How James McDonald's Runs Compares to Similar Players

James McDonald totaled 261 career Runs, well below the starting pitcher average of 382.3 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Runs season came in 2008, posting 0, well below the starting pitcher average of 56.6 that year. The highest point came in 2011 at 86, well above the starting pitcher average of 53.7 that year. The Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Runs total went from 86 in 2011 to 85 in 2012 and 24 in 2013, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Runs profile — ranging from 0 to 86 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

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James McDonald Runs Per Season

James McDonald's Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
James McDonald Runs per season line chart

James McDonald Runs by Team

James McDonald's career Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
James McDonald career Runs by team bar chart

James McDonald Cumulative Runs — Career Progression

A running total of James McDonald's career Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
James McDonald Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

James McDonald Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes James McDonald's seasonal Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
James McDonald Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

James McDonald Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of James McDonald's MLB career with Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
James McDonald Runs season-by-season breakdown table