Rube Fischer vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Rube Fischer
Greatest GenerationSouth DakotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Rube Fischer and James McDonald are fairly close on the surface numbers. James McDonald posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.2 vs 5.1) and WHIP (1.442 vs 1.667). Rube Fischer had the advantage in home runs allowed (0.47 per nine innings vs 0.98). By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rube Fischer and James McDonald

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.54
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
32
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.96
37.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
5.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1148
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
382.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
416
9.78
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
222
5.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.26
1.26
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.936
0.936
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1754
41.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
242
5.69
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1523
35.82
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.25
41.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Rube Fischer and James McDonald

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
27
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512.1
9
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.602
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Fischer and James McDonald

Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
531.15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
122
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
114
560.66
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.537
0.537
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
78.69
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
14.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
29.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
38.26
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
162.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
132.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.516
0.516
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.097
0.097
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.404
0.404
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
54.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
63.93
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
108.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.97
34.27
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
24.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
127.87
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.69
4.69
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
9.84
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Fischer
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA