Cy Alberts vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Cy Alberts
Pre-GenerationalMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Cy Alberts and James McDonald are fairly close on the surface numbers. James McDonald posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.2 vs 6.18) and WHIP (1.442 vs 1.988). Cy Alberts had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.33 per nine innings vs 0.98). By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Cy Alberts and James McDonald

Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
11.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.39
11.39
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.51
6.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.084
1.084
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
40.99
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.988
1.988
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
34.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.99
40.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Cy Alberts and James McDonald

Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.32
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.29
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Cy Alberts and James McDonald

Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
240
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
7
420
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
3.66
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.06
-3.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cy Alberts
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA