John Donaldson

Born: 5/5/1943 in Charlotte, NC, USA

MLB Debut: 1966-08-26 | Final Game: 1974-10-02

Bats: L | Throws: R | Height: 5'11" | Weight: 160 lbs

Full name: John David Donaldson

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Biography

John Donaldson, born in 1943, was a professional baseball player whose career spanned from 1966 until 1974. As a position player, he showcased his talents over 405 games in Major League Baseball. Donaldson recorded a total of 292 hits, contributing to a batting average of .238. Throughout his career, he demonstrated versatility and speed on the basepaths, accumulating 19 stolen bases, and he drove in 86 runs, including 4 home runs. Playing during a transformative era in baseball, Donaldson was part of a generation that experienced the shift from the deadball era to a more offensive-minded game. His ability to play in various positions and adapt to the evolving dynamics of the sport highlighted his value to the teams he played for. Although his statistics may not place him among the most celebrated players of his time, Donaldson's contributions to the game during the late 1960s and early 1970s remain a testament to the depth of talent that characterized that era in baseball history.

Negro Leagues Career Statistics

Batting

PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
32.0	26.0	5.0	6.0	1.0	0	0	0	1.0	0	0	0.231	0.259	0.269	0.528

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season	PA	AB	R	H	2B	BB	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1920	5.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	0	0	0.333	0.333	0.333	0.666
1921	20.0	17.0	3.0	5.0	1.0	1.0	0.294	0.333	0.353	0.686
1924	3.0	2.0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000
1931	4.0	4.0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
405	1225	96	292	35	11	4	86	19	132	133	0.238	0.313	0.295	0.608	-1066.1

Career AVG .238 vs. league average .248 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .313 vs. league average .315 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career SLG .295 vs. league average .367 across their career seasons — 19.7% below league average.

Career OPS 0.608 vs. league average 0.682 across their career seasons — 10.9% 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
1966	KC1	AL	15	30	4	4	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	0.133	—	—	—	—	0.0
1967	KC1	AL	105	377	27	104	16	5	0	28	6	37	39	0.276	.242 (+14%)	.306 (+12%)	.357 (-4%)	.663 (+4%)	326.7
1968	OAK	AL	127	363	37	80	9	2	2	27	5	45	44	0.220	.236 (-7%)	.298 (+3%)	.340 (-20%)	.638 (-9%)	-448.9
1969	OAK	AL	12	13	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0.077	—	—	—	—	0.0
1969	SE1	AL	95	338	22	79	8	3	1	19	6	36	36	0.234	.248 (-6%)	.320 (-4%)	.369 (-23%)	.689 (-14%)	0.0
1970	OAK	AL	41	89	4	22	2	1	1	11	1	9	6	0.247	.253 (-3%)	.325 (-3%)	.385 (-15%)	.711 (-10%)	-134.7
1974	OAK	AL	10	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.133	—	—	—	—	0.0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2B	327	303	647	813	36	159
3B	11	6	9	11	0	2
SS	9	5	8	16	0	1

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
1966	KC1	2B	9	7	22	12	0	2
1967	KC1	2B	101	100	210	230	8	40
1967	KC1	SS	1	0	0	0	0	0
1968	OAK	2B	98	87	169	263	13	48
1968	OAK	3B	5	4	9	7	0	1
1968	OAK	SS	1	0	0	1	0	0
1969	OAK	2B	1	1	2	4	1	1
1969	SE1	2B	90	89	209	242	12	56
1969	SE1	3B	2	2	0	1	0	0
1969	SE1	SS	1	0	1	0	0	0
1970	OAK	2B	21	16	24	48	1	7
1970	OAK	3B	1	0	0	3	0	1
1970	OAK	SS	6	5	7	15	0	1
1974	OAK	2B	7	3	11	14	1	5
1974	OAK	3B	3	0	0	0	0	0