Tony Arnold vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Tony Arnold
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 5.06 and 1.685 for Tony Arnold. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Arnold and James McDonald

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
11.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
3.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.87
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
39.41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.49
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
5.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.95
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.583
1.583
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
35.04
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Tony Arnold and James McDonald

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.37
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
78.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.99
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
4.02
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Arnold and James McDonald

Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
600
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA