Dick Donovan vs. Mark Mulder — Career Comparison

Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mark Mulder
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

The numbers give Mark Mulder a clear advantage over Dick Donovan across the core pitching metrics. Mark Mulder led in home run suppression (HR9+ 129 vs 97), run prevention (ERA+ 116 vs 99), and strikeout rate (K%+ 96 vs 80). Dick Donovan held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 173 vs 110). Mark Mulder was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Dick Donovan and Mark Mulder

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.54
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
1.22
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.39
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.71
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.41
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
55.2
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.19
63.19
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.13
79.13
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.17
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.67
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
611
4.18
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3942
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.87
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1352
9.26
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.88
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
0.97
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
412
2.82
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.22
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.82
2.82
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
3.93
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
834
5.71
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.32
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.34
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5562
38.1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.12
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
657
4.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.35
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.2
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.14
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.343
1.343
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7867
35.1
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
5020
34.38
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Dick Donovan and Mark Mulder

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
345
1.58
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
1.4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
1.22
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
1.39
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
3942
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
1314
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.38
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
1.54
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
1.8
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.09
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
2.25
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
2.18
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.391
1.391
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.551
1.551
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.1
77.1
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.02
99.02
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.11
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.11
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Donovan and Mark Mulder

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
938.93
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
131
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
694
519.85
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
111
508.4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.504
0.504
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
84.64
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
18
82.44
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
62.92
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
68.7
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.16
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.58
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.009
0.009
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.06
37.5
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
5.34
24.44
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
128.84
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
23
105.34
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
150.56
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
28
128.24
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.435
0.435
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
50.19
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
10
45.8
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
18
82.44
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.31
32.44
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
4.41
20.2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.58
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
9
41.22
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
292
218.73
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
206.11
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
2.74
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
13.48
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
36.64
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.75
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.16
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
9.74
Mark Mulder
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
13.74
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Mark Mulder
Career
Per 600 PA