John McDonald

Q: When was John McDonald born?

John McDonald was born on September 24, 1974.

Q: Where was John McDonald born?

John McDonald was born in New London, CT .

Q: How tall is John McDonald?

John McDonald is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

Q: How much did John McDonald weigh when playing?

John McDonald weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

Q: How many seasons did John McDonald play?

John McDonald played 16 seasons.

Q: Is John McDonald in the Hall of Fame?

John McDonald has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

Q: When was John McDonald drafted?

John McDonald was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 12th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Providence College (Providence, RI) .

Q: What position did John McDonald play?

John McDonald was a Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman.

Q: How many hits did John McDonald have?

John McDonald had 568 hits over his career.

Q: How many home runs did John McDonald have?

John McDonald had 28 home runs over his career.

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 from Providence College (Providence, RI).

High School: East Lyme HS (East Lyme, CT)

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

Debut: July 4, 1999 (Age 24-283d, 17,499th in major league 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

6.3

2434

568

.233

276

RBI

210

OBP

.273

SLG

.323

OPS

.596

OPS+

Standard Batting

Games by Position

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
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	/4H6
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	/64H
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	/645H
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/HD
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/H
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	6H4/5D
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	64H/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/H4
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	6/4H5
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/H5D
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	65H
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	6H/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	6H5/47D
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	456H/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/H
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/H
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/H
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	6H/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	65H4/71
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	/54H
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	6H/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	6/4H
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	/5H
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	H/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	5H6/4D
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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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is John McDonald?

John McDonald is 49 years old.

When was John McDonald born?

John McDonald was born on September 24, 1974.

Where was John McDonald born?

John McDonald was born in New London, CT.

How tall is John McDonald?

John McDonald is 5-9 (175 cm) tall.

How much did John McDonald weigh when playing?

John McDonald weighed 185 lbs (83 kg) when playing.

How many seasons did John McDonald play?

John McDonald played 16 seasons.

Is John McDonald in the Hall of Fame?

John McDonald has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.

When was John McDonald drafted?

John McDonald was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 12th round of the 1996 MLB June Amateur Draft from Providence College (Providence, RI).

What position did John McDonald play?

John McDonald was a Shortstop, Second Baseman and Third Baseman.

How many hits did John McDonald have?

John McDonald had 568 hits over his career.

How many home runs did John McDonald have?

John McDonald had 28 home runs over his career.

What was John McDonald's average?

John McDonald had a .233 average over his career.

How many teams has John McDonald played for?

John McDonald played for 8 teams; the Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Toronto Blue Jays, Arizona Diamondbacks, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

When did John McDonald retire?

John McDonald last played in 2014.

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