Dick Donovan vs. Dinty Gearin — Career Comparison

Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Dinty Gearin
Lost GenerationRhode IslandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Dick Donovan and Dinty Gearin are fairly close on the surface numbers. Dick Donovan had the edge in WHIP (1.255 vs 1.585). 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 Dick Donovan and Dinty Gearin

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.21
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.02
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.68
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
55.2
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.15
46.15
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.45
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.67
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.74
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.87
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
9.51
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.68
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.75
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
3.93
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.21
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.774
0.774
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
39.91
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.51
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.25
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.585
1.585
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
35.1
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
35.15
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Dick Donovan and Dinty Gearin

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.58
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5883
27
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1961
9
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Donovan and Dinty Gearin

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
637.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
519.85
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
84.64
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
62.92
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.06
37.5
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.43
53.57
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
128.84
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
150.56
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
50.19
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
86.89
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.31
32.44
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.94
72.69
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
292
218.73
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
2.74
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.48
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Dinty Gearin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Dinty Gearin
Career
Per 600 PA