Harry Arundel vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Harry Arundel
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPittsburg AlleghenysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Arundel 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 4.5 and 1.531 for Harry Arundel. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Arundel and James McDonald

Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.76
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.97
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
4.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
11.84
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.84
11.84
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.94
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
3.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.615
0.615
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.48
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
41.61
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
8.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
39.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.44
7.44
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.61
41.61
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Harry Arundel and James McDonald

Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
3.81
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
4.47
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
4.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.65
92.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Arundel and James McDonald

Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
16
147.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
544.62
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.477
0.477
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
101.54
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
101.54
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.01
27.81
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
101.54
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
156.92
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.164
0.164
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
73.85
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.74
34.48
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
65
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Arundel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Arundel
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA