Bill Donovan vs. Al Veach — Career Comparison

Bill Donovan
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al Veach
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Bill Donovan posted a stronger line than Al Veach. Bill Donovan posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.69 vs 11.7) and WHIP (1.245 vs 2.900). By the career numbers, Bill 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 Bill Donovan and Al Veach

Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
1.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
0.99
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.56
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
0.42
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.1
57.1
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.51
86.51
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
0.88
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.11
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.02
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
886
2.69
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
11.7
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.7
11.7
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.408
0.408
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8894
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2964.2
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2631
7.99
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
18
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.09
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
3.21
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1552
4.71
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.881
0.881
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.21
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
0.27
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12201
37.04
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
52.2
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.15
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1212
3.68
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
13.5
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.245
1.245
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11052
33.55
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
44.1
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.04
37.04
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.2
52.2

Fielding Stats for Bill Donovan and Al Veach

Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
444
1.24
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
0.58
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9645
27
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3215
9
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
1.08
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
1.91
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.18
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1134
3.17
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1069
2.99
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.27
94.27
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.408
2.408
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.62
46.62
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Donovan and Al Veach

Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
459
191.25
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1440
600
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1302
542.5
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
251
104.58
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
84.58
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
12.5
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
4.58
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.92
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
20
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.191
0.191
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.56
37.32
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
324
135
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
139.17
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
142
59.17
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
39.58
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
230
95.83
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89.85
37.44
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.5
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
77
32.08
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
342
142.5
Al Veach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.21
4.21
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
22.92
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
15
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
15
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Al Veach
Career
Per 600 PA