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Jason McDonald

Jason Adam McDonald

Position: Outfielder
Bats: Both, Throws: Right
Height: 5' 8", Weight: 175 lb.

Born: March 20, 1972 in Modesto, CA
High School: Elk Grove HS (Elk Grove, CA)
School: University of Houston (Houston, TX)
Drafted by the Oakland Athletics in the 4th round of the 1993 amateur draft.
Signed July 27, 1993. (All Transactions)
Debut: June 5, 1997
Teams (by GP): Athletics/Rangers 1997-2000

Final Game: June 9, 2000
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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
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/D
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 88 36 2 1 2 0 0 97/8D
4 Yrs 286 822 692 113 167 27 5 11 51 33 19 105 155 .241 .347 .342 .689 83 237 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 83 134 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 88 36 2 1 2 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
1997 25 OAK AL 78 276 3 0 1 -8 0 -4 -0.3 9 5 0.5 .495 .497 1.3 -0.7 13 $ 87
1998 26 OAK AL 70 212 -3 -0 1 7 -1 4 0.4 7 11 1.1 .505 .502 0.4 0.6 4 $174,000 897/D
1999 27 OAK AL 100 220 -11 1 1 4 -2 -8 -0.7 7 -1 0.0 .493 .495 -0.3 0.2 -4 $222,500 879/D4
2000 28 TEX AL 38 114 -1 -1 0 6 -2 3 0.3 4 6 0.6 .507 .502 0.0 0.4 0 $ 97/8D
4 Seasons 286 822 -12 -0 2 9 -5 -6 -0.3 27 21 2.2 .498 .499 1.4 0.6 13 $396,500
OAK (3 yrs) 248 708 -11 1 2 2 -3 -8 -0.6 23 15 1.6 .497 .498 1.4 0.1 12 $396,500
TEX (1 yr) 38 114 -1 -1 0 6 -2 3 0.3 4 6 0.6 .507 .502 0.0 0.4 0 $

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
1997 25 OAK AL 276 185 37 5.4 105 .315 .263 .266 .361 .335 .394 .421 .755 .756 101 .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 4.3 116 .288 .234 .277 .357 .351 .383 .446 .740 .797 88 .391 -1.5 -0.1 .692 .330 .149 3.4
4 Yrs 822 567 91 4.3 108 .295 .241 .268 .347 .338 .342 .427 .689 .766 83 .405 -14.8 -1.3 .662 .273 .101 16.5
162 Game Avg. 466 321 52 4.3 108 .295 .241 .268 .347 .338 .342 .427 .689 .766 83 .405 -14.8 -1.3 .662 .273 .101 9
OAK (3 yrs) 708 487 78 4.3 107 .296 .242 .267 .345 .336 .336 .424 .681 .761 82 .408 -13.3 -1.2 .657 .264 .094 12.5
TEX (1 yr) 114 80 13 4.3 116 .288 .234 .277 .357 .351 .383 .446 .740 .797 88 .391 -1.5 -0.1 .692 .330 .149 3.4

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
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 Yrs 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 2.8% 16.7% 9.2% 7.9% 33% 1.82 5.3 31.4 7.3 0.79 1.08 70% 22% 8.3% 14%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1997 25 OAK AL 1.4 0.1 300 1.1 5.3 -4.2 .90 0.5 0.7 1.6 0.2 0.92 1.5 1.20 6
1998 26 OAK AL -2.9 -0.3 232 -0.3 3.4 -3.7 1.08 -0.3 0.0 -4.2 -0.4 0.95 -3.4 1.21 7
1999 27 OAK AL -11.7 -1.1 236 -1.2 2.4 -3.6 .88 -0.9 -0.5 -9.0 -0.8 0.92 -13.1 0.75 8
2000 28 TEX AL -1.6 -0.2 122 -0.5 2.1 -2.6 1.17 -0.3 -0.2 -3.3 -0.3 0.94 -3.3 0.91 2
4 Yrs -14.9 -1.4 890 -1.0 13.2 -14.2 .98 -1.0 -0.0 -14.9 -1.4 0.93 -18.3 1.02 23

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
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 Yrs 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

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
1997 25 OAK AL 276 100% 62 9 6 6 2 0 0 1.20 4 0 4 4 0 1 3 0 8 2 25% 33 0 0% 14 2 14% 121 14 12% 9 4 44% 4 2 50% 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% 12 8 67% 0
1999 27 OAK AL 220 100% 39 12 10 8 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% 7 5 71% 0
2000 28 TEX AL 114 100% 22 2 0 2 0 0 0 0.91 3 0 4 3 0 3 0 0 2 2 100% 19 2 11% 11 3 27% 74 10 14% 4 0 0% 9 6 67% 0
4 Yrs 822 100% 167 31 19 23 5 0 0 1.02 11 0 17 10 1 5 6 0 29 14 48% 130 6 5% 67 25 37% 445 48 11% 28 13 46% 32 21 66% 0
MLB Averages 54% 74% 10% 34% 15% 53% 57%

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
1997 25 OAK AL 264 1056 4.00 597 57% 40% 9% 21% 30% 60% 0% 34% 85% 23% 3% 9 0 14% 36 11 14% 36 18 65% 12 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 222 874 3.94 488 56% 38% 12% 21% 30% 62% 0% 35% 81% 23% 6% 14 0 20% 44 15 13% 29 13 48% -2 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 Yrs 812 3243 3.99 1833 57% 39% 10% 21% 30% 61% 0% 35% 83% 22% 4% 36 1 16% 132 47 13% 105 48 57% 10 0 0
MLB Averages 3.72 61% 26% 15% 27% 32% 74% 1% 45% 80% 30% 6% 16% 9% 28%

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
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 83 237 6 8 14 3 0

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
1997 25 78 274 235 46 61 11 4 4 14 13 35 49 .260 .357 .391 .748 33 78
1998 26 70 210 174 24 43 9 0 1 15 10 26 33 .247 .353 .316 .669 19 70
1999 27 100 218 186 25 38 2 1 3 8 6 24 48 .204 .304 .274 .578 15 100
2000 28 38 110 92 13 20 5 0 3 11 4 15 25 .217 .333 .370 .703 11 38
4 Yrs 286 812 687 108 162 27 5 11 48 33 100 155 .236 .338 .338 .676 78 286
162 Game Avg. 162 460 389 61 92 15 3 6 27 19 57 88 .236 .338 .338 .676 44 286

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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