Jakob Junis vs. Ben McDonald — Career Comparison

MillenialArkansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

The numbers give Ben McDonald a clear advantage over Jakob Junis across the core pitching metrics. Ben McDonald led in run prevention (ERA+ 119 vs 93), home run suppression (HR9+ 105 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 105 vs 97). Jakob Junis held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 129 vs 113). Ben McDonald was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Jakob Junis and Ben McDonald

Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.65
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.47
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.23
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.54
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.49
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.49
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.7
52.7
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.59
46.59
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.17
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.04
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
410
4.36
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
561
3.91
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2541
27
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
876
9.31
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
8.27
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
1.38
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.96
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.3
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
437
3.05
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.13
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.3
2.3
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
768
8.16
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
894
6.23
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.031
1.031
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.23
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.56
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.22
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3605
38.31
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5408
37.69
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.22
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
4.69
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
606
4.22
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.24
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.21
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.63
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.64
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.289
1.289
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.257
1.257
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3299
35.05
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4875
33.98
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.31
38.31
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Jakob Junis and Ben McDonald

Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
2.65
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
1.47
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
1.23
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
1.38
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2541
27
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3874
27
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
847
9
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1291.1
9
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.46
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.66
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
1.25
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
1.17
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
1.99
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
1.12
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.91
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
95.45
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.14
96.14
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.422
0.422
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.59
46.59
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.84
93.84
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.09
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jakob Junis and Ben McDonald

Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
16600
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
211
126600
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-0.82
-54.81
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Ben McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jakob Junis
Career
Per 600 PA
Ben McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA