Keith Comstock vs. Dick Donovan — Career Comparison

Keith Comstock
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dick Donovan built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Comstock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Keith Comstock led in strikeout rate (K%+ 142 vs 80), home run suppression (HR9+ 117 vs 97), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 103). Dick Donovan held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 173 vs 79). Role difference aside, Keith Comstock holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Keith Comstock and Dick Donovan

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
8.47
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
55.2
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
4.06
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.67
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
7.88
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
8.87
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.82
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.41
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.76
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
8.35
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
3.93
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.71
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
38.24
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.71
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.35
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.65
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.65
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
555
32.65
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7867
35.1
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Keith Comstock and Dick Donovan

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
8.53
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.58
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
459
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.29
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.76
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.65
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Comstock and Dick Donovan

Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
144
43200
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
519.85
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
84.64
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
62.92
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.06
37.5
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
128.84
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
150.56
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
50.19
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.31
32.44
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
218.73
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.48
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Keith Comstock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Comstock
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA