Josh Donaldson
Born: 12/8/1985 in Pensacola, FL, USA
MLB Debut: 2010-04-30 | Final Game: 2023-10-01
Bats: R | Throws: R | Height: 6'1" | Weight: 210 lbs
Full name: Joshua Adam Donaldson
Biography
Josh Donaldson, born in 1985, was a prominent position player in Major League Baseball who played from 2010 until his retirement in 2023. Over the course of his career, he appeared in 1,384 games and established himself as a powerful force at the plate. Donaldson recorded 1,310 hits, including 279 home runs, and drove in 816 runs, showcasing his ability to produce in critical situations. His career batting average stood at .261, and he demonstrated versatility on the basepaths with 40 stolen bases.
Donaldson's impact on the game was further highlighted by his three All-Star selections, reflecting his standing among the elite players of his era. He played during a transformative period in baseball characterized by an emphasis on power-hitting and advanced analytics, which suited his style of play. Known for his strong defensive skills at third base and formidable offensive capabilities, Donaldson left an indelible mark on the teams he played for, contributing to their successes and earning a reputation as a clutch performer in high-stakes moments. His career spanned over a decade, during which he solidified his place in baseball history as one of the game's notable talents.
Career Batting Statistics
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1384 | 5022 | 816 | 1310 | 287 | 12 | 279 | 816 | 40 | 725 | 1221 | 0.261 | 0.358 | 0.489 | 0.847 | 18316.6 |
Season-by-Season Batting
| Year | Team | Lg | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | OAK | AL | 14 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0.156 | 0.0 |
| 2012 | OAK | AL | 75 | 274 | 34 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 33 | 4 | 14 | 61 | 0.241 | -288.6 |
| 2013 | OAK | AL | 158 | 579 | 89 | 174 | 37 | 3 | 24 | 93 | 5 | 76 | 110 | 0.301 | 2948.5 |
| 2014 | OAK | AL | 158 | 608 | 93 | 155 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 98 | 8 | 76 | 130 | 0.255 | 1811.3 |
| 2015 | TOR | AL | 158 | 620 | 122 | 184 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 123 | 6 | 73 | 133 | 0.297 | 3797.2 |
| 2016 | TOR | AL | 155 | 577 | 122 | 164 | 32 | 5 | 37 | 99 | 7 | 109 | 119 | 0.284 | 3896.1 |
| 2017 | TOR | AL | 113 | 415 | 65 | 112 | 21 | 0 | 33 | 78 | 2 | 76 | 111 | 0.270 | 2312.6 |
| 2018 | CLE | AL | 16 | 50 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0.280 | 248.9 |
| 2018 | TOR | AL | 36 | 137 | 22 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 21 | 44 | 0.234 | 248.9 |
| 2019 | ATL | NL | 155 | 549 | 96 | 142 | 33 | 0 | 37 | 94 | 4 | 100 | 155 | 0.259 | 2513.2 |
| 2020 | MIN | AL | 28 | 81 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 0.222 | 244.5 |
| 2021 | MIN | AL | 135 | 457 | 73 | 113 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 72 | 0 | 74 | 114 | 0.247 | 1323.6 |
| 2022 | NYY | AL | 132 | 478 | 59 | 106 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 62 | 2 | 54 | 148 | 0.222 | -284.4 |
| 2023 | MIL | NL | 17 | 59 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 0.169 | -71.4 |
| 2023 | NYY | AL | 34 | 106 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 32 | 0.142 | -71.4 |
Career Pitching Statistics
| W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | HR | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Pitching
| Year | Team | Lg | W | L | G | GS | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | ERA | Pitcher PIV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NYY | AL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | - |
Postseason Statistics
Playoff Career Batting
| G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 186 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 55 | 0.247 |
Playoff Batting by Year
| Year | Round | Team | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NLWC1 | MIL | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.286 |
| 2022 | ALCS | NYA | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0.077 |
| 2022 | ALDS1 | NYA | 5 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.250 |
| 2019 | NLDS2 | ATL | 5 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0.158 |
| 2018 | ALDS2 | CLE | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.091 |
| 2016 | ALDS1 | TOR | 3 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0.538 |
| 2016 | ALCS | TOR | 5 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0.333 |
| 2016 | ALWC | TOR | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.400 |
| 2015 | ALDS2 | TOR | 5 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0.222 |
| 2015 | ALCS | TOR | 6 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0.261 |
| 2014 | ALWC | OAK | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.400 |
| 2013 | ALDS2 | OAK | 5 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0.143 |
| 2012 | ALDS2 | OAK | 5 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.294 |
Fielding Statistics
Career Fielding Totals by Position
| Position | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1B | 5 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 3B | 1213 | 1204 | 949 | 2336 | 141 | 245 |
| C | 10 | 8 | 64 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SS | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Season-by-Season Fielding
| Year | Team | Pos | G | GS | PO | A | E | DP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | OAK | C | 7 | 5 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | OAK | 1B | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | OAK | C | 3 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | OAK | 1B | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | OAK | 3B | 71 | 71 | 53 | 152 | 12 | 14 |
| 2013 | OAK | 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | OAK | 3B | 155 | 156 | 143 | 255 | 16 | 22 |
| 2013 | OAK | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | OAK | 3B | 150 | 146 | 131 | 328 | 23 | 43 |
| 2015 | TOR | 3B | 150 | 150 | 137 | 287 | 18 | 32 |
| 2016 | TOR | 3B | 136 | 135 | 110 | 237 | 14 | 27 |
| 2017 | TOR | 3B | 105 | 103 | 64 | 195 | 14 | 13 |
| 2017 | TOR | SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | CLE | 3B | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | TOR | 1B | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | TOR | 3B | 26 | 26 | 16 | 49 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019 | ATL | 3B | 148 | 148 | 100 | 304 | 13 | 38 |
| 2020 | MIN | 3B | 26 | 25 | 17 | 37 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | MIN | 3B | 92 | 92 | 71 | 187 | 13 | 19 |
| 2022 | NYA | 3B | 104 | 102 | 78 | 220 | 12 | 17 |
| 2023 | MIL | 3B | 15 | 15 | 8 | 31 | 1 | 4 |
| 2023 | NYA | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | NYA | 3B | 23 | 23 | 18 | 42 | 1 | 5 |
Career Games by Position
| Position | Games |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | 1 |
| Catcher | 10 |
| First Base | 5 |
| Third Base | 1213 |
| Shortstop | 5 |
| Designated Hitter | 127 |
Awards & Honors
| Year | Award | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Comeback Player of the Year | |
| 2019 | MLB Players Choice Comeback Player | |
| 2019 | TSN Comeback Player of the Year | |
| 2016 | Player of the Week | Week of 2016-06-18 |
| 2016 | Silver Slugger | 3B |
| 2016 | TSN All-Star | 3B |
| 2015 | Hank Aaron Award | |
| 2015 | MLB Players Choice Outstanding Player | |
| 2015 | MLB Players Choice Player of the Year | |
| 2015 | Most Valuable Player | |
| 2015 | Player of the Week | Week of 2015-05-31 |
| 2015 | Player of the Week | Week of 2015-08-09 |
| 2015 | Silver Slugger | 3B |
| 2015 | This Year in Baseball Best Play - Defense | Esurance |
| 2015 | This Year in Baseball Best Play - Defense | Esurance |
| 2015 | TSN Major League Player of the Year | |
| 2013 | Player of the Month | September |
| 2013 | Player of the Week | Week of 2013-04-28 |
Salary History
| Year | Team | League | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | TOR | AL | $11,650,000 |
| 2015 | TOR | AL | $4,300,000 |
| 2014 | OAK | AL | $500,000 |
| 2013 | OAK | AL | $492,500 |
| 2012 | OAK | AL | $480,000 |
| Total Career Earnings | $17,422,500 | ||
College History
| School Name | City | State | Years Attended |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn University | Auburn | AL | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
Award Voting History
| Year | Award | League | Finish | Points Won | Points Max | Votes First |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Most Valuable Player | NL | 11th | 27.0 | 420 | 0 |
| 2017 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 22th | 1.0 | 420 | 0 |
| 2016 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 4th | 200.0 | 420 | 0 |
| 2015 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 1st | 385.0 | 420 | 23 |
| 2014 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 8th | 96.0 | 420 | 0 |
| 2013 | Most Valuable Player | AL | 4th | 222.0 | 420 | 1 |