Was Tom Donovan a pitcher?

No. Tom Donovan was a position player (Right Fielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.

How many home runs did Tom Donovan hit?

Tom Donovan hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.

Tom Donovan

Right Fielder · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1901)

AVG .254

HR 0

RBI 5

H 18

OPS .577

PIV -195

Position: Right Fielder
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 168 lb
Born: 1/1/1873 in West Troy, NY, USA
Died: 3/25/1933 in Watervliet, NY, USA
MLB Debut: 1901-09-10
Last Game: 1901-09-28

Full name: Thomas Joseph Donovan

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Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
18	71	9	18	3	1	0	5	1	0	4	.254	.254	.324	.577	-195

Career AVG .254 vs. league average .272 across their career seasons — 6.7% below league average.

Career OBP .254 vs. league average .327 across their career seasons — 22.4% below league average.

Career SLG .324 vs. league average .360 across their career seasons — 9.9% below league average.

Career OPS .577 vs. league average .686 across their career seasons — 15.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1901	CLE	AL	18	71	9	18	3	1	0	5	1	0	4	.254	.271 (-7%)	.326 (-22%)	.359 (-10%)	.686 (-16%)	-195.0
Career · 1 season			18	71	9	18	3	1	0	5	1	0	4	.254	—	—	—	—	-195

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 Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	16	4	0	3	0	5.14	0.0

Career ERA 5.14 vs. league average 3.49 across their career seasons — 47.5% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1901	CLE	AL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	16	4	3	0	5.14	—	0.0
Career · 1 season			0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.0	16	4	3	0	5.14	—	0

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.

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	5	18	2	7	0	2	.389
Away	13	54	7	11	0	3	.204

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Away	1	7.0	16	4	3	0	5.14

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	2B	RBI
1901-09-28	CLE	PHA	L	5	2	1	1	0
1901-09-27	CLE	PHA	L	5	0	1	0	0
1901-09-26	CLE	BLA	L	5	0	1	0	0
1901-09-25	CLE	BLA	L	4	0	1	1	2
1901-09-24	CLE	BLA	L	4	1	1	0	1
1901-09-23	CLE	MIN	W	4	0	0	0	0
1901-09-23	CLE	MIN	W	4	0	0	0	0
1901-09-21	CLE	MIN	L	5	2	2	1	0
1901-09-21	CLE	MIN	L	3	0	2	0	0
1901-09-20	CLE	MIN	L	4	2	1	0	0

Last 1 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1901-09-21	CLE	MIN	—	7.0	16	11	4	3	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
OF	18	0	21	4	4	0
P	1	0	0	2	0	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1901	CLE	OF	18	0	21	4	4	0
1901	CLE	P	1	0	0	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	1
Right Field	18

Frequently Asked Questions about Tom Donovan

Was Tom Donovan a pitcher?: No. Tom Donovan was a position player (Right Fielder), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did Tom Donovan hit?: Tom Donovan hit 0 career home runs with 18 hits.