Jim Donohue vs. Rudy Schwenck — Career Comparison

Jim Donohue
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Rudy Schwenck
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Rudy Schwenck built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Donohue as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Rudy Schwenck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.357 compared to 4.29 and 1.545 for Jim Donohue. By the career numbers, Rudy Schwenck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Donohue and Rudy Schwenck

Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
4.06
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.46
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
4.29
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.81
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
10.29
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.81
8.81
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.39
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
4.75
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
6.72
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.72
6.72
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.66
1.66
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.275
1.275
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
686
39.75
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
36
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.56
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
4.64
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
34.88
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
33.43
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.75
39.75
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36

Fielding Stats for Jim Donohue and Rudy Schwenck

Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.06
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.04
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.56
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
15.75
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.51
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
15.75
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.3
96.3
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.371
0.371
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Donohue and Rudy Schwenck

Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
1166.67
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.7
11.61
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
100
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
100
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.226
0.226
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
50
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-4.89
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.62
74.51
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.6
3.6
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Donohue
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Rudy Schwenck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Donohue
Career
Per 600 PA
Rudy Schwenck
Career
Per 600 PA