Brendan Donovan vs. Mark Loretta — Career Comparison

Brendan Donovan
Gen ZGermanyThrows RightBats LeftEuropeSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueSecond BasemanGold GloveAll-Star
Mark Loretta
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueSecond BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Brendan Donovan and Mark Loretta are a strikingly close offensive match — their adjusted numbers sit nearly on top of each other across the most important hitting dimensions. Their on-base numbers were nearly identical (OBP+ 115 for Brendan Donovan, 111 for Mark Loretta), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 101 vs 101). The overall lean goes to Brendan Donovan, but the margin between these two hitters is genuinely razor-thin.

Hitting Stats for Brendan Donovan and Mark Loretta

Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
492
147.16
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1726
157.91
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
2006
600
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6558
600
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
1765
527.92
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5812
531.75
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.787
0.787
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.774
0.774
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
498
148.95
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1713
156.72
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
356
106.48
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1306
119.49
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
29.01
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
309
28.27
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
1.5
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.01
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
11.96
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
6.95
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
42.47
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
407
37.24
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.238
0.238
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
271.83
81.31
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
816.76
74.73
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
725
216.85
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2294
209.88
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
723
216.25
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2339
214
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.361
0.361
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.772
0.772
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.754
0.754
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.129
0.129
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.743
0.743
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.691
0.691
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.312
0.312
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
241
72.08
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
768
70.27
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
60.42
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
629
57.55
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
403
120.54
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1321
120.86
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
286.23
85.61
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889.7
81.4
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
12.86
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
6.5
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
182
54.44
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
555
50.78
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
6
1.79
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
1.83
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
271
81.06
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
605
55.35
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
7.4
7.4
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.84
10.84
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.67
0.67
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
0.92
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
1.2
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
5.12
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
3.59
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
5.86
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
5.98
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 600 PA
157
14.36
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
4.49
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47
4.3
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
3.59
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
3.2
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
8.08
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
7.5
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 600 PA
55.56
55.56
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.32
57.32

Fielding Stats for Brendan Donovan and Mark Loretta

Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
1.22
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1685
1.22
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.01
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
1.02
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11200
27
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37162
27
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3733.1
9
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12387.1
9
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
799
1.93
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3465
2.52
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
707
1.7
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3490
2.54
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
0.07
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1522
3.67
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7047
5.12
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1506
3.63
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6955
5.05
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.95
98.95
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 9 Innings
98.69
98.69
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.976
2.976
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.128
4.128
Brendan Donovan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.2
83.2
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.09
83.09
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
159
0.38
Mark Loretta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
0.63
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brendan Donovan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Loretta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0