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Bill Donovan 2026 Season · DET

Career: 185-139, 2.69 ERA, 1552 K in 2964.2 IP.

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Bill Donovan

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+5.6Career NUT

+2.4 to Great

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2.69ERA1.24WHIP185W1552K2964.2IP8SV

R/R · 5' 11", 190 lb · b. Oct 13, 1876 · Lawrence, MA · Signed Undrafted FA, 1898

Player Overview

Year by Year


1898	21	SEN	-0.9	1	6	4.30	17	7	6	0	10	0	416	88.0	88	42	69	7	36	1.78
1899	22	BRO	+0.1	1	2	4.32	5	2	2	0	2	1	119	25.0	35	12	13	0	11	1.92
1900	23	BRO	-0.1	1	2	6.68	5	4	2	0	1	0	145	31.0	36	23	18	3	13	1.74
1901	24	BRO	+1.7	25	15	2.77	45	38	36	2	7	3	1490	351.0	324	108	152	8	226	1.36
1902	25	BRO	+1.4	17	15	2.78	35	33	30	4	2	1	1214	297.2	250	92	111	7	170	1.21
1903	26	DET	+1.6	17	16	2.29	35	34	34	4	1	0	1223	307.0	247	78	95	5	187	1.11
1904	27	DET	-0.4	16	16	2.46	34	34	30	3	0	0	1184	293.0	251	80	94	10	137	1.18
1905	28	DET	-0.1	18	15	2.60	34	32	27	5	2	0	1137	280.2	236	81	101	10	135	1.20
1906	29	DET	-0.8	9	15	3.15	25	25	22	0	0	0	893	211.2	221	74	72	8	85	1.38
1907	30	DET	+0.3	25	4	2.19	32	28	27	3	4	1	1073	271.0	222	66	82	8	123	1.12
1908	31	DET	+2.0	18	7	2.08	29	28	25	6	1	0	967	242.2	210	56	53	6	141	1.08
1909	32	DET	+0.0	8	7	2.31	21	17	13	4	4	2	580	140.1	121	36	60	6	76	1.29
1910	33	DET	+0.6	17	7	2.44	26	23	20	3	3	0	825	206.2	184	56	61	7	107	1.19
1911	34	DET	+0.1	10	9	3.31	20	19	15	1	1	0	707	168.1	160	62	64	3	81	1.33
1912	35	DET	—	1	0	0.90	3	1	0	0	2	0	37	10.0	5	1	2	1	6	0.70
1915	38	NYY	+0.1	0	3	4.81	9	1	0	0	7	0	137	33.2	35	18	10	1	17	1.34
1916	39	NYY	—	0	0	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	1.0	1	0	1	0	0	2.00
1918	41	DET	—	1	0	1.50	2	1	0	0	1	0	23	6.0	5	1	1	0	1	1.00
Career	—	18 yrs	+5.6	185	139	2.69	378	327	289	35	49	8	12175	2964.2	2631	886	1059	90	1552	1.24

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NUT Breakdown

K Ability

HR Prevention

Walk Avoidance

What's driving Donovan's career NUT of +5.6

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

Career NUT Trend

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