What years did Donn Pall play?

Donn Pall played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1998.

Was Donn Pall a pitcher?

Yes. Donn Pall pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 278 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Donn Pall hit?

Donn Pall hit 0 career home runs.

What were Donn Pall's career stats?

In 328 games, Donn Pall went 24-23 with a 3.63 ERA, 278 strikeouts, 505.1 innings pitched, and 10 saves.

What was Donn Pall's salary?

Donn Pall's last recorded salary was $200,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $500,000, in 1993, and his lowest was $72,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1998.

What position did Donn Pall play?

Donn Pall played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.

How tall was Donn Pall and how much did he weigh?

Donn Pall was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.

What was Donn Pall's career ERA?

Donn Pall finished with a 3.63 career ERA, going 24-23 with 278 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Donn Pall have?

Donn Pall recorded 278 career strikeouts.

Is Donn Pall in the Hall of Fame?

No. Donn Pall has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Donn Pall

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1988-1998)

Donn Pall was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1998 for 5 teams, including the Chicago White Sox, a span of 11 seasons. Across 328 career appearances, he went 24-23 with a 3.63 ERA and 278 strikeouts.

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 24–23

ERA 3.63

WHIP 1.30

SO 278

Pitcher PIV -648.6

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 185 lb
Born: 1/11/1962 in Chicago, IL, USA
MLB Debut: 1988-08-01
Last Game: 1998-09-27

Full name: Donn Steven Pall

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Career Pitching Statistics

Donn Pall — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
24	23	328	0	0	0	10	505.1	519	204	52	139	278	3.63	-648.6

Career ERA 3.63 vs. league average 4.11 across their career seasons — 11.6% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

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Donn Pall Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1988	CHA	AL	0	2	17	0	28.2	39	11	8	16	3.45	3.73 (+8%)	569.7
1989	CHA	AL	4	5	53	6	87.0	90	32	19	58	3.31	3.71 (+11%)	10.9
1990	CHA	AL	3	5	56	2	76.0	63	28	24	39	3.32	3.86 (+14%)	-424.3
1991	CHA	AL	7	2	51	0	71.0	59	19	20	40	2.41	3.91 (+38%)	-126.5
1992	CHA	AL	5	2	39	1	73.0	79	40	27	27	4.93	3.75 (-32%)	-1993.8
1993	CHA	AL	2	3	39	1	58.2	62	21	11	29	3.22	4.19 (+23%)	620.7
1993	PHI	NL	1	0	8	0	17.2	15	5	3	11	2.55	4.19 (+39%)	532.9
1994	NYA	AL	1	2	26	0	35.0	43	14	9	21	3.60	4.51 (+20%)	536.9
1994	CHN	NL	0	0	2	0	4.0	8	2	1	2	4.50	—	0.0
1996	FLO	NL	1	1	12	0	18.2	16	12	9	9	5.79	4.61 (-25%)	-528.3
1997	FLO	NL	0	0	2	0	2.1	3	1	1	0	3.86	—	0.0
1998	FLO	NL	0	1	23	0	33.1	42	19	7	26	5.13	4.43 (-16%)	153.1
Career · 12 seasons			24	23	328	10	505.1	519	204	139	278	3.63	—	-649

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

Donn Pall — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
328	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.000	.167	.000	.167	0

Career AVG .000 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OBP .167 vs. league average .329 across their career seasons — 49.4% below league average.

Career SLG .000 vs. league average .400 across their career seasons — 100.0% below league average.

Career OPS .167 vs. league average .729 across their career seasons — 77.1% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

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Donn Pall Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1988	CHA	AL	17	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1989	CHA	AL	53	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1990	CHA	AL	56	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1991	CHA	AL	51	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1992	CHA	AL	39	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	CHA	AL	39	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1993	PHI	NL	8	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	NYA	AL	26	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1994	CHN	NL	2	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1996	FLO	NL	12	2	1	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1997	FLO	NL	2	1	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1998	FLO	NL	23	2	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 12 seasons			328	5	1	2	.000	—	—	—	—	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

Donn Pall — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	164	2	0	0	0	0	.000
Away	164	3	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Donn Pall — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	164	251.1	268	111	68	148	3.97
Away	164	254.0	251	93	71	130	3.30

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Donn Pall — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1998-09-27	MIA	PHI	—	3.0	6	1	1	0	0	0
1998-09-20	MIA	NYN	—	1.0	2	1	1	1	0	0
1998-09-11	MIA	ATL	—	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0
1998-09-07	MIA	COL	—	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	1
1998-09-04	MIA	WSN	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0
1998-09-01	MIA	STL	—	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	2
1998-08-30	MIA	CIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1998-08-27	MIA	CIN	—	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0
1998-08-26	MIA	STL	—	1.0	3	0	0	0	0	0
1998-08-25	MIA	STL	—	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Donn Pall — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	328	0	32	62	5	5

Season-by-Season Fielding

Donn Pall — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1988	CHA	P	17	4	6	0	1
1989	CHA	P	53	5	7	2	0
1990	CHA	P	56	1	11	0	2
1991	CHA	P	51	4	8	1	0
1992	CHA	P	39	5	6	1	2
1993	CHA	P	39	4	11	1	0
1993	PHI	P	8	1	2	0	0
1994	NYA	P	26	4	5	0	0
1994	CHN	P	2	0	0	0	0
1996	FLO	P	12	1	1	0	0
1997	FLO	P	2	0	0	0	0
1998	FLO	P	23	3	5	0	0

Career Games by Position

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Donn Pall Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position	Games
Pitcher	328

Salary History

Donn Pall's recorded salaries total $2,174,000 over 7 seasons, 1989 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Pall's career ran from 1988 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1988, 1996, and 1997.

Donn Pall — Salary History
Year	Team	League	Salary
1998	FLO	NL	$200,000
1994	NYA	AL	$500,000
1993	CHA	AL	$500,000
1992	CHA	AL	$354,000
1991	CHA	AL	$448,000
1990	CHA	AL	$100,000
1989	CHA	AL	$72,000
Total recorded salary (partial)			$2,174,000

College History

Donn Pall — College History
School Name	City	State	Years Attended
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Champaign	IL	1983, 1984, 1985

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Career Spans

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Donn Pall: the record in brief

According to the bio, Donn Pall debuted on August 1, 1988 and played a final game on September 27, 1998. The team column moves through the Chicago White Sox (1988 to 1993), the Philadelphia Phillies (1993), the New York Yankees (1994), the Chicago Cubs (1994), and the Florida Marlins (1996 to 1998). Pall, a pitcher by primary position, threw and hit right-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-2 and 185 pounds. Pall was born on January 11, 1962, in Chicago, IL, USA. Pall's full given name, per the bio, is Donn Steven Pall.

Across 328 games (0 starts), Pall recorded 24 wins against 23 losses with a 3.63 ERA. Also on Pall's record: 278 strikeouts and 10 saves. That 3.63 ERA compares with a 4.11 league average across the same seasons, 11.6% better. The best win total was 7, in 1991. The strikeout high was 58 in 1989. In 1991, one of the busiest seasons, Pall posted a 2.41 ERA; the league figure that year was 3.91.

Frequently Asked Questions about Donn Pall

What years did Donn Pall play?: Donn Pall played in Major League Baseball from 1988 to 1998.
Was Donn Pall a pitcher?: Yes. Donn Pall pitched in the major leagues, recording 24 wins and 278 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Donn Pall hit?: Donn Pall hit 0 career home runs.
What teams did Donn Pall play for?: Donn Pall played for 5 teams: the Chicago White Sox (1988–1993), the Philadelphia Phillies (1993), the New York Yankees (1994), the Chicago Cubs (1994), and the Florida Marlins (1996–1998).
What were Donn Pall's career stats?: In 328 games, Donn Pall went 24-23 with a 3.63 ERA, 278 strikeouts, 505.1 innings pitched, and 10 saves.
How much did Donn Pall earn in his career?: Donn Pall's recorded salaries total $2,174,000 over 7 seasons, 1989 to 1998. This total is partial: the salary data covers 1985 to 2016, and Pall's career ran from 1988 to 1998. No salary is recorded for 1988, 1996, and 1997.
What was Donn Pall's salary?: Donn Pall's last recorded salary was $200,000, in 1998. His highest recorded salary was $500,000, in 1993, and his lowest was $72,000, in 1989. The Salary History table lists each season from 1989 to 1998.
What position did Donn Pall play?: Donn Pall played primarily as a pitcher, the position where he appeared in the most games.
How tall was Donn Pall and how much did he weigh?: Donn Pall was listed at 6 feet 2 inches and 185 pounds.
What was Donn Pall's career ERA?: Donn Pall finished with a 3.63 career ERA, going 24-23 with 278 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Donn Pall have?: Donn Pall recorded 278 career strikeouts.
Is Donn Pall in the Hall of Fame?: No. Donn Pall has not been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.