Fernando Abad vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Fernando Abad
MillenialD.R.Throws LeftBats LeftCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Fernando Abad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fernando Abad led in run prevention (ERA+ 127 vs 94), walk avoidance (BB%+ 102 vs 75), and home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 82). James McDonald held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 94). Role difference aside, Fernando Abad holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Fernando Abad and James McDonald

Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
10.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.23
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.68
23.68
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
3.78
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
8.7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.7
8.7
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
1.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
3.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
7.41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.179
1.179
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1513
38.39
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.61
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
4.01
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.76
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.322
1.322
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1356
34.41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.39
38.39
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Fernando Abad and James McDonald

Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
10.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1064
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
354.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.02
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
1.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.116
0.116
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fernando Abad and James McDonald

Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
27066.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.82
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.62
-41.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.54
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fernando Abad
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA