Leon Carlson vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Leon Carlson
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Carlson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Carlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 4.2 and 1.442 for James McDonald. By the career numbers, Leon Carlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Carlson and James McDonald

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
36.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Leon Carlson and James McDonald

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512.1
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Carlson and James McDonald

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
5.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA