What years did Atley Donald play?

Atley Donald played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1945.

Was Atley Donald a pitcher?

Yes. Atley Donald pitched in the major leagues, recording 65 wins and 369 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Atley Donald hit?

Atley Donald hit 1 career home run with 57 hits.

What teams did Atley Donald play for?

Atley Donald played for one team, the New York Yankees (1938–1945).

What were Atley Donald's career stats?

In 153 games, Atley Donald went 65-33 with a 3.52 ERA, 369 strikeouts, 932.1 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 57 hits and 1 home runs.

What position did Atley Donald play?

Atley Donald played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Atley Donald and how much did he weigh?

Atley Donald was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 186 pounds.

What was Atley Donald's career ERA?

Atley Donald finished with a 3.52 career ERA, going 65-33 with 369 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Atley Donald have?

Atley Donald recorded 369 career strikeouts.

Is Atley Donald in the Hall of Fame?

No. Atley Donald has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Atley Donald

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1938-1945)

Atley Donald was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1945 for the New York Yankees, a span of 8 seasons. Across 153 career appearances, he went 65-33 with a 3.52 ERA and 369 strikeouts. He also batted .160 with 1 home runs.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 15, 2026

W–L 65–33

ERA 3.52

WHIP 1.37

SO 369

Pitcher PIV -6855.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 186 lb
Born: 8/19/1910 in Morton, MS, USA
Died: 10/19/1992 in West Monroe, LA, USA
MLB Debut: 1938-04-21
Last Game: 1945-07-13

Full name: Richard Atley Donald

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Career Pitching Statistics

Atley Donald — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
65	33	153	115	54	6	1	932.1	907	365	66	369	369	3.52	-6855.2

Career ERA 3.52 vs. league average 3.88 across their career seasons — 9.3% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Atley Donald Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1938	NYA	AL	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	12.0	7	7	14	6	5.25	4.35 (-21%)	-448.6
1939	NYA	AL	13	3	24	20	11	2	1	153.0	144	63	60	55	3.71	4.28 (+14%)	-1000.4
1940	NYA	AL	8	3	24	11	6	1	0	118.2	113	40	59	60	3.03	4.21 (+28%)	-1560.6
1941	NYA	AL	9	5	22	20	10	0	0	159.0	141	63	69	71	3.57	3.94 (+9%)	-927.5
1942	NYA	AL	11	3	20	19	10	1	0	147.2	133	51	45	53	3.11	3.57 (+13%)	1016.8
1943	NYA	AL	6	4	22	15	2	0	0	119.1	134	61	38	57	4.60	3.50 (-31%)	-709.8
1944	NYA	AL	13	10	30	19	9	0	0	159.0	173	59	59	48	3.34	3.57 (+7%)	-2836.7
1945	NYA	AL	5	4	9	9	6	2	0	63.2	62	21	25	19	2.97	3.67 (+19%)	-388.4
Career · 8 seasons			65	33	153	115	54	6	1	932.1	907	365	369	369	3.52	—	-6,855

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Atley Donald — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
153	356	27	57	6	1	1	23	0	11	90	.160	.185	.191	.376	-1,654

Career AVG .160 vs. league average .264 across their career seasons — 39.2% below league average.

Career OBP .185 vs. league average .332 across their career seasons — 44.2% below league average.

Career SLG .191 vs. league average .369 across their career seasons — 48.3% below league average.

Career OPS .376 vs. league average .701 across their career seasons — 46.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Atley Donald — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1938	NYA	AL	2	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
1939	NYA	AL	24	60	7	15	1	1	0	7	4	15	.250	.274 (-9%)	.342 (-13%)	.393 (-24%)	.735 (-19%)	-185.3
1940	NYA	AL	24	41	2	6	0	0	0	2	1	11	.146	—	—	—	—	0.0
1941	NYA	AL	22	62	3	5	1	0	0	0	2	22	.081	.262 (-69%)	.332 (-67%)	.373 (-74%)	.705 (-71%)	-691.4
1942	NYA	AL	20	61	4	9	1	0	0	3	1	16	.148	.253 (-42%)	.323 (-50%)	.349 (-53%)	.672 (-52%)	-479.0
1943	NYA	AL	22	47	3	6	1	0	0	5	0	7	.128	—	—	—	—	0.0
1944	NYA	AL	30	55	3	10	2	0	0	4	3	15	.182	.261 (-30%)	.325 (-31%)	.357 (-39%)	.683 (-35%)	-298.6
1945	NYA	AL	9	24	4	5	0	0	1	2	0	4	.208	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 8 seasons			153	356	27	57	6	1	1	23	11	90	.160	—	—	—	—	-1,654

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Atley Donald — Playoff Career Batting
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Atley Donald — Playoff Batting by Year
Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
1942	WS	NYA	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
1941	WS	NYA	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

Atley Donald — Playoff Career Pitching
W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	1	2	1	0	7.0	9	6	5	3	7.71

Playoff Pitching by Year

Atley Donald — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
1942	WS	NYA	0	1	1	0	0	3.0	3	2	2	1	6.00
1941	WS	NYA	0	0	1	1	0	4.0	6	4	3	2	9.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Atley Donald — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	74	162	11	26	1	12	.160
Away	79	194	16	31	0	10	.160

Pitching — Home / Away

Atley Donald — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	74	473.0	453	183	187	186	3.48
Away	79	459.2	454	181	182	185	3.54

Last 10 Games — Batting

Atley Donald — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SO
1945-07-13	NYY	CLE	L	1	0	0	0	0	0
1945-07-03	NYY	CLE	L	3	0	0	0	0	2
1945-06-05	NYY	MIN	W	5	2	2	0	0	0
1945-05-29	NYY	SLA	W	3	0	1	0	0	0
1945-05-24	NYY	CHW	W	3	1	1	0	1	1
1945-05-20	NYY	SLA	L	0	0	0	0	0	0
1945-05-13	NYY	CLE	W	4	0	0	0	0	1
1945-04-29	NYY	MIN	L	3	1	1	1	1	0
1945-04-17	NYY	BOS	W	2	0	0	0	0	0
1944-09-19	NYY	DET	L	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Atley Donald — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1945-07-13	NYY	CLE	L	2.0	5	5	5	2	1	2
1945-07-03	NYY	CLE	L	8.0	7	5	3	5	3	0
1945-06-05	NYY	MIN	W	9.0	8	3	0	1	1	0
1945-05-29	NYY	SLA	W	9.0	5	0	0	3	5	0
1945-05-24	NYY	CHW	W	9.0	12	3	3	4	2	0
1945-05-20	NYY	SLA	L	0.2	5	7	5	2	1	0
1945-05-13	NYY	CLE	W	10.0	7	0	0	2	3	0
1945-04-29	NYY	MIN	L	9.0	4	2	1	3	1	0
1945-04-17	NYY	BOS	W	7.0	9	4	4	3	2	1
1944-09-19	NYY	DET	—	1.0	3	1	1	1	0	1

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Atley Donald — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	153	0	29	133	11	9

Season-by-Season Fielding

Atley Donald — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1938	NYA	P	2	1	4	0	0
1939	NYA	P	24	3	22	0	2
1940	NYA	P	24	2	12	4	0
1941	NYA	P	22	8	28	2	2
1942	NYA	P	20	7	21	2	1
1943	NYA	P	22	3	15	0	0
1944	NYA	P	30	4	24	0	4
1945	NYA	P	9	1	7	3	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Atley Donald — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	153

College History

Atley Donald — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Louisiana Tech University	Ruston	LA	1931, 1932

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Atley Donald: the record in brief

Atley Donald's major league career runs from a debut on April 21, 1938 to a final game on July 13, 1945. Donald's only club in the season tables is the New York Yankees. Born on August 19, 1910, in Morton, MS, USA, Donald is listed as a pitcher and threw right-handed and batted left-handed. The bio gives 186 pounds on a 6-foot-1 frame. Donald's death is recorded on October 19, 1992, in West Monroe, LA, USA. Donald's full given name, per the bio, is Richard Atley Donald.

Donald went 65-33 with a 3.52 ERA in 153 games, 115 of them starts. Donald had 369 strikeouts, 54 complete games, and 6 shutouts. Against a 3.88 league ERA for the same years, Donald was 9.3% better. The best win total was 13, in 1939. 1941 produced Donald's most strikeouts, 71. In 1940, one of the busiest seasons, Donald posted a 3.03 ERA; the league figure that year was 4.21.

Frequently Asked Questions about Atley Donald

What years did Atley Donald play?: Atley Donald played in Major League Baseball from 1938 to 1945.
Was Atley Donald a pitcher?: Yes. Atley Donald pitched in the major leagues, recording 65 wins and 369 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Atley Donald hit?: Atley Donald hit 1 career home run with 57 hits.
What teams did Atley Donald play for?: Atley Donald played for one team, the New York Yankees (1938–1945).
What were Atley Donald's career stats?: In 153 games, Atley Donald went 65-33 with a 3.52 ERA, 369 strikeouts, 932.1 innings pitched, and 1 saves. At the plate he had 57 hits and 1 home runs.
What position did Atley Donald play?: Atley Donald played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Atley Donald and how much did he weigh?: Atley Donald was listed at 6 feet 1 inch and 186 pounds.
What was Atley Donald's career ERA?: Atley Donald finished with a 3.52 career ERA, going 65-33 with 369 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Atley Donald have?: Atley Donald recorded 369 career strikeouts.
Is Atley Donald in the Hall of Fame?: No. Atley Donald has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.