Jay Aldrich vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Jay Aldrich
Baby BoomersLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Aldrich as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Aldrich led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 75), home run suppression (HR9+ 98 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 94). James McDonald held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 64). Role difference aside, Jay Aldrich holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Jay Aldrich and James McDonald

Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.13
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.41
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.72
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.86
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.81
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
0.782
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
474
39.26
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.454
1.454
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
34.87
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.295
0.295
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.26
39.26
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Jay Aldrich and James McDonald

Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
5.13
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.99
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.07
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Aldrich and James McDonald

Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
62
37200
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Aldrich
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA