Clint Blume vs. Dick Donovan — Career Comparison

Clint Blume
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Donovan built a career as a starting pitcher and Clint Blume as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Clint Blume posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.515 compared to 3.67 and 1.255 for Dick Donovan. By the career numbers, Clint Blume had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clint Blume and Dick Donovan

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
55.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
822
3.67
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.85
4.85
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.91
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
8.87
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.73
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.09
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
3.93
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.758
0.758
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
39.55
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.82
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
909
4.06
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.515
1.515
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
33.27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7867
35.1
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Clint Blume and Dick Donovan

Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.58
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5883
27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1961
9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clint Blume and Dick Donovan

Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
866.67
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
519.85
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.722
0.722
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
84.64
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
62.92
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
51.96
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.06
37.5
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
128.84
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
266.67
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
150.56
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.611
0.611
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
50.19
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.1
73.56
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.31
32.44
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
58.43
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
292
218.73
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.48
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Clint Blume
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clint Blume
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA