Dick Donovan vs. Jake Reed — Career Comparison

Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jake Reed
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Donovan built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Reed 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 7.57 and 1.610 for Jake Reed. 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 Jake Reed

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
0.54
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.2
55.2
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.67
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
7.57
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1988
8.87
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
10.54
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.87
8.87
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.54
10.54
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
0.88
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.62
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
3.93
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.9
7.9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.281
1.281
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.08
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
41.82
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.63
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
8.89
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7867
35.1
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
36.88
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Dick Donovan and Jake Reed

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.58
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9.55
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.32
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.99
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.103
0.103
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Donovan and Jake Reed

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
17400
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
519.85
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
84.64
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
62.92
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
21.72
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50.06
37.5
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
128.84
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
150.56
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.505
0.505
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.253
0.253
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
50.19
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
116
86.89
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.31
32.44
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
292
218.73
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.48
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Jake Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Jake Reed
Career
Per 600 PA