Dick Donovan vs. Jim Gott — Career Comparison

Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Gott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Donovan built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Gott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Donovan led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 173 vs 93), run prevention (ERA+ 99 vs 93), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 98). Jim Gott held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 80). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dick Donovan.

Pitching Stats for Dick Donovan and Jim Gott

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.45
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
0.59
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
55.2
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.08
43.08
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.73
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.67
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
3.87
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
8.87
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
8.69
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.68
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
3.74
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.51
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
3.93
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
6.73
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.73
6.73
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.163
1.163
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.42
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.18
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.12
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4828
38.8
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
2.1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
4.39
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.46
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.24
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.67
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.381
1.381
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7867
35.1
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4252
34.17
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Dick Donovan and Jim Gott

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
345
1.58
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
554
4.45
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
0.77
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3360
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1120
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.63
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.17
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
1.86
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
224
1.8
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.97
96.97
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.404
0.404
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Donovan and Jim Gott

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
14
14
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
554
4155
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
80
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
519.85
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
547.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.593
0.593
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
84.64
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
97.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
62.92
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
7
52.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
10.49
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
11.24
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
21.72
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.06
37.5
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.62
49.62
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
128.84
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
202.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
150.56
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
15
112.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
0.37
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
0.57
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.438
0.438
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
50.19
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
67.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.31
32.44
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.81
36.05
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
7.49
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
292
218.73
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
307.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.95
1.95
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
13.48
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Gott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Gott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0