Bill Crouch vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Bill Crouch
Greatest GenerationDelawareThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Crouch as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Crouch posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.47 and WHIP 1.355 compared to 4.2 and 1.442 for James McDonald. By the career numbers, Bill Crouch had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Crouch and James McDonald

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.89
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
3.47
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
467
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
9.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
3.01
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
3.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
37.81
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.356
1.356
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
34.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.81
37.81
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Bill Crouch and James McDonald

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
27
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512.1
9
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Crouch and James McDonald

Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
41
492
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.75
-20.95
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
120
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
36
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.54
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Crouch
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA