Sunday, November 5, 2017

Josh Donaldson: Hit-streak related stats


Below is a list of every Josh Donaldson hit streak of at least 10 games:

1. 12 games (08/21/2016 to 09/03/2016)
2. 11 games (09/03/2013 to 09/15/2013)
2. 11 games (06/08/2016 to 06/18/2016)
4. 10 games (04/06/2014 to 04/16/2014)
4. 10 games (08/04/2014 to 08/13/2014)
4. 10 games (05/25/2015 to 06/05/2015)
4. 10 games (04/03/2016 to 04/14/2016)

Below are details about his longest hit streak of 12 games:

- He went 17 for 45: .378
- He was batting .289 when the hit streak began and was batting .297 by the end.
- He was batting 2nd for all 12 games.
- He had 1 3-hit games (all 3 were homers), 3 2-hit games and 8 1-hit games.
- Here's a video of his 3-homer game which includes the cool hockey-loving Blue Jay fan tradition of the fans throwing their hats on the field for the hat trick: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/twins-vs-blue-jays/2016/08/28/448810?#game_state=final,game_tab=videos,game=448810
- His first hit came in the following plate appearances:
     -1st plate appearance: 1 time
     - 2nd plate appearance: 6 times
     - 3rd plate appearance: 1 time
     - 4th plate appearance: 3 times
     - 5th plate appearance 1 time.
- His first hit came in the following innings:
     - 1st inning: 1 time
     - 2nd inning: 1 time
     - 3rd inning: 3 times
     - 4th inning: 2 times
     - 5th inning: 1 time
     - 6th inning: 1 time
     - 7th inning: 1 time
     - 8th inning: 1 time
     - 9th inning: 1 time.
- His first hit for each game was 7 singles, 1 double and 4 homers.
- His total hits during the streak were 10 singles, 1 double and 6 homers.
- He had 12 total RBI's.
- Closest call to breaking the streak came on 09/03/2016:
     - He was to be the 8th batter in the 9th inning and picked up a single to extend his streak to 12 games.
- His streak ended against the Rays:
     - He went 0-3 with two walks.
     - He was 0-2 with a walk against Chris Archer
     - He walked against Brad Boxberger in the 7th
     - He grounded out to 3rd against Ryan Garton in the 9th.

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