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Alex Rodriguez vs Josh Donaldson Comparison

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Seasons

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Info

Teams

Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016)
Josh Donaldson Oakland Athletics (2010, 2012-2014) Toronto Blue Jays (2015-2018), Cleveland Indians (2018), Atlanta Braves (2019), Minnesota Twins (2020)

Position

Alex Rodriguez Shortstop, Third Baseman
Josh Donaldson Third Baseman

Height

Alex Rodriguez 6'3"
Josh Donaldson 6'1"

Weight

Alex Rodriguez 230
Josh Donaldson 210

Bats

Alex Rodriguez Right
Josh Donaldson Right

Throws

Alex Rodriguez Right
Josh Donaldson Right

Drafted/Signed

Alex Rodriguez By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1993 Draft
Josh Donaldson By the Cubs in the 1st Round (48 Overall) in the 2007 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009) Star
Josh Donaldson 0

World Series Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 1 (2009) Star
Josh Donaldson 0

Playoff Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Josh Donaldson 7 (2012-2016, 2018-2019) StarStarStarStarStarStarStar

World Series MVP

Alex Rodriguez 0
Josh Donaldson 0

Awards And Honors

MVP

Alex Rodriguez 3 (2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStar
Josh Donaldson 1 (2015) Star

Gold Gloves

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002-2003) StarStar
Josh Donaldson 0

Rookie of the Year

Alex Rodriguez No
Josh Donaldson No

All-Star Games

Alex Rodriguez 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Josh Donaldson 3 (2014–2016) StarStarStar

Silver Slugger Award

Alex Rodriguez 10 (1996, 1998-2003, 2005, 2007-2008) StarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Josh Donaldson 2 (2015, 2016) StarStar

League Batting Champion

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996) Star
Josh Donaldson 0

League Leader in Home Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (2001-2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStarStarStar
Josh Donaldson 0

League Leader in RBIs

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002, 2007) StarStar
Josh Donaldson 1 (2015) Star

League Leader in Hits

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1998) Star
Josh Donaldson 0

League Leader in Total Bases

Alex Rodriguez 4 (1996, 2001-2002, 2007) StarStarStarStar
Josh Donaldson 1 (2015) Star

League Leader in Doubles

Alex Rodriguez 1 (1996) Star
Josh Donaldson 0

League Leader in Triples

Alex Rodriguez 0
Josh Donaldson 0

League Leader in Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007) StarStarStarStarStar
Josh Donaldson 1 (2015) Star

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Alex Rodriguez 0
Josh Donaldson 0

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Alex Rodriguez 4 (2003, 2005, 2007-2008) StarStarStarStar
Josh Donaldson 0

Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 2,784
Josh Donaldson 1,066

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 12,207
Josh Donaldson 4,578

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 10,566
Josh Donaldson 3,922

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.295
Josh Donaldson 0.272

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 3,115
Josh Donaldson 1,066

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 2,021
Josh Donaldson 666

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 696
Josh Donaldson 225

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 2,086
Josh Donaldson 656

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 548
Josh Donaldson 228

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 31
Josh Donaldson 12

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 1,338
Josh Donaldson 575

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 2,287
Josh Donaldson 909

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 329
Josh Donaldson 38

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 76
Josh Donaldson 8

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.380
Josh Donaldson 0.369

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez 0.550
Josh Donaldson 0.508

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 0.930
Josh Donaldson 0.877

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 176
Josh Donaldson 46

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 5,813
Josh Donaldson 1,993

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 1,275
Josh Donaldson 465

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.314
Josh Donaldson 0.298

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.255
Josh Donaldson 0.236

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.406
Josh Donaldson 0.391

Total Average (TotA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.973
Josh Donaldson 0.894

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Alex Rodriguez 446.8
Josh Donaldson 65.0

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Alex Rodriguez 11.0%
Josh Donaldson 12.6%

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez 18.7%
Josh Donaldson 19.9%

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Alex Rodriguez 63%
Josh Donaldson 62%

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez 15.2
Josh Donaldson 17.4

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez 117.9
Josh Donaldson 41.3

Runs Created (RC)

Alex Rodriguez 2,274
Josh Donaldson 761

Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 2,468
Josh Donaldson 999

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez 2,438
Josh Donaldson 981

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez 21,183.2
Josh Donaldson 8,668

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Alex Rodriguez 0.973%
Josh Donaldson 0.958%

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez 235
Josh Donaldson 118

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez 8,697
Josh Donaldson 2,837

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez 2,781
Josh Donaldson 853

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez 5,681
Josh Donaldson 1,866

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez 1,060
Josh Donaldson 203

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez 3.43
Josh Donaldson 2.72

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez 3.60
Josh Donaldson 2.82

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 76
Josh Donaldson 39

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 320
Josh Donaldson 177

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 278
Josh Donaldson 150

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez .259
Josh Donaldson .260

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 72
Josh Donaldson 39

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 43
Josh Donaldson 18

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 13
Josh Donaldson 5

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 41
Josh Donaldson 16

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 16
Josh Donaldson 11

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 0
Josh Donaldson 0

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 39
Josh Donaldson 15

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 77
Josh Donaldson 39

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 8
Josh Donaldson 1

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 3
Josh Donaldson 0

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 9
Josh Donaldson 2

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 127
Josh Donaldson 65

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez .365
Josh Donaldson .335

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez .457
Josh Donaldson .433

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 0.822
Josh Donaldson 0.769

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez .309
Josh Donaldson .321

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez 24.1%
Josh Donaldson 22.0%

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez 12.2%
Josh Donaldson 8.5%

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez .198
Josh Donaldson .173

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez .356
Josh Donaldson .280

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 29
Josh Donaldson 16

Best Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 162 (2005)
Josh Donaldson 158 (2015)

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez 686 (1998)
Josh Donaldson 620 (2015)

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez 748 (1998)
Josh Donaldson 711 (2015)

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.358 (1996)
Josh Donaldson 0.301 (2013)

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez 215 (1996)
Josh Donaldson 184 (2015)

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez 143 (2007)
Josh Donaldson 122 (2016)

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez 57 (2002)
Josh Donaldson 41 (2015)

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez 156 (2007)
Josh Donaldson 123 (2015)

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez 54 (1996)
Josh Donaldson 41 (2015)

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez 6 (2003)
Josh Donaldson 5 (2016)

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez 100 (2000)
Josh Donaldson 109 (2016)

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez 20 (1994)
Josh Donaldson 12 (2010)

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez 46 (1998)
Josh Donaldson 8 (2014)

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez 0 (2016)
Josh Donaldson 0 (2020)

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez 21 (2007)
Josh Donaldson 9 (2016)

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez 393 (2001)
Josh Donaldson 352 (2015)

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.422 (2007)
Josh Donaldson 0.404 (2016)

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez 0.645 (2007)
Josh Donaldson 0.568 (2015)

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez 1.067 (2007)
Josh Donaldson 0.953 (2016)

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez 10.4 (2000)
Josh Donaldson 7.2 (2016)

Runs Created (RC)

Alex Rodriguez 166 (2007)
Josh Donaldson 133 (2016)

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.382 (1996)
Josh Donaldson 0.333 (2013)

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.331 (2007)
Josh Donaldson 0.289 (2017)

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez 0.528 (2007)
Josh Donaldson 0.472 (2017)

Strikeouts Percentage (KP)

Alex Rodriguez 15.4% (1996)
Josh Donaldson 16.5% (2013)

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez 15.0% (2009)
Josh Donaldson 17.6% (2020)

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez 0.0 (1994)
Josh Donaldson 12.6 (2017)

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez 91 (1996)
Josh Donaldson 84 (2015)

Sacrifice Flies (SF)

Alex Rodriguez 11 (2010)
Josh Donaldson 10 (2015)

Best Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez 164 (2005)
Josh Donaldson 157 (2013)

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez 161 (2005)
Josh Donaldson 155 (2013)

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez 1395.1 (2001)
Josh Donaldson 1375.00 (2013)

Fielding Percentage (FLDP)

Alex Rodriguez 0.989% (2003)
Josh Donaldson 1.000% (2020)

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez 0 (2016)
Josh Donaldson 0 (2020)

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez 749 (2001)
Josh Donaldson 482 (2014)

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez 279 (2001)
Josh Donaldson 143 (2013)

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez 472 (2002)
Josh Donaldson 328 (2014)

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez 123 (2000)
Josh Donaldson 43 (2014)

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez 4.61 (1999)
Josh Donaldson 5.44 (2010)

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez 6.48 (2015)
Josh Donaldson 8.31 (2010)

Seasons

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Info

Teams

Alex Rodriguez Seattle Mariners (1994-2000), Texas Rangers (2001-2003), New York Yankees (2004-2013, 2015-2016)
Josh Donaldson Oakland Athletics (2010, 2012-2014) Toronto Blue Jays (2015-2018), Cleveland Indians (2018), Atlanta Braves (2019), Minnesota Twins (2020)

Position

Alex Rodriguez Shortstop, Third Baseman
Josh Donaldson Third Baseman

Height

Alex Rodriguez 6'3"
Josh Donaldson 6'1"

Weight

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Bats

Alex Rodriguez Right
Josh Donaldson Right

Throws

Alex Rodriguez Right
Josh Donaldson Right

Drafted/Signed

Alex Rodriguez By the Mariners in the 1st Round (1st Overall) in the 1993 Draft
Josh Donaldson By the Cubs in the 1st Round (48 Overall) in the 2007 Draft

World Series And Playoff Appearances

World Series

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

World Series Appearances

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Playoff Appearances

Alex Rodriguez 12 (1995, 1997, 2000, 2004-2007, 2009-2012, 2015)
Josh Donaldson 7 (2012-2016, 2018-2019)

World Series MVP

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Awards And Honors

MVP

Alex Rodriguez 3 (2003, 2005, 2007)
Josh Donaldson 1 (2015)

Gold Gloves

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Rookie of the Year

Alex Rodriguez No
Josh Donaldson No

All-Star Games

Alex Rodriguez 14 (1996-1998, 2000-2008, 2010-2011)
Josh Donaldson 3 (2014–2016)

Silver Slugger Award

Alex Rodriguez 10 (1996, 1998-2003, 2005, 2007-2008)
Josh Donaldson 2 (2015, 2016)

League Batting Champion

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

League Leader in Home Runs

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

League Leader in RBIs

Alex Rodriguez 2 (2002, 2007)
Josh Donaldson 1 (2015)

League Leader in Hits

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

League Leader in Total Bases

Alex Rodriguez 4 (1996, 2001-2002, 2007)
Josh Donaldson 1 (2015)

League Leader in Doubles

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

League Leader in Triples

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

League Leader in Runs

Alex Rodriguez 5 (1996, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007)
Josh Donaldson 1 (2015)

League Leader in On-Base Percentage

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

League Leader in Slugging Percentage

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Total Average (TotA)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Power-Speed (PwrSpd)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Walk Percentage (BB%)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Ball In-Play Percentage (IP%)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

At Bats per Home Run (ABPHR)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Wins Above Replacement (WAR)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Runs Created (RC)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Fielding

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Games Started (GS)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Innings (Inn)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Fielding Percentage (FLD%)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Errors (E)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Chances (CH)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Putouts (PO)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Assists (A)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Double Play (DP)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Range Factor per Game (RF/G)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Range Factor per Inning (RF/9)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Playoff Hitting

Games (G)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Plate Appearances (PA)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

At Bats (AB)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Batting Average (BA)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Hits (H)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Runs (R)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Home Runs (HR)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Runs Batted In (RBI)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Doubles (2B)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Triples (3B)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Walks (BB)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Strikeouts (SO)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Stolen Bases (SB)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Caught Stealing (CS)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Hit by Pitch (HBP)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Total Bases (TB)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

On Base Percentage (OBP)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Slugging Percentage (SLG)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage (OPS)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Bating Average on Balls in Play (BABIP)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Strikeouts Percentage (SO%)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Walk Percentage (BBP)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Isolated Power (ISOP)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Secondary Average (SECA)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

Extra Base Hit (XBH)

Alex Rodriguez Josh Donaldson

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