Kevin Chapman vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Kevin Chapman
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Chapman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Chapman posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.09 and WHIP 1.582 compared to 4.2 and 1.442 for James McDonald. By the career numbers, Kevin Chapman had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Chapman and James McDonald

Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
9.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
8.84
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
7.85
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
40.58
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.42
4.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
34.36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Kevin Chapman and James McDonald

Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
9.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Chapman and James McDonald

Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
58
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
600
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA