A. J. Cole vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

A. J. Cole
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and A. J. Cole as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James McDonald led in home run suppression (HR9+ 82 vs 63), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 89 vs 77), and run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 86). A. J. Cole held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 95 vs 75). Role difference aside, James McDonald holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for A. J. Cole and James McDonald

A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.78
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.61
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.44
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.43
17.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
205.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
9.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.71
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
3.59
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
9.12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
905
39.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.35
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
35.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for A. J. Cole and James McDonald

A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
4.78
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
616
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
205.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.05
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.43
17.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for A. J. Cole and James McDonald

A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
2180
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
520
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
26.47
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
5
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
20
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
1.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
2
40
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. J. Cole
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
40
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.54
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
A. J. Cole
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA