Jason McDonald
Jason Adam McDonald
Bats: Both , Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8" , Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 20, 1972 in Modesto, CA
High School: Elk Grove (Elk Grove, CA)
School: University of Houston
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 4th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed July 27, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 5, 1997
Final Game: June 9, 2000
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Standard Batting

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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
1997 25 OAK AL 78 276 236 47 62 11 4 4 14 13 8 36 49 .263 .361 .394 .755 101 93 0 1 2 1 0 87
1998 26 OAK AL 70 212 175 25 44 9 0 1 16 10 4 27 33 .251 .359 .320 .679 83 56 2 3 6 1 0 897
1999 27 OAK AL 100 220 187 26 39 2 1 3 8 6 3 25 48 .209 .310 .278 .588 56 52 2 3 4 1 0 879/D4
2000 28 TEX AL 38 114 94 15 22 5 0 3 13 4 4 17 25 .234 .357 .383 .740 87 36 2 1 2 0 0 97/8D
4 Seasons 286 822 692 113 167 27 5 11 51 33 19 105 155 .241 .347 .342 .689 82 237 6 8 14 3 0
162 Game Avg. 162 466 392 64 95 15 3 6 29 19 11 59 88 .241 .347 .342 .689 82 134 3 5 8 2 0
OAK (3 yrs) 248 708 598 98 145 22 5 8 38 29 15 88 130 .242 .345 .336 .681 82 201 4 7 12 3 0
TEX (1 yr) 38 114 94 15 22 5 0 3 13 4 4 17 25 .234 .357 .383 .740 87 36 2 1 2 0 0

Advanced Batting

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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
1997 25 OAK AL 276 185 37 5.4 105 .315 .263 .266 .361 .335 .394 .421 .755 .757 101 .516 1.4 0.1 .742 .305 .131 6.1
1998 26 OAK AL 212 144 23 4.3 106 .303 .251 .267 .359 .335 .320 .425 .679 .760 83 .411 -2.9 -0.3 .672 .257 .069 1.8
1999 27 OAK AL 220 158 18 3.0 108 .263 .209 .268 .310 .339 .278 .428 .588 .768 56 .258 -11.7 -1.1 .542 .219 .070 4.0
2000 28 TEX AL 114 80 13 4.3 117 .288 .234 .279 .357 .352 .383 .448 .740 .800 87 .391 -1.6 -0.2 .692 .330 .149 3.4
4 Seasons 822 567 91 4.3 108 .295 .241 .268 .347 .339 .342 .428 .689 .766 82 .405 -14.8 -1.4 .662 .273 .101 16.5
162 Game Avg. 466 321 52 4.3 108 .295 .241 .268 .347 .339 .342 .428 .689 .766 82 .405 -14.8 -1.4 .662 .273 .101 9
OAK (3 yrs) 708 487 78 4.3 107 .296 .242 .267 .345 .336 .336 .425 .681 .761 82 .408 -13.2 -1.2 .657 .264 .094 12.5
TEX (1 yr) 114 80 13 4.3 117 .288 .234 .279 .357 .352 .383 .448 .740 .800 87 .391 -1.6 -0.2 .692 .330 .149 3.4

Ratio Batting*

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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
1997 25 OAK AL 276 1.5% 17.8% 13.0% 6.9% 31% 1.36 4.8 59.0 16.9 0.68 0.91 67% 22% 4.7% 17%
1998 26 OAK AL 212 0.5% 15.6% 12.7% 4.7% 23% 1.22 5.3 175.0 10.9 0.92 1.30 67% 21% 1.7% 15%
1999 27 OAK AL 220 1.4% 21.8% 11.4% 2.7% 15% 1.92 3.9 62.3 23.4 0.59 0.80 62% 18% 4.3% 14%
2000 28 TEX AL 114 2.6% 21.9% 14.9% 7.0% 36% 1.47 3.8 31.3 7.2 0.48 0.76 58% 27% 7.1% 5%
4 Seasons 822 1.3% 18.9% 12.8% 5.2% 26% 1.48 4.5 62.9 13.6 0.68 0.95 64% 21% 4.3% 14%
MLB Averages

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

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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
1997 25 OAK AL 4 0 45% 104 13 8 62% 10 7 3 1 0 0 3 3 3 5 56% 19 13 6 4 2 2 11 0 11
1998 26 OAK AL 2 0 33% 84 10 4 71% 9 4 1 0 0 0 5 1 3 5 62% 17 8 9 2 0 2 2 0 2
1999 27 OAK AL 2 0 36% 95 6 3 67% 6 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 7 52% 14 8 5 2 0 2 5 1 4
2000 28 TEX AL 1 0 32% 44 4 4 50% 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 63% 11 4 7 2 0 2 3 2 1
4 Seasons 9 0 38% 327 33 19 63% 29 18 4 1 0 0 9 5 10 22 58% 61 33 27 10 2 8 21 3 18
MLB Averages

Situational Hitting*

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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
1997 25 OAK AL 276 100% 62 9 6 6 2 0 0 1.22 4 0 4 4 0 1 3 0 8 2 25% 33 0 0% 14 2 14% 121 14 12% 9 4 44% 9 3 33% 0
1998 26 OAK AL 212 100% 44 8 3 7 2 0 0 1.21 1 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 9 6 67% 38 2 5% 26 14 54% 131 17 13% 10 8 80% 14 12 86% 0
1999 27 OAK AL 220 100% 39 12 10 7 1 0 0 0.75 3 0 4 2 1 0 3 0 10 4 40% 40 2 5% 16 6 38% 119 7 6% 5 1 20% 18 5 28% 0
2000 28 TEX AL 114 100% 22 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.85 3 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 2 2 100% 19 2 11% 11 3 27% 74 10 14% 4 0 0% 5 4 80% 0
4 Seasons 822 100% 167 31 19 22 5 0 0 1.03 11 0 17 10 1 5 6 0 29 14 48% 130 6 5% 67 25 37% 445 48 11% 28 13 46% 46 24 52% 0
MLB Averages

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

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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
1997 25 OAK AL 262 1052 4.02 596 57% 40% 9% 21% 30% 60% 0% 34% 85% 23% 3% 9 0 14% 36 11 14% 36 18 65% 14 0 0
1998 26 OAK AL 212 843 3.98 479 57% 39% 10% 19% 31% 61% 0% 35% 83% 17% 5% 10 1 17% 37 14 13% 28 10 58% 0 0 0
1999 27 OAK AL 220 869 3.95 485 56% 38% 12% 21% 30% 62% 0% 35% 81% 23% 6% 14 0 20% 44 15 13% 29 13 48% 0 0 0
2000 28 TEX AL 114 470 4.12 269 57% 37% 11% 26% 26% 63% 0% 36% 82% 25% 3% 3 0 13% 15 7 11% 12 7 60% 0 0 0
4 Seasons 808 3234 4.00 1829 57% 39% 10% 21% 30% 61% 0% 35% 83% 22% 4% 36 1 16% 132 47 13% 105 48 57% 14 0 0
MLB Averages

Cumulative Batting

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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
1997 25 78 276 236 47 62 11 4 4 14 13 8 36 49 .263 .361 .394 .755 101 93 0 1 2 1 0
1998 26 148 488 411 72 106 20 4 5 30 23 12 63 82 .258 .360 .363 .723 93 149 2 4 8 2 0
1999 27 248 708 598 98 145 22 5 8 38 29 15 88 130 .242 .345 .336 .681 82 201 4 7 12 3 0
2000 28 286 822 692 113 167 27 5 11 51 33 19 105 155 .241 .347 .342 .689 82 237 6 8 14 3 0

Neutralized Batting

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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
1997 25 78 279 239 46 65 12 4 4 14 14 38 49 .272 .373 .406 .779 36 78
1998 26 70 212 179 25 48 10 0 1 16 11 29 33 .268 .377 .341 .718 23 70
1999 27 100 221 190 26 42 2 1 3 8 6 27 48 .221 .326 .289 .615 18 100
2000 28 38 108 92 13 20 5 0 3 11 4 15 25 .217 .333 .370 .703 11 38
4 Seasons 286 820 700 110 175 29 5 11 49 35 109 155 .250 .356 .353 .709 88 286
162 Game Avg. 162 464 397 62 99 16 3 6 28 20 62 88 .250 .356 .353 .709 50 286

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Hall Of Fame Statistics

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Hall of Fame StandardsBatting - 5 (2537), Average HOFer ≈ 50

Similarity Scores

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