Chris Donnels

Chris Barton Donnels

Positions: Pinch Hitter, Third Baseman and First Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 185 lb.

Born: April 21, 1966 in Los Angeles, CA
School: Loyola Marymount University (Los Angeles, CA)
Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft.
Signed June 10, 1987. (All Transactions)
Debut: May 7, 1991
Teams (by GP): Astros/Dodgers/Mets/Diamondbacks/RedSox 1991-2002

Final Game: September 29, 2002
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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	Awards
1987	21	NYM-min	A,Rk	67	268	222	38	61	11	0	5	33	7	2	41	44	.275	.388	.392	.780		87		2	0	3	2		CLM,KPT · SALL,APPY
1988	22	NYM-min	A	107	402	331	44	75	20	2	5	35	9	3	62	78	.227	.352	.344	.696		114	4	3	4	2	3		SCE,CLM · FLOR,SALL
1989	23	NYM-min	A	117	480	386	70	121	23	1	17	78	18	4	83	65	.313	.439	.510	.950		197	5	6	2	3	15		SCE · FLOR
1990	24	NYM-min	AA	130	543	419	66	114	24	0	12	63	10	8	111	80	.272	.420	.415	.835		174		1	5	7	5		JAC · TL
1991	25	NYM-min	AAA	84	353	287	45	87	19	2	8	56	1	4	62	56	.303	.425	.467	.892		134	13	1	0	3	3		TID · IL
1991	25	NYM	NL	37	104	89	7	20	2	0	0	5	1	1	14	19	.225	.330	.247	.577	66	22	0	0	1	0	1	35
1992	26	NYM-min	AAA	81	342	279	35	84	15	3	5	32	12	1	58	45	.301	.419	.430	.849		120	8	0	3	2	1		TID · IL
1992	26	NYM	NL	45	139	121	8	21	4	0	0	6	1	0	17	25	.174	.275	.207	.482	40	25	1	0	1	0	0	54
1993	27	HOU	NL	88	199	179	18	46	14	2	2	24	2	0	19	33	.257	.327	.391	.718	96	70	6	0	0	1	0	53/4
1994	28	HOU	NL	54	99	86	12	23	5	0	3	5	1	0	13	18	.267	.364	.430	.794	111	37	1	0	0	0	0	5/34
1995	29	BOS-HOU-min	AAA,AA	8	32	27	2	8	1	0	1	5	0	0	5	7	.296	.406	.444	.851		12	0	0	0	0	0		PAW,JAC · IL,TL
1995	29	TOT	MLB	59	134	121	17	32	2	2	2	13	0	0	12	24	.264	.328	.364	.692	81	44	2	0	0	1	2	5/34
1995	29	HOU	NL	19	33	30	4	9	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	6	.300	.364	.300	.664	84	9	1	0	0	0	2	/54
1995	29	BOS	AL	40	101	91	13	23	2	2	2	11	0	0	9	18	.253	.317	.385	.701	80	35	1	0	0	1	0	5/34

1996	30	KSU	Fgn																										KSU · JPPL
1997	31	ORX	Fgn																										ORX · JPPL
1998	32	ORX	Fgn																										ORX · JPPL
2000	34	LAD-min	AAA	105	402	332	79	109	27	1	27	84	6	1	66	52	.328	.440	.660	1.100		219	9	2	0	2	2		ABQ · PCL
2000	34	LAD	NL	27	41	34	8	10	3	0	4	9	0	0	6	7	.294	.390	.735	1.126	183	25	3	0	0	1	1	/7354
2001	35	LAD-min	AAA	39	159	137	17	32	5	0	7	25	0	1	21	24	.234	.333	.423	.757		58	7	0	0	1	0		LVG · PCL
2001	35	LAD	NL	66	101	88	8	15	2	0	3	8	0	0	12	25	.170	.277	.295	.573	54	26	2	1	0	0	2	5/31
2002	36	ARI-min	AAA	4	14	10	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.300	.500	.400	.900		4	0	2	0	0	0		TUC · PCL
2002	36	ARI	NL	74	93	80	5	19	4	1	3	16	0	0	10	14	.238	.312	.425	.737	84	34	2	0	0	3	1	5/3
2003	37	ARI-CHC-FLA-min	AAA	109	322	263	44	76	13	0	13	42	1	1	54	41	.289	.416	.487	.903		128	11	4	0	1	4		TUC,IWA,ABQ · PCL
2004	38	COL-min	AAA	96	238	195	30	51	8	0	7	31	1	2	38	49	.262	.386	.410	.796		80	5	2	2	1	2		CSP · PCL
8 Yrs				450	910	798	83	186	36	5	17	86	5	1	103	165	.233	.319	.355	.674	82	283	17	1	2	6	7
162 Game Avg.				162	328	287	30	67	13	2	6	31	2	0	37	59	.233	.319	.355	.674	82	102	6	0	1	2	3

HOU (3 yrs)				161	331	295	34	78	19	2	5	31	3	0	35	57	.264	.341	.393	.735	99	116	8	0	0	1	2
NYM (2 yrs)				82	243	210	15	41	6	0	0	11	2	1	31	44	.195	.299	.224	.523	51	47	1	0	2	0	1
LAD (2 yrs)				93	142	122	16	25	5	0	7	17	0	0	18	32	.205	.310	.418	.728	91	51	5	1	0	1	3
ARI (1 yr)				74	93	80	5	19	4	1	3	16	0	0	10	14	.238	.312	.425	.737	84	34	2	0	0	3	1
BOS (1 yr)				40	101	91	13	23	2	2	2	11	0	0	9	18	.253	.317	.385	.701	80	35	1	0	0	1	0

NL (8 yrs)				410	809	707	70	163	34	3	15	75	5	1	94	147	.231	.320	.351	.670	82	248	16	1	2	5	7
AL (1 yr)				40	101	91	13	23	2	2	2	11	0	0	9	18	.253	.317	.385	.701	80	35	1	0	0	1	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
1991	25	NYM	NL	37	104	-4	-1	0	2	-1	-3	-0.3	3	0	0.0	.491	.498	-0.3	0.1	-2	$	35
1992	26	NYM	NL	45	139	-9	1	0	-0	0	-8	-0.9	4	-4	-0.5	.480	.495	-0.5	0.0	-3	$	54
1993	27	HOU	NL	88	199	-2	0	0	-3	-1	-6	-0.6	6	-1	0.0	.493	.496	0.2	-0.4	3	$137,000	53/4
1994	28	HOU	NL	54	99	2	-0	0	-0	-0	1	0.2	2	4	0.4	.503	.501	0.5	-0.0	4	$170,000	5/34
1995	29	HOU	NL	19	33	-1	0	-0	-1	0	-2	-0.2	1	-1	-0.1	.489	.499	0.0	-0.1	-0	$	/54
1995	29	BOS	AL	40	101	-4	-0	-0	3	-0	-1	-0.1	3	2	0.2	.497	.499	0.0	0.3	-1	$200,000	5/34

2000	34	LAD	NL	27	41	4	0	-0	-0	-0	2	0.2	1	3	0.3	.508	.501	0.4	-0.1	4	$	/7354
2001	35	LAD	NL	66	101	-4	-1	-0	2	0	-3	-0.3	3	-1	-0.1	.495	.498	-0.2	0.1	-2	$300,000	5/31
2002	36	ARI	NL	74	93	-3	0	0	-1	0	-4	-0.4	3	-2	-0.2	.494	.497	0.0	-0.1	-0	$350,000	5/3
8 Seasons				450	910	-21	-1	1	-0	-2	-24	-2.5	25	2	0.0	.494	.498	0.1	-0.1	2	$1,157,000

HOU (3 yrs)				161	331	-2	0	0	-5	-1	-7	-0.6	9	2	0.3	.496	.499	0.7	-0.5	7	$307,000
NYM (2 yrs)				82	243	-12	-0	1	2	-0	-10	-1.2	7	-3	-0.5	.485	.496	-0.8	0.2	-5	$
LAD (2 yrs)				93	142	-1	-1	-1	1	-0	-1	-0.1	4	3	0.2	.499	.500	0.2	0.0	2	$300,000
ARI (1 yr)				74	93	-3	0	0	-1	0	-4	-0.4	3	-2	-0.2	.494	.497	0.0	-0.1	-0	$350,000
BOS (1 yr)				40	101	-4	-0	-0	3	-0	-1	-0.1	3	2	0.2	.497	.499	0.0	0.3	-1	$200,000

Postseason Batting

Postseason Gamelog

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	Series	Opp	Rslt	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB
2002	36	ARI	NL	NLDS	STL	L	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0
1 NLDS							3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.333	.000	.333	0	0	0	0	0	0

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Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ERA	G	GF	IP	H	R	ER	HR	SO	BF	WHIP	H/9	HR/9	SO/9	Awards
2001	35	LAD	NL	0.00	1	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
2004	38	COL-min	AAA	27.00	1	1	1.1	5	4	4	2	1	9	3.750	33.8	13.5	6.8	CSP · PCL
1 Yr				0.00	1	1	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0
162 Game Avg.				0.00	68	68	20	0	0	0	0	0	68	0.000	0.0	0.0	0.0

Player Value--Pitchers

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	IP	G	GS	R	RA9	RA9opp	RA9def	RA9role	PPFp	RA9avg	RAA	WAA	gmLI	WAAadj	WAR	RAR	waaWL%	162WL%	Salary	Awards
2001	35	LAD	NL	0.1	1	0	0	0.00	5.10	-0.19	-0.38	90.0	4.43	0	0.0	.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.517	.500	$300,000
1 Season				0.1	1	0	0	0.00	5.10	-0.19	-0.38	90.0	4.43	0	0.0	.0	-0.0	0.0	0	.517	.500	$300,000

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Adv Fielding w/ run summary

Year	Tm	Lg	Age	Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Awards
1991	NYM	NL	25	1B	15	14	11	126.1	135	123	12	0	10	1.000	1	8	9.62	9.00	.992	9.79	9.75
1991	NYM	NL	25	3B	11	8	6	75.0	32	8	22	2	3	.938	1	18	3.60	2.73	.950	2.74	2.73
1992	NYM	NL	26	3B	29	21	14	203.2	68	15	49	4	3	.941	0	1	2.83	2.21	.952	2.67	2.67
1992	NYM	NL	26	2B	12	11	6	84.0	48	19	28	1	3	.979	-0	-6	5.04	3.92	.981	5.18	5.18
1993	HOU	NL	27	3B	31	20	15	187.2	59	11	42	6	5	.898	-1	-7	2.54	1.71	.945	2.70	2.68
1993	HOU	NL	27	1B	23	20	12	166.2	168	157	9	2	14	.988	-2	-17	8.96	7.22	.992	9.68	9.61
1993	HOU	NL	27	2B	1	0	0	7.0	4	1	3	0	2	1.000	0	17	5.14	4.00	.980	5.14	5.10
1994	HOU	NL	28	3B	14	11	6	96.1	28	10	18	0	0	1.000	-0	-4	2.62	2.00	.951	2.65	2.63
1994	HOU	NL	28	1B	4	1	1	17.2	26	24	2	0	2	1.000	-0	-20	13.25	6.50	.992	9.73	9.68
1994	HOU	NL	28	2B	4	3	1	28.0	16	8	8	0	3	1.000	0	9	5.14	4.00	.981	5.27	5.22
1995	TOT	MLB	29	3B	36	22	17	221.0	66	20	40	6	4	.909	0	2	2.44	1.67	.951	2.64	2.62
1995	TOT	MLB	29	2B	4	1	0	11.0	3	1	2	0	1	1.000	-0	-44	2.45	0.75	.980	5.15	5.10
1995	HOU	NL	29	3B	9	4	2	45.0	11	3	6	2	2	.818	-1	-19	1.80	1.00	.946	2.76	2.76
1995	HOU	NL	29	2B	1	1	0	6.0	1	0	1	0	0	1.000	-0	-40	1.50	1.00	.980	5.25	5.20
1995	BOS	AL	29	3B	27	18	15	176.0	55	17	34	4	2	.927	1	7	2.61	1.89	.952	2.61	2.58
1995	BOS	AL	29	1B	8	3	3	34.0	42	36	6	0	8	1.000	2	67	11.12	5.25	.993	9.61	9.50
1995	BOS	AL	29	2B	3	0	0	5.0	2	1	1	0	1	1.000	-0	-48	3.60	0.67	.980	5.04	5.07
2000	LAD	NL	34	LF	6	3	1	26.0	8	8	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-5	2.77	1.33	.976	1.90	1.90
2000	LAD	NL	34	OF	6	3	1	26.0	8	8	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-5	2.77	1.33	.981	2.25	2.22
2000	LAD	NL	34	1B	4	2	1	22.0	20	19	0	1	2	.950	-0	-27	7.77	4.75	.992	9.25	9.15
2000	LAD	NL	34	3B	2	1	0	8.0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000	0	15	2.25	1.00	.950	2.59	2.60
2000	LAD	NL	34	2B	1	0	0	2.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0	120	4.50	1.00	.980	4.95	4.90
2001	LAD	NL	35	3B	14	12	4	92.1	29	6	20	3	2	.897	1	10	2.53	1.86	.950	2.57	2.54
2001	LAD	NL	35	1B	7	4	3	38.2	42	40	2	0	4	1.000	1	22	9.78	6.00	.993	9.26	9.16
2001	LAD	NL	35	P	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0				0.00	0.00		2.70	1.70	0	0			0
2002	ARI	NL	36	3B	26	11	4	104.2	26	10	16	0	0	1.000	-1	-14	2.24	1.00	.957	2.71	2.69
2002	ARI	NL	36	1B	1	0	0	1.0	1	1	0	0	0	1.000	0	0	9.00	1.00	.990	9.00	9.30
	8 Seasons			3B	163	106	66	988.2	310	81	208	21	17	.932	-0	-0	2.63	1.77	.950	2.67	2.65
	7 Seasons			1B	62	44	31	406.1	434	400	31	3	40	.993	0	1	9.55	6.95	.992	9.65	9.55
	5 Seasons			2B	22	15	7	132.0	72	30	41	1	9	.986	-0	-3	4.84	3.23	.981	5.19	5.16
	1 Season			LF	6	3	1	26.0	8	8	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-5	2.77	1.33	.976	1.90	1.90
	1 Season			OF	6	3	1	26.0	8	8	0	0	0	1.000	-0	-5	2.77	1.33	.981	2.25	2.22
	1 Season			P	1	0	0	0.1	0	0	0	0	0				0.00	0.00		2.70	1.70	0	0			0
	8 Seasons			TOT	254	168	105	1553.1	824	519	280	25	66	.970	-0	-0	4.63	3.15	.975	4.70	4.54	0	0			0
Lg				Pos	G	GS	CG	Inn	Ch	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Rtot	Rtot/yr	RF/9	RF/G	lgFld%	lgRF9	lgRFG	SB	CS	CS%	lgCS%	PO	Awards

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Leagues historically made no effort to balance team, league, and player fielding stats. Since 1990 or so, computers have made this feasible, but prior to that there are hundreds or thousands of discrepancies each year in games played (even whether a player played a position), putouts, assists, double plays and errors.

Pre-1948 SB & CS data for catchers is estimated from catcher assists, games started and opposition stolen bases.
From 1948 on SB, CS, Pickoff, & WP data for catchers and pitchers is taken from play-by-play accounts in the retrosheet files. There are several hundred games without pbp from 1948 to 1973 and for those we may not have any data.
CG & GS come from the retrosheet data and should be complete and pretty accurate from 1918 on.
Innings played (like SB and CS) come from the retrosheet play-by-play data and should be considered mostly complete from 1948 to 1973 and complete from then on.
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Stats (PO,A,G,etc) for C,P,1B,2B,3B,SS,OF positions is taken from the official reported totals and may have been corrected at various times since their publication.
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Transactions

June 2, 1987: Drafted by the New York Mets in the 1st round (24th pick) of the 1987 amateur draft. Player signed June 10, 1987.
November 17, 1992: Drafted by the Florida Marlins from the New York Mets as the 67th pick in the 1992 expansion draft.
December 18, 1992: Selected off waivers by the Houston Astros from the Florida Marlins.
June 10, 1995: Sent to the Boston Red Sox by the Houston Astros as part of a conditional deal.
October 26, 1995: Released by the Boston Red Sox.
December 20, 1996: Signed as a Free Agent with the Boston Red Sox.
March 26, 1997: Released by the Boston Red Sox.
February 8, 2000: Signed as a Free Agent with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
October 16, 2001: Granted Free Agency.
January 14, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
October 28, 2002: Granted Free Agency.
December 12, 2002: Signed as a Free Agent with the Arizona Diamondbacks.
May 29, 2003: Traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Chicago Cubs for Derrin Ebert.
July 6, 2003: Purchased by the Florida Marlins from the Chicago Cubs.
October 15, 2003: Granted Free Agency.
March 8, 2004: Signed as a Free Agent with the Colorado Rockies.
October 15, 2004: Granted Free Agency.

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Salaries

Salaries may not be complete (especially pre-1985) and may not include some earned bonuses

Year	Age	Team	Salary	Sources	Notes
1990	24	New York Mets	$100,000	USA Today

1993	27	Houston Astros	$137,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1	Includes $7,000 earned bonus
1994	28	Houston Astros	$170,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1
1995	29	Boston Red Sox	$200,000	1996 Joint Exhibit 1

2001	35	Los Angeles Dodgers	$300,000	4/6/01 USA Today
2002	36	Arizona Diamondbacks	$350,000	4/3/02 AP

Career to date (may be incomplete)			$1,257,000

Salary Data (about) courtesy Doug Pappas, and the Society for American Baseball Research.
Salaries for mid-season call-ups or traded players may not be shown.

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