Bill Donovan

William Edward Donovan
(Wild Bill)

Born: October 13, 1876 in Lawrence, MA
Died: December 9, 1923 in Forsyth, NY
(47 years old)

Bats: B

Throws: R

Ht: 5'11"

Wt: 190

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• Buried: Holy Cross Cemetery (Yeadon, PA)
• Played in the Major Leagues
• Played in the Minor Leagues

Similarity Scores

Glossary

#	Players	Pos	HoF	Score	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	K	SB	BA	OBP	SLG
	Bill Donovan	SP		1000	162	689	324	203	41	0	0	41	41	81	0	.294	.368	.353

1	Patsy Donovan	RF		965	162	667	117	200	18	7	1	65	40	12	46	.301	.347	.355
2	Juan Pierre	CF		963	162	612	87	180	21	8	1	42	38	39	50	.295	.343	.361
3	John McMullin	LF		961	162	718	155	204	21	9	3	91	27	27	25	.285	.310	.349
4	Bunk Congalton	RF		958	162	614	61	178	14	7	3	68	30	0	16	.290	.326	.351
5	George Case	LF		955	162	663	104	187	31	6	3	50	56	39	46	.282	.341	.358
6	Buttercup Dickerson	LF		954	162	700	120	199	33	14	2	50	19	20	0	.284	.304	.377
7	Curry Foley	RF		954	162	693	102	198	30	6	3	68	18	44	0	.286	.304	.362
8	Jimmy Barrett	CF		954	162	618	108	180	16	9	3	48	82	0	27	.291	.379	.359
9	George Bechtel	RF		954	162	763	158	211	35	8	2	121	15	9	12	.277	.291	.353
10	Tommy McCarthy	RF	✔	954	162	652	136	190	24	7	6	93	68	21	59	.292	.364	.376
11	Orator Shafer	RF		954	162	661	112	186	31	10	2	59	42	42	6	.282	.326	.367
12	Duff Cooley	LF		953	162	660	104	194	22	13	3	69	45	9	28	.294	.341	.380
13	Fred Lewis	CF		953	162	674	114	199	36	7	2	61	31	14	4	.296	.330	.378
14	Eddie Murphy	RF		953	162	505	87	145	14	7	1	42	63	31	24	.287	.374	.346
15	Buddy Ryan	CF		951	162	557	77	157	18	10	1	61	40	13	20	.282	.339	.354
16	Dick Spalding	LF		951	162	575	85	172	20	4	0	31	47	54	6	.299	.352	.346
17	Jack Dalton	CF		951	162	546	78	156	18	7	2	53	61	53	24	.286	.362	.356
18	Doc Cramer	CF		949	162	661	98	196	29	8	3	61	41	25	4	.296	.340	.375
19	Denver Grigsby	LF		949	162	505	70	146	23	3	2	59	46	52	10	.289	.355	.361
20	Ben Revere	CF		949	162	593	76	169	17	7	1	37	29	58	40	.284	.319	.343
21	Johnny Watwood	CF		948	162	492	66	139	23	6	2	55	53	36	9	.283	.356	.363
22	Clyde Milan	CF		948	162	601	82	172	20	9	1	50	56	16	40	.285	.353	.353
23	Dee Miles	RF		948	162	472	56	132	17	8	1	46	16	24	5	.280	.306	.353
24	Fielder Jones	CF		948	162	611	107	174	19	7	2	57	74	1	33	.285	.368	.347
25	Mel Almada	CF		948	162	623	91	177	27	7	4	49	54	38	14	.284	.342	.367
26	Carson Bigbee	LF		948	162	592	89	170	20	11	2	46	49	23	26	.288	.345	.369
27	Johnny Cooney	CF		947	162	466	57	133	18	4	0	30	29	15	4	.286	.329	.342
28	Jim Devlin	SP		947	162	722	110	207	28	9	1	80	10	33	5	.287	.296	.352
29	George Anderson	LF		946	162	606	89	174	24	10	3	42	59	67	22	.287	.359	.375
30	Jake Gettman	RF		946	162	635	89	177	20	7	7	64	33	0	36	.279	.322	.361
31	Earl Clark	CF		946	162	457	67	133	23	4	2	45	20	44	6	.291	.324	.372
32	Alex Sanchez	CF		946	162	579	73	171	21	8	2	42	29	88	46	.296	.330	.372
33	Jack McCarthy	LF		946	162	623	82	179	25	10	1	70	40	2	22	.287	.333	.364
34	Algie McBride	CF		945	162	639	104	187	24	10	5	72	53	1	14	.292	.356	.385
35	Turner Barber	LF		945	162	505	62	146	16	7	1	61	38	37	9	.289	.343	.351
36	Grover Gilmore	RF		945	162	591	90	169	30	13	1	50	40	99	26	.286	.341	.385
37	Chick Fullis	CF		945	162	509	84	150	25	4	3	46	36	31	13	.295	.347	.380
38	Roy Thomas	CF		945	162	584	111	169	11	6	1	33	115	1	27	.290	.413	.333
39	Ty Tyson	CF		945	162	573	72	160	28	3	4	59	28	50	11	.280	.320	.361
40	Harry Walker	CF		944	162	532	77	158	25	7	2	43	49	35	8	.297	.358	.383
41	Willie Wilson	CF		944	162	581	88	166	21	11	3	44	32	86	50	.286	.326	.376
42	Earl McNeely	CF		944	162	535	88	146	25	8	1	51	43	44	16	.272	.335	.355
43	Ender Inciarte	CF		944	162	640	92	189	29	6	7	48	44	82	23	.295	.341	.392
44	Vern Duncan	CF		944	162	573	89	160	20	6	2	51	63	51	17	.279	.357	.347
45	Danny Green	RF		944	162	611	97	179	22	11	5	74	55	0	34	.293	.359	.391
46	Frank Baumholtz	RF		944	162	553	72	161	26	8	4	43	41	41	5	.291	.342	.389
47	Jesus Alou	RF		943	162	510	53	143	20	3	4	44	16	31	4	.280	.305	.353
48	Max Flack	RF		943	162	603	90	168	24	8	4	45	54	29	23	.278	.342	.366
49	Eddie Burke	LF		943	162	666	141	186	27	11	6	78	60	43	55	.279	.352	.378
50	Sam Dungan	RF		943	162	654	91	197	30	11	1	84	49	12	16	.301	.356	.386
51	Ed Swartwood	RF		943	162	644	136	193	27	14	3	51	73	2	27	.299	.379	.400
52	Wid Matthews	CF		943	162	559	67	159	18	8	1	33	51	27	16	.284	.348	.350
53	Pat McNulty	RF		943	162	431	69	125	19	5	3	44	52	33	12	.290	.368	.378
54	Oris Hockett	CF		943	162	637	76	176	33	6	4	63	47	46	13	.276	.329	.365
55	Al Nixon	CF		943	162	516	69	143	23	5	3	45	25	30	7	.277	.314	.356
56	Don Mueller	RF		942	162	568	65	168	18	5	8	68	22	19	1	.296	.322	.390
57	Darryl Hamilton	CF		942	162	558	86	163	25	5	6	55	60	60	20	.291	.360	.385
58	Ducky Holmes	LF		942	162	626	94	176	25	10	3	65	41	2	41	.282	.337	.367
59	Mike McCormick	LF		942	162	504	65	139	22	6	3	47	41	37	3	.275	.330	.361
60	Doc Miller	RF		942	162	499	54	147	28	4	3	68	35	43	19	.295	.343	.390
61	Ward Miller	LF		942	162	473	68	131	17	7	2	47	67	48	27	.278	.375	.355
62	Andy Leonard	LF		942	162	774	156	232	27	9	1	112	10	17	17	.299	.308	.363
63	Rick Peters	CF		942	162	485	71	135	18	5	1	42	56	56	11	.278	.356	.343
64	Taylor Douthit	CF		942	162	623	100	181	33	6	4	60	67	47	10	.291	.364	.384
65	Alex Cole	CF		942	162	498	81	139	16	7	1	33	61	84	42	.280	.360	.351
66	Matty Alou	CF		942	162	563	76	173	23	5	3	41	30	37	15	.307	.345	.381
67	George Burns	LF		942	162	633	104	182	32	9	4	53	76	49	33	.287	.366	.384
68	Brett Butler	CF		942	162	599	99	174	20	10	4	42	83	66	41	.290	.377	.376
69	Fred Brickell	CF		942	162	468	71	132	17	7	2	42	34	39	6	.281	.335	.363
70	Evar Swanson	RF		942	162	592	102	179	27	9	2	53	66	42	22	.303	.376	.390
71	Mickey Rivers	CF		942	162	621	87	183	27	8	7	55	29	52	29	.295	.327	.397
72	Fred Tenney	1B		942	162	617	104	181	22	6	2	56	71	3	23	.294	.371	.358
73	Patsy Tebeau	3B		941	162	641	93	179	27	8	4	102	44	27	23	.279	.332	.364
74	Dummy Hoy	CF		941	162	642	129	184	22	11	4	65	91	19	54	.287	.386	.373
75	Jesse Hill	LF		941	162	527	96	152	29	7	3	59	63	50	24	.289	.366	.388
76	Ralph Hodgin	LF		941	162	516	61	147	24	7	1	57	30	19	2	.285	.330	.367
77	Alex Metzler	CF		941	162	569	84	162	25	12	3	60	75	42	13	.285	.374	.384
78	Buzz Boyle	RF		941	162	594	82	172	26	11	5	55	51	55	11	.290	.347	.395
79	Ed Cogswell	1B		941	162	737	152	217	24	6	1	48	37	31	0	.294	.328	.349
80	Al Bumbry	CF		941	162	547	84	154	24	6	6	44	51	77	28	.281	.343	.378
81	Frank Chance	1B	✔	941	162	541	100	160	25	10	3	75	70	4	50	.296	.394	.394
82	Bob Addis	CF		941	162	416	55	117	17	2	2	37	29	37	6	.281	.327	.341
83	Greg Gross	RF		941	162	335	40	96	12	4	1	28	47	22	3	.287	.372	.351
84	Debs Garms	LF		940	162	499	70	146	23	6	3	53	46	26	3	.293	.355	.379
85	Gus Felix	LF		940	162	569	71	156	25	7	3	64	53	54	8	.274	.341	.361
86	Walt French	RF		940	162	400	58	121	18	5	1	44	18	25	5	.303	.336	.379
87	Patsy Dougherty	LF		940	162	599	89	170	18	10	2	54	50	0	34	.284	.346	.360
88	Birdie Cree	LF		940	162	568	75	166	26	14	2	72	59	21	29	.292	.368	.398
89	George Browne	RF		940	162	632	90	173	17	8	3	45	38	0	28	.274	.318	.339
90	Homer Summa	RF		940	162	579	80	175	32	7	3	70	32	17	8	.302	.346	.398
91	Jon Jay	CF		940	162	506	72	146	26	3	5	47	40	95	8	.288	.355	.383
92	Nyjer Morgan	CF		940	162	530	78	149	20	7	3	37	39	96	33	.282	.343	.366
93	Charlie Pabor	LF		940	162	681	96	194	11	11	0	77	8	8	3	.285	.293	.336
94	Dave Magadan	3B		939	162	426	53	123	22	1	4	51	74	56	1	.288	.390	.377
95	Patrick Gillespie	LF		939	162	664	102	184	25	10	2	80	24	49	12	.276	.303	.354
96	Jigger Statz	CF		939	162	613	89	175	27	7	4	51	46	50	18	.285	.337	.373
97	Amos Strunk	CF		939	162	536	75	152	23	10	2	57	61	35	20	.284	.359	.374
98	Irv Waldron	CF		939	162	687	117	214	25	10	0	60	44	0	23	.311	.356	.378
99	Al Spalding	SP		938	162	772	164	242	35	8	1	129	11	10	4	.313	.323	.382
100	Harry Hooper	RF	✔	938	162	616	100	173	27	11	5	57	80	29	26	.281	.368	.387

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