Scott Elbert vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Scott Elbert
MillenialMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Elbert as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Elbert posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.386 compared to 4.2 and 1.442 for James McDonald. By the career numbers, Scott Elbert had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Elbert and James McDonald

Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
11.82
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
8.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.93
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.91
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
8.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.407
1.407
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
38.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.74
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
361
33.61
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.17
38.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Scott Elbert and James McDonald

Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
11.82
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.37
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.56
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.93
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.079
0.079
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Elbert and James McDonald

Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
127
12700
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
32.61
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
19.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Elbert
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA