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Dick Donovan 2026 Season · CLE

Career: 122-99, 3.67 ERA, 880 K in 2017.1 IP.

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Dick Donovan

#22

P · CLE

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+4.4Career NUT

+3.6 to Great

Career

3.67ERA1.23WHIP122W880K2017.1IP5SV

L/R · 6' 3", 205 lb · b. Dec 7, 1927 · Boston, MA · Signed Undrafted FA, 1950

Player Overview

Year by Year


1950	22	BSN	-1.0	0	2	8.19	10	3	0	0	4	0	147	29.2	28	27	34	2	9	2.09
1951	23	BSN	—	0	0	5.27	8	2	0	0	3	0	69	13.2	17	8	11	0	4	2.05
1952	24	BSN	—	0	2	5.54	7	2	0	0	3	1	70	13.0	18	8	12	2	6	2.31
1954	26	DET	—	0	0	10.50	2	0	0	0	0	0	32	6.0	9	7	5	0	2	2.33
1955	27	CWS	+1.2	15	9	3.32	29	24	11	5	3	0	774	187.0	186	69	48	3	88	1.25
1956	28	CWS	+1.5	12	10	3.64	34	31	14	3	2	0	966	234.2	212	95	59	6	120	1.15
1957	29	CWS	+1.2	16	6	2.77	28	28	16	2	0	0	893	220.2	203	68	45	8	88	1.12
1958	30	CWS	+1.4	15	14	3.01	34	34	16	4	0	0	1030	248.0	240	83	53	7	127	1.18
1959	31	CWS	+0.0	9	10	3.66	31	29	5	1	0	0	768	179.2	171	73	58	5	71	1.27
1960	32	CWS	-1.0	6	1	5.38	33	8	0	0	7	3	340	78.2	87	47	25	0	30	1.42
1961	33	TEX	+1.4	10	10	2.40	23	22	11	2	0	0	671	168.2	138	45	35	3	62	1.03
1962	34	CLE	+0.9	20	10	3.59	34	34	16	5	0	0	1032	250.2	255	100	47	2	94	1.20
1963	35	CLE	-1.0	11	13	4.24	30	30	7	3	0	0	842	206.0	211	97	28	5	84	1.16
1964	36	CLE	-0.2	7	9	4.55	30	23	5	0	4	1	671	158.1	181	80	29	2	83	1.33
1965	37	CLE	—	1	3	5.96	12	3	0	0	2	0	102	22.2	32	15	6	0	12	1.68
Career	—	15 yrs	+4.4	122	99	3.67	345	273	101	25	28	5	8407	2017.1	1988	822	495	45	880	1.23

Stat definitions →

NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Donovan's career NUT of +4.4

Slice size = share of total NUT. K Ability = Strikeouts · HR Prevention = HR allowed · Walk Avoidance = BB + HBP.

Career NUT Trend

1.5

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NUT by Season

-1.0

+1.2

+1.5

+1.2

+1.4

+0.0

-1.0

+1.4

+0.9

-1.0

-0.2

Awards

1955AL All-Star

1961AL All-Star

1962AL All-Star · Cleveland BBWAA Man of the Year Award

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