Pedro Baez vs. Bill Macdonald — Career Comparison

Pedro Baez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Macdonald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Macdonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Pedro Baez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Baez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 4.66 and 1.534 for Bill Macdonald. By the career numbers, Pedro Baez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Baez and Bill Macdonald

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.02
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.18
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.52
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.37
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
4.66
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.87
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
8.42
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.99
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.95
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.39
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.33
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
3.59
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.998
0.998
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.25
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
36.95
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
39.46
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.36
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.57
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.5
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.22
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.45
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
33.18
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
33.96
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Pedro Baez and Bill Macdonald

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1088
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362.2
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.65
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.92
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.79
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.49
86.49
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.088
0.088
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Baez and Bill Macdonald

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
31028.57
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
36
392.73
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
534.55
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
13.61
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
109.09
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.83
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
43.64
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
196.36
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA