J.D. Davis Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 218 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/27/1993 (30)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- Cal State Fullerton
J.D. Davis Season Stats
Last 10 Games
J.D. Davis News
The San Francisco Giants placed third baseman J.D. Davis (shoulder) on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to Sept. 27) on Thursday with a left-shoulder strain. Davis injured his shoulder earlier this week during a slide against the San Diego Padres and will now end up missing the rest of the regular season, which concludes this Sunday. In his first full year in San Francisco in 2023, the 30-year-old former Met hit .248/.325/.413 with 18 home runs, 23 doubles, a triple, 69 RBI, one stolen base and 61 runs scored in 144 games and 546 plate appearances. He hit .262 (16-for-61) with three homers, five doubles, nine RBI and 10 runs scored in 20 games (17 starts) in the final month of the season.
San Francisco Giants third baseman J.D. Davis (shoulder) suffered a left-shoulder strain in Tuesday night's loss to the San Diego Padres, according to the team. Before departing the contest, Davis had a double in his only at-bat. He was replaced at third base by Tyler Fitzgerald. Davis injured himself during a slide into third base in the first inning. With less than a week left to play in the 2023 regular season, there's a good chance the 30-year-old has played his last game of the year. Wilmer Flores (knee) is also hobbled, so if Davis cannot return this year, Fitzgerald would likely see the majority of playing time at the hot corner through Sunday's season finale. Davis entered Tuesday's contest hitting .246 (118-for-479) with 18 home runs, 22 doubles, a triple, 69 RBI and 61 runs scored in 143 games in his first full year with the Gigantes.
San Francisco Giants third baseman J.D. Davis is back in the starting lineup for a crucial game Wednesday afternoon versus the Arizona Diamondbacks and right-hander Merrill Kelly. The Giants sit three games back of the final Wild Card spot in the National League while the D-backs currently occupy the second Wild Card spot in the senior circuit. The 30-year-old Davis didn't start Tuesday's 8-4 loss but did go hitless in a pinch-hitting appearance. He enters Wednesday's contest hitting .252 with 18 home runs, one stolen base, and a .750 OPS across 137 appearances on the season. He has a tough matchup on tap against Kelly who sports a healthy 3.45 ERA across his 27 starts on the campaign.
Batting Order
| 1 | Brandon Crawford |
| 2 | LaMonte Wade Jr. |
| 3 | Thairo Estrada |
| 4 | Michael Conforto |
| 5 | Joc Pederson |
| 6 | Mike Yastrzemski |
| 7 | Tyler Fitzgerald |
| 8 | Blake Sabol |
| 9 | Casey Schmitt |
J.D. Davis Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Brandon Crawford |
| 2 | LaMonte Wade Jr. |
| 3 | Thairo Estrada |
| 4 | Michael Conforto |
| 5 | Joc Pederson |
| 6 | Mike Yastrzemski |
| 7 | Tyler Fitzgerald |
| 8 | Blake Sabol |
| 9 | Casey Schmitt |
Third baseman/outfielder J.D. Davis took a step back in 2020. In what was expected to be a breakout season, Davis posted just a .247 batting average to go with six home runs and 19 RBI in 190 at-bats. Extrapolated over the course of a full 162-game season, Davis' production only equated to a 16 HR, 50 RBI campaign. Davis' power struggles resulted from decreased line drive and fly ball rates, a drop in overall barrel rate, a huge overall launch angle dip to 3.3 degrees down from 10.6 degrees in 2019, and a groundball rate that rose to 56.3% from 47% in 2019. Notably, Davis posted an elite exit velocity of 96.1 mph on FB/LD, which was in the top-20 in all of MLB for qualified batters. While this suggests a 2021 HR rebound, his groundball tendencies, if not addressed, could cap such positive regression. Davis' lower batting average in 2020 resulted from a much lower contact rate outside the zone and continued issues with the breaking ball, hitting only .150 against such offerings. Looking to 2021, Davis should see a rebound in HR totals, though expectations should be tempered due to GB%. Based on his other 2020 hitting metrics, Davis should also see positive regression in batting average, particularly if he can get his contact rate outside the zone closer to his career average. That said, Davis will remain more valuable in on-base-percentage formats where he maintained solid on-base skills in 2020 behind a 13.5% walk rate (up from 8.4% in 2019). With a current 214 ADP, Davis can provide managers with boring but solid returns in the later rounds of drafts. Managers can reasonably expect around 20-22 HR, 60-70 RBI, and an average close to .270 from the Mets regular third baseman.
