How Dick Donovan's Gross Production Average (GPA) Compares to Similar Players

Dick Donovan posted a career Gross Production Average (GPA) of .178, well below the league average of .247 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Gross Production Average (GPA) season came in 1951, posting .437, well above the league average of .250 that year. The lowest point came in 1952 at .000, well below the league average of .241 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from .117 in 1963 to .189 in 1964 and .000 in 1965. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Gross Production Average (GPA) profile — ranging from .000 to .437 — though the career average remained well below league norms.

Dick Donovan Lifetime Gross Production Average (GPA)

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Dick Donovan Gross Production Average (GPA) Per Season

Dick Donovan's Gross Production Average (GPA) for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Dick Donovan Gross Production Average (GPA) per season line chart

Dick Donovan Gross Production Average (GPA) by Team

Dick Donovan's career Gross Production Average (GPA) totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Dick Donovan career Gross Production Average (GPA) by team bar chart

Dick Donovan Gross Production Average (GPA) Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Dick Donovan's career Gross Production Average (GPA) shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Dick Donovan Gross Production Average (GPA) year-over-year waterfall chart

Dick Donovan Gross Production Average (GPA) Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Dick Donovan's seasonal Gross Production Average (GPA) alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Dick Donovan Gross Production Average (GPA) distribution box chart versus comparable players

Dick Donovan Gross Production Average (GPA) — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Dick Donovan's MLB career with Gross Production Average (GPA) alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Dick Donovan Gross Production Average (GPA) season-by-season breakdown table