Tommy Bridges vs. Dick Donovan — Career Comparison

Tommy Bridges
Greatest GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Tommy Bridges and Dick Donovan are fairly close on the surface numbers. Tommy Bridges posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.57 vs 3.67) and home runs allowed (0.58 per nine innings vs 0.88). Dick Donovan had the advantage in WHIP (1.255 vs 1.368). By the career numbers, Tommy Bridges 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 Tommy Bridges and Dick Donovan

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
1.35
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.54
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
1.15
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.62
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
0.44
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.43
58.43
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
55.2
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.38
85.38
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.13
79.13
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
0.64
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.45
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.11
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
3.57
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
822
3.67
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8479
27
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2826.1
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2675
8.52
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1988
8.87
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.52
8.52
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
0.58
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
3.8
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1674
5.33
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
880
3.93
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.33
5.33
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.19
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12165
38.74
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.15
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1321
4.21
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10938
34.83
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7867
35.1
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Tommy Bridges and Dick Donovan

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.58
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5883
27
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1961
9
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
469
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
637
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
613
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.23
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.446
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tommy Bridges and Dick Donovan

Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
15
15
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
222.77
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
371
277.9
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1142
600
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
801
600
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1003
526.97
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
694
519.85
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.181
0.181
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.509
0.509
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
95.1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
113
84.64
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
146
76.71
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
84
62.92
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
14.19
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
14
10.49
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
4.2
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
18.39
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
28.9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50.06
37.5
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
224
117.69
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
172
128.84
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
255
133.98
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
150.56
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.043
0.043
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
83
43.61
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
67
50.19
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
37.83
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
81.44
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
54.58
28.68
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43.31
32.44
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
74
38.88
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
142.38
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
292
218.73
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
2.74
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
34.15
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
13.48
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Tommy Bridges
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.15
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Bridges
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA