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Barry Zito League
9-9-2102
Buster Donovan Starting Pitcher
Retired (1982, Age 39)
CAREER BIOGRAPHICAL DATA
ERA 4.87 Total Rating B    Bats/Throws L/L
W-L 117-182 Status Deceased (2020) Option Years 0  
SV 4 Age at Death 77 Date of Birth 09-03-1943
K 2221 Drafted Round 2, Pick 17
(1961)		 Majors Svc Time 14 years
(158 games)
IP 2601.1
WHIP 1.51 Salary $0.50M Final Contract Year 1982
OFFENSE PITCHING MENTORING
Contact vs. R F  Contact vs. L F  Endurance A-   Ldrship A 
Power vs. R D- Power vs. L F  Velocity A-   Mentor Val C+
Speed C+ Bunt D- Control C+
POSITIONS DEFENSE/HEALTH POSTSEASON
 C * --- SS --- Range C- WS Rings 0
1B --- LF --- Arm B- WS Appearances 0
2B --- CF ---   Health C+ LCS Appearances 0
3B --- RF ---   Injured Days 0 All Star Teams 1
* League requires 75% rating to start at catcher.

Year H/A W L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HBP BB SO WHIP ERA
1967 Away 4 9 21 21 2 1 0 0 132.1 157 90 82 4 65 106 1.68 5.58
1967 Home 2 6 13 13 0 0 0 0 72.1 89 56 55 2 31 62 1.66 6.84
1968 Away 0 2 11 2 0 0 0 0 30.0 41 22 21 0 8 29 1.63 6.30
1968 Home 2 5 15 5 0 0 0 0 35.1 55 41 40 1 17 31 2.04 10.19
1969 Away 4 2 15 5 0 0 1 0 47.1 60 33 32 1 21 42 1.71 6.08
1969 Home 2 2 14 2 0 0 0 0 24.0 25 20 20 2 11 26 1.50 7.50
1970 Away 3 7 13 13 0 0 0 0 73.2 91 60 56 1 34 66 1.70 6.84
1970 Home 7 2 11 11 0 0 0 0 77.0 66 23 23 2 30 62 1.25 2.69
1971 Away 5 3 11 11 0 0 0 0 73.2 59 26 25 0 27 69 1.17 3.05
1971 Home 3 7 12 12 0 0 0 0 76.0 86 51 51 2 26 57 1.47 6.04
1972 Away 6 10 20 20 0 0 0 0 139.2 143 82 78 3 69 137 1.52 5.03
1972 Home 3 11 16 16 0 0 0 0 111.2 119 75 73 2 69 98 1.68 5.88
1973 Away 5 5 13 13 3 1 0 0 102.1 115 57 51 0 44 95 1.55 4.49
1973 Home 7 4 12 12 1 0 0 0 94.2 82 43 40 3 41 92 1.30 3.80
1974 Away 1 13 23 13 4 0 0 0 102.2 103 58 53 1 45 69 1.44 4.65
1974 Home 3 5 23 14 2 0 1 0 105.1 111 60 51 4 48 94 1.51 4.36
1975 Away 4 8 18 18 0 0 0 0 114.0 103 54 47 0 59 101 1.42 3.71
1975 Home 5 5 19 19 0 0 0 0 114.0 105 65 55 3 57 116 1.42 4.34
1976 Away 4 12 18 18 8 0 0 0 135.1 141 74 70 6 56 106 1.46 4.66
1976 Home 9 4 18 18 4 0 0 0 143.2 155 71 64 3 62 116 1.51 4.01
1977 Away 6 9 18 18 5 0 0 0 137.2 142 77 70 3 58 119 1.45 4.58
1977 Home 10 4 18 18 8 2 0 0 149.2 122 49 46 1 57 141 1.20 2.77
1978 Away 6 4 11 11 4 1 0 0 75.0 85 46 44 1 32 55 1.56 5.28
1978 Home 4 6 12 12 3 0 0 0 97.2 92 48 46 3 44 70 1.39 4.24
1979 Away 3 6 11 11 1 0 0 0 61.0 68 49 43 1 37 53 1.72 6.34
1979 Home 4 6 12 12 1 0 0 0 77.0 80 44 44 3 31 52 1.44 5.14
1980 Away 2 9 19 19 1 1 0 0 80.2 96 59 52 2 45 64 1.75 5.80
1980 Home 0 12 15 15 0 0 0 0 68.2 75 54 44 2 41 56 1.69 5.77
1981 Away 0 3 10 3 0 0 2 0 20.0 33 18 18 1 8 14 2.05 8.10
1981 Home 3 1 10 4 0 0 0 0 29.0 33 17 13 1 13 23 1.59 4.03
2102 Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2102 Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
Total Away 53 102 232 196 28 4 3 0 1325.1 1437 805 742 24 608 1125 1.54 5.04
Total Home 64 80 220 183 19 2 1 0 1276.0 1295 717 665 34 578 1096 1.47 4.69
Total
117
 182
452
379
47
6
4
 0
2601.1
 2732 1522 1407 58 1186
2221
1.51
4.87
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1982-11-01Buster Donovan has retired from the Free Agency Pool
1980-09-05Buster Donovan of the Houston Lone Star Beers is injured and is expected to be out 9 days.
1980-03-29The Houston Lone Star Beers have promoted Buster Donovan to the major league team. The Houston Lone Star Beers have promoted Lloyd Armstrong to the major league team. The Houston Lone Star Beers have promoted Chris Murray to the major league team. The Houston Lone Star Beers have promoted Jack Puckett to the major league team.
1980-03-29Buster Donovan has signed with the Houston Lone Star Beers for $1.0M per year for 2 years.
1972-03-29The New York Robber Barons have promoted Buster Donovan to the major league team.
1972-03-29Buster Donovan has signed with the New York Robber Barons for $3.3M per year for 8 years.
1970-04-01A trade has been completed between the San Diego Perfect Tens and the Toronto Soulpeppers. The Toronto Soulpeppers receive Buster Donovan from the San Diego Perfect Tens in exchange for Bill Freese. Protest This Trade.
1969-09-10Buster Donovan of the San Diego Perfect Tens is injured and is expected to be out 29 days.
1969-06-25The San Diego Perfect Tens have placed Buster Donovan on the trade block.
1968-06-08The San Diego Perfect Tens have re-claimed Buster Donovan from the waiver wire.
1968-06-03The San Diego Perfect Tens have promoted Sandy Breuer to the major league team. The San Diego Perfect Tens have designated Buster Donovan for assignment.
1967-03-28The San Diego Lollipops have promoted Buster Donovan to the major league team.