Wild Bill Donovan

Pitcher

1898—1918

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PITCHER LeveL
Star
Pitcher rank
ALL-TIME

Player Detail

October 13, 1876, in Lawrence, MA
BORN
December 9, 1923, in Forsyth, NY
DIED

1898—1918

Playing Career
PLAYING AGE

Right-Handed

THREW

Power

PITCHING STYLE

Tigers

Primary Team
NONE
World Series Titles
NONE
Nickname
5-11
HEIGHT
190
WEIGHT

April 22, 1898

MAJOR LEAGUE DEBUT

September 2, 1918

FINAL GAME

WHO IS 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.

Career Stats

WINS LOSSES IP STRIKEOUTS WALKS ERA
NA
NA
2964.2
NA
NA
UNK

Wild Bill Donovan PITCHES

1. Fastball
2. Change

1903 Tigers

26 Years Old

17
WINS
16
LOSSES
2.29
ERA
126
ERA+
307.0
IP
247
HITS
187
SO
95
BB
34
STARTS
4
SHO
0
SAVES
7.5
WAR

PITCHER LUCK

MORRIS WINS* deGROM LOSSES*
NA
NA

*MORRIS WIN: ALLOWED 5+ ER BUT STILL GOT THE WIN.

*DEGROM LOSS: WENT 7+ IP & ALLOWED 1 ER OR LESS, BUT DID NOT GET A WIN.

Rate Stats

ERA+ K/BB RATIO
NA
NA

QUALITY START: MINIMUM OF 6 IP WITH 3 ER OR LESS.

K/BB RATIO: HOW MANY STRIKEOUTS THE PITCHER RECORDS PER WALK.

Hall of Fame Worthy?

JAWS HOF JAWS
39.9
61.4

JAWS: AVERAGE OF WAR & WAR7 (BEST 7 SEASONS).

FAVORITE CATCHER

Boss Schmidt

Learn More About Donovan

Wild Bill Donovan Rankings

AMONG PITCHERS According to these sources

BASEBALL EGG HALL OF STATS POSNANSKI JAWS BILL JAMES
193
157
UNK
NR
NR
NR = NOT RANKED         UNK = Unknown

Among Pitchers All-Time (Top 100)

CAREER LONG PEAK PRIME SHORT PEAK
NR
NR
NR
NR
CAREER WAR
WAR7
WAR 5 CONSECUTIVE
WAR3

Wild Bill Donovan Pitcher Value

WINS ABOVE REPLACEMENT

CAREER WAR7 WAR5C WAR3 WAR PER SN
44.8
35.0
25.3
18.9
3.02
73.0
49.8
30.3
21.5
3.71
BLUE = Wild Bill Donovan
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

WIN SHARES

CAREER WIN SHARES 7 WIN SHARES 5C WIN SHARES 3 WS PER SN
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
UNK
302.1
173.9
UNK
86.0
UNK
BLUE = Wild Bill Donovan
GRAY= AVERAGE HALL OF FAME PITCHER

— Explanation of Advanced Statistics —

Wins Above Replacement is a non-standardized sabermetric statistic developed to sum up a player’s total contributions to his team. A player’s WAR value is claimed to be the number of additional wins his team has achieved above the number of expected team wins if that player were substituted with a replacement-level player:

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called PLAYER PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Wins Above Replacement (WAR). Also called SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Wins Above Replacement (WAR) per season (calculated for 162 games).

Advanced statistical method devised by Bill James. A Win Share represents one-third of a team win, by definition, and takes into account defense, offense, baserunning, park effects, and level of competition, era, and many other factors.

A player’s best seven seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of LONG PEAK.

A player’s best five consecutive seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s PRIME.

A player’s best three seasons according to his Win Shares. A measure of a player’s SHORT PEAK.

A player’s Win Shares per season (calculated for 162 games).

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