John Donaldson Stats

John Donaldson was born on Wednesday, May 5, 1943, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Donaldson was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on August 26, 1966, with the Kansas City Athletics. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive John Donaldson baseball stats page.

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John Donaldson

John Donaldson Autograph on a Renata Galasso (#32)

John Donaldson Autograph on a Renata Galasso (#32)
 

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Birth Name:   John David Donaldson
Nickname:   None
Born On:   05-05-1943  (Taurus)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Charlotte, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   Still Living (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Still Living
Cemetery:   n/a
High School:   Garinger High School (Charlotte, NC)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-11   Player Weight Chart Weight:   165
First Game:   08-26-1966 (Age 23)
Last Game:   10-02-1974
Draft:   Not Applicable
John Donaldson

John Donaldson Pitching Stats

G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
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John Donaldson Hitting Stats

G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1966 23 Athletics 15 30 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 .133 .212 .133
1967 24 Athletics 105 377 27 104 16 5 0 0 28 37 3 39 4 1 2 4 .276 .343 .345
1968 25 Athletics 127 363 37 80 9 2 2 0 27 45 0 44 5 4 2 8 .220 .307 .273
1969 26 Athletics 12 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 .077 .200 .077
1969 26 Pilots 95 338 22 79 8 3 1 0 19 36 5 36 3 1 0 5 .234 .307 .284
1970 27 Athletics 41 89 4 22 2 1 1 0 11 9 3 6 0 0 0 3 .247 .316 .326
1974 31 Athletics 10 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 .133 .133
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
6 Years 405 1,225 96 292 35 11 4 0 86 132 12 133 13 6 4 20 .238 .313 .295
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John Donaldson Fielding Stats

POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1966 Athletics 2B 9 7 177 34 3.8 34 22 12 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.19
1967 Athletics 2B 101 100 2,631 448 4.4 440 210 230 8 40 n/a n/a n/a .982 4.52
1967 Athletics SS 1 0 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
1968 Athletics 2B 98 87 2,379 445 4.5 432 169 263 13 48 n/a n/a n/a .971 4.90
1968 Athletics 3B 5 4 114 16 3.2 16 9 7 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.79
1968 Athletics SS 1 0 6 1 1.0 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.50
1969 Athletics 2B 1 1 27 7 7.0 6 2 4 1 1 n/a n/a n/a .857 6.00
1969 Pilots 2B 90 89 2,400 463 5.1 451 209 242 12 56 n/a n/a n/a .974 5.07
1969 Pilots 3B 2 2 27 1 0.5 1 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 1.00
1969 Pilots SS 1 0 3 1 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 9.00
1970 Athletics 2B 21 16 441 73 3.5 72 24 48 1 7 n/a n/a n/a .986 4.41
1970 Athletics 3B 1 0 15 3 3.0 3 0 3 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 5.40
1970 Athletics SS 6 5 135 22 3.7 22 7 15 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.40
1974 Athletics 2B 7 3 93 26 3.7 25 11 14 1 5 n/a n/a n/a .962 7.26
1974 Athletics 3B 3 0 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a n/a .000 0.00
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
2B Totals 327 303 8,148 1,496 4.6 1,460 647 813 36 159 n/a n/a n/a .976 4.84
3B Totals 11 6 180 20 1.8 20 9 11 0 2 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 3.00
SS Totals 9 5 150 24 2.7 24 8 16 0 1 n/a n/a n/a 1.000 4.32
6 Years 347 314 8,478 1,540 4.4 1,504 664 840 36 162 n/a n/a n/a .977 4.79
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John Donaldson Miscellaneous Stats

SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1966 Athletics 1 0 1.000 5 1 n/a 0.0 7.5 30.0 - - -
1967 Athletics 6 3 .667 4 0 n/a 0.0 9.7 13.5 - - -
1968 Athletics 5 5 .500 33 1 n/a 181.5 8.3 13.4 - - -
1969 Athletics 0 0 .000 11 0 n/a 0.0 3.3 0.0 - - -
1969 Pilots 6 1 .857 3 0 n/a 338.0 9.4 17.8 - - -
1970 Athletics 1 0 1.000 16 0 n/a 89.0 14.8 8.1 - - -
1974 Athletics 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
6 Years 19 9 .679 73 2 0 306.3 9.2 14.2 - - -
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John Donaldson Miscellaneous Items of Interest

1966 Kansas City Athletics 22 Undetermined - -
1967 Kansas City Athletics 12 Undetermined - -
1968 Oakland Athletics 12 Undetermined - -
1969 Oakland Athletics 12 Undetermined - -
1969 Seattle Pilots 10 $14,500.00 - -
1970 Oakland Athletics 2 $17,000.00 - -
1974 Oakland Athletics 24 $14,832.00 - -


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