Jim Donohue vs. Lee Wade — Career Comparison

Jim Donohue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Lee Wade
Lost GenerationThrows RightSt. Louis GiantsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Lee Wade built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Donohue as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lee Wade posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.309 compared to 4.29 and 1.545 for Jim Donohue. By the career numbers, Lee Wade had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Donohue and Lee Wade

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.24
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.99
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.51
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.08
48.08
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.76
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4.29
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.77
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1419
27
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
473
9
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.81
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
504
9.59
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.59
9.59
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.39
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.4
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
4.75
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
2.19
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
6.72
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
4.22
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.66
1.66
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.713
0.713
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
39.75
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2051
39.03
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.56
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.64
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
5.23
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.18
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.55
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
602
34.88
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1860
35.39
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Jim Donohue and Lee Wade

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.28
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.52
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1713
27
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
571
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.79
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.04
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.69
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.56
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.71
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.51
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
2.47
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.28
91.28
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.938
1.938
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.86
12.86
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Donohue and Lee Wade

Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
70
1166.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
187.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
240
600
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
214
535
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
102.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
80
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
22.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.7
11.61
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.34
33.36
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
130
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
6
100
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
137.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.484
0.484
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
57.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
42.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
97.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-4.89
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.97
34.92
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
32.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
10
166.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
30
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Lee Wade
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
Lee Wade
Career
Per 600 PA