Jose Diaz vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Jose Diaz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Diaz 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 9.39 and 2.609 for Jose Diaz. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Diaz and James McDonald

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
9.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.39
9.39
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
12.91
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.91
12.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5.87
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.826
1.826
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.52
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.35
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
51.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.57
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.609
2.609
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
37.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.65
51.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Jose Diaz and James McDonald

Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5.87
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Jose Diaz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Diaz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Diaz and James McDonald

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