John Bale vs. Bob Macdonald — Career Comparison

John Bale
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bob Macdonald
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

The numbers give John Bale a clear advantage over Bob Macdonald across the core pitching metrics. John Bale led in home run suppression (HR9+ 235 vs 90), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 130 vs 94), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 130 vs 100). John Bale was the better reliever — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for John Bale and Bob Macdonald

John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.65
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.57
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.66
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.34
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234.1
9
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
9.48
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
8.99
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.83
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
3.89
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.11
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
7.67
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
5.45
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.67
7.67
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.063
1.063
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
39.64
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1017
39.06
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.09
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.11
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
5.08
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.61
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.36
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.38
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.62
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.98
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.61
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.455
1.455
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
664
34.41
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
888
34.11
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.06
39.06

Fielding Stats for John Bale and Bob Macdonald

John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.65
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.57
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.62
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
27
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
27
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.2
9
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
234.1
9
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.31
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.46
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
1.61
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.97
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.5
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.92
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.46
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.37
97.37
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.44
97.44
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.339
0.339
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.01
11.01
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Bale
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Bale and Bob Macdonald

John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
3847.06
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
197
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
7.41
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.42
-14.95
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
8
282.35
Bob Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
John Bale
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
2.13
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
John Bale
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA