Josh Donaldson
3B · Last on a Brewers farm club: Nashville Sounds, 2023
- B/T
- R/R
- Size
- 6' 1", 210 lb
- Born
- 1985-12-08 · Pensacola, FL, USA
- Acquired
- Drafted 2007, round C-A, pick 48, by Chicago Cubs
- MLB debut
- 2010-04-30
The path and tables below cover his minor-league seasons with any club, as the MLB Stats API lists them, through 2026. His major-league seasons are in the "Major leagues" section.
Level path
- ROK2007AZL Cubs
- SS-A2007Boise Hawks
- A2008Peoria Chiefs
- A+2008Stockton Ports
- AA2009Midland RockHounds
- AAA2010Sacramento River Cats
- AAA2011Sacramento River Cats
- AAA2012Sacramento River Cats
- A+2017Dunedin Blue Jays
- A+2018Dunedin Blue Jays
- AAA2018Columbus Clippers
- AA2023Somerset Patriots
- AAA2023Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders
- AAA2023Nashville Sounds
- AAA2023
Hitting
| Year | Lvl | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | ROK | AZL Cubs | 21 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .182 | .308 | .364 | .672 | .182 | 30.8% | 15.4% | .286 |
| 2007 | SS-A | Boise Hawks | 21 | 49 | 202 | 56 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 35 | 37 | 34 | 6 | .346 | .470 | .605 | 1.075 | .259 | 16.8% | 18.3% | .392 |
| 2008 | A | Peoria Chiefs | 22 | 63 | 254 | 51 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 41 | 7 | .217 | .276 | .349 | .625 | .132 | 16.1% | 6.7% | .239 |
| 2008 | A+ | Stockton Ports | 22 | 47 | 207 | 62 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 39 | 17 | 29 | 0 | .330 | .391 | .564 | .955 | .234 | 14.0% | 8.2% | .353 |
| 2009 | AA | Midland RockHounds | 23 | 124 | 541 | 123 | 37 | 1 | 9 | 67 | 91 | 80 | 92 | 7 | .270 | .379 | .415 | .794 | .145 | 17.0% | 14.8% | .320 |
| 2010 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | 24 | 86 | 348 | 70 | 14 | 1 | 18 | 52 | 67 | 45 | 79 | 3 | .238 | .336 | .476 | .812 | .238 | 22.7% | 12.9% | .255 |
| 2011 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | 25 | 115 | 503 | 116 | 28 | 0 | 17 | 79 | 70 | 51 | 100 | 13 | .261 | .344 | .439 | .783 | .178 | 19.9% | 10.1% | .301 |
| 2012 | AAA | Sacramento River Cats | 26 | 51 | 234 | 70 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 38 | 45 | 23 | 34 | 5 | .335 | .402 | .598 | 1.000 | .263 | 14.5% | 9.8% | .350 |
| 2017 | A+ | Dunedin Blue Jays | 31 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .400 | .571 | .400 | .971 | .000 | 28.6% | 14.3% | .667 |
| 2018 | A+ | Dunedin Blue Jays | 32 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .500 | .700 | 1.200 | .300 | 0.0% | 16.7% | .333 |
| 2018 | AAA | Columbus Clippers | 32 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .667 | 2.000 | 2.667 | 1.500 | 0.0% | 33.3% | .000 |
| 2023 | AA | Somerset Patriots | 37 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .286 | .286 | .572 | .000 | 0.0% | 0.0% | .286 |
| 2023 | AAA | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 37 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .333 | .538 | .778 | 1.316 | .445 | 15.4% | 30.8% | .333 |
| 2023 | AAA | Nashville Sounds | 37 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .176 | .364 | .529 | .893 | .353 | 18.2% | 22.7% | .091 |
| 2023 | AAA | — | 37 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .231 | .429 | .615 | 1.044 | .384 | 17.1% | 25.7% | .176 |
OPS by game
No 2026 game log on record, so there is no chart.
Major leagues
Hitting
| Year | Club | Age | Games played. | Plate appearances: every trip to the plate, walks and hit-by-pitches included. | Hits. | Doubles. | Triples. | Home runs. | Runs scored. | Runs batted in. | Walks. | Strikeouts. | Stolen bases. | Batting average: hits divided by at-bats. | On-base percentage: how often he reaches base by a hit, walk or hit-by-pitch. | Slugging percentage: total bases divided by at-bats. | On-base plus slugging: OBP and SLG added together. | Isolated power: SLG minus AVG. It counts only the extra bases. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by plate appearances. | Walk rate: walks divided by plate appearances. | Batting average on balls in play: hits other than home runs, divided by at-bats that ended with the ball in play. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Oakland Athletics | 24 | 14 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .156 | .206 | .281 | .487 | .125 | 35.3% | 5.9% | .211 |
| 2012 | Oakland Athletics | 26 | 75 | 294 | 66 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 33 | 14 | 61 | 4 | .241 | .289 | .398 | .687 | .157 | 20.7% | 4.8% | .278 |
| 2013 | Oakland Athletics | 27 | 158 | 668 | 174 | 37 | 3 | 24 | 89 | 93 | 76 | 110 | 5 | .301 | .384 | .499 | .883 | .198 | 16.5% | 11.4% | .333 |
| 2014 | Oakland Athletics | 28 | 158 | 695 | 155 | 31 | 2 | 29 | 93 | 98 | 76 | 130 | 8 | .255 | .342 | .456 | .798 | .201 | 18.7% | 10.9% | .278 |
| 2015 | Toronto Blue Jays | 29 | 158 | 711 | 184 | 41 | 2 | 41 | 122 | 123 | 73 | 133 | 6 | .297 | .371 | .568 | .939 | .271 | 18.7% | 10.3% | .314 |
| 2016 | Toronto Blue Jays | 30 | 155 | 700 | 164 | 32 | 5 | 37 | 122 | 99 | 109 | 119 | 7 | .284 | .404 | .549 | .953 | .265 | 17.0% | 15.6% | .300 |
| 2017 | Toronto Blue Jays | 31 | 113 | 496 | 112 | 21 | 0 | 33 | 65 | 78 | 76 | 111 | 2 | .270 | .385 | .559 | .944 | .289 | 22.4% | 15.3% | .289 |
| 2018 | Toronto Blue Jays | 32 | 36 | 159 | 32 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 44 | 2 | .234 | .333 | .423 | .756 | .189 | 27.7% | 13.2% | .303 |
| 2018 | Cleveland Indians | 32 | 16 | 60 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | .280 | .400 | .520 | .920 | .240 | 16.7% | 16.7% | .297 |
| 2018 | 2 teams | 32 | 52 | 219 | 46 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 31 | 54 | 2 | .246 | .352 | .449 | .801 | .203 | 24.7% | 14.2% | .302 |
| 2019 | Atlanta Braves | 33 | 155 | 659 | 142 | 33 | 0 | 37 | 96 | 94 | 100 | 155 | 4 | .259 | .379 | .521 | .900 | .262 | 23.5% | 15.2% | .292 |
| 2020 | Minnesota Twins | 34 | 28 | 102 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 0 | .222 | .373 | .469 | .842 | .247 | 23.5% | 17.6% | .231 |
| 2021 | Minnesota Twins | 35 | 135 | 543 | 113 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 73 | 72 | 74 | 114 | 0 | .247 | .352 | .475 | .827 | .228 | 21.0% | 13.6% | .268 |
| 2022 | New York Yankees | 36 | 132 | 546 | 106 | 28 | 0 | 15 | 59 | 62 | 54 | 148 | 2 | .222 | .308 | .374 | .682 | .152 | 27.1% | 9.9% | .283 |
| 2023 | New York Yankees | 37 | 34 | 120 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 32 | 0 | .142 | .225 | .434 | .659 | .292 | 26.7% | 10.0% | .076 |
| 2023 | Milwaukee Brewers | 37 | 17 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 0 | .169 | .290 | .390 | .680 | .221 | 26.1% | 14.5% | .184 |
| 2023 | 2 teams | 37 | 51 | 189 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 18 | 26 | 22 | 50 | 0 | .152 | .249 | .418 | .667 | .266 | 26.5% | 11.6% | .115 |
Pitching
| Year | Club | Age | Games pitched in. | Games started. | Wins. | Losses. | Saves. | Innings pitched. The digit after the point is outs: 110.1 is 110 innings and one out. | Hits allowed. | Walks allowed. | Strikeouts. | Home runs allowed. | Earned run average: earned runs allowed per nine innings. | Walks plus hits allowed per inning pitched. | Strikeouts per nine innings. | Walks per nine innings. | Strikeout rate: strikeouts divided by batters faced. | Walk rate: walks divided by batters faced. | Strikeout rate minus walk rate, both as a share of batters faced. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | New York Yankees | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
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Stats from the MLB Stats API, through Oct 9, 2026.