Bobby Ayala vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Bobby Ayala
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bobby Ayala led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 109 vs 75), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 101 vs 89), and strikeout rate (K%+ 113 vs 107). James McDonald held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 92). Role difference aside, Bobby Ayala holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Bobby Ayala and James McDonald

Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.68
45.68
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
4.78
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
576
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
9.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
245
3.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.34
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.83
3.83
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
8.45
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.365
1.365
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2537
39.64
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
3.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
5.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.69
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.434
1.434
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2210
34.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.87
0.87
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Bobby Ayala and James McDonald

Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
406
6.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1728
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
576
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.86
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.88
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.96
86.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bobby Ayala and James McDonald

Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
406
7164.71
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
547.06
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
2.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
52.94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.02
-35.56
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
229.41
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.62
2.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
52.94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA