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Josh Donaldson

Q: How old is Josh Donaldson?

Josh Donaldson is 38 years old.

Q: When was Josh Donaldson born?

Josh Donaldson was born on December 8, 1985.

Q: Where was Josh Donaldson born?

Josh Donaldson was born in Pensacola, FL .

Q: How tall is Josh Donaldson?

Josh Donaldson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

Q: How much did Josh Donaldson weigh when playing?

Josh Donaldson weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did Josh Donaldson play?

Josh Donaldson played 13 seasons.

Q: Is Josh Donaldson in the Hall of Fame?

Josh Donaldson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was Josh Donaldson drafted?

Josh Donaldson was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (48th) of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Auburn University (Auburn, AL) .

Q: What position did Josh Donaldson play?

Josh Donaldson was a Third Baseman.

Q: How many hits did Josh Donaldson have?

Josh Donaldson had 1,310 hits over his career.

Position: Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

6-1, 210lb (185cm, 95kg)

Born: December 8, 1985 in Pensacola, FL us

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (48th) of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Auburn University (Auburn, AL).

High School: Faith Academy (Mobile, AL)

School: Auburn University (Auburn, AL)

Debut: April 30, 2010 (Age 24-143d, 19,721st in major league history)
vs. TOR 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: October 1, 2023 (Age 37-297d)
vs. CHC 3 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2012 season

Agents: MVP Sports Group

Full Name: Joshua Adam Donaldson

Nicknames: Bringer of Rain

Twitter: @BringerOfRain20

Instagram: @therealbor_20

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MVP
3x All-Star
2x Silver Slugger
ML PoY

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

46.7

5022

1310

279

.261

816

RBI

816

OBP

.358

SLG

.489

OPS

.847

OPS+

129

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Games by Position

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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
2007	21	CHC-min	A-,Rk	53	215	173	38	58	13	2	9	35	6	3	39	38	.335	.460	.590	1.050		102	3	2	0	1	1		BOI,CBZ · NORW,ARIZ
2008	22	CHC-OAK-min	A,A+	110	461	423	64	113	26	2	15	62	7	3	34	70	.267	.328	.444	.772		188	5	4	0	0	1		PEO,STK · MIDW,CALL
2009	23	OAK-min	AA	124	541	455	67	123	37	1	9	91	7	2	80	92	.270	.379	.415	.795		189	17	1	3	2	2		MDL · TL
2010	24	OAK-min	AAA	86	348	294	52	70	14	1	18	67	3	1	45	79	.238	.336	.476	.812		140	15	2	0	7	2		SAC · PCL
2010	24	OAK	AL	14	34	32	1	5	1	0	1	4	0	0	2	12	.156	.206	.281	.487	32	9	0	0	0	0	0	/2HD3

2011	25	OAK-min	AAA	115	503	444	79	116	28	0	17	70	13	4	51	100	.261	.344	.439	.783		195	9	6	0	2	1		SAC · PCL
2012	26	OAK-min	AAA	51	234	209	38	70	12	2	13	45	5	2	23	34	.335	.402	.598	1.000		125	13	1	0	1	1		SAC · PCL
2012	26	OAK	AL	75	294	274	34	66	16	0	9	33	4	1	14	61	.241	.289	.398	.687	91	109	6	5	0	1	0	5/23
2013	27	OAK	AL	158	668	579	89	174	37	3	24	93	5	2	76	110	.301	.384	.499	.883	145	289	15	6	1	6	2	*5/D36	MVP-4
2014	28	OAK	AL	158	695	608	93	155	31	2	29	98	8	0	76	130	.255	.342	.456	.798	127	277	16	7	0	4	5	*5/DH	AS,MVP-8
2015	29	TOR	AL	158	711	620	*122*	184	41	2	41	123	6	0	73	133	.297	.371	.568	.939	151	352	16	6	2	10	0	*5/DH	AS,MVP-1,SS
2016	30	TOR	AL	155	700	577	122	164	32	5	37	99	7	1	109	119	.284	.404	.549	.953	153	317	16	9	2	3	6	*5D/H	AS,MVP-4,SS
2017	31	TOR-min	A+	2	7	5	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	.400	.571	.400	.971		2	0	1	0	0	0		DUN · FLOR
2017	31	TOR	AL	113	496	415	65	112	21	0	33	78	2	2	76	111	.270	.385	.559	.944	148	232	5	3	0	2	1	5/D6H	MVP-22
2018	32	TOR-CLE-min	A+,AAA	5	15	12	2	5	0	0	2	7	0	0	3	0	.417	.533	.917	1.450		11	0	0	0	0	0		DUN,CLB · FLOR,IL
2018	32	TOT	AL	52	219	187	30	46	14	0	8	23	2	0	31	54	.246	.352	.449	.801	119	84	3	0	0	1	2	5D/H3
2018	32	TOR	AL	36	159	137	22	32	11	0	5	16	2	0	21	44	.234	.333	.423	.757	108	58	1	0	0	1	2	5D/3
2018	32	CLE	AL	16	60	50	8	14	3	0	3	7	0	0	10	10	.280	.400	.520	.920	147	26	2	0	0	0	0	5/DH
2019	33	ATL	NL	155	659	549	96	142	33	0	37	94	4	2	100	155	.259	.379	.521	.900	126	286	13	8	0	2	2	*5/HD	MVP-11
2020	34	MIN	AL	28	102	81	14	18	2	0	6	11	0	0	18	24	.222	.373	.469	.842	132	38	4	2	0	1	1	5/H
2021	35	MIN	AL	135	543	457	73	113	26	0	26	72	0	0	74	114	.247	.352	.475	.827	127	217	22	4	0	8	2	5D/H
2022	36	NYY	AL	132	546	478	59	106	28	0	15	62	2	2	54	148	.222	.308	.374	.682	93	179	13	8	0	6	1	5D/H
2023	37	MIL-NYY-min	AAA,AA	10	42	33	9	8	1	0	3	5	0	0	9	6	.242	.405	.545	.950		18	0	0	0	0	0		NVL,SWB,SOM · IL,EL
2023	37	TOT	MLB	50	189	165	18	25	5	0	13	26	0	0	22	50	.152	.249	.418	.667	78	69	6	0	0	2	0	5/DH1
2023	37	NYY	AL	33	120	106	13	15	1	0	10	15	0	0	12	32	.142	.225	.434	.659	75	46	2	0	0	2	0	5/DH1
2023	37	MIL	NL	17	69	59	5	10	4	0	3	11	0	0	10	18	.169	.290	.390	.680	84	23	4	0	0	0	0	5/D
13 Yrs				1383	5856	5022	816	1310	287	12	279	816	40	10	725	1221	.261	.358	.489	.847	129	2458	135	58	5	46	22
162 Game Avg.				162	686	588	96	153	34	1	33	96	5	1	85	143	.261	.358	.489	.847	129	288	16	7	1	5	3
				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
TOR (4 yrs)				462	2066	1749	331	492	105	7	116	316	17	3	279	407	.281	.383	.548	.931	148	959	38	18	4	16	9
OAK (4 yrs)				405	1691	1493	217	400	85	5	63	228	17	3	168	313	.268	.347	.458	.805	125	684	37	18	1	11	7
MIN (2 yrs)				163	645	538	87	131	28	0	32	83	0	0	92	138	.243	.355	.474	.829	128	255	26	6	0	9	3
NYY (2 yrs)				165	666	584	72	121	29	0	25	77	2	2	66	180	.207	.293	.385	.678	90	225	15	8	0	8	1
CLE (1 yr)				16	60	50	8	14	3	0	3	7	0	0	10	10	.280	.400	.520	.920	147	26	2	0	0	0	0
ATL (1 yr)				155	659	549	96	142	33	0	37	94	4	2	100	155	.259	.379	.521	.900	126	286	13	8	0	2	2
MIL (1 yr)				17	69	59	5	10	4	0	3	11	0	0	10	18	.169	.290	.390	.680	84	23	4	0	0	0	0

AL (12 yrs)				1211	5128	4414	715	1158	250	12	239	711	36	8	615	1048	.262	.356	.487	.843	131	2149	118	50	5	44	20
NL (2 yrs)				172	728	608	101	152	37	0	40	105	4	2	110	173	.250	.371	.508	.879	122	309	17	8	0	2	2

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Josh Donaldson?

Josh Donaldson is 38 years old.

When was Josh Donaldson born?

Josh Donaldson was born on December 8, 1985.

Where was Josh Donaldson born?

Josh Donaldson was born in Pensacola, FL.

How tall is Josh Donaldson?

Josh Donaldson is 6-1 (185 cm) tall.

How much did Josh Donaldson weigh when playing?

Josh Donaldson weighed 210 lbs (95 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did Josh Donaldson play?

Josh Donaldson played 13 seasons.

Is Josh Donaldson in the Hall of Fame?

Josh Donaldson has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was Josh Donaldson drafted?

Josh Donaldson was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 1st round (48th) of the 2007 MLB June Amateur Draft from Auburn University (Auburn, AL).

What position did Josh Donaldson play?

Josh Donaldson was a Third Baseman.

How many hits did Josh Donaldson have?

Josh Donaldson had 1,310 hits over his career.

How many home runs did Josh Donaldson have?

Josh Donaldson had 279 home runs over his career.

What was Josh Donaldson's average?

Josh Donaldson had a .261 average over his career.

How many teams has Josh Donaldson played for?

Josh Donaldson played for 7 teams; the Oakland Athletics, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers.