Ollie Boyd vs. Dick Donovan — Career Comparison

Ollie Boyd
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Ollie Boyd and Dick Donovan are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dick Donovan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.67 vs 7.27) and WHIP (1.255 vs 1.846). Ollie Boyd had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.88). By the career numbers, Dick Donovan had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Ollie Boyd and Dick Donovan

Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.04
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
55.2
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.67
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.87
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.12
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.23
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
3.93
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.23
6.23
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.039
1.039
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
43.62
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.27
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
39.46
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
35.1
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.406
0.406
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.62
43.62
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Ollie Boyd and Dick Donovan

Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.08
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.58
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.04
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.54
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
2.29
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.12
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
2.2
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ollie Boyd and Dick Donovan

Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
371
277.9
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
519.85
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
84.64
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
62.92
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.06
37.5
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
128.84
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
150.56
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
50.19
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.31
32.44
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
292
218.73
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.48
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Ollie Boyd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ollie Boyd
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA