Darnell McDonald

Darnell Tyrone McDonald (twitter: @MacDime54)

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 11", Weight: 205 lb.

Born: November 17, 1978 in Fort Collins, CO
High School: Cherry Creek HS (Englewood, CO)
Drafted
by the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (26th pick) of the 1997 amateur draft.
Signed August 8, 1997. (All Transactions)
Debut: April 30, 2004
Teams (by GP): RedSox/Reds/Orioles/Twins 2004-2012
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible, 1 yr/$507k (12) (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 2.143, Arb Eligible: 2013, Free Agent: 2016 [*], Agents: Jeff Moorad [*]
Relatives: Brother of Donzell McDonald and Cousin of James McDonald
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Standard Batting

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
2004 25 BAL AL 17 34 32 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 .156 .206 .188 .393 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 /98D7
2007 28 MIN AL 4 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .100 .182 .100 .282 -21 1 0 0 0 0 0 /9D
2009 30 CIN NL 47 111 105 12 28 6 1 2 10 1 0 5 31 .267 .306 .400 .706 85 42 4 1 0 0 0 79/8
2010 31 BOS AL 117 363 319 40 86 18 3 9 34 9 1 30 85 .270 .336 .429 .766 103 137 5 2 12 0 1 *897/D
2011 32 BOS AL 79 175 157 26 37 6 1 6 24 2 3 14 33 .236 .303 .401 .704 88 63 3 2 0 2 0 978/D1
2012 33 BOS AL 26 65 56 12 10 4 0 2 8 1 1 8 12 .179 .277 .357 .634 70 20 1 0 0 1 0 7/9D81
6 Yrs 290 759 679 93 167 35 5 19 77 14 5 60 170 .246 .311 .396 .707 88 269 13 5 12 3 1
162 Game Avg. 162 424 379 52 93 20 3 11 43 8 3 34 95 .246 .311 .396 .707 88 150 7 3 7 2 1
BOS (3 yrs) 222 603 532 78 133 28 4 17 66 12 5 52 130 .250 .320 .414 .733 95 220 9 4 12 3 1
MIN (1 yr) 4 11 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .100 .182 .100 .282 -21 1 0 0 0 0 0
CIN (1 yr) 47 111 105 12 28 6 1 2 10 1 0 5 31 .267 .306 .400 .706 85 42 4 1 0 0 0
BAL (1 yr) 17 34 32 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 .156 .206 .188 .393 5 6 0 0 0 0 0
AL (5 yrs) 243 648 574 81 139 29 4 17 67 13 5 55 139 .242 .311 .395 .707 88 227 9 4 12 3 1
NL (1 yr) 47 111 105 12 28 6 1 2 10 1 0 5 31 .267 .306 .400 .706 85 42 4 1 0 0 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 Awards
2004 25 BAL AL 17 34 -4 0 0 3 -0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .495 .500 -0.3 0.3 -3 $ /98D7
2007 28 MIN AL 4 11 -2 -0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.3 0 -2 -0.2 .436 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $ /9D
2009 30 CIN NL 47 111 -3 0 -1 -2 -1 -6 -0.7 3 -3 -0.4 .486 .496 -0.1 -0.3 -1 $ 79/8
2010 31 BOS AL 117 363 2 -1 0 -3 -2 -4 -0.3 12 9 0.9 .497 .498 1.2 -0.4 12 $ *897/D
2011 32 BOS AL 79 175 -2 -0 -0 2 -3 -4 -0.3 6 2 0.2 .495 .498 0.0 -0.1 0 $470,000 978/D1
2012 33 BOS AL 26 65 -3 0 0 3 -1 -0 -0.0 2 2 0.2 .500 .500 -0.1 0.2 -1 $ 7/9D81
6 Seasons 290 759 -12 -1 -0 3 -7 -17 -1.6 25 8 0.7 .494 .498 0.5 -0.4 5 $470,000
BOS (3 yrs) 222 603 -3 -1 -0 2 -5 -7 -0.6 20 13 1.3 .497 .498 1.1 -0.3 11 $470,000
MIN (1 yr) 4 11 -2 -0 0 0 -0 -2 -0.3 0 -2 -0.2 .436 .498 -0.2 -0.0 -2 $
CIN (1 yr) 47 111 -3 0 -1 -2 -1 -6 -0.7 3 -3 -0.4 .486 .496 -0.1 -0.3 -1 $
BAL (1 yr) 17 34 -4 0 0 3 -0 -1 -0.1 1 0 0.0 .495 .500 -0.3 0.3 -3 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
2004 25 BAL AL 34 27 1 1.0 108 .192 .156 .268 .206 .336 .188 .430 .393 .766 5 .046 -4.5 -0.4 .333 .125 .031 .0
2007 28 MIN AL 11 9 0 0.0 103 .143 .100 .265 .182 .332 .100 .414 .282 .746 -21 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .222 .100 .000
2009 30 CIN NL 111 81 12 4.0 107 .361 .267 .266 .306 .339 .400 .422 .706 .761 85 .413 -2.7 -0.3 .605 .190 .133 1.3
2010 31 BOS AL 363 251 48 5.1 105 .342 .270 .267 .336 .336 .429 .418 .766 .754 103 .540 0.5 0.0 .741 .279 .160 9.0
2011 32 BOS AL 175 128 19 4.0 103 .258 .236 .264 .303 .330 .401 .418 .704 .747 88 .432 -3.0 -0.3 .619 .248 .166 3.0
2012 33 BOS AL 65 49 6 3.3 102 .186 .179 .258 .277 .326 .357 .418 .634 .744 70 .354 -2.2 -0.2 .583 .321 .179 1.3
6 Yrs 759 545 86 4.2 104 .300 .246 .265 .311 .334 .396 .419 .707 .753 88 .452 -13.7 -1.3 .647 .252 .150 16.1
162 Game Avg. 424 304 48 4.2 104 .300 .246 .265 .311 .334 .396 .419 .707 .753 88 .452 -13.7 -1.3 .647 .252 .150 9
BOS (3 yrs) 603 428 73 4.6 104 .299 .250 .265 .320 .333 .414 .418 .733 .751 95 .492 -4.7 -0.5 .685 .274 .164 14.1
MIN (1 yr) 11 9 0 0.0 103 .143 .100 .265 .182 .332 .100 .414 .282 .746 -21 .000 -1.8 -0.2 .222 .100 .000
CIN (1 yr) 111 81 12 4.0 107 .361 .267 .266 .306 .339 .400 .422 .706 .761 85 .413 -2.7 -0.3 .605 .190 .133 1.3
BAL (1 yr) 34 27 1 1.0 108 .192 .156 .268 .206 .336 .188 .430 .393 .766 5 .046 -4.5 -0.4 .333 .125 .031 .0
AL (5 yrs) 648 464 74 4.3 104 .290 .242 .265 .311 .333 .395 .419 .707 .752 88 .458 -11.0 -1.1 .655 .263 .153 14.7
NL (1 yr) 111 81 12 4.0 107 .361 .267 .266 .306 .339 .400 .422 .706 .761 85 .413 -2.7 -0.3 .605 .190 .133 1.3

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
2004 25 BAL AL 34 0.0% 17.7% 5.9% 2.9% 20% 3.00 5.3 32.0 0.92 1.00 76% 12% 0.0% 15%
2007 28 MIN AL 11 0.0% 27.3% 9.1% 0.0% 0% 3.00 3.3 2.50 2.00 64% 0% 0.0% 50%
2009 30 CIN NL 111 1.8% 27.9% 4.5% 8.1% 32% 6.20 3.4 52.5 10.5 0.90 1.08 65% 16% 5.7% 10%
2010 31 BOS AL 363 2.5% 23.4% 8.3% 8.3% 35% 2.83 3.8 35.4 9.4 0.71 1.15 62% 22% 7.7% 14%
2011 32 BOS AL 175 3.4% 18.9% 8.0% 7.4% 35% 2.36 4.8 26.2 6.5 0.79 0.76 69% 12% 10.2% 16%
2012 33 BOS AL 65 3.1% 18.5% 12.3% 9.2% 60% 1.50 4.7 28.0 7.0 0.67 0.89 66% 7% 8.3% 11%
6 Yrs 759 2.5% 22.4% 7.9% 7.8% 35% 2.83 4.0 35.7 8.8 0.77 1.01 65% 17% 7.7% 14%
MLB Averages 2.7% 17.6% 8.5% 7.9% 34% 2.07 5.1 33.4 7.8 0.80 1.08 70% 19% 7.6% 12%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
2004 25 BAL AL -4.5 -0.4 35 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 1.07 -0.3 0.0 -3.1 -0.3 0.89 -3.9 1.01 2
2007 28 MIN AL -1.8 -0.2 11 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 .97 -0.2 -0.0 -2.1 -0.2 0.96 -2.2 1
2009 30 CIN NL -2.7 -0.3 114 -0.2 2.4 -2.6 1.07 -0.2 0.0 -6.6 -0.6 0.90 -4.4 1.56 14
2010 31 BOS AL 0.5 0.0 379 0.2 6.2 -6.0 .99 0.3 -0.1 0.3 0.0 0.95 3.0 1.15 14
2011 32 BOS AL -3.0 -0.3 185 -0.0 3.1 -3.1 1.01 0.1 -0.2 0.9 0.1 1.09 -0.1 2.19 6
2012 33 BOS AL -2.2 -0.2 68 -0.4 0.8 -1.2 .97 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 -0.0 0.95 -1.7 0.62 5
6 Yrs -13.7 -1.3 792 -1.0 12.9 -13.9 1.01 -0.5 -0.5 -10.7 -1.0 0.97 -9.3 1.34 42

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
2004 25 BAL AL 1 0 43% 14 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
2007 28 MIN AL 0 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 30 CIN NL 0 0 31% 46 1 0 100% 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 27% 10 7 3 0 0 0 1 1 0
2010 31 BOS AL 4 0 28% 164 9 1 90% 9 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 33% 23 16 7 5 3 2 15 9 5
2011 32 BOS AL 3 0 43% 59 2 3 40% 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 50% 10 5 4 3 2 0 5 0 5
2012 33 BOS AL 0 0 63% 19 1 1 50% 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 56% 2 2 0 3 1 2 4 1 3
6 Yrs 8 0 35% 303 14 5 74% 14 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 25 38% 47 31 14 11 6 4 26 11 14

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
2004 25 BAL AL 34 76% 5 2 0 2 0 0 0 1.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 9 0 0% 5 1 20% 19 1 5% 1 1 100% 2 1 50% 0
2007 28 MIN AL 11 27% 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 8 0 0% 2 0 0% 0 0 0
2009 30 CIN NL 111 51% 28 6 0 14 3 0 1 1.56 2 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 19 4 21% 12 2 17% 63 8 13% 9 0 0% 4 3 75% 0
2010 31 BOS AL 363 48% 86 14 0 14 6 1 2 1.15 9 0 10 5 4 5 4 0 12 12 100% 66 5 8% 36 16 44% 222 26 12% 14 6 43% 15 10 67% 0
2011 32 BOS AL 175 67% 37 7 1 6 1 0 0 2.19 6 0 8 1 5 2 4 0 1 0 0% 36 3 8% 16 3 19% 128 19 15% 9 5 56% 9 5 56% 0
2012 33 BOS AL 65 46% 10 2 0 5 0 0 1 0.62 2 0 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 14 1 7% 8 2 25% 46 6 13% 5 2 40% 4 0 0% 0
6 Yrs 759 54% 167 31 1 42 11 1 4 1.34 19 0 21 8 11 10 9 0 14 12 86% 145 13 9% 78 24 31% 486 60 12% 40 14 35% 34 19 56% 0
MLB Averages 54% 68% 11% 33% 15% 51% 56%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1stS 30% 30c 30s 20% 20c 20s 31% 31c 31s L/SO PAu Pitu Stru
2004 25 BAL AL 34 126 3.71 80 63% 23% 20% 25% 33% 78% 0% 49% 74% 26% 9% 3 0 15% 5 1 12% 4 3 17% 0 0 0
2007 28 MIN AL 11 45 4.09 30 67% 20% 40% 17% 23% 80% 0% 53% 50% 18% 0% 0 0 9% 1 1 9% 1 1 33% 0 0 0
2009 30 CIN NL 111 431 3.88 282 65% 18% 27% 29% 26% 82% 0% 53% 67% 32% 2% 2 0 7% 8 1 7% 8 4 3% 0 0 0
2010 31 BOS AL 363 1385 3.82 877 63% 27% 18% 26% 28% 73% 1% 46% 75% 28% 3% 11 0 13% 48 18 9% 34 18 22% 0 0 0
2011 32 BOS AL 175 699 3.99 440 63% 24% 18% 29% 29% 76% 0% 48% 77% 25% 2% 4 0 14% 24 12 11% 20 15 24% 0 0 0
2012 33 BOS AL 65 235 3.62 144 61% 31% 12% 26% 31% 69% 0% 42% 83% 22% 8% 5 0 17% 11 5 11% 7 1 42% 0 0 0
6 Yrs 759 2921 3.85 1853 63% 25% 19% 27% 28% 75% 0% 47% 74% 27% 3% 25 0 13% 97 38 10% 74 42 21% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.78 63% 28% 15% 27% 31% 72% 2% 45% 80% 27% 5% 15% 9% 25%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2004 25 17 34 32 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 .156 .206 .188 .393 5 6 0 0 0 0 0
2005 26 17 34 32 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 .156 .206 .188 .393 5 6 0 0 0 0 0
2006 27 17 34 32 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 6 .156 .206 .188 .393 5 6 0 0 0 0 0
2007 28 21 45 42 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 9 .143 .200 .167 .367 -1 7 0 0 0 0 0
2008 29 21 45 42 3 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 9 .143 .200 .167 .367 -1 7 0 0 0 0 0
2009 30 68 156 147 15 34 7 1 2 11 2 0 8 40 .231 .276 .333 .609 60 49 4 1 0 0 0
2010 31 185 519 466 55 120 25 4 11 45 11 1 38 125 .258 .318 .399 .717 89 186 9 3 12 0 1
2011 32 264 694 623 81 157 31 5 17 69 13 4 52 158 .252 .314 .400 .713 89 249 12 5 12 2 1
2012 33 290 759 679 93 167 35 5 19 77 14 5 60 170 .246 .311 .396 .707 88 269 13 5 12 3 1

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G)
How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
2004 25 17 33 31 2 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 6 .129 .182 .161 .343 1 17
2007 28 4 11 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 .091 .000 .091 0 4
2009 30 47 112 106 12 29 6 1 2 10 1 5 31 .274 .313 .406 .718 13 47
2010 31 117 362 318 40 85 18 3 9 34 9 30 85 .267 .334 .428 .762 45 117
2011 32 79 175 157 26 37 6 1 6 24 2 14 33 .236 .303 .401 .704 19 79
2012 33 26 65 56 13 10 4 0 2 9 1 8 12 .179 .277 .357 .634 6 26
6 Yrs 290 758 678 93 165 35 5 19 78 14 60 170 .243 .308 .394 .702 84 290
162 Game Avg. 162 423 379 52 92 20 3 11 44 8 34 95 .243 .308 .394 .702 47 290

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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Stats are Year-Value-Rank · Glossary

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