John Donaldson - Seamheads Negro Leagues Database

John Donaldson

John Wesley Donaldson

Born: February 20, 1891 in Glasgow, MO
Died: April 14, 1970 in Chicago, IL
(79 years old)

Bats: L

Throws: L

Ht: 6'1"

Wt: 180

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Notes:

• College: George Smith College (Sedalia, MO)
• Buried: Burr Oak Cemetery (Alsip, IL)
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Pitching

Basic Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1915-16	RP	FHL	24	SP	0	4	.000	4	4		2	0	0	30.2	19	13	31	0	13	24	0		2	145	3.82	82
1916	ALL	WES	25	LF	2	0	1.000	2	2		2	0	0	15.0	7	6	12	0	6	19	0		2	64	3.60	92
1917	ALL	WES	26	RF	3	4	.429	8	7		7	1	1	60.0	20	13	41	0	13	45	0		2	238	1.95	136
1918	BRG/ABC	EAS/WES	27	SP	7	6	.538	15	12		11	3	0	114.1	38	27	112	0	32	57	1		2	488	2.13	165
1919	DS	WES	28	LF	5	5	.500	11	10		9	2	0	85.0	31	23	68	0	30	39	0	0	2	341	2.44	145
1920	KCM	NNL/NvM	29	CF	6	6	.500	14	10		8	1	1	95.1	50	40	100	0	25	54	0		1	400	3.78	91
1921	KCM	NNL/NvH	30	CF	0	3	.000	8	3		1	0	1	41.2	27	23	41	0	11	15	0		1	173	4.97	74
1932	DAS	IND	41	SP	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	8.0	6	4	9	0	1	5	2		0	33	4.50	106
8	7			SP	23	29	.442	63	49		41	7	3	450.0	198	149	414	0	131	258	3	0	12	1882	2.98	114
162 Game Average					14	18	.442	38	30		25	4	2	273.1	120	90	251	0	80	157	2	0	7	1143	2.98	114

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	W	L	W%	G	GS	GF	CG	SHO	SV	IP	R	ER	H	HR	BB	K	WP	BK	HBP	BF	ERA	ERA+
1	Royal Poinciana Hotel			RP	0	4	.000	4	4		2	0	0	30.2	19	13	31	0	13	24	0		2	145	3.82	82
2	All Nations Club			SP	5	4	.556	10	9		9	1	1	75.0	27	19	53	0	19	64	0		4	302	2.28	124
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SP	4	5	.444	10	8		8	2	0	77.0	25	17	82	0	20	38	1		0	329	1.99	174
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	3	1	.750	5	4		3	1	0	37.1	13	10	30	0	12	19	0		2	159	2.41	151
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	5	5	.500	11	10		9	2	0	85.0	31	23	68	0	30	39	0	0	2	341	2.44	145
2	Kansas City Monarchs			CF	6	9	.400	22	13		9	1	2	137.0	77	63	141	0	36	69	0		2	573	4.14	85
1	Donaldson's All Stars			-	0	1	.000	1	1		1	0	0	8.0	6	4	9	0	1	5	2		0	33	4.50	106

Advanced Pitching

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1915-16	RP	FHL	24	SP	30.2		1.43	1.20		16.6%	24.4%		9.0%	12.2%		1.85	2.00		0.0%	0.6%
1916	ALL	WES	25	LF	15.0		1.20	1.31		29.7%	12.0%		9.4%	9.1%		3.17	1.31		0.0%	0.4%
1917	ALL	WES	26	RF	60.0		0.90	1.19		18.9%	11.3%		5.5%	8.4%		3.46	1.36		0.0%	0.2%
1918	BRG/ABC	EAS/WES	27	SP	114.1		1.26	1.40		11.7%	10.0%		6.6%	8.9%		1.78	1.19		0.0%	0.4%
1919	DS	WES	28	LF	85.0		1.15	1.31		11.4%	10.8%		8.8%	9.2%		1.30	1.17		0.0%	1.0%
1920	KCM	NNL/NvM	29	CF	95.1		1.31	1.29		13.5%	11.5%		6.3%	8.2%		2.16	1.39		0.0%	0.5%
1921	KCM	NNL/NvH	30	CF	41.2		1.25	1.28		8.7%	11.0%		6.4%	7.1%		1.36	1.55		0.0%	0.8%
1932	DAS	IND	41	SP	8.0		1.25	1.48		15.2%	12.5%		3.0%	7.7%		5.00	1.61		0.0%	0.7%
8	7			SP	450.0		1.21	1.30		13.7%	12.1%		7.0%	8.8%		1.97	1.35		0.0%	0.6%

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	IP		WHIP	Lg		K%	Lg		BB%	Lg		K/BB	Lg		HR%	Lg
1	Royal Poinciana Hotel			RP	30.2		1.43	1.20		16.6%	24.4%		9.0%	12.2%		1.85	2.00		0.0%	0.6%
2	All Nations Club			SP	75.0		0.96	1.21		21.2%	11.5%		6.3%	8.5%		3.37	1.35		0.0%	0.3%
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SP	77.0		1.32	1.45		11.6%	11.8%		6.1%	8.9%		1.90	1.32		0.0%	0.4%
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	37.1		1.13	1.29		11.9%	8.3%		7.5%	8.9%		1.58	0.93		0.0%	0.4%
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	85.0		1.15	1.31		11.4%	10.8%		8.8%	9.2%		1.30	1.17		0.0%	1.0%
2	Kansas City Monarchs			CF	137.0		1.29	1.29		12.0%	11.3%		6.3%	7.9%		1.92	1.44		0.0%	0.6%
1	Donaldson's All Stars			-	8.0		1.25	1.48		15.2%	12.5%		3.0%	7.7%		5.00	1.61		0.0%	0.7%

Opponent's Batting

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1915-16	RP	FHL	24	SP	4	145	125	19	31	1	1	0	3		13	24		2	5		3	.248	.329	.272	.601
1916	ALL	WES	25	LF	2	64	54	7	12	2	1	0	10		6	19		2	2		0	.222	.323	.296	.619
1917	ALL	WES	26	RF	8	238	216	20	41	7	2	0	4		13	45		2	7		4	.190	.242	.241	.483
1918	BRG/ABC	EAS/WES	27	SP	15	488	434	38	112	11	4	0	5		32	57		2	22		8	.258	.312	.302	.614
1919	DS	WES	28	LF	11	341	300	31	68	16	2	0	11		30	39	1	2	9		8	.227	.301	.293	.595
1920	KCM	NNL/NvM	29	CF	14	400	361	50	100	16	5	0	12		25	54		1	13		6	.277	.326	.349	.675
1921	KCM	NNL/NvH	30	CF	8	173	158	27	41	8	4	0	11		11	15		1	3		3	.259	.312	.361	.673
1932	DAS	IND	41	SP	1	33	31	6	9	0	1	0	2		1	5		0	1		0	.290	.313	.355	.667
8	7			SP	63	1882	1679	198	414	61	20	0	58		131	258	1	12	62		32	.247	.306	.307	.612

Year	Team	Lg	Age	Pos	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	SB	CS	BB	SO	IBB	HBP	SH	SF	DP	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Royal Poinciana Hotel			RP	4	145	125	19	31	1	1	0	3		13	24		2	5		3	.248	.329	.272	.601
2	All Nations Club			SP	10	302	270	27	53	9	3	0	14		19	64		4	9		4	.196	.259	.252	.511
1	Brooklyn Royal Giants			SP	10	329	296	25	82	7	3	0	2		20	38		0	15		7	.277	.323	.321	.644
1	Indianapolis ABCs I			SP	5	159	138	13	30	4	1	0	3		12	19		2	7		1	.217	.289	.261	.550
1	Detroit Stars I			SP	11	341	300	31	68	16	2	0	11		30	39	1	2	9		8	.227	.301	.293	.595
2	Kansas City Monarchs			CF	22	573	519	77	141	24	9	0	23		36	69		2	16		9	.272	.321	.353	.674
1	Donaldson's All Stars			-	1	33	31	6	9	0	1	0	2		1	5		0	1		0	.290	.313	.355	.667

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