Joe Colon vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Joe Colon
MillenialP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Colon 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 7.2 and 2.000 for Joe Colon. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Colon and James McDonald

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.84
6.84
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
10.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
45
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
38.7
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Joe Colon and James McDonald

Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
9.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.182
0.182
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Colon and James McDonald

Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
600
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Colon
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA