Bill Donovan was a pitcher in MLB history. Across 378 career appearances, with a 2.69 ERA and 1552 strikeouts. This page covers season stats, team history, and career profile.
Season-by-season performance, contract terms, and the complete archive.
| Year | Team | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | WSH | 1 | 6 | 4.30 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 88.0 | 88 | 42 | 69 | 36 | 1.78 |
| 1899 | BRO | 1 | 2 | 4.32 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 25.0 | 35 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1.92 |
| 1900 | BRO | 1 | 2 | 6.68 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 31.0 | 36 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 1.74 |
| 1901 | BRO | 25 | 15 | 2.77 | 45 | 38 | 3 | 351.0 | 324 | 108 | 152 | 226 | 1.36 |
| 1902 | BRO | 17 | 15 | 2.78 | 35 | 33 | 1 | 297.2 | 250 | 92 | 111 | 170 | 1.21 |
| 1903 | DET | 17 | 16 | 2.29 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 307.0 | 247 | 78 | 95 | 187 | 1.11 |
| 1904 | DET | 16 | 16 | 2.46 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 293.0 | 251 | 80 | 94 | 137 | 1.18 |
| 1905 | DET | 18 | 15 | 2.60 | 34 | 32 | 0 | 280.2 | 236 | 81 | 101 | 135 | 1.20 |
| 1906 | DET | 9 | 15 | 3.15 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 211.2 | 221 | 74 | 72 | 85 | 1.38 |
| 1907 | DET | 25 | 4 | 2.19 | 32 | 28 | 1 | 271.0 | 222 | 66 | 82 | 123 | 1.12 |
| 1908 | DET | 18 | 7 | 2.08 | 29 | 28 | 0 | 242.2 | 210 | 56 | 53 | 141 | 1.08 |
| 1909 | DET | 8 | 7 | 2.31 | 21 | 17 | 2 | 140.1 | 121 | 36 | 60 | 76 | 1.29 |
| 1910 | DET | 17 | 7 | 2.44 | 26 | 23 | 0 | 206.2 | 184 | 56 | 61 | 107 | 1.19 |
| 1911 | DET | 10 | 9 | 3.31 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 168.1 | 160 | 62 | 64 | 81 | 1.33 |
| 1912 | DET | 1 | 0 | 0.90 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0.70 |
| 1915 | NYY | 0 | 3 | 4.81 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 33.2 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 1.34 |
| 1916 | NYY | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| 1918 | DET | 1 | 0 | 1.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Career Totals | — | 185 | 139 | 2.69 | 378 | 327 | 8 | 2964.2 | 2631 | 886 | 1059 | 1552 | 1.24 |
| Year | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | WSH | 39 | 103 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | .165 | .211 | .282 | .493 |
| 1899 | BRO | 5 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 | .231 | .308 | .538 |
| 1900 | BRO | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 1901 | BRO | 46 | 135 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 27 | .170 | .217 | .237 | .454 |
| 1902 | BRO | 48 | 161 | 16 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 26 | .174 | .227 | .236 | .463 |
| 1903 | DET | 40 | 124 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 34 | .242 | .266 | .298 | .564 |
| 1904 | DET | 46 | 140 | 12 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 41 | .271 | .287 | .321 | .608 |
| 1905 | DET | 44 | 130 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 28 | .192 | .266 | .223 | .489 |
| 1906 | DET | 28 | 91 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 32 | .121 | .130 | .143 | .273 |
| 1907 | DET | 37 | 109 | 20 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 34 | .266 | .304 | .367 | .671 |
| 1908 | DET | 30 | 82 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 26 | .159 | .250 | .171 | .421 |
| 1909 | DET | 22 | 45 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .200 | .250 | .200 | .450 |
| 1910 | DET | 26 | 69 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | .145 | .203 | .159 | .362 |
| 1911 | DET | 24 | 60 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 20 | .200 | .324 | .333 | .657 |
| 1912 | DET | 6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .077 | .143 | .077 | .220 |
| 1915 | NYY | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .083 | .154 | .083 | .237 |
| 1916 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1918 | DET | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| Career Totals | — | 459 | 1302 | 142 | 251 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 95 | 36 | 77 | 342 | .193 | .241 | .249 | .490 |