Victor Cruz vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Victor Cruz
Baby BoomersD.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 Victor Cruz as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Victor Cruz led in strikeout rate (K%+ 166 vs 107), walk avoidance (BB%+ 97 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 89). James McDonald held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 82 vs 73). Role difference aside, Victor Cruz holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Victor Cruz and James McDonald

Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
7.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.93
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
4.35
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.76
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
8.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.24
8.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.399
1.399
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
37.99
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.45
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.73
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.288
1.288
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
965
32.05
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Victor Cruz and James McDonald

Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
6.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
271
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.7
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.86
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.67
86.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Victor Cruz and James McDonald

Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
187
22440
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Victor Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA