John Donaldson

Position: Second Baseman

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 160lb (180cm, 72kg)

Born: May 5, 1943 in Charlotte, NC us

High School: Garinger HS (Charlotte, NC)

Debut: August 26, 1966 (Age 23-113d, 12,503rd in major league history)
vs. CAL 5 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 2, 1974 (Age 31-150d)
vs. CAL 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1967 season

Full Name: John David Donaldson

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

1.8

1225

292

.238

RBI

OBP

.313

SLG

.295

OPS

.608

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

Standard Batting
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1963	20	MIN-min	A	126	558	472	66	119	16	5	3	52	6	8	73	72	.252	.358	.326	.684		154		6	5	2			ORL,WLS · FLOR,CARL
1964	21	KCA-min	A	140	547	483	59	152	26	5	10	80	10	6	55	39	.315	.385	.451	.837		218		3	2	4			LEW · NORW
1965	22	KCA-min	AAA	141	590	524	53	121	15	7	9	54	4	1	58	57	.231	.309	.338	.647		177		2	4	2			VAN · PCL
1966	23	KCA-min	AAA,WRk	144	567	510	71	159	24	4	6	42	14	6	51	44	.312	.375	.410	.785		209		2	2	2			VAN,ATH · PCL,AZIL
1966	23	KCA	AL	15	34	30	4	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	3	4	.133	.212	.133	.345	4	4	0	0	1	0	0	/4H
1967	24	KCA-min	AAA	48	216	189	33	64	4	2	2	21	2	3	22	11	.339	.406	.413	.818		78		0	4	1			VAN · PCL
1967	24	KCA	AL	105	421	377	27	104	16	5	0	28	6	3	37	39	.276	.343	.345	.688	106	130	4	2	4	1	3	4/H6
1968	25	OAK	AL	127	419	363	37	80	9	2	2	27	5	5	45	44	.220	.307	.273	.579	82	99	8	2	5	4	0	4H/56
1969	26	TOT	AL	107	393	351	23	80	8	3	1	19	6	1	38	40	.228	.303	.276	.579	66	97	5	0	3	1	6	4H/56
1969	26	OAK	AL	12	15	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.077	.200	.077	.277	-18	1	0	0	0	0	1	H/4
1969	26	SEP	AL	95	378	338	22	79	8	3	1	19	6	1	36	36	.234	.307	.284	.591	69	96	5	0	3	1	5	4/H56
1970	27	MIL-min	AAA	32	140	120	10	29	3	0	0	7	0	3	17	10	.242	.331	.267	.598		32		0	1	2			POR · PCL
1970	27	OAK	AL	41	98	89	4	22	2	1	1	11	1	0	9	6	.247	.316	.326	.642	80	29	3	0	0	0	3	4H/65

1971	28	DET-OAK-min	AAA	107	408	356	60	105	20	2	3	34	4	4	48	42	.295	.378	.388	.766		138		1	1	2			TOL,IWA · IL,AA
1972	29	SDP-min	AAA	127	443	380	42	90	11	1	7	48	4	4	55	33	.237	.332	.326	.658		124		1	3	4			HAW · PCL
1973	30	SDP-min	AAA	92	371	306	52	90	12	2	11	56	4	3	56	30	.294	.397	.454	.851		139		0	3	6			HAW · PCL
1974	31	OAK-min	AAA	86	336	299	42	76	13	1	2	23	3	3	31	25	.254	.323	.324	.648		97		1	2	3			TUC · PCL
1974	31	OAK	AL	10	15	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.133	.133	.267	-21	2	0	0	0	0	0	/45H
6 Yrs				405	1380	1225	96	292	35	11	4	86	19	9	132	133	.238	.313	.295	.608	81	361	20	4	13	6	12
162 Game Avg.				162	552	490	38	117	14	4	2	34	8	4	53	53	.238	.313	.295	.608	81	144	8	2	5	2	5

OAK (6 yrs)				310	1002	887	74	213	27	8	3	67	13	8	96	97	.240	.316	.299	.614	86	265	15	4	10	5	7
SEP (1 yr)				95	378	338	22	79	8	3	1	19	6	1	36	36	.234	.307	.284	.591	69	96	5	0	3	1	5

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