Retired
Bill Donovan
Nickname:
Wild BillBirthdate:
Oct. 13, 1876 (150 y, 10 m, 3 d)Born In:
Lawrence, MA, USANationality:
American
Position:
PBats/Throws:
R/RHeight/Weight:
5'10"/190
Player Awards
None
Hall of Fame Metrics
| Metric | Score | HoF Pos Avg |
HoF All Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ink | 13 | 40.8 | 26.3 |
| Grey Ink | 122 | 197.2 | 151.3 |
| HoF Standard | 33 | 48.9 | 45.6 |
| WAR | 30.1 | 70.6 | 59.0 |
| WAR7 | 28.3 | 47.5 | 38.2 |
| JAWS | 29.2 | 59.0 | 48.6 |
Similar Players (SP)
| Player | Score |
|---|---|
| Bob Shawkey R | 925 |
| Hippo Vaughn R | 923 |
| Jack Chesbro R | 919 |
| Dave Stieb R | 915 |
| Virgil Trucks R | 908 |
| Tommy Bridges R | 908 |
| Red Ames R | 905 |
| Mike Cuellar R | 905 |
| Earl Moore R | 900 |
| Dazzy Vance R | 899 |
Note: See Baseball Reference formula (primary position)
Leaderboard Appearances
| Year | G | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 45 | 1 |
| 1902 | 35 | 9 |
| Year | GS | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 38 | 3 |
| 1902 | 33 | 6 |
| 1903 | 34 | 7 |
| Year | W | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 25 | 1 |
| 1902 | 17 | 9 |
| 1903 | 17 | 10 |
| 1907 | 25 | 3 |
| 1908 | 18 | 5 |
| 1910 | 17 | 9 |
| Year | L | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 16 | 5 |
| 1905 | 15 | 8 |
| Year | Win % | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 0.625 | 7 |
| 1907 | 0.862 | 1 |
| 1908 | 0.720 | 2 |
| 1910 | 0.708 | 4 |
| Year | SV | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 1 | 7 |
| 1901 | 3 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 | 5 |
| 1909 | 2 | 2 |
| Year | IP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 351.0 | 3 |
| 1902 | 297.2 | 6 |
| 1903 | 307.0 | 6 |
| Year | BF | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1490 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1214 | 6 |
| 1903 | 1223 | 8 |
| Year | HR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 5 | 9 |
| 1906 | 4 | 10 |
| 1907 | 3 | 3 |
| 1910 | 4 | 9 |
| 1911 | 4 | 10 |
| Year | BB | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 152 | 1 |
| 1902 | 111 | 2 |
| 1903 | 95 | 2 |
| 1904 | 94 | 3 |
| 1905 | 101 | 4 |
| 1907 | 82 | 10 |
| Year | K | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 226 | 2 |
| 1902 | 170 | 4 |
| 1903 | 187 | 2 |
| 1905 | 135 | 10 |
| 1907 | 123 | 10 |
| 1908 | 141 | 8 |
| Year | WP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 12 | 6 |
| 1901 | 10 | 5 |
| 1902 | 7 | 7 |
| 1903 | 7 | 4 |
| 1904 | 11 | 5 |
| Year | ERA | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 2.769 | 9 |
| 1903 | 2.287 | 8 |
| 1907 | 2.192 | 10 |
| 1908 | 2.077 | 10 |
| Year | BABIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 0.271 | 5 |
| 1904 | 0.271 | 9 |
| 1907 | 0.266 | 5 |
| 1911 | 0.283 | 3 |
| Year | WHIP | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 1.114 | 9 |
| Year | H/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 8.308 | 5 |
| 1902 | 7.559 | 3 |
| 1903 | 7.241 | 2 |
| 1905 | 7.568 | 10 |
| 1907 | 7.373 | 4 |
| Year | BB/9 | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 1.966 | 10 |
| Year | CG | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 36 | 3 |
| 1902 | 30 | 7 |
| 1903 | 34 | 1 |
| 1905 | 27 | 10 |
| 1907 | 27 | 8 |
| 1908 | 25 | 5 |
| Year | SHO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 2 | 10 |
| 1902 | 4 | 7 |
| 1903 | 4 | 5 |
| 1905 | 5 | 6 |
| 1908 | 6 | 3 |
| 1909 | 4 | 7 |
| Year | BB (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1908 | 53 | 8 |
| Year | Hits | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 324 | 6 |
| Year | Hits (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1911 | 160 | 2 |
| Year | HR (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 1 | 1 |
| 1902 | 1 | 4 |
| 1903 | 3 | 5 |
| 1905 | 2 | 6 |
| 1908 | 2 | 8 |
| Year | WAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 5.3 | 6 |
| 1902 | 4.2 | 9 |
| 1903 | 5.2 | 6 |
| 1908 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Year | W (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1906 | 9 | 6 |
| 1911 | 10 | 5 |
| Year | L (Low) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1907 | 4 | 1 |
| 1908 | 7 | 1 |
| 1910 | 7 | 3 |
| 1911 | 9 | 9 |
| Year | rWAR | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1901 | 7.8 | 8 |
| 1903 | 8.6 | 4 |
| 1908 | 5.2 | 10 |