Dick Donovan vs. Eduardo Rodriguez — Career Comparison

Dick Donovan
Greatest GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Eduardo Rodriguez
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dick Donovan built a career as a starting pitcher and Eduardo Rodriguez 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 85), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 103 vs 90), and home run suppression (HR9+ 97 vs 91). Eduardo Rodriguez held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 94 vs 80). Role difference aside, Dick Donovan holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dick Donovan and Eduardo Rodriguez

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.54
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.24
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
1.22
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.48
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.54
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.51
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
0.44
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.44
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.2
55.2
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.85
53.85
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.13
79.13
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.77
14.77
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.45
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.39
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
3.67
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
317
3.89
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6052
27
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2202
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2017.1
9
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
9
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1988
8.87
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.35
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.35
8.35
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
0.88
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.8
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
495
2.21
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
3.96
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.22
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
880
3.93
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
5.27
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.55
2.55
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.29
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.28
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
37.51
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3164
38.8
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.73
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
909
4.06
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
4.27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.53
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.37
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.59
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7867
35.1
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
33.66
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.51
37.51
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Dick Donovan and Eduardo Rodriguez

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345
1.58
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
3.24
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
1.22
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.48
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5883
27
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2202
27
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1961
9
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
734
9
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.66
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.58
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.54
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.98
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.09
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.13
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
2.29
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
1.69
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
2.2
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
1.56
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.03
92.03
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.481
0.481
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.1
77.1
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.77
14.77
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Donovan and Eduardo Rodriguez

Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
371
277.9
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
264
158400
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
801
600
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
694
519.85
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.544
0.544
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
84.64
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84
62.92
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
10.49
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
11.24
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
21.72
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.06
37.5
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
128.84
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
201
150.56
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.505
0.505
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.085
0.085
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.178
0.178
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
50.19
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
47.94
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
116
86.89
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43.31
32.44
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.37
824.53
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.49
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
58.43
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
292
218.73
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.74
2.74
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
13.48
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
9.74
Eduardo Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Eduardo Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA