Dick Donovan vs. Morris Madden — Career Comparison

Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Morris Madden
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Donovan built a career as a starting pitcher and Morris Madden as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Donovan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.67 and WHIP 1.255 compared to 5.91 and 2.391 for Morris Madden. By the career numbers, Dick Donovan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Donovan and Morris Madden

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.22
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.84
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.44
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
55.2
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.67
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.91
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.55
7.55
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.87
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
10.97
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.7
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
3.93
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
43.88
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.17
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.11
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.297
2.297
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7867
35.1
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
32.91
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.06
1.06
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.88
43.88

Fielding Stats for Dick Donovan and Morris Madden

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.58
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.22
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
2.11
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.75
18.75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Donovan and Morris Madden

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
2700
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
519.85
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
84.64
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
62.92
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.06
37.5
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
128.84
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
150.56
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
50.19
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.31
32.44
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-2.56
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
292
218.73
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
2.74
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
13.48
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Morris Madden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Morris Madden
Career
Per 600 PA