Mike Donovan vs. Lew Ritter — Career Comparison

Mike Donovan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueThird Baseman
Lew Ritter
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueCatcher

Looking at the career totals, Mike Donovan and Lew Ritter are closely matched on the surface stats. Lew Ritter posted stronger numbers in OPS (.539 vs .524) and on-base percentage (.271 vs .238). Mike Donovan had the advantage in slugging (.286 vs .268). By the career numbers, Lew Ritter had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Mike Donovan and Lew Ritter

Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
462
175.44
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1580
600
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1437
545.7
Mike Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
119.62
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
264
100.25
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
12.53
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
6.46
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.38
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
19.37
Mike Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.35
38.68
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119.59
45.41
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
385
146.2
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
142.86
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
417
158.35
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Mike Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.524
0.524
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Mike Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
48.99
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
45.57
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
248
94.18
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.45
41.3
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132.09
50.16
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.28
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96
36.46
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
200
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
180
68.35
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
8.78
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
0.53
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
15.57
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
20.89
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Mike Donovan and Lew Ritter

Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.26
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
1.09
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
0.8
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10842
27
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3614
9
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.72
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1844
4.59
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.88
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.29
Mike Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.25
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.6
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2463
6.13
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
4.6
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2363
5.88
Mike Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.94
95.94
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.667
3.667
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.395
5.395
Mike Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.74
73.74
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.1
Mike Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.08
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Ritter
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
1.44
Mike Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Ritter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
0.94