Nathan Eovaldi vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Nathan Eovaldi
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Nathan Eovaldi a clear advantage over James McDonald across the core pitching metrics. Nathan Eovaldi led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 112 vs 75), home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 82), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 89). James McDonald held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 95). Nathan Eovaldi was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Nathan Eovaldi and James McDonald

Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.57
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.44
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.44
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.84
54.84
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.99
93.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.89
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5107
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1702.1
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1661
8.78
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.78
8.78
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
188
0.99
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
2.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.46
2.46
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1487
7.86
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.86
7.86
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.147
1.147
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.29
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.29
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7124
37.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
780
4.12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
0.84
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6537
34.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Nathan Eovaldi and James McDonald

Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
316
1.67
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1.57
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.44
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5107
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1702.1
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.89
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
1.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.04
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
1.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
1.95
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.14
98.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.168
1.168
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.99
93.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nathan Eovaldi and James McDonald

Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
317
1093.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
174
600
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
171
600
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
153
527.59
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
4.87
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
12
41.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
19
65.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
9
31.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
6.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
11
37.93
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
-5.48
-18.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
7
24.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
97
334.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
48.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nathan Eovaldi
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA