John Donaldson

Second Baseman · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1966-1974)

AVG .238
HR 4
RBI 86
H 292
OPS .608
PIV -850
Position
Second Baseman
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
5'11" / 160 lb
Born
5/5/1943 in Charlotte, NC, USA
MLB Debut
1966-08-26
Last Game
1974-10-02

Full name: John David Donaldson

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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 .231 .259 .269 .528

Negro Leagues (season totals). Additive Retrosheet-digitized totals for seasons not already in the logs above; they are not summed into the career line. No team/league breakdown is available, and coverage may be partial.

Negro Leagues Season-by-Season Batting

Season PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB BA OBP SLG OPS
1920 5.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .666
1921 20.0 17.0 3.0 5.0 1.0 0 0 0 1.0 0 0 .294 .333 .353 .686
1924 3.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1931 4.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Listed seasons · 4 32 26 5 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 — — —

Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
405 1,225 96 292 35 11 4 86 19 132 133 .238 .313 .295 .608 -850

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 .608 vs. league average .682 across their career seasons — 10.9% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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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 .133 — — — — 0.0
1967 KC1 AL 105 377 27 104 16 5 0 28 6 37 39 .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 .220 .236 (-7%) .298 (+3%) .340 (-20%) .638 (-9%) -363.4
1969 OAK AL 12 13 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 .077 — — — — 0.0
1969 SE1 AL 95 338 22 79 8 3 1 19 6 36 36 .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 .247 .253 (-3%) .325 (-3%) .385 (-15%) .711 (-10%) -125.2
1974 OAK AL 10 15 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 — — — — 0.0
Career · 7 seasons 405 1,225 96 292 35 11 4 86 19 132 133 .238 — — — — -162

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home20360846144141.237
Away20261750148345.240

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1974-10-02 OAKLAAL 100000000
1974-05-08 OAKBALW 300000000
1974-05-07 OAKBALL 300000000
1974-05-06 OAKBALL 300000000
1974-05-05 OAKCLEL 000000000
1974-05-04 OAKCLEL 100000000
1974-04-27 OAKBALW 000000000
1974-04-26 OAKBALL 101000000
1974-04-15 OAKCHWW 211000000
1974-04-14 OAKTEXL 100000000

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

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Second Base 327
Third Base 11
Shortstop 9

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

John Donaldson (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Terry Harmon
    .233 avg, 4 HR
  2. 96
    Neil Berry
    .244 avg, 0 HR
  3. 93
    Johnny Mitchell
    .245 avg, 2 HR
  4. 90
    Fred Marsh
    .239 avg, 10 HR
  5. 83
    Mahlon Duckett
    .235 avg, 1 HR
  6. 82
    Dick Culler
    .244 avg, 2 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about John Donaldson

What years did John Donaldson play?
John Donaldson played in Major League Baseball from 1966 to 1974.
Was John Donaldson a pitcher?
No. John Donaldson was a position player (Second Baseman).
How many home runs did John Donaldson hit?
John Donaldson hit 4 career home runs with 292 hits.