Kevin Cameron vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Kevin Cameron
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Cameron as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Cameron posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.564 compared to 4.2 and 1.442 for James McDonald. By the career numbers, Kevin Cameron had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Cameron and James McDonald

Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
7.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
8.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.01
0.01
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
7.3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.3
7.3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.367
1.367
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
383
39.93
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.483
1.483
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
327
34.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Kevin Cameron and James McDonald

Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
7.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
259
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Cameron and James McDonald

Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
8280
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Cameron
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA