Jamie Arnold vs. Bill Macdonald — Career Comparison

Jamie Arnold
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Macdonald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Macdonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Jamie Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Macdonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 5.73 and 1.652 for Jamie Arnold. By the career numbers, Bill Macdonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jamie Arnold and Bill Macdonald

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.02
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.58
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.18
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.17
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
5.73
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.66
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
27
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
108.1
9
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
9.89
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.42
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.95
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
4.82
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
5.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.49
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.998
0.998
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
41.04
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
39.46
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.91
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
6.73
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.73
6.73
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.74
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
34.64
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
33.96
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Jamie Arnold and Bill Macdonald

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
4.15
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.58
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108.1
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.83
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.41
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.24
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.1
93.1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.42
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jamie Arnold and Bill Macdonald

Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
1428.57
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
36
392.73
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
542.86
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
534.55
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
54.55
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.25
13.61
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
109.09
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
17.01
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
1.83
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
18
196.36
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
3.06
3.06
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jamie Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA