John McDonald

Positions: Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman

Bats: Right • Throws: Right

5-9, 185lb (175cm, 83kg)

Born: September 24, 1974 in New London, CT us

Draft: Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 12th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft.

High School: East HS (Lyme, CT)

Schools: University of Connecticut at Avery Point (Groton, CT), Providence College (Providence, RI)

Debut: July 4, 1999 (Age 24-283d, 15,107th in MLB history)
vs. KCR 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: September 28, 2014 (Age 40-004d)
vs. SEA 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 2002 season

Agents: ISE Baseball

Full Name: John Joseph McDonald

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

6.1

AB

2434

R

276

H

568

BA

.233

HR

RBI

210

SB

OBP

.273

SLG

.323

OPS

.596

OPS+

10/13 Since announcing the departure of manager John Gibbons, the Blue Jays have begun their search for a new skipper as they look to return to contention for the first time since back-to-back playoff appearances
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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
1996	21	CLE-min	A-	75	327	278	48	75	11	0	2	26	11	1	32	49	.270	.354	.331	.685		92	3	5	11	1	0		WTR · NYPL
1997	22	CLE-min	A+	130	603	541	77	140	27	3	5	53	6	5	51	75	.259	.324	.348	.671		188	12	2	7	2	0		KIN · CARL
1998	23	CLE-min	AA	132	580	514	68	118	18	2	2	43	17	6	43	61	.230	.293	.284	.578		146	7	6	11	6	0		AKR · EL
1999	24	CLE-min	AAA,AA	121	510	463	61	142	24	1	1	51	13	6	30	49	.307	.350	.369	.719		171	10	4	7	6	0		BFL,AKR · IL,EL
1999	24	CLE	AL	18	21	21	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	.333	.333	.333	.667	70	7	2	0	0	0	0	/46
2000	25	CLE-min	AAA,A-,A+	81	343	306	37	80	18	2	1	37	4	3	23	32	.261	.310	.343	.653		105	7	1	7	6	1		BFL,MHV,KIN · IL,NYPL,CARL
2000	25	CLE	AL	9	9	9	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.444	.444	.444	.889	126	4	0	0	0	0	0	/64
2001	26	CLE-min	AAA	116	464	410	52	100	17	1	2	33	17	10	33	72	.244	.305	.305	.610		125	11	6	9	6	0		BFL · IL
2001	26	CLE	AL	17	25	22	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	.091	.167	.136	.303	-18	3	0	1	1	0	0	/645
2002	27	CLE	AL	93	288	264	35	66	11	3	1	12	3	0	10	50	.250	.288	.326	.614	66	86	4	5	7	2	0	465/D
2003	28	CLE-min	A,A-	2	6	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.167	.000	.167		0	0	0	0	0	0		LCO,MHV · SALL,NYPL
2003	28	CLE	AL	82	233	214	21	46	9	1	1	14	3	3	11	31	.215	.258	.280	.538	45	60	4	2	4	2	0	465
2004	29	CLE	AL	66	100	93	17	19	5	1	2	7	0	0	4	11	.204	.237	.344	.581	53	32	2	0	3	0	0	64/5D
2005	30	TOT	AL	68	184	166	18	46	6	1	0	16	6	1	11	24	.277	.326	.325	.651	75	54	6	2	3	2	0	64/5
2005	30	TOR	AL	37	106	93	8	27	3	0	0	12	5	0	6	12	.290	.340	.323	.662	77	30	3	2	3	2	0	6/4
2005	30	DET	AL	31	78	73	10	19	3	1	0	4	1	1	5	12	.260	.308	.329	.636	73	24	3	0	0	0	0	6/45
2006	31	TOR	AL	104	286	260	35	58	7	3	3	23	7	2	16	41	.223	.271	.308	.579	50	80	8	2	6	2	0	64/5D
2007	32	TOR	AL	123	353	327	32	82	20	2	1	31	7	2	11	48	.251	.279	.333	.612	61	109	4	2	12	1	0	65
2008	33	TOR-min	A+	3	12	11	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	.364	.417	.364	.780		4	0	0	0	0	0		DUN · FLOR
2008	33	TOR	AL	84	207	186	21	39	8	0	1	18	3	1	10	25	.210	.255	.269	.524	42	50	3	2	7	2	0	6/D54
2009	34	TOR	AL	73	156	151	18	39	7	0	4	13	0	2	1	18	.258	.271	.384	.655	70	58	1	2	1	1	0	65/47D
2010	35	TOR	AL	63	163	152	27	38	9	2	6	23	2	1	6	26	.250	.273	.454	.727	93	69	5	0	2	3	0	456/7
2011	36	TOR-min	A+	1	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250	.500		1	0	0	0	0	0		DUN · FLOR
2011	36	TOT	MLB	84	245	227	21	52	10	1	2	22	2	4	12	27	.229	.269	.308	.577	56	70	1	1	3	2	0	654
2011	36	TOR	AL	65	182	168	19	42	8	1	2	20	2	4	8	18	.250	.285	.345	.630	70	58	1	1	3	2	0	546
2011	36	ARI	NL	19	63	59	2	10	2	0	0	2	0	0	4	9	.169	.222	.203	.426	17	12	0	0	0	0	0	6
2012	37	ARI-min	Rk	3	12	8	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	.000	.333	.000	.333		0	0	1	0	0	0		DKS · ARIZ
2012	37	ARI	NL	70	213	197	16	49	9	0	6	22	0	1	12	33	.249	.295	.386	.681	81	76	3	1	2	0	5	6/54
2013	38	PIT-min	AAA	10	37	34	5	9	1	0	0	1	1	0	2	3	.265	.324	.294	.618		10	2	1	0	0	0		INA · IL
2013	38	TOT	MLB	51	77	69	8	8	1	0	1	4	0	0	6	16	.116	.197	.174	.371	6	12	4	1	1	0	0	654/71
2013	38	TOT	AL	14	17	15	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	.133	.235	.133	.369	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	/54
2013	38	TOT	NL	37	60	54	5	6	1	0	1	4	0	0	4	12	.111	.186	.185	.372	5	10	4	1	1	0	0	6/5471
2013	38	PIT	NL	16	35	31	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	8	.065	.171	.097	.268	-21	3	1	1	0	0	0	6/4
2013	38	CLE	AL	8	8	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.125	.000	.125	-60	0	0	0	0	0	0	/5
2013	38	PHI	NL	21	25	23	5	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	4	.174	.208	.304	.513	40	7	3	0	1	0	0	/56471
2013	38	BOS	AL	6	9	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.250	.333	.250	.583	63	2	0	0	0	0	0	/4
2014	39	LAA	AL	95	91	76	4	13	2	0	0	5	1	1	7	18	.171	.256	.197	.453	34	15	1	2	5	1	0	56/4D
16 Yrs				1100	2651	2434	276	568	105	14	28	210	34	19	118	379	.233	.273	.323	.596	59	785	48	23	57	18	5
162 Game Avg.				162	390	358	41	84	15	2	4	31	5	3	17	56	.233	.273	.323	.596	59	116	7	3	8	3	1
				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
CLE (7 yrs)				293	684	630	78	144	26	5	4	33	6	4	27	104	.229	.268	.305	.572	53	192	12	8	15	4	0
TOR (7 yrs)				549	1453	1337	160	325	62	8	17	140	26	12	58	188	.243	.278	.340	.617	63	454	25	11	34	13	0
ARI (2 yrs)				89	276	256	18	59	11	0	6	24	0	1	16	42	.230	.278	.344	.622	67	88	3	1	2	0	5
PIT (1 yr)				16	35	31	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	8	.065	.171	.097	.268	-21	3	1	1	0	0	0
PHI (1 yr)				21	25	23	5	4	0	0	1	3	0	0	1	4	.174	.208	.304	.513	40	7	3	0	1	0	0
BOS (1 yr)				6	9	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.250	.333	.250	.583	63	2	0	0	0	0	0
LAA (1 yr)				95	91	76	4	13	2	0	0	5	1	1	7	18	.171	.256	.197	.453	34	15	1	2	5	1	0
DET (1 yr)				31	78	73	10	19	3	1	0	4	1	1	5	12	.260	.308	.329	.636	73	24	3	0	0	0	0

AL (15 yrs)				974	2315	2124	253	503	93	14	21	182	34	18	98	325	.237	.275	.323	.599	60	687	41	21	54	18	0
NL (3 yrs)				126	336	310	23	65	12	0	7	28	0	1	20	54	.210	.262	.316	.578	56	98	7	2	3	0	5

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