Brendan Donovan vs. Brian Johnson — Career Comparison

Brendan Donovan
Gen ZGermanyThrows RightBats LeftEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
Brian Johnson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueCatcher

When their careers are measured against the same standard, Brendan Donovan comes out clearly ahead of Brian Johnson across most offensive categories. Brendan Donovan led in contact rate (K%+ 164 vs 106), walk rate (BB%+ 109 vs 75), and on-base percentage (OBP+ 115 vs 90). Brian Johnson held the edge in home run production (HR/PA+ 141 vs 67). Brendan Donovan was the more complete offensive player.

Hitting Stats for Brendan Donovan and Brian Johnson

Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
492
147.16
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
471
183.63
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2006
600
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1539
600
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1765
527.92
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1415
551.66
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.708
0.708
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
498
148.95
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
351
136.84
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
106.48
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
236
92.01
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
29.01
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
23.39
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.5
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
2.34
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
40
11.96
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
19.1
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
142
42.47
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115
44.83
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271.83
81.31
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
164.9
64.29
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
725
216.85
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
570
222.22
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
723
216.25
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
443
172.71
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.291
0.291
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.694
0.694
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.598
0.598
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.312
0.312
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
241
72.08
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
132
51.46
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
202
60.42
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
196
76.41
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
403
120.54
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
279
108.77
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286.23
85.61
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
163.35
63.68
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.86
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
4.68
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
54.44
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
80
31.19
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.79
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271
81.06
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
104.48
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.4
7.4
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5.74
5.74
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.2
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.59
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
6.24
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.98
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
42
16.37
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.49
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.39
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.59
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.17
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.08
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.56
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55.56
55.56
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
25

Fielding Stats for Brendan Donovan and Brian Johnson

Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.22
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
1.17
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
1.01
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
1
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11200
27
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9903
27
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3733.1
9
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3301
9
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
1.93
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2629
7.17
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
707
1.7
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.43
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.06
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
3.67
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2807
7.65
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
3.63
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2786
7.6
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.95
98.95
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.25
99.25
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.976
2.976
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.509
6.509
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.2
83.2
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.98
85.98
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
0.38
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.06
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.08
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.7
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.29