Josh Donaldson
Joshua Adam Donaldson
Born: December 8, 1985
Pensacola, FL US
Primary Position: Catcher
All Position(s) Played: 1B, 2B, 3B, LF, OF, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 210
Draft: Compensation A (2007 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Auburn
Career: 2007-2023
Major League Statistics
Josh Donaldson compiled a career batting average of .276 with 90 home runs and 404 RBI in his 585-game career with the Cubs, Boise Hawks, Phoenix Desert Dogs, Peoria Chiefs, Stockton Ports, Midland RockHounds, Sacramento River Cats, Dunedin Blue Jays, Columbus Clippers, Nashville Sounds, Somerset Patriots and Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. He began playing during the 2007 season and last took the field during the 2023 campaign.
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Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Short Season A | NORW | Boise Hawks | 49 | 202 | 162 | 37 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 34 | .346 | .470 | .605 | 1.075 | 98 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 4 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .182 | .308 | .364 | .671 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 47 | 207 | 188 | 37 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 29 | .330 | .391 | .564 | .955 | 106 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | 63 | 254 | 235 | 27 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 41 | .217 | .276 | .349 | .625 | 82 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | 29 | 111 | 104 | 17 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 24 | .288 | .315 | .452 | .767 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 124 | 541 | 455 | 67 | 123 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 91 | 7 | 2 | 80 | 92 | .270 | .379 | .415 | .795 | 189 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 86 | 348 | 294 | 52 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 45 | 79 | .238 | .336 | .476 | .812 | 140 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 115 | 503 | 444 | 79 | 116 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 70 | 13 | 4 | 51 | 100 | .261 | .344 | .439 | .783 | 195 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 51 | 234 | 209 | 38 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 45 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 34 | .335 | .402 | .598 | 1.000 | 125 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 | .571 | .400 | .971 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 2.000 | 2.667 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 4 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .700 | 1.200 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Nashville Sounds | 5 | 22 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | .176 | .364 | .529 | .893 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AA | EL | Somerset Patriots | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .571 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .333 | .538 | .778 | 1.316 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 585 | 2477 | 2152 | 366 | 595 | 134 | 9 | 90 | 404 | 41 | 15 | 290 | 445 | .276 | .365 | .473 | .837 | 1017 | 66 | 17 | 3 | 15 | 8 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | PB | SB | CS | CS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Short Season A | NORW | Boise Hawks | C | 42 | 345 | 39 | 4 | 5 | .990 | 9.143 | 11 | 35 | 23 | 39.7 |
| 2007 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | C | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 2.667 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 25.0 |
| 2008 | A | MIDW | Peoria Chiefs | C | 52 | 359 | 59 | 8 | 4 | .981 | 8.038 | 6 | 45 | 27 | 37.5 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | C | 42 | 366 | 27 | 9 | 4 | .978 | 9.357 | 12 | 26 | 14 | 35.0 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 3B | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2008 | Fall | AZFL | Phoenix Desert Dogs | 1B | 27 | 183 | 24 | 3 | 25 | .986 | 7.667 | ||||
| 2008 | Advanced A | CALL | Stockton Ports | 1B | 2 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .941 | 8.000 | ||||
| 2009 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 1B | 4 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .943 | 8.250 | ||||
| 2009 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | 3B | 15 | 7 | 32 | 2 | 4 | .951 | 2.600 | ||||
| 2009 | AA | TL | Midland RockHounds | C | 102 | 645 | 80 | 16 | 5 | .978 | 7.108 | 17 | 58 | 38 | 39.6 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 3B | 8 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | .944 | 2.125 | ||||
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | C | 64 | 457 | 59 | 8 | 1 | .985 | 8.062 | 3 | 51 | 33 | 39.3 |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 1B | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 4.000 | ||||
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | C | 71 | 546 | 53 | 14 | 9 | .977 | 8.437 | 7 | 54 | 32 | 37.2 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 3B | 27 | 18 | 50 | 4 | 1 | .944 | 2.519 | ||||
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 2B | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 5.500 | ||||
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | OF | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1.500 | ||||
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 1B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | LF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 3.000 | ||||
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 3B | 26 | 20 | 36 | 2 | 4 | .966 | 2.154 | ||||
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | C | 22 | 210 | 13 | 3 | 1 | .987 | 1.136 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 30.0 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Sacramento River Cats | SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2017 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 3B | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .909 | 5.000 | ||||
| 2018 | Advanced A | FLOR | Dunedin Blue Jays | 3B | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 2.000 | ||||
| 2018 | AAA | IL | Columbus Clippers | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||||
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Nashville Sounds | 3B | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 2.333 | ||||
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 3B | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1.000 | ||||
| 2023 | AA | EL | Somerset Patriots | 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .500 | ||||
| Totals | 539 | 3249 | 522 | 86 | 76 | .978 | 6.996 | 58 | 289 | 175 | 37.7 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | June 27, 2007 | July 1, 2007 |
| 2007 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Boise Hawks | CHN | July 3, 2007 | September 5, 2007 |
| 2008 | A | Midwest League | Peoria Chiefs | CHN | April 3, 2008 | July 6, 2008 |
| 2008 | Advanced A | California League | Stockton Ports | OAK | July 10, 2008 | September 1, 2008 |
| 2008 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Phoenix Desert Dogs | October 7, 2008 | November 20, 2008 | |
| 2009 | AA | Texas League | Midland RockHounds | OAK | April 9, 2009 | September 7, 2009 |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | April 8, 2010 | September 5, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | April 7, 2011 | September 5, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Sacramento River Cats | OAK | April 26, 2012 | August 11, 2012 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | May 22, 2017 | May 23, 2017 |
| 2018 | Advanced A | Florida State League | Dunedin Blue Jays | TOR | April 28, 2018 | August 30, 2018 |
| 2018 | AAA | International League | Columbus Clippers | CLE | September 3, 2018 | September 3, 2018 |
| 2023 | AA | Eastern League | Somerset Patriots | NYA | April 18, 2023 | May 30, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | May 25, 2023 | May 28, 2023 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Nashville Sounds | MIL | September 3, 2023 | September 9, 2023 |
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