Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1999
- Draft
- 1996Rd 12, Pk 363
- College
- Providence
Bio
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Debut
- 1999
- Draft
- 1996Rd 12, Pk 363
- College
- Providence
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 1,100
- AB
- 2,434
- R
- 276
- H
- 568
- HR
- 28
- RBI
- 210
- SB
- 34
- AVG
- .233
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted. | R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | HR: Home runs hit. | RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance. | SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately. | AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CLE | 18 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| 2000 | CLE | 9 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 |
| 2001 | CLE | 17 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| 2002 | CLE | 93 | 264 | 35 | 66 | 1 | 12 | 3 | .250 |
| 2003 | CLE | 82 | 214 | 21 | 46 | 1 | 14 | 3 | .215 |
| 2004 | CLE | 66 | 93 | 17 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .204 |
| 2005 |  TOR/DET | 68 | 166 | 18 | 46 | 0 | 16 | 6 | .277 |
| 2006 | TOR | 104 | 260 | 35 | 58 | 3 | 23 | 7 | .223 |
| 2007 | TOR | 123 | 327 | 32 | 82 | 1 | 31 | 7 | .251 |
| 2008 | TOR | 84 | 186 | 21 | 39 | 1 | 18 | 3 | .210 |
| 2009 | TOR | 73 | 151 | 18 | 39 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .258 |
| 2010 | TOR | 63 | 152 | 27 | 38 | 6 | 23 | 2 | .250 |
| 2011 |  TOR/ARI | 84 | 227 | 21 | 52 | 2 | 22 | 2 | .229 |
| 2012 | ARI | 70 | 197 | 16 | 49 | 6 | 22 | 0 | .249 |
| 2013 |  PIT/CLE/PHI/BOS | 51 | 69 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .116 |
| 2014 | LAA | 95 | 76 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | .171 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- AB
- 2
- R
- 0
- H
- 0
- HR
- 0
- RBI
- 0
- SB
- 0
- AVG
- .000
Expanded
Career regular season
- PA
- 2,651
- TB
- 785
- XBH
- 147
- HBP
- 23
- IBB
- 5
- GIDP
- 48
- P/PA
- 3.42
| PA: Plate appearances — every trip to the plate, walks and sacrifices included. | TB: Total bases — one for a single, four for a home run. | XBH: Extra-base hits: doubles, triples and home runs. | HBP: Times the batter was hit by a pitch and took first base. | IBB: Walks the other team issued on purpose. | GIDP: Times the batter grounded into a double play — lower is better. | P/PA: Pitches the batter saw per trip to the plate. Above 4.0 is a patient hitter. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CLE | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | CLE | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 288 | 86 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3.4 |
| 2003 | CLE | 233 | 60 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3.3 |
| 2004 | CLE | 100 | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.1 |
| 2005 | TOR/DET | 184 | 54 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3.6 |
| 2006 | TOR | 286 | 80 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | TOR | 353 | 109 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3.7 |
| 2008 | TOR | 207 | 50 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 2009 | TOR | 156 | 58 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | TOR | 163 | 69 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3.5 |
| 2011 | TOR/ARI | 245 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.4 |
| 2012 | ARI | 213 | 76 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3.5 |
| 2013 | PIT/CLE/PHI/BOS | 77 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 2014 | LAA | 91 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 |
What the columns mean: PA · TB · XBH · HBP · IBB · GIDP · P/PA
Advanced
Career regular season
- WAR
- 5.0
- RC
- 204.9
- RC/27
- 2.80
- ISOP
- .089
- SECA
- .144
- BB/K
- 0.31
- AB/HR
- 86.9
- GO/FO
- 0.80
| WAR: Wins above replacement — wins the player added over a freely available fill-in. | RC: Runs created — an estimate of how many runs the batter's hitting produced. | RC/27: Runs a lineup of this batter would score in a full game of 27 outs. | ISOP: Isolated power: slugging minus batting average, so only extra bases count. | SECA: Secondary average: bases from walks, steals and extra-base hits, per at-bat. | BB/K: Walks for every strikeout, a measure of plate discipline. | AB/HR: At-bats per home run — lower means more power. | GO/FO: Ground-ball outs for every fly-ball out. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | CLE | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.9 | .000 | -0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | CLE | 0.2 | 1.7 | 9.1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | CLE | -0.3 | -0.1 | -0.1 | .045 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 0.1 | 25 | 3.2 | .076 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 264 | 0 |
| 2003 | CLE | -0.4 | 13.7 | 2 | .065 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 214 | 0 |
| 2004 | CLE | 0.3 | 6.9 | 2.4 | .140 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 46.5 | 0.8 |
| 2005 | TOR/DET | 1.0 | 17.8 | 3.6 | .048 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 2006 | TOR | -0.2 | 20.3 | 2.5 | .085 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 86.7 | 1.1 |
| 2007 | TOR | 2.2 | 30.4 | 3.1 | .083 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 327 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | TOR | -0.6 | 12.2 | 2.1 | .059 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 186 | 0.8 |
| 2009 | TOR | 0.4 | 14.9 | 3.4 | .126 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 37.8 | 0.5 |
| 2010 | TOR | 1.0 | 17.9 | 3.9 | .204 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 25.3 | 0.6 |
| 2011 | TOR/ARI | 1.1 | 18 | 2.6 | .079 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 113.5 | 0.7 |
| 2012 | ARI | 0.9 | 21.7 | 3.8 | .137 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 32.8 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | PIT/CLE/PHI/BOS | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0 | .058 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 69 | 1.6 |
| 2014 | LAA | -0.3 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .026 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0.6 |
What the columns mean: WAR · RC · RC/27 · ISOP · SECA · BB/K · AB/HR
What were John McDonald's career stats?
John McDonald played 16 seasons for the Guardians, the Blue Jays, the Diamondbacks and the Angels. He was a career .233 hitter with 568 hits, 28 home runs and 210 RBI. His best season was 2000: a .444 batting average, 0 home runs and 0 RBI.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 1 postseason, 1999 to 2014
Championships
- 2013 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
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