John Donaldson vs. Jordy Mercer — Career Comparison

John Donaldson
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueCenter Fielder
Jordy Mercer
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueShortstop

Looking at the career totals, John Donaldson and Jordy Mercer are closely matched on the surface stats. Jordy Mercer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.712 vs .701) and slugging (.386 vs .368). John Donaldson had the advantage in on-base percentage (.333 vs .326). By the career numbers, Jordy Mercer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for John Donaldson and Jordy Mercer

John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
274
143.58
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
950
166.86
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
1145
600
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3416
600
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
1012
530.31
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3104
545.2
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.745
0.745
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.715
0.715
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
287
150.39
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
139.81
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
230
120.52
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
542
95.2
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
18.34
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
30.39
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
8.38
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
15
2.63
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.14
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66
11.59
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
57
29.87
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
254
44.61
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
133.11
69.75
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381.3
66.97
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
372
194.93
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1197
210.25
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
362
189.69
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1069
187.76
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.701
0.701
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.62
0.62
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
0.28
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
149
78.08
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
330
57.96
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.36
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
54.1
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
283
148.3
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
572
100.47
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151.86
79.58
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
382.91
67.26
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
2.1
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
4.74
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
71
37.21
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
246
43.21
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
9.84
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.57
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
589
103.45
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
381.67
381.67
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
5.8
5.8
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.67
23.67
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
30.39
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
22
3.86
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
2.99
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
73
12.82
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.24
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
2.28
John Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
1.93
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
16.24
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
24
4.22
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 600 PA
54.17
54.17

Fielding Stats for John Donaldson and Jordy Mercer

John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
1.12
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
936
1.11
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
0.94
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
1.01
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7009
27
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22704
27
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2336.1
9
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7568
9
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
1.8
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
1.32
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
0.54
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2429
2.89
John Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.12
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.09
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
639
2.46
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3618
4.3
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
607
2.34
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3542
4.21
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.99
94.99
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.9
97.9
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.086
2.086
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.784
3.784
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.51
83.51
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.71
90.71
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Jordy Mercer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
511
0.61
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordy Mercer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0