Mike Armstrong vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Mike Armstrong
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Armstrong as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Armstrong led in run prevention (ERA+ 110 vs 94), walk avoidance (BB%+ 90 vs 75), and home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 82). James McDonald held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 107). Role difference aside, Mike Armstrong holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Mike Armstrong and James McDonald

Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
4.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
7.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
5.88
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.112
1.112
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1439
38.32
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
4.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1252
33.34
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.32
38.32
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Mike Armstrong and James McDonald

Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Armstrong and James McDonald

Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
198
39600
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA