Simon Castro vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Simon Castro
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Simon Castro 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 4.5 and 1.296 for Simon Castro. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Simon Castro and James McDonald

Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
8.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.83
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
198
33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Simon Castro and James McDonald

Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.073
0.073
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Simon Castro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Simon Castro and James McDonald

Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
600
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Castro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Simon Castro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA