Joshua

Donaldson

3BAge : 40Bats : R

#24

Josh Donaldson

#243BMilwaukee Brewers

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 95 kg · Bats : R · Throws : R · MLB debut : 2010-04-30

Born in : Pensacola, FL, USA

MLB record

Year	Team	PJ	AB	H	HR	PP	MOY	OPS
2023		51	165	25	13	26	.152	.667
2023	Milwaukee Brewers	17	59	10	3	11	.169	.680
2023	New York Yankees	34	106	15	10	15	.142	.659
2022	New York Yankees	132	478	106	15	62	.222	.682
2021	Minnesota Twins	135	457	113	26	72	.247	.827
2020	Minnesota Twins	28	81	18	6	11	.222	.842
2019	Atlanta Braves	155	549	142	37	94	.259	.900
2018		52	187	46	8	23	.246	.801
2018	Cleveland Guardians	16	50	14	3	7	.280	.920
2018	Toronto Blue Jays	36	137	32	5	16	.234	.756
2017	Toronto Blue Jays	113	415	112	33	78	.270	.944
2016	Toronto Blue Jays	155	577	164	37	99	.284	.953
2015	Toronto Blue Jays	158	620	184	41	123	.297	.939
2014	Athletics	158	608	155	29	98	.255	.798
2013	Athletics	158	579	174	24	93	.301	.883
2012	Athletics	75	274	66	9	33	.241	.687
2010	Athletics	14	32	5	1	4	.156	.487
Career totals		1384	5022	1310	279	816	.261	.847

Advanced stats, 2023HitterMLB stats →

wRC+

wOBA

.284

xwOBA

.325

OPS

.667

AVG

.152

OBP

.249

RBI

189

Stats: MLB (statsapi) and Baseball Savant.

2024 projectionMLB trends →

Projected WAR

0.2

Home runs

2023 WAR

0.1

This season's pace, over the average of the last two workloads, adjusted for next year's age.

Trend

→ Stable (-7)

20213.4 WAR · 3.8 per full season
20221.6 WAR · 1.8 per full season
20230.1 WAR · 0.3 per full season

Outlook, age included

-37 · 37 y.o. · the age when performance usually declines

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2023All 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

Very good

CON: Contact; 63
POW: Power; 86
EYE: Eye; 80
SPD: Speed; 55
FLD: Fielding; 80
DUR: Durability; 62
EX: Experience; 92

Why these ratings?

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, 2023How 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).

WAR

0.1

PAL Rating

45 / 100

PAL: dimensions

Offense29

Power91

Discipline57

Speed13

Defense56

WAR, in runs

Batting-5.0

Baserunning-0.6

Fielding+0.5

Positional-0.4

Replacement+5.9

StatcastStatcast leaderboards →

MLB's tracking of every ball, 2023 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the role: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg exit velocity

92.1 mi/h

92th percentile

Max exit velocity

112.3 mi/h

64th percentile

Barrels

16.2 %

96th percentile

Hard-hit

51.3 %

94th percentile

xBA

.199

2th percentile

Bat speed

—

Sprint speed

24.9 pi/s

4th percentile

Outs above average

58th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	WAR	PAL	OV	Avg exit velocity	Max exit velocity	Barrels	Hard-hit	xBA
2023	NYY	0.1	45	80	92.1	112.3	16.2	51.3	.199
2022	NYY	1.6	46	79	90.7	111.7	9.8	43.3	.212
2021	MIN	3.4	88	86	94.1	114.7	17.4	52.7	.260

Game log, 2023

Date	Opponent	AB	H	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
Oct 1	vs CHC	3	0	0	1	1	1	.152
Sep 30	vs CHC	4	0	0	0	0	3	.154
Sep 29	vs CHC	3	0	0	0	1	1	.158
Sep 28	vs STL	2	1	0	0	1	1	.161
Sep 26	vs STL	3	0	0	0	1	2	.157
Sep 24	@ MIA	4	0	0	0	0	2	.160
Sep 23	@ MIA	3	1	0	0	1	0	.164
Sep 22	@ MIA	5	1	1	3	0	0	.161
Sep 20	@ STL	4	1	1	3	0	0	.159
Sep 19	@ STL	5	1	0	1	0	2	.157