Eric Eckenstahler vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Eric Eckenstahler
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Eckenstahler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Eric Eckenstahler posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.8 and WHIP 1.732 compared to 4.2 and 1.442 for James McDonald. By the career numbers, Eric Eckenstahler had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Eric Eckenstahler and James McDonald

Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
8.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.46
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
9.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.775
1.775
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
41.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.66
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.76
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
34.61
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.83
41.83
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Eric Eckenstahler and James McDonald

Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.037
0.037
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Eric Eckenstahler and James McDonald

Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
600
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Eckenstahler
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA