Josh Donaldson vs. Ray Grimes — Career Comparison

Josh Donaldson
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueThird BasemanSilver SluggerMVPAll-Star
Ray Grimes
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueFirst Baseman

Josh Donaldson and Ray Grimes 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+ 119 for Josh Donaldson, 120 for Ray Grimes), and so was their slugging (SLG+ 127 vs 123). By any fair read of the numbers, these two were remarkably similar hitters.

Hitting Stats for Josh Donaldson and Ray Grimes

Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1384
141.8
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
433
145.3
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5856
600
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
1788
600
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5022
514.55
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1537
515.77
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.856
0.856
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.897
0.897
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1310
134.22
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
505
169.46
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
732
75
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
352
118.12
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
287
29.41
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
33.89
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
1.23
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
8.39
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
279
28.59
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
27
9.06
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
578
59.22
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
153
51.34
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.054
0.054
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
898.02
92.01
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
316.33
106.15
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2458
251.84
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
737
247.32
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2093
214.45
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
726
243.62
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.358
0.358
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
0.48
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.847
0.847
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.893
0.893
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.851
0.851
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.933
0.933
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.289
0.289
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.347
0.347
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
816
83.61
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
90.27
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
816
83.61
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
88.26
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1353
138.63
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
505
169.46
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
881.57
90.33
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
328.1
110.1
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
5.94
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
17
5.7
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
74.28
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
204
68.46
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.25
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
1221
125.1
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
44.63
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.8
4.8
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.44
13.44
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
0.59
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.53
1.53
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
0.51
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
10.07
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
4.71
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
135
13.83
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
4.1
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
7.05
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
1.02
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
5.7
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
5.12
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
12.75
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
80
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 600 PA
55.26
55.26

Fielding Stats for Josh Donaldson and Ray Grimes

Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1234
1.04
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1215
1.03
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31965
27
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10655
9
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1028
0.87
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4335
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2346
1.98
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
0.12
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3519
2.97
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4581
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3374
2.85
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4529
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.88
95.88
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.86
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.734
2.734
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10.632
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.46
98.46
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.21
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Donaldson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.01
Ray Grimes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Josh Donaldson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0
Ray Grimes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0