Phil Haugstad vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Phil Haugstad
Greatest GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Haugstad 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 5.59 and 1.633 for Phil Haugstad. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Haugstad and James McDonald

Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.32
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.59
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
56.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
8.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.96
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.55
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
4.47
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.48
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.64
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
42.02
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.76
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.633
1.633
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
34.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.02
42.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Phil Haugstad and James McDonald

Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
27
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512.1
9
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.432
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Haugstad and James McDonald

Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
4440
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-12.72
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.5
2.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Haugstad
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA