John McDonald

Shortstop · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1999-2014)

AVG .233
HR 28
RBI 210
H 568
OPS .596
PIV -7,456
Position
Shortstop
Bats / Throws
R / R
Height / Weight
5'9" / 185 lb
Born
9/24/1974 in New London, CT, USA
MLB Debut
1999-07-04
Last Game
2014-09-28

Full name: John Joseph McDonald

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Career Batting Statistics

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
1,100 2,434 276 568 105 14 28 210 34 118 379 .233 .273 .323 .596 -7,456

Career AVG .233 vs. league average .262 across their career seasons — 11.0% below league average.

Career OBP .273 vs. league average .330 across their career seasons — 17.2% below league average.

Career SLG .323 vs. league average .416 across their career seasons — 22.5% below league average.

Career OPS .596 vs. league average .747 across their career seasons — 20.2% 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
1999 CLE AL 18 21 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .333 — — — — 0.0
2000 CLE AL 9 9 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .444 — — — — 0.0
2001 CLE AL 17 22 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 .091 — — — — 0.0
2002 CLE AL 93 264 35 66 11 3 1 12 3 10 50 .250 .261 (-4%) .331 (-13%) .416 (-22%) .747 (-18%) -796.9
2003 CLE AL 82 214 21 46 9 1 1 14 3 11 31 .215 .264 (-19%) .332 (-23%) .422 (-34%) .754 (-29%) -1035.2
2004 CLE AL 66 93 17 19 5 1 2 7 0 4 11 .204 .266 (-23%) .335 (-29%) .427 (-20%) .762 (-24%) -393.6
2005 TOR AL 37 93 8 27 3 0 0 12 5 6 12 .290 .264 (+10%) .330 (+3%) .418 (-23%) .749 (-12%) -161.2
2005 DET AL 31 73 10 19 3 1 0 4 1 5 12 .260 .264 (-2%) .330 (-7%) .418 (-22%) .749 (-15%) -161.2
2006 TOR AL 104 260 35 58 7 3 3 23 7 16 41 .223 .269 (-17%) .336 (-19%) .431 (-29%) .768 (-25%) -1095.6
2007 TOR AL 123 327 32 82 20 2 1 31 7 11 48 .251 .268 (-6%) .335 (-17%) .422 (-21%) .758 (-19%) -1088.7
2008 TOR AL 84 186 21 39 8 0 1 18 3 10 25 .210 .263 (-21%) .333 (-23%) .416 (-35%) .749 (-30%) -934.2
2009 TOR AL 73 151 18 39 7 0 4 13 0 1 18 .258 .262 (-2%) .332 (-19%) .417 (-8%) .750 (-13%) -350.8
2010 TOR AL 63 152 27 38 9 2 6 23 2 6 26 .250 .257 (-3%) .325 (-16%) .402 (+13%) .728 (avg) -96.3
2011 TOR AL 65 168 19 42 8 1 2 20 2 8 18 .250 .255 (-2%) .320 (-11%) .399 (-13%) .719 (-12%) -359.0
2011 ARI NL 19 59 2 10 2 0 0 2 0 4 9 .169 .255 (-34%) .320 (-31%) .399 (-49%) .719 (-41%) -359.0
2012 ARI NL 70 197 16 49 9 0 6 22 0 12 33 .249 .254 (-2%) .318 (-7%) .405 (-5%) .724 (-6%) -192.3
2013 PIT NL 16 31 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 8 .065 — — — — 0.0
2013 CLE AL 8 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
2013 PHI NL 21 23 5 4 0 0 1 3 0 1 4 .174 — — — — 0.0
2013 BOS AL 6 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 — — — — 0.0
2014 LAA AL 95 76 4 13 2 0 0 5 1 7 18 .171 .251 (-32%) .313 (-18%) .386 (-49%) .700 (-35%) -397.4
Career · 21 seasons 1,100 2,434 276 568 105 14 28 210 34 118 379 .233 — — — — -7,421

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.

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 0.3 2 0 0 0 1 0.00 0.0

Career ERA 0.00 vs. league average 3.87 across their career seasons — 100.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
2013 PHI NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.3 2 0 0 1 0.00 — 0.0
Career · 1 season 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.1 2 0 0 1 0.00 — 0

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.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
2011 NLDS2 ARI 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000

Game Log & Splits

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

Batting — Home / Away

SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home53911381352431599.214
Away561129614132513111.251

Pitching — Home / Away

SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home10.120010.00

Last 10 Games — Batting

DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
2014-09-28 LAASEAL 201100100
2014-09-27 LAASEAL 000000000
2014-09-19 LAATEXL 101000000
2014-09-17 LAASEAW 000000000
2014-09-15 LAASEAW 000000000
2014-09-12 LAAHOUW 100000000
2014-09-11 LAATEXW 000000000
2014-09-10 LAATEXW 000000000
2014-09-09 LAATEXW 000000000
2014-09-08 LAACLEW 000000000

Last 1 Games — Pitching

DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
2013-08-24 PHIAZ — 0.1200010

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position G GS PO A E DP
2B 218 145 277 510 9 133
3B 216 76 81 222 15 30
OF 7 4 6 0 0 0
P 1 0 0 0 0 0
SS 590 435 717 1406 62 339

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1999 CLE 2B 7 1 7 11 0 4
1999 CLE SS 6 1 1 10 1 1
2000 CLE 2B 2 0 2 2 0 0
2000 CLE SS 7 0 2 6 0 1
2001 CLE 2B 3 0 2 2 0 1
2001 CLE 3B 3 0 0 2 0 0
2001 CLE SS 9 3 8 13 1 2
2002 CLE 2B 64 56 94 184 4 42
2002 CLE 3B 10 6 4 11 2 0
2002 CLE SS 21 14 31 42 2 10
2003 CLE 2B 37 31 49 95 3 27
2003 CLE 3B 23 9 10 17 3 2
2003 CLE SS 27 20 39 54 4 17
2004 CLE 2B 12 4 10 23 0 5
2004 CLE 3B 9 1 1 12 0 0
2004 CLE SS 30 15 25 65 5 16
2005 TOR 2B 5 2 9 7 0 3
2005 TOR SS 32 25 38 88 3 19
2005 DET 2B 8 3 5 9 0 3
2005 DET 3B 1 1 2 0 0 0
2005 DET SS 22 17 29 69 5 16
2006 TOR 2B 10 5 11 15 0 3
2006 TOR 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0
2006 TOR SS 90 76 105 231 14 57
2007 TOR 3B 15 8 10 29 1 5
2007 TOR SS 102 94 148 294 8 66
2008 TOR 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0
2008 TOR 3B 4 2 0 5 0 0
2008 TOR SS 67 52 80 134 9 33
2009 TOR 2B 8 5 8 30 0 7
2009 TOR 3B 10 9 3 17 2 2
2009 TOR OF 4 2 3 0 0 0
2009 TOR SS 31 19 38 66 1 22
2010 TOR 2B 23 15 32 50 1 20
2010 TOR 3B 19 12 11 26 3 3
2010 TOR OF 2 2 2 0 0 0
2010 TOR SS 19 11 24 42 1 13
2011 TOR 2B 21 16 24 57 1 13
2011 TOR 3B 26 15 18 39 1 8
2011 TOR SS 20 10 21 47 1 14
2011 ARI SS 18 15 28 52 1 8
2012 ARI 2B 4 3 6 10 0 2
2012 ARI 3B 5 1 2 3 0 0
2012 ARI SS 54 47 67 142 1 31
2013 PIT 2B 4 1 6 6 0 1
2013 PIT SS 13 8 9 19 2 6
2013 CLE 3B 8 2 1 6 1 1
2013 PHI 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0
2013 PHI 3B 8 0 3 7 0 4
2013 PHI OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
2013 PHI P 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013 PHI SS 6 3 5 13 1 3
2013 BOS 2B 6 2 7 6 0 1
2014 LAA 2B 2 1 4 3 0 1
2014 LAA 3B 73 10 16 48 2 5
2014 LAA SS 16 5 19 19 2 4

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position Games
Pitcher 1
Second Base 218
Third Base 216
Shortstop 590
Left Field 7
Designated Hitter 20

Salary History

Year Team League Salary
2014 LAA AL $850,000
2013 PIT NL $1,500,000
2012 ARI NL $1,500,000
2011 TOR AL $1,500,000
2010 TOR AL $1,500,000
2009 TOR AL $1,900,000
2008 TOR AL $1,900,000
2007 TOR AL $750,000
2006 TOR AL $500,000
2005 TOR AL $400,000
2004 CLE AL $324,400
2003 CLE AL $314,400
2002 CLE AL $210,000
2001 CLE AL $209,000
Total Career Earnings $13,357,800

College History

School Name City State Years Attended
University of Connecticut at Avery Point Groton CT 1993, 1994
Providence College Providence RI 1995, 1996

Most Similar Players

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

Career Spans

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

  1. 98
    Juan Castro
    .229 avg, 36 HR
  2. 96
    Frank Duffy
    .232 avg, 26 HR
  3. 79
    John Kennedy
    .225 avg, 32 HR
  4. 78
    Mike Benjamin
    .229 avg, 24 HR
  5. 77
    Joe DeMaestri
    .236 avg, 49 HR
  6. 76
    Alexi Amarista
    .231 avg, 21 HR

Frequently Asked Questions about John McDonald

What years did John McDonald play?
John McDonald played in Major League Baseball from 1999 to 2014.
Was John McDonald a pitcher?
No. John McDonald was a position player (Shortstop), though he did pitch in 1 career game.
How many home runs did John McDonald hit?
John McDonald hit 28 career home runs with 568 hits.