Donald Jeffrey Little
Bats: Right, Throws: Left
Height: 6' 6", Weight: 220 lb.
Born: December 25, 1954 in Fremont, Ohio, US
High School: Woodmore HS (Elmore, OH)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd round of the 1973 MLB June Amateur Draft from Woodmore HS (Elmore, OH).
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18 | Great Falls | PION | Rk | SFG | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.78 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 81 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1.783 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 1.48 | ||
| 1974 | 19 | Decatur | MIDW | A | SFG | 7 | 14 | .333 | 3.41 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 153.0 | 153 | 85 | 58 | 5 | 59 | 3 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1.386 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 2.19 | ||
| 1975 | 20 | Lafayette | TL | AA | SFG | 5 | 12 | .294 | 5.40 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115.0 | 143 | 84 | 69 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 1.704 | 11.2 | 0.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1.11 | ||
| 1976 | 21 | Lafayette | TL | AA | SFG | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.91 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 110.0 | 107 | 67 | 60 | 9 | 59 | 1 | 66 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1.509 | 8.8 | 0.7 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 1.12 | ||
| 1977 | 22 | Waterbury | EL | AA | SFG | 14 | 10 | .583 | 4.33 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 162.0 | 146 | 86 | 78 | 10 | 96 | 1 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1.494 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 1.16 | ||
| 1978 | 23 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.11 | 29 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 175.0 | 189 | 96 | 80 | 14 | 77 | 0 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1.520 | 9.7 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 0.96 | ||
| 1979 | 24 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | 7 | 13 | .350 | 5.91 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 140.0 | 179 | 110 | 92 | 9 | 76 | 2 | 72 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1.821 | 11.5 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.95 | ||
| 1980 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | STL | 6 | 5 | .545 | 4.56 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 73.0 | 73 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 35 | 5 | 55 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.479 | 9.0 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 6.8 | 1.57 | ||
| 1980 | 25 | Arkansas | TL | AA | STL | 3 | 1 | .750 | 4.91 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11.0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.818 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 1.29 | ||
| 1980 | 25 | Springfield | AA | AAA | STL | 3 | 4 | .429 | 4.50 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62.0 | 60 | 32 | 31 | 6 | 28 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.419 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 6.7 | 1.64 | ||
| 1981 | 26 | Springfield | AA | AAA | STL | 6 | 7 | .462 | 3.87 | 47 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 114.0 | 98 | 57 | 49 | 6 | 65 | 4 | 99 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1.430 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 1.52 | |
| 1982 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | MIN | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1.61 | 34 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 61.1 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.043 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 10.1 | 2.46 | |
| 1982 | 27 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | MIN | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.33 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20.1 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.082 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 12.8 | 4.14 | |
| 1982 | 27 | Toledo | IL | AAA | MIN | 2 | 2 | .500 | 1.76 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41.0 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.024 | 4.6 | 0.2 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 1.90 | |
| 1983 | 28 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | MIN | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6.80 | 33 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 42.1 | 45 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 47 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2.173 | 9.6 | 1.3 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 0.96 | |
| 1983 | 28 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | MIN | 0 | 0 | 2.89 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.393 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 10.6 | 1.38 | ||
| 1983 | 28 | Toledo | IL | AAA | MIN | 2 | 4 | .333 | 7.91 | 23 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.0 | 40 | 33 | 29 | 6 | 39 | 0 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2.394 | 10.9 | 1.6 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 0.87 | |
| 1984 | 29 | Nashua | EL | AA | PIT | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.54 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.200 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 1.29 | |
| 12 Seasons | 71 | 92 | .436 | 4.38 | 330 | 166 | 68 | 27 | 3 | 25 | 1226.1 | 1257 | 721 | 597 | 77 | 644 | 18 | 850 | 31 | 3 | 101 | 1.550 | 9.2 | 0.6 | 4.7 | 6.2 | 1.32 | ||||||
| AA (7 seasons) | AA | 29 | 34 | .460 | 4.53 | 119 | 67 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 439.1 | 436 | 257 | 221 | 27 | 237 | 6 | 294 | 13 | 0 | 34 | 1.532 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 1.24 | |||||
| AAA (6 seasons) | AAA | 31 | 37 | .456 | 4.60 | 174 | 64 | 49 | 8 | 0 | 15 | 565.0 | 587 | 340 | 289 | 42 | 306 | 9 | 365 | 11 | 2 | 46 | 1.581 | 9.4 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 1.19 | |||||
| A (1 season) | A | 7 | 14 | .333 | 3.41 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 153.0 | 153 | 85 | 58 | 5 | 59 | 3 | 129 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 1.386 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 7.6 | 2.19 | ||||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.78 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69.0 | 81 | 39 | 29 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1.783 | 10.6 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 8.1 | 1.48 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | TB | GDP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18 | Great Falls | PION | Rk | SFG | 15 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .160 | .222 | .320 | .542 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | 19 | Decatur | MIDW | A | SFG | 23 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .204 | .204 | .224 | .429 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1975 | 20 | Lafayette | TL | AA | SFG | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1976 | 21 | Lafayette | TL | AA | SFG | 30 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .200 | .259 | .240 | .499 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | 22 | Waterbury | EL | AA | SFG | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1978 | 23 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 1979 | 24 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | STL | 32 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 | .667 | 1.000 | 1.667 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | 25 | Arkansas | TL | AA | STL | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1980 | 25 | Springfield | AA | AAA | STL | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | 26 | Springfield | AA | AAA | STL | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | MIN | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 | 27 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | MIN | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1982 | 27 | Toledo | IL | AAA | MIN | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 | 28 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AA-AAA | MIN | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 28 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | MIN | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 | 28 | Toledo | IL | AAA | MIN | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 | 29 | Nashua | EL | AA | PIT | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 12 Seasons | 334 | 116 | 104 | 14 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 29 | .202 | .231 | .269 | .501 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| AA (7 seasons) | AA | 120 | 32 | 28 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .214 | .267 | .286 | .552 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| AAA (6 seasons) | AAA | 176 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| A (1 season) | A | 23 | 54 | 49 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .204 | .204 | .224 | .429 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rk (1 season) | Rk | 15 | 28 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .160 | .222 | .320 | .542 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | G | CG | Ch | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G | lgCS% | PO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18 | Great Falls | PION | Rk | SFG | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | |||
| 1973 | 18 | Great Falls | PION | Rk | SFG | P | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 0.50 | |||
| 1974 | 19 | Decatur | MIDW | A | SFG | P | 23 | 44 | 6 | 34 | 4 | 0 | .909 | 1.74 | |||
| 1975 | 20 | Lafayette | TL | AA | SFG | P | 26 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 0 | .950 | 0.73 | |||
| 1976 | 21 | Lafayette | TL | AA | SFG | P | 29 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0.69 | |||
| 1977 | 22 | Waterbury | EL | AA | SFG | P | 26 | 25 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 2 | .920 | 0.88 | |||
| 1978 | 23 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | P | 29 | 39 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 1 | .897 | 1.21 | |||
| 1979 | 24 | Phoenix | PCL | AAA | SFG | P | 28 | 26 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .923 | 0.86 | |||
| 1980 | 25 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | STL | P | 31 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 0.32 | |||
| 1980 | 25 | Arkansas | TL | AA | STL | P | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.33 | |||
| 1980 | 25 | Springfield | AA | AAA | STL | P | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 0.32 | |||
| 1981 | 26 | Springfield | AA | AAA | STL | P | 47 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | .955 | 0.45 | |||
| 1982 | 27 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | MIN | P | 34 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | .867 | 0.38 | |||
| 1982 | 27 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | MIN | P | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.11 | |||
| 1982 | 27 | Toledo | IL | AAA | MIN | P | 25 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .857 | 0.48 | |||
| 1983 | 28 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | AAA-AA | MIN | P | 33 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.15 | |||
| 1983 | 28 | Orlando | SOUL | AA | MIN | P | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0.20 | |||
| 1983 | 28 | Toledo | IL | AAA | MIN | P | 23 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.13 | |||
| 1984 | 29 | Nashua | EL | AA | PIT | P | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.30 | |||
| 12 Seasons | 331 | 241 | 51 | 170 | 20 | 11 | .917 | 0.67 | |||||||||
| P (12 seasons) | P | 330 | 240 | 50 | 170 | 20 | 11 | .917 | 0.67 | ||||||||
| 1B (1 season) | 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 18 | Great Falls Giants | Pioneer League | Rk | SFG | |||
| 1974 | 19 | Decatur Commodores | Midwest League | A | SFG | |||
| 1975 | 20 | Lafayette Drillers | Texas League | AA | SFG | |||
| 1976 | 21 | Lafayette Drillers | Texas League | AA | SFG | |||
| 1977 | 22 | Waterbury Giants | Eastern League | AA | SFG | |||
| 1978 | 23 | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | AAA | SFG | |||
| 1979 | 24 | Phoenix Giants | Pacific Coast League | AAA | SFG | |||
| 1980 | 25 | Arkansas Travelers | Texas League | AA | STL | |||
| 1980 | 25 | Springfield Redbirds | American Association | AAA | STL | |||
| 1980 | 25 | St. Louis Cardinals | National League | MLB | STL | 1 | 1980-09-06 | 1980-10-04 |
| 1981 | 26 | Springfield Redbirds | American Association | AAA | STL | |||
| 1982 | 27 | Orlando Twins | Southern League | AA | MIN | |||
| 1982 | 27 | Toledo Mud Hens | International League | AAA | MIN | |||
| 1982 | 27 | Minnesota Twins | American League | MLB | MIN | 1 | 1982-07-01 | 1982-10-03 |
| 1983 | 28 | Orlando Twins | Southern League | AA | MIN | |||
| 1983 | 28 | Toledo Mud Hens | International League | AAA | MIN | |||
| 1984 | 29 | Nashua Pirates | Eastern League | AA | PIT |
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