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| Name | Team | Age |
| Fred Donovan | Retired (1993, Age 34) | Died (2026, Age 68) |
| Drafted | Position | Bats/Throws |
| Round 2, Pick 27 (1981) |
SS | R/R |
| League | Option Years
|
Majors Service Time |
| Ty Cobb League | 0 | 9 years (80 games) |
| Total Rating
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Arm | Range |
| Contact vs R | Contact vs L | Speed |
| Power vs R | Power vs L | Bunting |
| Endurance | Velocity | Control |
| Leadership
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Mentor vs RHP
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Mentor vs LHP
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| Health
|
Injured Days
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Birthday |
| 0 | 12/7/1958 | |
| WS Rings | WS Appearances | LCS Appearances |
| 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alt Pos (3B) | Alt Pos (2B) | Alt Pos (---) |
| (48.0 %) | (33.3 %) | (0.0 %) |
Stats | Splits | Playoffs | Positions | Improvements | Past Skills | Awards | Fielding | Game Log
| Year | Vs | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | OPS | OBP | SLG | AVG |
| 1982 | LHP | 55 | 130 | 36 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 20 | .745 | .361 | .385 | .277 |
| 1982 | RHP | 124 | 366 | 65 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 30 | 74 | .463 | .242 | .221 | .178 |
| 1983 | LHP | 29 | 71 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | .566 | .299 | .268 | .239 |
| 1983 | RHP | 35 | 66 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 1.128 | .386 | .742 | .364 |
| 1984 | LHP | 24 | 41 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1.047 | .511 | .537 | .439 |
| 1984 | RHP | 55 | 134 | 40 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 27 | .804 | .356 | .448 | .299 |
| 1985 | LHP | 15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .572 | .278 | .294 | .235 |
| 1985 | RHP | 38 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | .692 | .306 | .386 | .250 |
| 1986 | LHP | 17 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .614 | .324 | .290 | .258 |
| 1986 | RHP | 24 | 66 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 16 | .829 | .390 | .439 | .303 |
| 1987 | LHP | 35 | 71 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 12 | .597 | .287 | .310 | .197 |
| 1987 | RHP | 80 | 141 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 32 | .655 | .307 | .348 | .248 |
| 1988 | LHP | 13 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | .533 | .200 | .333 | .167 |
| 1988 | RHP | 21 | 63 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | .663 | .313 | .349 | .270 |
| 1989 | LHP | 9 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .347 | .222 | .125 | .125 |
| 1989 | RHP | 13 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | .419 | .194 | .226 | .194 |
| 1990 | LHP | 14 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .802 | .381 | .421 | .316 |
| 1990 | RHP | 10 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .418 | .227 | .190 | .190 |
| 1991 | LHP | 8 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | .970 | .391 | .579 | .316 |
| 1991 | RHP | 39 | 146 | 41 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 23 | .776 | .331 | .445 | .281 |
| 1992 | LHP | 7 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .857 | .357 | .500 | .333 |
| 1992 | RHP | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .578 | .300 | .278 | .222 |
| Total | LHP | 226 | 445 | 118 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 49 | 77 | .698 | .339 | .360 | .265 |
| Total | RHP | 444 | 1096 | 267 | 33 | 5 | 26 | 125 | 86 | 222 | .654 | .300 | .354 | .244 |
| Total | 576 | 1541 | 385 | 53 | 7 | 32 | 171 | 135 | 299 | .667 | .312 | .356 | .250 |
| Date | Transaction |
| 1993-11-01 | Fred Donovan has retired from the Free Agency Pool |
| 1993-04-01 | The Chicago sox have waived Fred Donovan. |
| 1992-07-09 | The Chicago sox have designated Fred Donovan for assignment. |
| 1991-10-13 | The Chicago sox have re-claimed Fred Donovan from the waiver wire. |
| 1991-10-03 | The Chicago sox have designated Frank Mattern for assignment. The Chicago sox have designated Walt Bell for assignment. The Chicago sox have designated Fred Donovan for assignment. |
| 1990-05-22 | The Chicago sox have promoted Fred Donovan to the major league team. The Chicago sox have designated Steve Klares for assignment. |
| 1990-04-01 | The Chicago sox have promoted Ray Cohen to the major league team. The Chicago sox have designated Fred Donovan for assignment. |
| 1989-09-10 | The Chicago sox have promoted Fred Donovan to the major league team. |
| 1989-09-10 | The Chicago sox have acquired Fred Donovan from the waiver wire. |
| 1989-07-02 | The Baltimore BROWNS have waived Fred Donovan. |
| 1989-06-28 | The Baltimore BROWNS have designated Fred Donovan for assignment. |
| 1988-04-18 | The Baltimore Browns have acquired Fred Donovan from the waiver wire. |
| 1988-04-13 | The Cincinnati Danomites have promoted Walt Rollins to the major league team. The Cincinnati Danomites have designated Fred Donovan for assignment. |
| 1984-08-01 | The Cincinnati Footnotes have promoted Fred Donovan to the major league team. |
| 1984-07-23 | The Cincinnati Footnotes have sent Fred Donovan down to the minors. |
| 1984-04-09 | The Cincinnati Footnotes have promoted Fred Donovan to the major league team. |
| 1983-08-18 | The Cincinnati Reds have sent Fred Donovan down to the minors. |
| 1982-04-02 | The Cincinnati Reds have promoted Fred Donovan to the major league team. |