Donovan Osborne

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1992-2004)

W–L 49–46
ERA 4.03
WHIP 1.31
SO 558
Pitcher PIV 3310.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
B / L
Height / Weight
6'2" / 195 lb
Born
6/21/1969 in Roseville, CA, USA
MLB Debut
1992-04-09
Last Game
2004-05-15

Full name: Donovan Alan Osborne

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Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
49 46 163 140 4 2 0 873.7 895 391 100 246 558 4.03 3310.0

Career ERA 4.03 vs. league average 4.37 across their career seasons — 7.8% better 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
1992 SLN NL 11 9 34 29 0 0 0 179.0 193 75 38 104 3.77 3.75 (-1%) 2028.4
1993 SLN NL 10 7 26 26 1 0 0 155.7 153 65 47 83 3.76 4.19 (+10%) -1071.2
1995 SLN NL 4 6 19 19 0 0 0 113.3 112 48 34 82 3.81 4.45 (+14%) -306.2
1996 SLN NL 13 9 30 30 2 1 0 198.7 191 78 57 134 3.53 4.61 (+23%) 2444.8
1997 SLN NL 3 7 14 14 0 0 0 80.3 84 44 23 51 4.93 4.39 (-12%) 72.3
1998 SLN NL 5 4 14 14 1 1 0 83.7 84 38 22 60 4.09 4.43 (+8%) 410.4
1999 SLN NL 1 3 6 6 0 0 0 29.3 34 18 10 21 5.52 4.71 (-17%) 4.7
2002 CHN NL 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 16.0 19 11 10 13 6.19 4.28 (-45%) 101.7
2004 NYA AL 2 0 9 2 0 0 0 17.7 25 14 5 10 7.13 4.46 (-60%) -374.9
Career · 9 seasons 49 46 163 140 4 2 0 873.2 895 391 246 558 4.03 — 3,310

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
166 259 18 42 10 1 1 19 1 12 87 .162 .202 .220 .422 -1,055

Career AVG .162 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 38.9% below league average.

Career OBP .202 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 39.7% below league average.

Career SLG .220 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 47.2% below league average.

Career OPS .422 vs. league average .752 across their career seasons — 43.8% 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
1992 SLN NL 34 58 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 .121 .255 (-53%) .322 (-63%) .377 (-59%) .699 (-61%) -550.5
1993 SLN NL 29 49 4 10 1 0 0 3 0 3 13 .204 — — — — -275.4
1995 SLN NL 19 31 1 5 3 0 0 4 0 3 15 .161 — — — — 0.0
1996 SLN NL 30 59 6 13 4 0 1 10 0 3 24 .220 .269 (-18%) .340 (-24%) .426 (-21%) .767 (-22%) -229.4
1997 SLN NL 14 24 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 .208 — — — — 0.0
1998 SLN NL 14 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 .040 — — — — 0.0
1999 SLN NL 6 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 — — — — 0.0
2002 CHN NL 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2004 NYA AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0
Career · 9 seasons 166 259 18 42 10 1 1 19 1 12 87 .162 — — — — -1,055

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

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1996 NLCS SLN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
1996 NLDS2 SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 3 3 0 11.7 19 12 4 11 9.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1996 NLCS SLN 1 1 2 2 0 7.7 12 8 4 6 9.39
1996 NLDS2 SLN 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 7 4 0 5 9.00

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home851231323112.187
Away8113651907.140

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home82453.24341791142923.55
Away81420.04612121322664.54

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2004-05-15 NYYSEAL 000000000
2004-05-09 NYYSEAW 000000000
2004-05-04 NYYOAKW 000000000
2004-04-27 NYYOAKW 000000000
2004-04-23 NYYBOSL 000000000
2004-04-17 NYYBOSL 000000000
2004-04-16 NYYBOSL 000000000
2004-04-09 NYYCHWL 000000000
2004-04-06 NYYTBRL 000000000
2002-05-08 CHCSTLL 100000001

Last 10 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2004-05-15 NYYSEA — 5.0864000
2004-05-09 NYYSEA — 1.1666201
2004-05-04 NYYOAK W 4.0311121
2004-04-27 NYYOAK W 0.1100000
2004-04-23 NYYBOS — 2.1322121
2004-04-17 NYYBOS — 3.0311040
2004-04-16 NYYBOS — 0.2000000
2004-04-09 NYYCHW — 1.0100020
2004-04-06 NYYTBR — 0.0000100
2002-05-08 CHCSTL — 1.2200220

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 163 140 34 114 7 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1992 SLN P 34 29 6 18 2 2
1993 SLN P 26 26 8 24 0 1
1995 SLN P 19 19 3 16 0 0
1996 SLN P 30 30 6 23 1 0
1997 SLN P 14 14 4 10 0 1
1998 SLN P 14 14 5 8 3 2
1999 SLN P 6 6 1 7 1 0
2002 CHN P 11 0 0 2 0 0
2004 NYA P 9 2 1 6 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 163

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2004 NYA AL $450,000
2002 CHN NL $450,000
1999 SLN NL $5,080,000
1998 SLN NL $3,750,000
1997 SLN NL $2,750,000
1996 SLN NL $725,000
1995 SLN NL $250,000
1994 SLN NL $112,000
1993 SLN NL $155,000
Total Career Earnings $13,722,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas NV 1988, 1989, 1990

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1992 Rookie of the Year NL 5th 12.0 120 0

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Donovan Osborne (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Brian Lawrence
    50-63, 4.19 ERA
  2. 96
    Miguel Gonzalez
    52-57, 4.06 ERA
  3. 93
    Dillon Gee
    51-48, 4.09 ERA
  4. 91
    Eric Stults
    36-48, 4.24 ERA
  5. 90
    Marco Gonzales
    66-50, 4.14 ERA
  6. 83
    Rollie Sheldon
    38-36, 4.09 ERA

Frequently Asked Questions about Donovan Osborne

What years did Donovan Osborne play?
Donovan Osborne played in Major League Baseball from 1992 to 2004.
Was Donovan Osborne a pitcher?
Yes. Donovan Osborne pitched in the major leagues, recording 49 wins and 558 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Donovan Osborne hit?
Donovan Osborne hit 1 career home runs with 42 hits.