James Atkins vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

James Atkins
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, James Atkins and James McDonald are fairly close on the surface numbers. James Atkins posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.6 vs 4.2) and home runs allowed (0.6 per nine innings vs 0.98). James McDonald had the advantage in WHIP (1.442 vs 1.733). By the career numbers, James Atkins had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for James Atkins and James McDonald

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.867
0.867
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.733
1.733
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
34.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for James Atkins and James McDonald

James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
27
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512.1
9
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James Atkins and James McDonald

James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
480
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.74
88.74
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.92
110.35
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James Atkins
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA