Brian Boehringer vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Brian Boehringer
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Boehringer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brian Boehringer led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 75), home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 82), and run prevention (ERA+ 104 vs 94). James McDonald held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 99). Role difference aside, Brian Boehringer holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Brian Boehringer and James McDonald

Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.54
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
4.36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1604
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534.2
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
522
8.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
4.61
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
7.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2375
39.98
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
4.71
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.61
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.489
1.489
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2030
34.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Brian Boehringer and James McDonald

Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1604
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
534.2
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.44
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
1.13
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.53
98.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.188
0.188
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian Boehringer and James McDonald

Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
5772.97
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
502.7
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
4.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
48.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.244
0.244
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.42
-23.01
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
259.46
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.31
2.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.54
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Boehringer
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA