Jack Egan vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Jack Egan
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Egan 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 10.8 and 2.000 for Jack Egan. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Egan and James McDonald

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
10.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Jack Egan and James McDonald

Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Egan and James McDonald

Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.02
2.81
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA