795 |
Mar/Apr | 1 | 6 | .143 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.3 | 81 | 44 | 5 | 44 | 10 | 5.97 | .299 | .397 | .391 | .788 |
May | 3 | 7 | .300 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86.0 | 106 | 46 | 4 | 46 | 19 | 4.82 | .312 | .394 | .424 | .817 |
June | 5 | 10 | .333 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95.6 | 125 | 78 | 10 | 86 | 15 | 7.34 | .316 | .439 | .443 | .882 |
July | 8 | 2 | .800 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79.7 | 84 | 39 | 6 | 29 | 12 | 4.41 | .266 | .328 | .383 | .710 |
August | 1 | 2 | .333 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 49.0 | 43 | 11 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 2.02 | .236 | .315 | .346 | .661 |
Sep/Oct | 3 | 6 | .333 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60.7 | 66 | 31 | 6 | 43 | 14 | 4.60 | .274 | .384 | .394 | .778 |
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 |
1945 | 28 | CLE | AL | 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
1946 | 29 | CLE | AL | 39 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
1947 | 30 | CLE | AL | 67 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .400 | .250 | .650 | 0.6 | 0.2 |
1948 | 31 | CLE | AL | 19 | 47 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .085 | .085 | .149 | .234 | -1.0 | 0.0 |
MON | NL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -0.1 | 0.0 | ||
TOT | 23 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .083 | .083 | .146 | .229 | -1.1 | 0.0 | |||
1949 | 32 | CLE | AL | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
AA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -0.1 | ||||
1950 | 33 | CLE | AL | 33 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
1951 | 34 | CLE | AL | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
7 Years Sim | 253 | 74 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 24 | .122 | .145 | .162 | .307 | 0.2 | 0.3 | |||
1 Years AA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -0.1 | ||||
162 Game Average | 47 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .122 | .145 | .162 | .307 | 0.1 | |||||
Career Highs | 67 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 0.6 |
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 | 55 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .127 | .143 | .182 | .325 | 0.4 | |
vs LH | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .105 | .150 | .105 | .255 | -0.3 | |
Home | 93 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .063 | .091 | .156 | .247 | -0.6 |
Away | 125 | 42 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .167 | .186 | .167 | .353 | 0.7 |
RISP | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .045 | .045 | .045 | .091 | -1.5 | |
Close/Late | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | -0.1 | |
Mar/Apr | 25 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .188 | .235 | .188 | .423 | 0.6 |
May | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .067 | .125 | .067 | .192 | -0.5 |
June | 42 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .211 | .211 | .211 | .421 | 0.7 |
July | 11 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .067 | .067 | .267 | .333 | 0.1 |
August | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -0.5 |
Sep/Oct | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -0.4 |
Fielding Stats Help | ||||||||||||||||||
Bold lines indicate player won Gold Glove. | ||||||||||||||||||
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Pos | G | GS | IP | PO | A | E | DP | FPct | RF | |||||
1945 | 28 | CLE | AL | P | 21 | 0 | 25.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.78 | |||||
1946 | 29 | CLE | AL | P | 39 | 2 | 55.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 2.13 | |||||
1947 | 30 | CLE | AL | P | 67 | 2 | 94.3 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 3 | .900 | 1.72 | |||||
1948 | 31 | CLE | AL | P | 19 | 16 | 135.0 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 3 | .919 | 2.27 | |||||
MON | NL | P | 4 | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.29 | |||||||
TOT | P | 23 | 19 | 142.0 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 3 | .921 | 2.22 | ||||||||
1949 | 32 | CLE | AL | P | 24 | 0 | 21.7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.32 | |||||
1950 | 33 | CLE | AL | P | 33 | 0 | 44.0 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 3.89 | |||||
1951 | 34 | CLE | AL | P | 46 | 0 | 55.0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 2.62 | |||||
Career Totals | 253 | 23 | 437.3 | 32 | 82 | 8 | 8 | .934 | 2.35 | |||||||||
Career Highs | 67 | 19 | 142.0 | 10 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 3.89 |
Pitching Leaderboards Help | ||||||
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold. Season Rankings are League Based. | ||||||
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Black Ink Test: 0 (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 64) Gray Ink Test: 1 (Avg Pitcher in HOF ~ 278) |
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History |
Drafted in 2nd round, 23rd overall pick, by Cleveland in 1942 |
Injured on 5/18/1943 with a Sore Elbow, out for 1-2 weeks |
Earned first career win on 6/9/1945 |
Had first career hit on 6/11/1945, off Marv Breuer (SDP) |
Hit first career homerun on 7/26/1948, off Jim Wilson (SEM) |
Traded from Cleveland to Montreal on 7/31/1948 (Going to MON: P Bill Donovan. Going to CLE: C Rudy York, P Bill Sayles) |
Released by Montreal on 10/14/1948 |
Signed as a free agent by Cleveland on 2/18/1949 to a 2-year deal worth $700,000 per year |
2/1/1951: Gets a new one-year contract worth $700,000 through salary arbitration |
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