Wild Bill Donovan

Starting Pitcher
1898—1918
BORN
October 13, 1876, in Lawrence, MA
THROWS
Right-Handed
MLB DEBUT
April 22, 1898
PITCH ARSENAL
Fastball
Change
PRIMARY TEAM
Tigers
185
WINS
INC
QUALITY START PCT
44.8
WAR
2.69
ERA
106
35.0
WAR7
1552
STRIKEOUTS
1.47
K / BB RATIO
3.0
WAR PER SEASON
Wild Bill Donovan
A 25-game winner in both the National League and American League. Known as “Wild Bill” or “Smiling Bill” due to his exuberant and lively personality. Started many big games for the Tigers who won pennants every year from 1907 to 1909.

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Wild Bill Donovan Compared to Hall of Fame Pitcher

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 JAWS WAR PER SN
Donovan
44.8
35.0
25.3
18.9
39.9
3.0
AVG HOFer
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
61.4
4.5

Where Does Wild Bill Donovan Rank?

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK JAWS
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CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3
WAR + WAR7 / 2

PITCHING TEAMMATES

Ed Willett
Ed Killian
George Mullin
Ed Siever
Frank Kitson

FAVORITE CATCHER

Boss Schmidt

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