J.D. Davis Stats
- Height / Weight
- 6' 3" / 218 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 4/27/1993 (29)
- Experience
- 3
- College
- Cal State Fullerton
J.D. Davis Season Stats
Last 10 Games
J.D. Davis News
San Francisco Giants third baseman J.D. Davis is in the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Davis was traded to the Giants on Tuesday in exchange for slugger Darin Ruf. Now, he'll start at third base and bat fifth versus lefty Julio Urias on Wednesday. Davis should see plenty of at-bats against left-handed pitching down the stretch. He's hitting .238/.324/.359 with four homers and 21 RBI through 66 games this season. The hope is that a change of scenery will spark his bat, but he might only play a platoon role with San Francisco.
The San Francisco Giants are acquiring J.D. Davis and prospects from the New York Mets in exchange for veteran first baseman/outfielder Darin Ruf, according to Andy Martino of SNY. Davis has been relegated to mainly serving as the Mets' DH this season, slashing just .238/.324/.359 with four homers, a 9.7 BB%, and a woeful 31.4 K%. He might see a slight uptick in usage with the Giants, but he still doesn't produce enough to justify rostering him in fantasy leagues.
New York Mets third baseman J.D. Davis had a four-hit game against the San Francisco Giants Monday night, adding two doubles, two RBI, and two runs scored in five at-bats. In doing so, he raised his slash line for the season to .230/.326/.351. Davis has been among the unluckiest hitters in baseball, with not much to show for his excellent hard-hit rate, but it's notable that he was in the starting lineup against the right-handed Alex Cobb, so perhaps more plate appearances, and more production, are soon to come.
Batting Order
| 1 | LaMonte Wade Jr. |
| 2 | Wilmer Flores |
| 3 | J.D. Davis |
| 4 | Mike Yastrzemski |
| 5 | Austin Slater |
| 6 | Brandon Crawford |
| 7 | David Villar |
| 8 | Ford Proctor |
| 9 | Joey Bart |
J.D. Davis Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | LaMonte Wade Jr. |
| 2 | Wilmer Flores |
| 3 | J.D. Davis |
| 4 | Mike Yastrzemski |
| 5 | Austin Slater |
| 6 | Brandon Crawford |
| 7 | David Villar |
| 8 | Ford Proctor |
| 9 | Joey Bart |
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.
