Tom Funk vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Tom Funk
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Funk 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 6.48 and 1.920 for Tom Funk. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Funk and James McDonald

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
37.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Tom Funk and James McDonald

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Funk and James McDonald

Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA