P Dick Donovan #17
Age: 53 | Bats: L | Throws: R | Morale: Normal
04/08/1981
 OA: 20 POT: 20
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P DICK DONOVAN #17 - AGE: 53 - BATS: L - THROWS: R - MORALE: NORMAL
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
0 0 0-0 0 0.00 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.0
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 1 1 1 1
Movement 4 3 4 4
Control 8 8 9 8
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Slider 3 3
Curveball 1 1
Changeup 1 1
 
 
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 85-87 Mph
Stamina 8
Suggested Role Strictly BP
Type Neutral
Hold Runners 6
Defense 5
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 1
Stealing Ability: 1
Baserunning Inst.: 2
Sacrifice Bunt: 4
Bunt for Hit: 2
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
Birthday:12/07/1927
Born in:Boston, MA
Nationality:American
Height:6' 3"
Weight:92 kg
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Well Known
STATUS
Contract:RETIRED
Salary:-
Signed Through:-
Major Service:12 Years, 85 Days
Service This Yr:None
40-Man Service:13 Years, 46 Days
Pro Service:18 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Not eligible, free agent after contract expires!
Option Years:3 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:1949, 6th Pick in Round 1
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1954 Baltimore - MLB 26 31 10 8 4 6 3.99 85.2 92 39 38 9 24 34 0 0 1.35 .283 4.24 0.6 102
1955 Baltimore - MLB 27 32 32 13 9 0 3.19 236.2 220 98 84 20 52 129 7 3 1.15 .263 3.02 5.2 113
1956 Baltimore - MLB 28 33 33 13 12 0 3.75 251.2 273 120 105 17 44 120 8 1 1.26 .298 3.20 6.6 111
1957 Baltimore - MLB 29 30 30 11 9 0 3.55 207.2 209 96 82 16 47 87 4 1 1.23 .275 3.48 3.4 104
1958 Baltimore - MLB 30 32 32 14 11 0 3.29 238.1 239 97 87 14 54 115 7 3 1.23 .284 3.13 5.4 116
1959 Baltimore - MLB 31 31 31 11 9 0 4.78 224.0 242 132 119 27 68 112 7 0 1.38 .286 4.14 2.4 83
1960 Baltimore - MLB 32 10 10 1 7 0 4.14 63.0 65 37 29 6 23 22 2 0 1.40 .271 4.29 0.5 92
1962 Philadelphia - MLB 34 5 0 0 1 1 2.61 10.1 7 3 3 0 7 1 0 0 1.35 .189 4.62 -0.0 156
1963 Milwaukee - MLB 35 37 4 3 3 1 5.21 86.1 103 53 50 16 17 45 0 0 1.39 .301 4.73 -0.9 68
1964 St. Louis - MLB 36 17 5 2 2 2 2.54 63.2 60 22 18 8 15 26 2 0 1.18 .249 4.22 0.2 148
1965 St. Louis - MLB 37 21 2 2 2 2 4.74 49.1 62 27 26 12 13 30 0 0 1.52 .309 5.44 -0.7 81
1966 Washington - MLB 38 23 1 1 1 1 5.06 37.1 36 24 21 5 9 20 1 0 1.21 .254 3.99 -0.1 70
1967 St. Louis - MLB 39 5 0 0 0 0 1.69 5.1 3 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0.56 .154 3.62 -0.0 197
Total MLB 307 190 79 70 13 3.83 1559.1 1611 749 663 151 373 745 38 8 1.27 .280 3.66 22.6 100
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1950 Brownsville - AAA 22 32 23 9 12 2 5.88 147.0 193 111 96 9 69 29 5 0 1.78 .319 4.89 0.2 69
1951 Brownsville - AAA 23 34 24 11 8 3 3.46 169.0 165 70 65 5 64 31 7 2 1.36 .267 3.99 1.8 112
1952 Brownsville - AAA 24 8 8 1 3 0 4.70 38.1 48 23 20 2 18 10 2 0 1.72 .309 4.35 0.3 82
1953 Brownsville - AAA 25 37 27 9 14 1 4.54 170.1 208 98 86 6 68 41 3 1 1.62 .313 4.21 1.2 84
1960 Brownsville - AAA 32 1 1 0 1 0 5.14 7.0 12 6 4 1 2 1 0 0 2.00 .379 5.25 -0.0 79
1964 Columbus - AAA 36 3 3 1 1 0 6.32 15.2 23 15 11 2 2 7 0 0 1.60 .339 4.28 0.2 65
1967 Columbus - AAA 39 19 17 5 10 0 4.10 116.1 145 65 53 8 22 32 5 0 1.44 .315 3.90 1.5 96
1968 Austin - AAA 40 26 25 10 9 0 3.72 171.2 197 89 71 5 36 55 9 0 1.36 .300 3.13 3.9 102
Total AAA 160 128 46 58 6 4.37 835.1 991 477 406 38 281 206 31 3 1.52 .304 4.04 89.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
1955 Baltimore - MLB 27 1 1 0 1 0 18.00 3.0 9 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 .438 10.97 -0.2 20
Total MLB 1 1 0 1 0 18.00 3.0 9 6 6 2 0 0 0 0 3.00 .438 10.97 20.0
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
1954 Baltimore - MLB P 31 10 2 12 1 14 0 1.000 85.2 1.47 +0.7 .990
1955 Baltimore - MLB P 32 32 10 18 0 29 1 .966 236.2 1.06 +0.4 1.027
1956 Baltimore - MLB P 33 33 11 36 2 50 3 .940 251.2 1.68 +2.0 1.073
1957 Baltimore - MLB P 30 30 7 27 1 34 0 1.000 207.2 1.47 +1.7 1.043
1958 Baltimore - MLB P 32 32 13 27 4 42 2 .952 238.1 1.51 -0.2 1.039
1959 Baltimore - MLB P 31 31 10 14 2 24 0 1.000 224.0 0.96 -0.5 .954
1960 Baltimore - MLB P 10 10 4 13 0 17 0 1.000 63.0 2.43 +1.0 1.221
1962 Philadelphia - MLB P 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 10.1 1.74 -0.2 .963
1963 Milwaukee - MLB P 37 4 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 86.1 0.73 -1.0 .976
1964 St. Louis - MLB P 17 5 5 8 0 15 2 .867 63.2 1.84 +0.0 .863
1965 St. Louis - MLB P 21 2 4 3 0 8 1 .875 49.1 1.28 -0.4 .960
1966 Washington - MLB P 23 1 2 4 0 7 1 .857 37.1 1.45 -0.3 .763
1967 St. Louis - MLB P 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5.1 0.00 0.0 .000
TOTAL P 307 190 71 168 10 249 10 .960 1559.1 1.38 +3.1 1.023
PLAYER HISTORY
12/20/1949 Drafted in the 1949 first-year player draft by the St. Louis Browns. (Round 1, Pick 6, 6th overall pick).
01/01/1950 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 2 (9).
04/18/1950 Named the #8 prospect in the MLB
05/16/1950 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 3 days.
06/05/1950 Injured on 06/03/1950, diagnosed with a rotator cuff strain, will miss 5 weeks.
07/10/1950 Named the #5 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1951 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 1 (9).
04/16/1951 Named the #14 prospect in the MLB
07/08/1951 Named the #12 prospect in the MLB
07/12/1951 Injured on 07/11/1951, diagnosed with a forearm strain, is day-to-day.
08/18/1951 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Alpine Cowboys with 1 strikeouts and 5 BB allowed!
08/20/1951 Wins the AAA ALAAA Player of the Week Award.
08/27/1951 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Beaumont Exporters with 1 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
09/06/1951 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/17/1951 Injured (abdominal soreness),day-to-day for 2 days.
10/13/1951 Named the #10 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1952 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 2 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 2 (9).
04/15/1952 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
05/28/1952 Injured on 05/26/1952, diagnosed with a sore wrist, is day-to-day.
06/08/1952 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/14/1952 Injured on 06/11/1952, diagnosed with a torn rotator cuff, will miss 7 months.
07/07/1952 Named the #16 prospect in the MLB
10/09/1952 Named the #9 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1953 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 2 (9).
04/13/1953 Named the #45 prospect in the MLB
05/03/1953 Injured on 05/02/1953, diagnosed with a sore shoulder, is day-to-day.
07/05/1953 Named the #24 prospect in the MLB
07/12/1953 Injured (strained forearm),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/05/1953 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Beaumont Exporters with 4 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
08/13/1953 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/26/1953 Injured on 09/23/1953, diagnosed with a rotator cuff strain, will miss 5 weeks.
10/08/1953 Named the #21 prospect in the MLB
01/01/1954 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 5 (6); Control: 8 (8).
03/29/1954 Injured on 03/28/1954, diagnosed with a mild calf strain, is day-to-day.
03/31/1954 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
05/03/1954 Injured on 05/01/1954, diagnosed with a mild calf strain, is day-to-day.
05/16/1954 Injured (mild hamstring strain),day-to-day for 1-2 weeks.
08/17/1954 Injured on 08/15/1954, diagnosed with a sore forearm, is day-to-day.
11/02/1954 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,520.
01/01/1955 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 6 (6); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8).
04/29/1955 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 5 days.
05/10/1955 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 3 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
06/23/1955 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/10/1955 Was selected to the 1955 MLB All-Star Game.
09/24/1955 Pitches a 3-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 3 strikeouts and 3 BB allowed!
10/04/1955 Wins the 1955 World Series with the Baltimore Orioles.
10/30/1955 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $7,920.
01/01/1956 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (9).
08/01/1956 Wins the MLB AL Pitcher of the Month Award.
09/16/1956 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Kansas City Athletics with 6 strikeouts and 2 BB allowed!
10/14/1956 Signed a 5-year contract extension worth a total of $206,600 with the Baltimore Orioles organization.
01/01/1957 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8).
04/16/1957 Injured (strained abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
04/26/1957 Pitches a 4-hit shutout against the Washington Senators with 3 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/07/1957 Was selected to the 1957 MLB All-Star Game.
09/14/1957 Injured on 09/11/1957, diagnosed with a torn labrum, out for 5 months.
01/01/1958 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 8 (8).
04/22/1958 Injured (hamstring soreness),day-to-day for 4 days.
04/26/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 0 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
05/13/1958 Pitches a 6-hit shutout against the New York Yankees with 5 strikeouts and 1 BB allowed!
07/06/1958 Was selected to the 1958 MLB All-Star Game.
07/29/1958 Pitches a 5-hit shutout against the Cleveland Indians with 2 strikeouts and 0 BB allowed!
01/01/1959 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
08/19/1959 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 weeks.
01/01/1960 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 7 (7).
06/02/1960 Injured (sore shoulder),out for 5 weeks.
07/18/1960 Injured on 07/17/1960, diagnosed with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament, will miss 12-13 months.
01/01/1961 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 9 (9).
04/16/1961 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, requires surgery and will miss another 15 months.
11/05/1961 Became a free agent.
01/01/1962 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 3 (3); Movement: 6 (6); Control: 9 (9).
04/20/1962 Signed a minor league contract with majors option with the Philadelphia Phillies organization.
05/09/1962 Did not elect for free agency and will remain in the Philadelphia organization.
11/05/1962 Became a free agent.
12/20/1962 Signed a 1-year contract worth a total of $86,000 with the Milwaukee Braves organization.
01/01/1963 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 8 (8).
11/04/1963 Became a free agent.
12/09/1963 Signed a 2-year contract worth a total of $166,000 with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1964 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 5 (5); Movement: 4 (4); Control: 9 (9).
05/08/1964 Injured (flu-like symptoms),day-to-day for 4 days.
07/03/1964 Injured (tender elbow),day-to-day for one week.
01/01/1965 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 9 (9).
07/28/1965 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 2 days.
11/07/1965 Became a free agent.
11/22/1965 Signed a minor league contract with the Washington Senators organization.
01/01/1966 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 9 (9).
07/22/1966 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
11/04/1966 Became a free agent.
11/21/1966 Signed a minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals organization.
01/01/1967 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 4 (4); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 9 (9).
08/08/1967 Injured (mild calf strain),day-to-day for 1 day.
09/02/1967 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 3 days.
09/09/1967 Injured on 09/05/1967, diagnosed with a strained abdominal muscle, will miss 5 weeks.
11/03/1967 Became a free agent.
12/14/1967 Signed a minor league contract with the Minnesota Twins organization.
01/01/1968 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 1 (1); Movement: 3 (3); Control: 8 (8).
06/28/1968 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for one week.
07/16/1968 Injured (pulled abdominal muscle),day-to-day for one week.
07/25/1968 Injured (back spasms),day-to-day for 1 day.
07/27/1968 Injured (sore thumb),day-to-day for 2 days.
09/24/1968 Retired from professional baseball.
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
1955 32 8
1956 33 8
1958 32 9
Year W Rank
1958 14 5
Year Win. % Rank
1958 .560 9
Year IP Rank
1955 236.2 7
1956 251.2 3
1958 238.1 9
Year BF Rank
1955 979 8
1956 1067 3
Year HRA Rank
1955 20 8
1959 27 3
Year K Rank
1955 129 7
Year WP Rank
1956 7 9
1959 6 9
Year ERA Rank
1955 3.19 9
1956 3.75 8
1958 3.29 8
Year WHIP Rank
1955 1.15 4
1956 1.26 3
1957 1.23 6
Year K/BB Rank
1955 2.48 1
1956 2.73 1
1957 1.85 10
1958 2.13 8
Year RA/9 Rank
1955 10.57 5
1956 11.62 4
Year HR/9 Rank
1956 0.61 7
1958 0.53 3
Year BB/9 Rank
1955 1.98 1
1956 1.57 1
1957 2.04 4
1958 2.04 2
1959 2.73 6
Year K/9 Rank
1955 4.91 9
Year QS Rank
1955 20 9
1956 18 9
1958 23 1
Year QSP Rank
1958 .719 2
Year CG Rank
1956 8 7
1959 7 8
Year CGP Rank
1956 .242 8
1959 .226 7
Year SHO Rank
1955 3 1
1956 1 7
1958 3 2
Year GB% Rank
1956 0.51 6
Year WAR Rank
1955 5.5 4
1956 6.6 1
1958 5.6 3
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