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	IP	ERA	W	L	W%	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	H	ER	BB	K
	Bill Donovan	SP		1000	306.0	0.50	34	0	1.000	34	34	34	0	0	170	17	85	255

1	Ed Walsh	SP	✔	876	270.2	1.82	18	12	.607	39	29	23	5	3	214	55	56	158
2	Smoky Joe Wood	SP		875	255.0	2.03	21	10	.672	40	28	21	5	2	202	58	75	176
3	Al Spalding	SP		874	291.2	2.14	26	7	.796	35	33	28	2	1	330	69	16	14
4	Addie Joss	SP	✔	872	289.2	1.89	20	12	.623	36	32	29	6	1	235	61	45	115
5	Christy Mathewson	SP	✔	868	274.0	2.13	21	11	.665	36	32	25	5	2	242	65	48	143
6	Mordecai Brown	SP	✔	868	265.1	2.06	20	11	.648	40	28	23	5	4	226	61	56	115
7	Monte Ward	SS	✔	860	302.2	2.10	20	13	.617	36	32	30	3	0	285	71	31	113
8	Larry Corcoran	SP		860	298.1	2.36	22	11	.665	35	33	32	3	0	268	78	62	138
9	Walter Johnson	SP	✔	858	274.0	2.17	19	13	.599	37	31	25	5	2	228	66	63	163
10	Orval Overall	SP		856	261.0	2.23	18	12	.603	37	31	23	5	2	209	65	94	159
11	Jack Pfiester	SP		855	262.0	2.02	17	11	.617	37	31	18	4	0	213	59	72	123
12	Ed Reulbach	SP		855	256.0	2.28	18	10	.632	39	29	20	4	1	206	65	87	111
13	Nick Maddox	SP		854	249.1	2.29	18	8	.683	38	30	19	4	0	201	63	70	80
14	Dave Foutz	SP		853	290.2	2.84	21	10	.690	37	31	29	2	1	268	92	74	115
15	Bob Caruthers	SP		851	296.0	2.83	23	10	.688	36	32	31	3	0	280	93	62	94
16	John Clarkson	SP	✔	850	294.0	2.81	21	12	.648	34	34	31	2	0	278	92	77	128
17	Glenn Liebhardt	SP		850	267.0	2.17	16	15	.507	39	29	21	3	1	237	65	80	122
18	Jim Hughes	SP		849	282.2	3.00	21	11	.669	35	33	29	2	0	260	94	97	95
19	Carl Lundgren	SP		849	274.0	2.42	19	11	.623	37	31	26	4	1	234	74	99	111
20	Rube Waddell	SP	✔	849	269.2	2.16	18	13	.574	37	31	24	5	0	224	65	73	211
21	Kid Nichols	SP	✔	848	291.0	2.95	21	12	.634	36	32	31	3	1	283	96	73	108
22	Will White	SP		847	299.2	2.28	19	14	.580	34	34	33	3	0	291	76	42	88
23	Rube Foster	SP		847	237.2	2.36	16	9	.637	39	29	17	4	1	205	62	86	83
24	Sam Leever	SP		847	263.1	2.47	19	10	.660	38	30	24	4	1	242	72	58	84
25	Joe McGinnity	SP	✔	846	276.2	2.66	20	11	.634	37	31	25	3	2	263	82	65	86
26	Bill Hoffer	SP		846	281.2	3.75	21	10	.667	36	32	28	2	1	299	117	102	70
27	Jeff Tesreau	SP		845	252.0	2.43	17	11	.615	37	31	18	4	1	203	68	86	132
28	Chief Bender	SP	✔	845	258.2	2.46	18	11	.625	39	29	22	3	3	227	71	61	147
29	Nat Hudson	SP		845	288.0	3.08	20	11	.649	36	32	30	2	0	277	99	65	107
30	Bill Sweeney	SP		845	297.1	2.67	21	13	.613	34	34	32	2	0	294	88	49	177
31	Tim Keefe	SP	✔	844	287.1	2.62	19	13	.603	34	34	32	2	0	253	84	69	146
32	Tommy Bond	SP		844	299.0	2.31	19	13	.589	34	34	32	3	0	310	77	16	72
33	Jim Devlin	SP		844	308.1	2.05	16	17	.486	34	34	33	2	0	315	70	20	60
34	Jake Weimer	SP		844	270.0	2.23	18	13	.584	35	33	26	4	0	225	67	90	120
35	Henry Schmidt	SP		844	269.1	3.83	20	12	.629	36	32	26	4	2	287	115	107	86
36	Pete Alexander	SP	✔	844	272.2	2.56	20	11	.642	37	31	23	5	2	256	78	50	115
37	Charlie Buffinton	SP		844	285.2	2.96	20	13	.605	35	33	29	3	0	281	94	72	143
38	Eddie Cicotte	SP		843	254.0	2.38	16	12	.583	40	28	20	3	2	228	67	65	108
39	Old Hoss Radbourn	SP	✔	843	299.0	2.67	20	13	.613	35	33	32	2	0	286	89	58	121
40	Arlie Pond	SP		843	267.2	3.45	19	10	.648	37	31	25	2	1	279	103	81	84
41	Fred Smith	SP		843	282.0	3.27	19	13	.594	34	34	31	2	0	269	102	89	114
42	Nig Cuppy	SP		843	275.1	3.48	20	12	.623	36	32	27	1	1	304	107	73	61
43	Ed Summers	SP		842	271.2	2.42	18	12	.602	38	30	21	2	1	253	73	60	98
44	Eddie Plank	SP	✔	842	265.1	2.35	19	11	.627	37	31	24	4	1	234	69	63	133
45	Lady Baldwin	SP		842	295.2	2.85	21	12	.640	34	34	33	3	0	268	94	68	169
46	Cy Young	SP	✔	842	290.2	2.63	20	12	.618	36	32	30	3	1	280	85	48	111
47	King Cole	SP		842	232.1	3.12	18	9	.675	41	27	15	3	1	209	80	105	95
48	Mickey Welch	SP	✔	842	293.0	2.71	19	13	.594	34	34	32	3	0	280	88	79	113
49	Deacon Phillippe	SP		841	268.2	2.59	19	11	.634	38	30	25	3	1	259	77	37	96
50	Joe Corbett	SP		841	275.1	3.42	18	10	.640	35	33	30	1	1	284	105	110	142
51	Charlie Ferguson	SP		841	291.2	2.67	19	12	.607	35	33	32	3	1	270	87	56	140
52	Sadie McMahon	SP		841	286.0	3.51	19	14	.577	35	33	30	2	0	296	111	103	105
53	Clark Griffith	SP	✔	841	279.0	3.31	20	12	.619	37	31	28	2	0	302	103	64	79
54	Dick McBride	SP		840	298.2	2.85	21	11	.656	34	34	33	1	0	347	95	25	15
55	Russ Ford	SP		840	274.0	2.59	18	13	.582	37	31	23	3	2	247	79	69	131
56	Tom Lovett	SP		840	285.1	3.94	19	13	.599	35	33	29	2	0	293	125	97	96
57	Jack Coombs	SP		840	252.2	2.78	17	12	.590	39	29	20	4	1	222	78	92	115
58	Jack Stivetts	SP		840	272.1	3.74	19	12	.606	37	31	26	1	0	274	113	109	115
59	Ted Lewis	SP		840	284.1	3.53	19	13	.595	37	31	28	1	1	279	112	103	77
60	Bill Donovan	SP		840	286.0	2.69	18	13	.572	36	32	28	3	1	254	85	102	150
61	Amos Rusie	SP	✔	840	288.1	3.07	19	13	.585	35	33	30	2	0	259	98	130	148
62	Jack Chesbro	SP	✔	840	272.0	2.68	19	12	.600	37	31	24	3	0	248	81	65	119
63	Billy Taylor	SP		839	295.2	3.17	18	13	.581	37	31	31	1	1	300	104	61	139
64	Jim McCormick	SP		839	297.2	2.43	18	15	.553	34	34	32	2	0	285	80	52	119
65	Tom Seaton	SP		839	236.2	3.14	16	11	.589	41	27	16	3	2	218	83	94	114
66	Fred Goldsmith	SP		839	292.2	2.73	20	12	.622	34	34	32	3	0	306	89	31	79
67	Jimmy Callahan	SP		839	293.0	3.39	18	13	.576	36	32	31	2	0	320	110	80	81
68	Silver King	SP		839	283.0	3.18	18	14	.569	35	33	29	2	1	275	100	86	109
69	Tom Walker	SP		839	273.1	2.70	18	12	.600	35	33	26	2	0	279	82	72	69
70	Fred Klobedanz	SP		839	274.1	4.12	21	10	.679	35	33	27	1	0	290	125	104	71
71	Stan Coveleski	SP	✔	839	251.0	2.89	18	12	.602	37	31	18	3	2	249	81	65	80
72	Mickey Hughes	SP		838	292.1	3.22	18	13	.582	35	33	30	1	0	279	105	110	117
73	Bob Wicker	SP		838	276.1	2.73	17	14	.552	37	31	26	3	0	257	84	78	126
74	Urban Shocker	SP		837	250.0	3.17	17	11	.615	38	30	19	3	2	253	88	61	92
75	Jim Scott	SP		837	237.0	2.30	13	14	.486	40	28	15	3	1	203	60	76	118
76	Andy Coakley	SP		837	266.0	2.35	14	15	.496	37	31	22	3	1	253	69	78	106
77	Bill Bernhard	SP		837	282.2	3.04	18	13	.586	36	32	28	2	0	293	95	58	86
78	Ed Seward	SP		837	292.2	3.40	18	14	.553	35	33	31	3	0	270	111	87	116
79	Bill Mountjoy	SP		836	300.1	3.25	18	14	.564	34	34	33	3	0	301	109	66	98
80	Candy Cummings	SP		836	302.2	2.49	20	13	.607	34	34	33	3	0	353	84	16	18
81	Mike Lynch	SP		836	264.0	3.05	17	13	.573	39	29	21	0	1	240	89	113	117
82	Vic Willis	SP	✔	836	276.0	2.63	17	14	.548	35	33	27	3	1	250	81	84	114
83	Clint Rogge	SP		836	255.2	2.73	16	11	.581	38	30	15	4	0	250	78	90	93
84	Jack Harper	SP		836	270.1	3.55	18	14	.556	35	33	26	2	0	266	107	97	104
85	Ed Stein	SP		836	283.0	3.97	19	13	.583	37	31	27	2	1	289	125	125	91
86	Ice Box Chamberlain	SP		835	274.2	3.57	17	13	.570	35	33	29	2	0	266	109	116	123
87	Gus Krock	SP		835	288.2	3.49	18	15	.552	34	34	32	2	0	307	112	63	119
88	Gus Shallix	SP		835	278.2	3.56	16	13	.548	34	34	29	0	0	247	110	82	89
89	Bob Shawkey	SP		835	243.0	3.09	16	12	.566	40	28	16	3	2	225	83	84	113
90	Jeff Pfeffer	SP		835	261.0	2.77	17	12	.585	38	30	21	3	1	252	80	64	91
91	Howie Camnitz	SP		835	252.1	2.75	16	13	.556	39	29	17	2	2	224	77	79	111
92	George Mullin	SP		835	274.0	2.82	17	15	.538	36	32	26	3	1	261	86	92	110
93	Claude Hendrix	SP		835	261.1	2.65	16	13	.554	40	28	20	3	2	234	77	77	120
94	Ad Gumbert	SP		835	272.1	4.27	17	14	.547	36	32	26	1	0	318	129	87	75
95	Mellie Wolfgang	SP		835	213.0	2.18	10	9	.517	50	18	10	2	0	175	52	62	73
96	Ed Killian	SP		835	276.2	2.38	18	13	.567	37	31	26	4	1	253	73	83	89
97	Bob Rhoads	SP		834	285.1	2.61	16	14	.542	37	31	26	4	0	271	83	83	88
98	Hooks Dauss	SP		834	249.0	3.30	16	13	.550	40	28	18	2	3	250	91	78	88
99	Charlie Sweeney	SP		834	278.0	2.87	17	14	.552	35	33	30	2	0	250	89	46	136
100	Gus Weyhing	SP		834	282.1	3.89	17	15	.532	35	33	29	2	0	298	122	102	109

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