Jay Avrea vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Jay Avrea
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Avrea as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jay Avrea posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.688 compared to 4.2 and 1.442 for James McDonald. By the career numbers, Jay Avrea had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jay Avrea and James McDonald

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
42.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.19
42.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Jay Avrea and James McDonald

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
27
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512.1
9
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jay Avrea and James McDonald

Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Avrea
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA