Tony Cogan vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Tony Cogan
Gen XIllinoisThrows 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 Tony Cogan 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 5.84 and 1.824 for Tony Cogan. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tony Cogan and James McDonald

Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
14.23
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.46
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
5.84
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
11.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.68
11.68
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.55
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
6.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.216
1.216
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
43.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.55
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.824
1.824
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
36.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.42
43.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Tony Cogan and James McDonald

Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
14.23
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tony Cogan and James McDonald

Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
39
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
600
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Cogan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA