Al Atkinson vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Atkinson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Atkinson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.96 and WHIP 1.259 compared to 4.2 and 1.442 for James McDonald. By the career numbers, Al Atkinson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and James McDonald

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
403
3.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
915
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
435
4.28
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.704
0.704
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and James McDonald

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2832
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.52
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.19
84.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and James McDonald

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
424
600
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
171
600
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
387
547.64
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
90.57
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
76.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
14.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
110.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
19.81
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA