Earl Caldwell vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Earl Caldwell
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Earl Caldwell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 4.69 and 1.557 for Earl Caldwell. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Earl Caldwell and James McDonald

Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.66
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.42
43.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.5
24.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
306
4.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1763
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
587.2
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
10.05
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
3.97
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
3.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.785
0.785
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2633
40.32
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.72
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
5.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
35.97
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.291
0.291
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Earl Caldwell and James McDonald

Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
27
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512.1
9
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Earl Caldwell and James McDonald

Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
200
674.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
178
600
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
171
600
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
157
529.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
94.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
77.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.48
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.37
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.85
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
26.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
117.98
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
121.35
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
14
47.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.93
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
97.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.21
24.29
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
26.97
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
144.94
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
43.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.37
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA