Jim Bronstad vs. Bill Macdonald — Career Comparison

Jim Bronstad
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Bill Macdonald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Bill Macdonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bronstad as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Macdonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.66 and WHIP 1.534 compared to 5.48 and 1.591 for Jim Bronstad. By the career numbers, Bill Macdonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Bronstad and Bill Macdonald

Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.02
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.18
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.62
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.48
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.66
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
281
27
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
9
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.57
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.42
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.06
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.95
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.56
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
5.39
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.59
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.998
0.998
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.77
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
39.68
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
39.46
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
5.86
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
5.5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
35.94
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
33.96
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46

Fielding Stats for Jim Bronstad and Bill Macdonald

Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.32
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.2
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.96
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.92
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.88
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.67
6.67
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Bronstad and Bill Macdonald

Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
1566.67
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
36
392.73
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
566.67
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
534.55
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.21
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
13.61
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1
33.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
109.09
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.5
-49.89
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.83
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
333.33
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
196.36
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bronstad
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA