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Splinter
Donaher		  
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Height: 6' 2''
Weight: 205
 
Born: October 6, 1943 in Usa
 
Awards & Accomplishments
All-Star Selections 1975   
Ratings - Batting     Help
  AVG 2B 3B HR BB SO
Year Age Tm Lg Salary vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1973 29 LOU JL $ 3,790,000 5 7 6 5 6 6 1 1 1 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4
1974 30 LOU JL $ 3,790,000 5 8 7 5 6 6 1 1 1 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 4
1975 31 PHX JL $ 3,790,000 5 8 7 5 7 6 1 1 1 4 5 5 4 5 5 5 3 4
1976 32 JAX JL $ 11,200,000 5 8 7 6 7 6 0 0 0 4 6 5 4 5 5 5 3 4
1977 33 JAX JL $ 11,200,000 5 8 7 6 7 6 0 0 0 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 4
1978 34 JAX JL $ 11,200,000 5 7 6 6 7 7 0 0 0 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 3 4
1979 35 PHX JL $ 5,555,555 4 7 6 6 7 7 0 0 0 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 3 4
1980 36 SLC FL $ 4,500,000 4 7 6 6 7 7 0 0 0 3 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4
OOTP5 Min Ratings $ 3,790,000 4 7 6 5 6 6 0 0 0 3 5 4 3 4 4 5 3 4
OOTP5 Max Ratings $ 11,200,000 5 8 7 6 7 7 1 1 1 5 6 5 4 5 5 5 4 4
                                             
  Contact Power Gap Eye Ks
Year Age Tm Lg Salary   vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA vL vR OA
1981 37 NO FL $ 1,000,000   16 16 14 4 7 7 10 13 12 5 8 7 11 9 9
1982 38 NO FL $ 3,070,001   10 10 9 2 6 5 4 7 6 4 7 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Min Ratings $ 1,000,000   10 10 9 2 6 5 4 7 6 4 7 6 6 6 6
OOTP6 Max Ratings $ 3,070,001   16 16 14 4 7 7 10 13 12 5 8 7 11 9 9
Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Owner's Choice - Hitter Award or Owner's Choice - Rookie Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR OWS
1973 29 LOU JL 160 591 87 198 31 2 22 93 6 9 54 113 .335 .388 .506 .894 104.8 19.3
1974 30 LOU JL 154 579 88 184 38 5 12 55 15 2 51 69 .318 .376 .463 .839 94.6 21.4
1975 31 LOU JL 45 167 24 50 7 2 6 31 4 0 13 29 .299 .352 .473 .825 26.4 4.9
  PHX JL 103 365 59 141 28 3 10 54 8 1 36 43 .386 .440 .562 1.001 77.5 18.3
  TOT   148 532 83 191 35 5 16 85 12 1 49 72 .359 .412 .534 .946 104.0 23.3
1976 32 JAX JL 153 485 61 140 23 4 10 57 10 4 46 82 .289 .349 .414 .763 68.5 10.8
1977 33 JAX JL 154 470 48 112 29 3 6 47 12 4 55 82 .238 .322 .351 .673 55.7 7.5
1978 34 JAX JL 151 469 54 131 35 0 12 60 5 5 50 81 .279 .350 .431 .781 63.5 8.8
1979 35 PHX JL 153 537 67 151 34 3 9 67 3 0 61 107 .281 .354 .406 .760 77.0 16.7
1980 36 SLC FL 130 279 25 83 13 0 3 36 3 1 24 44 .297 .351 .376 .727 33.9 4.5
1981 37 VAN JL 68 219 36 75 19 0 8 37 2 0 17 49 .342 .391 .539 .930 41.2 9.7
  NO FL 53 173 25 53 15 0 2 28 1 0 23 42 .306 .391 .428 .819 27.7 6.0
  TOT   121 392 61 128 34 0 10 65 3 0 40 91 .327 .391 .490 .881 68.9 15.7
    AAA   7 8 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 .125 .222 .500 .722 1.1  
1982 38 NO FL 116 228 23 78 18 1 4 21 0 0 14 43 .342 .379 .482 .861 35.1 7.2
10 Years Sim 1440 4562 597 1396 290 23 104 586 69 26 444 784 .306 .368 .448 .816 705.9 135.1
1 Years AAA 7 8 2 1 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 2 .125 .222 .500 .722 1.1  
162 Game Average 513 67 157 32 2 11 65 7 2 49 88 .306 .368 .448 .816 79.4  
Career Highs 160 591 88 198 38 5 22 93 15 9 61 113 .359 .412 .534 .946 104.8  
Career Batting Splits     Help
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Category G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS XR
vs RH   3459 486 1134 234 19 87 467 57 22 377 573 .328 .394 .482 .876 618.7
vs LH   1103 111 262 56 4 17 119 12 4 67 211 .238 .281 .342 .622 104.4
Home 708 2268 297 703 146 12 44 285 34 10 229 380 .310 .373 .443 .816 362.0
Away 732 2294 300 693 144 11 60 301 35 16 215 404 .302 .362 .453 .815 361.1
RISP   1106 0 327 75 8 24 446 0 0 134 218 .296 .363 .443 .806 177.7
Pinch Hitting   294 29 98 26 2 6 43 1 0 29 51 .333 .392 .497 .889 52.7
Close/Late   592 51 183 40 2 13 81 0 0 77 109 .309 .388 .449 .838 100.5
Mar/Apr 254 828 104 238 45 7 20 107 16 10 83 167 .287 .353 .431 .784 122.7
May 258 867 112 245 53 1 21 112 12 2 84 132 .283 .348 .419 .767 124.8
June 227 715 99 250 52 6 18 93 10 3 74 117 .350 .410 .515 .924 138.0
July 226 675 94 215 50 2 12 87 12 2 60 112 .319 .373 .452 .825 108.6
August 250 785 99 236 52 2 14 94 10 1 70 134 .301 .357 .425 .782 116.3
Sep/Oct 225 692 89 212 38 5 19 93 9 8 73 122 .306 .373 .458 .831 112.7
Fielding Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Slick Fielder Award.
Year Age Tm Lg Pos G GS IP PO A E DP FPct RF   DWS
1973 29 LOU JL RF 160 158 1391.0 342 13 7 0 .981 2.30   2.6
1974 30 LOU JL RF 149 144 1281.0 283 6 3 2 .990 2.03   2.7
1975 31 LOU JL RF 43 39 355.1 68 3 3 1 .959 1.80   0.7
    CF 0 0 2.8 1 0 0 0 1.000 3.21   0.0
  PHX JL RF 98 90 789.9 152 6 6 1 .963 1.80   1.2
    CF 1 1 6.2 1 0 0 0 1.000 1.45   0.0
  TOT   RF 141 129 1145.0 220 9 9 2 .962 1.80   1.9
      CF 1 1 9.0 2 0 0 0 1.000 2.00   0.0
1976 32 JAX JL RF 142 122 1074.7 259 8 2 2 .993 2.24   2.8
1977 33 JAX JL RF 140 122 1053.0 262 4 2 1 .993 2.27   3.0
1978 34 JAX JL RF 132 105 975.3 216 4 8 1 .965 2.03   2.5
    2B 2 1 12.7 4 5 0 1 1.000 6.40   0.1
    1B 1 1 9.0 9 0 1 0 .900 9.00   0.0
1979 35 PHX JL RF 148 142 1254.3 293 11 13 0 .959 2.18   2.6
1980 36 SLC FL RF 89 26 380.7 77 3 1 0 .988 1.89   0.7
    LF 15 14 124.0 30 4 1 0 .971 2.47    
    CF 1 1 8.0 2 0 1 0 .667 2.25    
1981 37 VAN JL RF 62 51 451.1 92 6 1 1 .990 1.96   0.3
  NO FL RF 49 39 371.9 76 5 1 1 .988 1.96   1.2
  TOT   RF 111 90 823.0 168 11 2 2 .989 1.96   1.5
1982 38 NO FL RF 82 35 381.7 88 0 1 0 .989 2.08   1.1
  RF 1294 1073 9759.6 2208 69 48 10 .979 2.10   21.5
  LF 15 14 124.0 30 4 1 0 .971 2.47    
  CF 2 2 17.0 4 0 1 0 .800 2.12   0.0
  2B 2 1 12.7 4 5 0 1 1.000 6.40   0.1
  1B 1 1 9.0 9 0 1 0 .900 9.00   0.0
Career Totals   1314 1091 9922.3 2255 78 51 11 .979 2.12   21.5
Career Highs   160 158 1391.0 342 13 13 2 .993 2.30    
Post-Season Batting Stats     Help
Bold lines indicate player won Post Season MVP Award.
Year Age Tm Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
1979 35 PHX JL 10 41 4 11 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 9 .268 .302 .341 .644
Career Post-Season Batting 10 41 4 11 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 9 .268 .302 .341 .644
Batting Leaderboards     Help
Top 10 finishes. Stats are Year-Rank-Value. League leaders are in bold.
(*) indicates hit-less at-bats added to meet minimum plate appearances.
Season Rankings are League Based.
Batting Average
1973-2-.335
1974-3-.318
1975-1-.359
CAR-32-.306
 On-Base Pct
1973-8-.388
1974-7-.376
1975-5-.412
CAR-47-.368
 Slugging Pct
1975-6-.534
 OPS
1973-10-.894
1975-4-.946
 XR
1975-9-104.0
 Hits
1973-8-198
1974-1-184
1975-7-191
Singles
1973-9-143
1974-4-129
1975-8-135
 Doubles
1974-5-38
1975-9-35
1978-7-35
        
 
   Black Ink Test: 7    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 13)
   Gray Ink Test: 30    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 95)
   Hall of Fame Standards: 29    (Avg Batter in HOF ~ 46)
 
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  3. Luke Hazelton (926)
  4. Jack Spratt (918)
  5. Lyman Bostock (917)
  6. Jan Kranz (914)
  7. Francesco Rivera (910)
  8. John Minor (909)
  9. Manny Cosenza (909)
  10. Bruce Meathouse (907)
History
Drafted in 6th round, 131st overall pick, by Louisville in 1973
Had first career hit on 4/2/1973, off Jose Abbey (CHA)
Hit first career homerun on 4/16/1973, off Kip Beichman (CHA)
Had 20-game hitting streak snapped on 8/19/1973
Traded from Louisville to Phoenix on 5/21/1975 (Going to PHX: RF S. Donaher, 1B T. Calderon. Going to LOU: RF M. Bayer, LF O. Gaona, P J. Perera, P M. Mota, P E. Peeler)
Had 5 hits with 2 RBI against Honolulu on 6/5/1975
Drove in 7 runs against Washington on 6/6/1975
Won Player of the Week award on 6/11/1975, hitting .531 with 2 HR, 11 RBI
Won Batter of the Month award on 7/1/1975, hitting .481 with 4 HR, 18 RBI
Was selected to the 1975 Allstar game
Signed as a free agent by Jacksonville on 2/10/1976 to a 3-year deal worth $11,200,000 per year
Had 5 hits with 3 RBI against Washington on 7/8/1976
Drove in 6 runs against Washington on 4/4/1978
Signed as a free agent by Phoenix on 2/13/1979 to a 1-year deal worth $5,555,555 per year
Signed as a free agent by Salt Lake City on 2/6/1980 to a 1-year deal worth $4,500,000 per year
Signed as a free agent by Vancouver on 2/13/1981 to a 1-year deal worth $1,000,000 per year
Injured on 4/25/1981 with a Bruised Ribs, out for 1-2 weeks
Traded from Vancouver to New Orleans on 7/2/1981 (Going to NO: RF Splinter Donaher. Going to VAN: SS Elias Martinez)
Injured on 9/19/1981 with a Pulled Back Muscle, out for one week
 
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