Donovan
Walton
2BAge : 32Bats : L
#29
Donovan Walton
#292B
Athletics
Height : 5' 9" · Weight : 86 kg · Bats : L · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2019-09-10
Born in : Dallas, TX, USA
MLB record
| Year | Team | PJ | AB | H | HR | PP | MOY | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 92 | 230 | 60 | 9 | 32 | .261 | .806 | |
| 2026 | Athletics | 60 | 139 | 31 | 6 | 20 | .223 | .771 |
| 2026 | Los Angeles Angels | 32 | 91 | 29 | 3 | 12 | .319 | .859 |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .125 | .250 |
| 2024 | San Francisco Giants | 9 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .136 | .513 |
| 2022 | 25 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 8 | .158 | .482 | |
| 2022 | San Francisco Giants | 24 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 8 | .158 | .482 |
| 2022 | Seattle Mariners | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 2021 | Seattle Mariners | 24 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 7 | .206 | .619 |
| 2020 | Seattle Mariners | 5 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .154 | .445 |
| 2019 | Seattle Mariners | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .188 | .504 |
| Career totals | 164 | 428 | 94 | 13 | 55 | .220 | .677 | |
ContractAthletics payroll →
- Type
- Pre-Arbitration
- Length
- 1 yr · 2026–2026
- Total value
- 0.8 M$
- AAV
- 0.83 M$
2026
0.83 M$
Pre-arb
2027
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Pre-arb
2028
—
Arb 1
2029
—
Arb 2
2030
—
Arb 3
Advanced stats, 2026HitterMLB stats →
wRC+
124
wOBA
.356
xwOBA
.322
OPS
.806
AVG
.261
OBP
.358
HR
9
RBI
32
SB
3
PA
268
Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.
2027 projectionMLB trends →
Projected WAR
0.5
Home runs
4
2026 WAR
0.9
This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 20260.9 WAR · 2.0 per full season
Outlook, age included
-15 · 32 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2026All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed from Statcast and MLB stats over four seasons, never by hand. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
60
Depth
- CON
- Contact
- 79
- POW
- Power
- 67
- EYE
- Eye
- 81
- SPD
- Speed
- 68
- FLD
- Fielding
- 56
- DUR
- Durability
- 35
- EX
- Experience
- 75
Why these ratings?Hide details
- CON — Contact : Strikeouts avoided, xBA, squared-up contact
- POW — Power : Barrels, exit velocity, home runs, xSLG
- EYE — Eye : Walks and strikeouts
- SPD — Speed : Sprint speed (Statcast), baserunning
- FLD — Fielding : Outs above average, WAR fielding runs
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the majors
WAR and PAL Rating, 2026How we rate →
WAR is fWAR (FanGraphs' version, distributed through MLB's API): wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same role (50 = median).
PAL: dimensions
WAR, in runs
StatcastStatcast leaderboards →
MLB's tracking of every ball, 2026 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg exit velocity
86.8 mi/h
15th percentile
Max exit velocity
105.6 mi/h
1th percentile
Barrels
4.8 %
22th percentile
Hard-hit
31.6 %
15th percentile
xBA
.245
45th percentile
Bat speed
67.9 mi/h
4th percentile
Sprint speed
26.4 pi/s
26th percentile
Outs above average
-9
8th percentile
Game log, 2026
| Date | Opponent | AB | H | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | vs HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| Sep 26 | vs HOU | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Sep 25 | vs HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 |
| Sep 24 | vs HOU | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Sep 23 | vs LAA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .269 |
| Sep 22 | vs LAA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Sep 20 | @ CLE | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 |
| Sep 19 | @ CLE | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Sep 18 | @ CLE | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Sep 17 | @ TB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .260 |