Jaime Cerda vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Jaime Cerda
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Jaime Cerda 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 4.26 and 1.606 for Jaime Cerda. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jaime Cerda and James McDonald

Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
9.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.26
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
8.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.59
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
5.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.44
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
6.68
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.29
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
40.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
33.53
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Jaime Cerda and James McDonald

Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
9.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
368
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
122.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.76
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jaime Cerda and James McDonald

Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
132
39600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jaime Cerda
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA