Donaldson
295/352/529/143
Avg/obp/slg/ops+
Machado
302/357/527/144
Per baseball reference, Machado has 17 defensive runs saved to Donaldson's 8. Donaldson is 4.3 bwar to Machado's 4.5.
So, homer Droford isn't right. But saying "it isn't close" is, ironically, not close. They're about as even as it gets offensively with Machado having the better glove.
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