Josh Donaldson

27-Year-Old Third Baseman – Oakland Athletics

2013 Stats

AVG

.323

HR

6

RBI

26

R

23

SB

2

2013 RotoWire Projections

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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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2013 ADP: 306.06

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LEAGUE: Majors 40 MAN: YES BATS: R THROWS: R HT: 6' 0" WT: 221 DOB: 12/8/1985 BORN: Pensacola, FL COLLEGE: Auburn Show Contract Hide Contract

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Re-signed to a one-year deal in March of 2013.

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Josh Donaldson Stats

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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	Peo	63	252	235	27	51	19	13	0	6	23	7	1	17	41	0	0	0	.217	.276	.349	.625
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
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	42	175	155	23	50	21	14	1	6	26	2	1	19	28	0	1	0	.323	.394	.542	.936
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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		131	503	461	58	121	48	31	1	16	63	6	2	35	101	0	2	5	.262	.320	.438	.758

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Josh Donaldson Game Log (View Full Game Log)

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DATE	OPP	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	SB	CS	HBP	SF	E	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
May. 17	KC	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.323	.394	.542	.936
May. 15	Tex	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.316	.390	.520	.910
May. 14	Tex	5	1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.315	.387	.523	.910
May. 13	Tex	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.299	.374	.500	.874
May. 12	@Sea	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.377	.507	.884
May. 11	@Sea	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.301	.381	.507	.888
May. 10	@Sea	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.295	.377	.485	.862
May. 9	@Cle	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.385	.496	.881
May. 8	@Cle	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	.294	.375	.468	.843
May. 7	@Cle	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.386	.484	.870
May. 6	@Cle	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.303	.387	.487	.874
May. 5	@NYY	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.383	.491	.874
May. 4	@NYY	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.301	.380	.469	.849
May. 3	@NYY	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.312	.392	.486	.878
May. 1	LAA	3	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	.314	.397	.495	.892
Apr. 30	LAA	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	.314	.388	.490	.878
Apr. 29	LAA	7	1	3	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.327	.402	.510	.912
Apr. 28	Bal	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.319	.394	.516	.910
Apr. 27	Bal	4	0	4	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.318	.384	.511	.895
Apr. 26	Bal	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.286	.358	.464	.822
Apr. 25	Bal	2	0	2	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.374	.488	.862
Apr. 24	@Bos	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.282	.345	.462	.807
Apr. 23	@Bos	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	.270	.337	.446	.783
Apr. 22	@Bos	3	2	2	2	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.264	.321	.444	.765
Apr. 21	@TB	Did not play.
Apr. 20	@TB	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.246	.297	.406	.703
Apr. 19	@TB	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.258	.310	.424	.734
Apr. 17	Hou	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.242	.299	.419	.718
Apr. 16	Hou	4	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.317	.448	.765
Apr. 15	Hou	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.259	.322	.426	.748
Last 7 Days		26	5	11	3	0	2	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	.423	.444	.769	1.213
Last 14 Days		50	8	17	3	0	4	5	4	11	0	0	0	1	1	.340	.382	.640	1.022
Last 30 Days		105	15	37	11	1	4	19	15	22	2	1	0	1	3	.352	.430	.590	1.020
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Josh Donaldson: MLB Games Played By Position

Year	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF	LF	CF	RF	DH
2013	–	–	–	42	–	–	–	–	–	–
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	46	13	3	7	1	.391	.761	1.222
2012	83	14	4	10	0	.229	.422	.703

Vs. Right

Year	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	SLG	OPS
2013	109	10	3	19	1	.294	.450	.815
2012	191	20	5	23	4	.246	.387	.680

Home

Year	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	SLG	OPS
2013	78	9	2	12	1	.333	.551	.967
2012	120	10	3	14	0	.242	.383	.649

Away

Year	AB	R	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	SLG	OPS
2013	77	14	4	14	1	.312	.532	.905
2012	154	24	6	19	4	.240	.409	.715

Josh Donaldson Advanced Stats

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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	Peo	252	235	6.7%	16.3%	0.41	83%	.239	.132
2008	22	A	Sto	205	188	8.3%	14.1%	0.59	85%	.353	.234
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	175	155	10.9%	16%	0.68	82%	.364	.219
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3-Year Averages		MAJ		163	153	4.9%	22.1%	0.22	76%	.268	.150
Career		MAJ		503	461	7%	20.1%	0.35	78%	.305	.176

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2013 Stat Review for Josh Donaldson As compared to the top 350 hitters in 2012 (min 200 PA)

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.323 AVG

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82% Contact Rate

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.364 BABIP

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Power

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.542 SLG

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.219 ISO

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Plate Discipline

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0.68 BB/K

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10.9% BB Rate

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16.0% K Rate

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OPS/OBP

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.936 OPS

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.394 OBP

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2013 Projected Stats Breakdown for Josh Donaldson

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Oakland Athletics Roster

Majors

Anderson, Brett (P)
Balfour, Grant (P)
Barton, Daric (1B)
Blevins, Jerry (P)
Cespedes, Yoenis (OF)
Chavez, Jesse (P)
Colon, Bartolo (P)
Cook, Ryan (P)
Crisp, Coco (OF)
Josh Donaldson (3B)
Doolittle, Sean (P)
Freiman, Nate (1B)
Griffin, A.J. (P)
Jaso, John (C)
Lowrie, Jed (SS)
Milone, Tommy (P)
Montz, Luke (C)
Moss, Brandon (1B)
Nakajima, Hiroyuki (SS)
Neshek, Pat (P)
Norris, Derek (C)
Okajima, Hideki (P)
Parker, Jarrod (P)
Reddick, Josh (OF)
Rodriguez, Fernando (P)
Rosales, Adam (2B)
Sizemore, Scott (2B)
Smith, Seth (OF)
Sogard, Eric (SS)
Straily, Dan (P)
Young, Chris (OF)

AAA

Banwart, Travis (P)
Billings, Bruce (P)
Carignan, Andrew (P)
Ekstrom, Michael (P)
Figueroa, Pedro (P)
Gray, Sonny (P)
Green, Grant (3B)
Otero, Dan (P)
Parrino, Andy (SS)
Peterson, Shane (1B)
Resop, Chris (P)
Scribner, Evan (P)
Taylor, Michael (OF)
Thomas, Justin (P)
Vogt, Stephen (C)
Weeks, Jemile (2B)
Werner, Andrew (P)

AA

Barfield, Jeremy (OF)
Capra, Anthony (P)
Castillo, Yeiper (P)
Choice, Michael (OF)
Daley, Gary (P)
Fisher, Carlos (P)
Freitas, David (C)
Gailey, Frank (P)
Goebbert, Jacob (OF)
Gordon, Brian (P)
Head, Miles (3B)
Hill, Steve (C)
Hornbeck, Ben (P)
Horton, Josh (SS)

Hughes, Luke (3B)
Hunter, Brett (P)
Kilby, Brad (P)
Ladendorf, Tyler (SS)
Leon, Arnold (P)
Marte, Jefry (3B)
Marti, Yadel (P)
Mendonca, Tommy (3B)
Moore, Scott (3B)
Myers, D'arby (OF)
Neal, Zach (P)
Newby, Kyler (P)
Ortiz, Ryan (C)
Paramore, Petey (C)
Perez, Sergio (P)
Perez, Darwin (SS)
Schlichting, Travis (P)
Simmons, James (P)
Sulentic, Matt (OF)
Taylor, Beau (C)
Viola, Pedro (P)
Ynoa, Michael (P)

A+

Granier, Drew (P)
Russell, Addison (SS)
Thompson, Tony (3B)

A

Alcantara, Raul (P)
Bacus, Dakota (P)
Nunez, Renato (3B)
Robertson, Daniel (3B)
Shipman, Aaron (OF)

Rookie

Consigli, Royce (OF)
Dixon, Rashun (OF)
Lewis, Chad (3B)
Leyland, Josh (C)
Maxwell, Bruce (C)
Munoz, Yairo (SS)
Olson, Matt (1B)
Ramos, Julio (P)
Sanburn, Nolan (P)
Vail, Tyler (P)
Vollmuth, B.A. (3B)

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	AVG	SLG	OPS
Aaron Cook	COL	1	1	1	2	1.000	4.000	5.000
Tom Wilhelmsen	SEA	1	1	1	2	1.000	4.000	5.000
Barry Zito	SF	2	2	1	2	1.000	3.000	4.000
Boone Logan	NY-A	1	1	0	0	1.000	2.000	3.000
Luke Putkonen	DET	1	1	0	1	1.000	2.000	3.000
Josh Kinney	SEA	2	1	1	1	.500	2.000	2.500
Chris Perez	CLE	2	1	1	1	.500	2.000	2.500
Garrett Richards	ANA	2	2	0	0	1.000	1.500	2.500
Will Smith	KC	3	2	1	1	.667	1.667	2.333
Clay Rapada	NY-A	1	1	0	1	1.000	1.000	2.000

Worst Matchups for Josh Donaldson (by OPS, min 1 AB)

Batter	Team	AB	K	AVG	SLG	OPS
Oliver Perez	SEA	1	0	.000	.000	.000
LaTroy Hawkins	NY-N	1	0	.000	.000	.000
Joe Smith	CLE	1	0	.000	.000	.000
Yoshinori Tateyama	TEX	1	1	.000	.000	.000
Justin Thomas	OAK	1	0	.000	.000	.000
Matt Thornton	CHI-A	1	1	.000	.000	.000
Jose Valverde	DET	1	0	.000	.000	.000
Brayan Villarreal	DET	1	1	.000	.000	.000
Cory Wade	TB	1	1	.000	.000	.000
Max Scherzer	DET	1	1	.000	.000	.000

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Josh Donaldson: Past News Updates ( ▲ View most recent update )

5/15/2013

Donaldson picked up one hit in three at bats Wednesday, extending his hit streak to five games.

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5/11/2013

Donaldson rolled his ankle in Saturday's game but was able to stay in and finish the game. After the game, he told reporters that he often rolls the ankle but that it's not a concern, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

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5/9/2013

Donaldson had two hits on Thursday against the Indians, including his fourth home run.

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5/5/2013

Donaldson hit the go-ahead home run in the eighth inning to propel the A's to a 5-4 win Sunday at Yankee Stadium.

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4/27/2013

Donaldson went 4-for-4 with two RBI in Saturday's 7-3 loss to the Orioles.

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4/25/2013

Donaldson provided virtually all of the offense for the A's on Thursday night against the Orioles, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.

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4/22/2013

Donaldson went 2-for-3 with two RBI, two runs scored, two doubles and one walk Monday against the Red Sox.

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4/21/2013

Donaldson is not in the starting lineup Sunday against the Rays.

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4/13/2013

Donaldson hit an opposite field walk off home run on Friday night to lead the A's to a 4-3 victory over the Tigers.

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3/25/2013

Donaldson had four hits on Monday including a home run.

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3/15/2013

Manager Bob Melvin is happy with Josh Donaldson at third base, reports Jane Lee of MLB.com.

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3/6/2013

Donaldson is off to a terrible start this spring with one hit in 20 at-bats.

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9/29/2012

Donaldson hit a critical two-run home run in the ninth inning Saturday against the Mariners to tie the game at 4-4.

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RotoWire's Preseason Outlooks

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.

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Josh Donaldson

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