Retired
Dick Donovan
Birthdate:
Dec. 7, 1927 (96 y, 2 m, 18 d)Born In:
Boston, MA, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
L/RHeight/Weight:
6'3"/205
Player Awards
| Award | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| All-Star | 1962 | None (MLB) |
| 1961 | None (MLB) | |
| 1955 | None (MLB) |
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 12 | 41.4 | 26.2 |
| Grey Ink | 76 | 199.1 | 150.7 |
| HoF Standard | 0 | 44.7 | 41.3 |
| WAR | 28.2 | 70.6 | 58.7 |
| WAR7 | 29.1 | 47.6 | 38.1 |
| JAWS | 28.6 | 59.1 | 48.4 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Ross Grimsley R | 962 |
| Doc Medich R | 959 |
| Larry Jansen R | 952 |
| John Smiley R | 949 |
| Bob Purkey R | 949 |
| Bill Monbouquette R | 949 |
| Ralph Terry R | 945 |
| Larry Gura R | 944 |
| Matt Morris R | 943 |
| Bill Lee R | 939 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | Lg | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | MLB | 34 | 2 |
| 1962 | MLB | 34 | 9 |
| Year | Lg | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 15 | 9 |
| 1957 | MLB | 16 | 3 |
| 1958 | MLB | 15 | 5 |
| 1962 | MLB | 20 | 2 |
| Year | Lg | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | MLB | 14 | 6 |
| Year | Lg | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 0.625 | 5 |
| 1957 | MLB | 0.727 | 1 |
| 1962 | MLB | 0.667 | 3 |
| Year | Lg | Hold | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | MLB | 4 | 7 |
| Year | Lg | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | MLB | 220.2 | 10 |
| 1958 | MLB | 248.0 | 3 |
| 1962 | MLB | 250.2 | 6 |
| Year | Lg | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | MLB | 1030 | 3 |
| 1962 | MLB | 1032 | 6 |
| Year | Lg | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | MLB | 22 | 10 |
| 1958 | MLB | 23 | 10 |
| 1963 | MLB | 27 | 10 |
| Year | Lg | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 3.321 | 9 |
| 1957 | MLB | 2.773 | 4 |
| 1958 | MLB | 3.012 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | MLB | 0.255 | 6 |
| 1957 | MLB | 0.257 | 5 |
| Year | Lg | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 1.251 | 7 |
| 1956 | MLB | 1.155 | 1 |
| 1957 | MLB | 1.124 | 3 |
| 1958 | MLB | 1.182 | 7 |
| 1962 | MLB | 1.205 | 7 |
| Year | Lg | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 8.952 | 10 |
| 1956 | MLB | 8.131 | 10 |
| 1957 | MLB | 8.280 | 9 |
| Year | Lg | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 2.310 | 2 |
| 1956 | MLB | 2.263 | 2 |
| 1957 | MLB | 1.835 | 2 |
| 1958 | MLB | 1.923 | 1 |
| 1962 | MLB | 1.688 | 1 |
| 1963 | MLB | 1.223 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 11 | 10 |
| 1957 | MLB | 16 | 1 |
| 1958 | MLB | 16 | 5 |
| 1961 | MLB | 11 | 9 |
| 1962 | MLB | 16 | 2 |
| Year | Lg | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 5 | 5 |
| 1956 | MLB | 3 | 7 |
| 1957 | MLB | 2 | 7 |
| 1958 | MLB | 4 | 3 |
| 1962 | MLB | 5 | 1 |
| 1963 | MLB | 3 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 48 | 2 |
| 1956 | MLB | 59 | 2 |
| 1957 | MLB | 45 | 1 |
| 1958 | MLB | 53 | 3 |
| 1962 | MLB | 47 | 4 |
| 1963 | MLB | 28 | 1 |
| Year | Lg | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | MLB | 240 | 3 |
| 1962 | MLB | 255 | 3 |
| Year | Lg | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 186 | 5 |
| 1956 | MLB | 212 | 10 |
| 1957 | MLB | 203 | 7 |
| Year | Lg | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 17 | 5 |
| 1957 | MLB | 17 | 7 |
| Year | Lg | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | MLB | 5.0 | 9 |
| 1957 | MLB | 4.5 | 4 |
| 1958 | MLB | 4.7 | 5 |
| 1962 | MLB | 4.7 | 9 |
| Year | Lg | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 15 | 8 |
| 1956 | MLB | 12 | 4 |
| 1963 | MLB | 11 | 3 |
| Year | Lg | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 9 | 3 |
| 1956 | MLB | 10 | 9 |
| 1957 | MLB | 6 | 1 |
| 1962 | MLB | 10 | 8 |
| Year | Lg | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | MLB | 4.1 | 10 |
| 1956 | MLB | 5.5 | 9 |
| 1957 | MLB | 6.1 | 4 |
| 1958 | MLB | 6.0 | 5 |
| 1961 | MLB | 5.1 | 9 |
| 1962 | MLB | 5.0 | 9 |