Nick Avila vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Nick Avila
Gen ZCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Nick Avila 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 8.49 and 1.714 for Nick Avila. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nick Avila and James McDonald

Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.49
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.61
6.61
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
13.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.11
13.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.54
1.54
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.31
2.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
10.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.457
1.457
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
42.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
9.26
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
38.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Nick Avila and James McDonald

Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
6.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.77
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.77
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nick Avila and James McDonald

Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
600
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nick Avila
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA