Donovan Osborne, baseball player, 1992-2004

Donovan Osborne

Born: 6/21/1969 in Roseville, CA, USA

MLB Debut: 1992-04-09 | Final Game: 2004-05-15

Bats: B | Throws: L | Height: 6'2" | Weight: 195 lbs

Full name: Donovan Alan Osborne

📊 Compare This Player 📈 View Career Timeline

Biography

Donovan Osborne, born in 1969, was a professional baseball pitcher who made his mark in Major League Baseball from 1992 until 2004. Over his career, he played for teams such as the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, becoming known for his competitive spirit and durability on the mound. With a career record of 49-46 and an earned run average (ERA) of 4.03, Osborne established himself as a reliable member of his pitching staff during the late 1990s and early 2000s, a period characterized by a transition in the game toward more offensive play. Osborne recorded a total of 558 strikeouts throughout his career, showcasing his ability to overpower batters with a mix of fastballs and breaking pitches. Although he did not record any saves, his role as a starting pitcher allowed him to contribute significantly to his teams’ rotations. His career spanned the final years of the steroid era, a time when pitching was often overshadowed by the explosive offensive statistics of hitters. Despite this context, Osborne’s steady performance and resilience on the mound left a lasting impression on fans and teammates alike.

Career Pitching Statistics

W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
49 46 163 140 4 2 0 873.7 895 391 100 246 558 4.03 0

Career ERA 4.03 vs. league average 4.37 across their career seasons — 7.8% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1992 STL NL 11 9 34 29 0 0 0 179.0 193 75 38 104 3.77 3.75 (-1%) -
1993 STL NL 10 7 26 26 1 0 0 155.7 153 65 47 83 3.76 4.19 (+10%) -
1995 STL NL 4 6 19 19 0 0 0 113.3 112 48 34 82 3.81 4.45 (+14%) -
1996 STL NL 13 9 30 30 2 1 0 198.7 191 78 57 134 3.53 4.61 (+23%) -
1997 STL NL 3 7 14 14 0 0 0 80.3 84 44 23 51 4.93 4.39 (-12%) -
1998 STL NL 5 4 14 14 1 1 0 83.7 84 38 22 60 4.09 4.43 (+8%) -
1999 STL NL 1 3 6 6 0 0 0 29.3 34 18 10 21 5.52 4.71 (-17%) -
2002 CHC NL 0 1 11 0 0 0 0 16.0 19 11 10 13 6.19 4.28 (-45%) -
2004 NYY AL 2 0 9 2 0 0 0 17.7 25 14 5 10 7.13 4.46 (-60%) -

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
166 259 18 42 10 1 1 19 1 12 87 0.162 0.202 0.220 0.422 -1117.5

Career AVG .162 vs. league average .266 across their career seasons — 38.9% below league average.

Career OBP .202 vs. league average .335 across their career seasons — 39.7% below league average.

Career SLG .220 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 47.2% below league average.

Career OPS 0.422 vs. league average 0.752 across their career seasons — 43.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1992 STL NL 34 58 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0.121 .255 (-53%) .322 (-63%) .377 (-59%) .699 (-61%) -585.2
1993 STL NL 29 49 4 10 1 0 0 3 0 3 13 0.204 — — — — -290.2
1995 STL NL 19 31 1 5 3 0 0 4 0 3 15 0.161 — — — — 0.0
1996 STL NL 30 59 6 13 4 0 1 10 0 3 24 0.220 .269 (-18%) .340 (-24%) .426 (-21%) .767 (-22%) -242.1
1997 STL NL 14 24 2 5 1 0 0 2 1 0 6 0.208 — — — — 0.0
1998 STL NL 14 25 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0.040 — — — — 0.0
1999 STL NL 6 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.100 — — — — 0.0
2002 CHC NL 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.000 — — — — 0.0
2004 NYY AL 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 — — — — 0.0

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1996 NLCS SLN 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.000
1996 NLDS2 SLN 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 3 3 0 11.7 19 12 4 11 9.26

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1996 NLCS SLN 1 1 2 2 0 7.7 12 8 4 6 9.39
1996 NLDS2 SLN 0 0 1 1 0 4.0 7 4 0 5 9.00

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
P 163 140 34 114 7 7

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1992 SLN P 34 29 6 18 2 2
1993 SLN P 26 26 8 24 0 1
1995 SLN P 19 19 3 16 0 0
1996 SLN P 30 30 6 23 1 0
1997 SLN P 14 14 4 10 0 1
1998 SLN P 14 14 5 8 3 2
1999 SLN P 6 6 1 7 1 0
2002 CHN P 11 0 0 2 0 0
2004 NYA P 9 2 1 6 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Games
Pitcher 163

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2004 NYA AL $450,000
2002 CHN NL $450,000
1999 SLN NL $5,080,000
1998 SLN NL $3,750,000
1997 SLN NL $2,750,000
1996 SLN NL $725,000
1995 SLN NL $250,000
1994 SLN NL $112,000
1993 SLN NL $155,000
Total Career Earnings $13,722,000

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas NV 1988, 1989, 1990

Award Voting History

Year Award League Finish Points Won Points Max Votes First
1992 Rookie of the Year NL 5th 12.0 120 0