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27-Year-Old Third Baseman – Oakland Athletics
2013 Stats
AVG
.303
HR
10
RBI
44
R
38
SB
2
2013 Fantasy Baseball Outlook
Donaldson was one of many interesting stories from the 2012 A's season. He began spring training as a catcher, but after Scott Sizemore tore his ACL on Day 1 of the camp, he was converted to third bas...
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Josh Donaldson Contract Information:
Re-signed to a one-year deal in March of 2013.
June 15, 2013 – Josh Donaldson News
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Donaldson (hamstring) is in the Athletics' lineup Saturday versus the Mariners.
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| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | G | PA | AB | R | H | XBH | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | SH | SF | HBP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21 | R | AZL | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 | .308 | .364 | .672 |
| 2008 | 22 | A | Sto | 47 | 205 | 188 | 37 | 62 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 | .391 | .564 | .955 |
| 2008 | 22 | A | Peo | 63 | 252 | 235 | 27 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .276 | .349 | .625 |
| 2009 | 23 | AA | MID | 123 | 538 | 453 | 67 | 123 | 47 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 91 | 7 | 2 | 79 | 92 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .272 | .379 | .417 | .796 |
| 2010 | 24 | AAA | Sac | 86 | 348 | 294 | 52 | 70 | 33 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 79 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .238 | .336 | .476 | .812 |
| 2010 | 24 | MAJ | OAK | 14 | 34 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | .206 | .281 | .487 |
| 2011 | 25 | AAA | Sac | 115 | 503 | 444 | 79 | 116 | 45 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 70 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .261 | .344 | .439 | .783 |
| 2012 | 26 | AAA | Sac | 51 | 234 | 209 | 38 | 70 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .335 | .402 | .598 | 1.000 |
| 2012 | 26 | MAJ | OAK | 75 | 294 | 274 | 34 | 66 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .241 | .289 | .398 | .687 |
| 2013 | 27 | MAJ | OAK | 71 | 301 | 267 | 38 | 81 | 31 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .303 | .369 | .498 | .867 |
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| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 44 | 163 | 153 | 17 | 35 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .229 | .276 | .379 | .655 | ||
| Career (View All) | MAJ | 160 | 629 | 573 | 73 | 152 | 58 | 37 | 1 | 20 | 81 | 6 | 3 | 45 | 128 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .265 | .323 | .438 | .761 | ||
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▼ Advanced Stats ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats ▼ Games By Position
No Yes No| DATE | OPP | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | HBP | SF | E | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun. 18 | @Tex | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .303 | .369 | .498 | .867 |
| Jun. 17 | @Tex | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | .370 | .500 | .870 |
| Jun. 16 | Sea | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .372 | .506 | .878 |
| Jun. 15 | Sea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .305 | .372 | .492 | .864 |
| Jun. 14 | Sea | Did not play. | |||||||||||||||||
| Jun. 13 | NYY | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 | .377 | .500 | .877 |
| Jun. 12 | NYY | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | .385 | .512 | .897 |
| Jun. 11 | NYY | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 | .391 | .521 | .912 |
| Jun. 9 | @CWS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .393 | .521 | .914 |
| Jun. 8 | @CWS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 | .395 | .528 | .923 |
| Jun. 7 | @CWS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .329 | .397 | .532 | .929 |
| Jun. 6 | @CWS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 | .399 | .524 | .923 |
| Jun. 5 | @Mil | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .332 | .402 | .529 | .931 |
| Jun. 4 | @Mil | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .396 | .525 | .921 |
| Jun. 3 | @Mil | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .392 | .526 | .918 |
| Jun. 2 | CWS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .319 | .392 | .529 | .921 |
| Jun. 1 | CWS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .398 | .536 | .934 |
| May. 31 | CWS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 | .396 | .540 | .936 |
| May. 30 | @SF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 | .401 | .548 | .949 |
| May. 29 | @SF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .332 | .404 | .556 | .960 |
| May. 28 | SF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 | .404 | .560 | .964 |
| May. 27 | SF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 | .397 | .553 | .950 |
| May. 26 | @Hou | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .400 | .543 | .943 |
| May. 25 | @Hou | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 | .398 | .544 | .942 |
| May. 24 | @Hou | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .307 | .383 | .511 | .894 |
| May. 22 | @Tex | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | .383 | .517 | .900 |
| May. 21 | @Tex | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .315 | .391 | .530 | .921 |
| May. 20 | @Tex | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .319 | .388 | .536 | .924 |
| May. 19 | KC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .317 | .385 | .534 | .919 |
| May. 18 | KC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 | .393 | .544 | .937 |
| Last 7 Days | 25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .120 | .148 | .280 | .428 | |
| Last 14 Days | 52 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .231 | .259 | .385 | .644 | |
| Last 30 Days | 112 | 15 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .277 | .333 | .438 | .771 | |
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Josh Donaldson: MLB Games Played By Position
| Year | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF | LF | CF | RF | DH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | – | – | – | 71 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012 | 3 | 1 | – | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
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Josh Donaldson Split Stats (View Full Split Stats)
Vs. Left
| Year | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 82 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 1 | .354 | .671 | 1.092 |
| 2012 | 83 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .229 | .422 | .703 |
Vs. Right
| Year | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 185 | 18 | 5 | 25 | 1 | .281 | .422 | .766 |
| 2012 | 191 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 4 | .246 | .387 | .680 |
Home
| Year | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 125 | 15 | 4 | 17 | 1 | .280 | .496 | .839 |
| 2012 | 120 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .242 | .383 | .649 |
Away
| Year | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 142 | 23 | 6 | 27 | 1 | .324 | .500 | .891 |
| 2012 | 154 | 24 | 6 | 19 | 4 | .240 | .409 | .715 |
| Year | Age | Lg | Tm | PA | AB | Walk Rate | Strikeout Rate | BB/K Ratio | Contact Rate | BABIP | Isolated Power | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 21 | R | AZL | 13 | 11 | 15.4% | 30.8% | 0.50 | 64% | .286 | .182 | |
| 2008 | 22 | A | Sto | 205 | 188 | 8.3% | 14.1% | 0.59 | 85% | .353 | .234 | |
| 2008 | 22 | A | Peo | 252 | 235 | 6.7% | 16.3% | 0.41 | 83% | .239 | .132 | |
| 2009 | 23 | AA | MID | 538 | 453 | 14.7% | 17.1% | 0.86 | 80% | .324 | .145 | |
| 2010 | 24 | AAA | Sac | 348 | 294 | 12.9% | 22.7% | 0.57 | 73% | .264 | .238 | |
| 2010 | 24 | MAJ | OAK | 34 | 32 | 5.9% | 35.3% | 0.17 | 63% | .211 | .125 | |
| 2011 | 25 | AAA | Sac | 503 | 444 | 10.1% | 19.9% | 0.51 | 77% | .303 | .178 | |
| 2012 | 26 | AAA | Sac | 234 | 209 | 9.8% | 14.5% | 0.68 | 84% | .352 | .263 | |
| 2012 | 26 | MAJ | OAK | 294 | 274 | 4.8% | 20.7% | 0.23 | 78% | .279 | .157 | |
| 2013 | 27 | MAJ | OAK | 301 | 267 | 9.6% | 18.3% | 0.53 | 79% | .351 | .195 | |
| 2013 Projections | MAJ | Subscribe now to see our 2013 projections for Josh Donaldson | ||||||||||
| 3-Year Averages | MAJ | 163 | 153 | 4.9% | 22.1% | 0.22 | 76% | .268 | .150 | |||
| Career | MAJ | 629 | 573 | 7.2% | 20.3% | 0.35 | 78% | .311 | .173 | |||
Age is determined on July 1st of each season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▼ Batter vs. Pitcher Stats ▲ Games By Position
No Yes2013 Stat Review for Josh Donaldson As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)
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2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Josh Donaldson
2013 projections compared to top 300 hitters in 2012 (min 250 PA)
2013 projections compared to top third basemen in 2012 (min 250 PA)
Oakland Athletics Roster
Majors
Anderson, Brett (P)AAA
Banwart, Travis (P)AA
Barfield, Jeremy (OF)A+
Granier, Drew (P)A
Alcantara, Raul (P)Rookie
Consigli, Royce (OF)Career Batter vs. Pitcher Stats (View All Matchup Data)
Best Matchups for Josh Donaldson (by OPS, min 1 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Cook | COL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| Tom Wilhelmsen | SEA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | 5.000 |
| Barry Zito | SF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3.000 | 4.000 |
| Boone Logan | NY-A | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Luke Putkonen | DET | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 3.000 |
| Josh Kinney | SEA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| Chris Perez | CLE | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 2.000 | 2.500 |
| Garrett Richards | ANA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2.500 |
| Will Smith | KC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | 1.667 | 2.333 |
| Clay Rapada | CLE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
Worst Matchups for Josh Donaldson (by OPS, min 1 AB)
| Batter | Team | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | K | SB | AVG | SLG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Perez | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | NY-N | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joe Smith | CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Yoshinori Tateyama | TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Justin Thomas | OAK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Matt Thornton | CHI-A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Jose Valverde | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Brayan Villarreal | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Cory Wade | TB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Max Scherzer | DET | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
Note: Stats are from 2002 through the 2012 season. Jump To: ▲ Basic Stats ▲ Split Stats ▲ Advanced Stats ▲ Games By Position
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2013
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2012
Donaldson saw both his power and patience dip at Triple-A Sacramento, though 17 homers and 51 walks in 444 at-bats is far from terrible. His has no real role as long as Kurt Suzuki racks up 135-game campaigns as the A's catcher, despite a similar skill set, with Suzuki under contract through at least 2013. With Scott Sizemore suffering a torn ACL early in spring training, Donaldson will likely become a factor in the playing time battle at third base in Oakland. He offers a combo of moderate power and speed, and could provide an endgame option for AL-only and deep mixed formats if he wins the job.
2011
Donaldson had 18 homers and 45 walks in just 294 at-bats at Triple-A Sacramento, though his season pales a bit upon initial inspection thanks to a .238 average. He's pretty well blocked in Oakland however with Kurt Suzuki locked up through 2013 this past summer.
2009
Donaldson entered the 2008 season as a solid catching prospect, but was dealt to the A's as part of the Rich Harden deal after a terrible start to year (.217/.276/.349) at Low-A Peoria in the Cubs' system. He revived his prospect status once in the Oakland chain, hitting .330/.391/.564 at High-A Stockton in 188 at-bats before a decent showing in the Arizona Fall League (.288/.315/.452). He played exclusively at first base in the AFL, but Phoenix already had three catchers rostered so it's unclear if it's a permanent move from out behind the plate. He'll need to hit well at Double-A Midland, and stay behind the plate, before we can gauge his long-term fantasy potential.
