Miguel Castro vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Miguel Castro
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Miguel Castro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Miguel Castro led in home run suppression (HR9+ 113 vs 82), run prevention (ERA+ 107 vs 94), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 81 vs 75). James McDonald held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 83). Role difference aside, Miguel Castro holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Miguel Castro and James McDonald

Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
8.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
4.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
7.89
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
1.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
4.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
7.98
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2028
39.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.61
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.81
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1745
33.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.11
39.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Miguel Castro and James McDonald

Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
8.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1400
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Miguel Castro and James McDonald

Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
425
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
600
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Miguel Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Miguel Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA