Rico Garcia vs. Luther McDonald — Career Comparison

Rico Garcia
MillenialHawaiiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Luther McDonald
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher

Luther McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Rico Garcia as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luther McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.28 and WHIP 1.486 compared to 5.27 and 1.557 for Rico Garcia. By the career numbers, Luther McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rico Garcia and Luther McDonald

Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
7.59
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
1.7
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.62
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.06
58.06
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.59
58.59
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.59
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.27
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
4.28
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
9
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
10.29
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
648
11.15
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.29
10.29
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
2.06
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.43
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.06
2.06
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
3.6
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
2.22
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.22
2.22
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
7.59
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
2.75
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.243
1.243
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.553
0.553
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.64
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.22
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
39.99
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2305
39.67
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.93
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.41
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
5.27
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
5.28
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.27
5.27
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.08
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.9
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.71
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
280
36
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2100
36.14
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.99
39.99
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Rico Garcia and Luther McDonald

Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
7.59
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
1.72
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
210
27
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1569
27
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
9
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
523
9
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.14
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.91
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
3.17
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.05
Rico Garcia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
96.2
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.068
0.068
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
58
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rico Garcia and Luther McDonald

Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
35400
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
305.56
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
216
600
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
208
577.78
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
125
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
102.78
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16.67
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.22
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.33
37.01
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
155.56
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
138.89
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
61.11
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
30.56
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
88.89
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.52
40.32
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
13.89
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
216
216
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.33
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.78
Rico Garcia
Career
Per 600 PA
Luther McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100