Sam Leever vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Sam Leever
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Sam Leever posted a stronger line than James McDonald. Sam Leever posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.47 vs 4.2) and WHIP (1.141 vs 1.442). By the career numbers, Sam Leever 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 Sam Leever and James McDonald

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
388
1.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.01
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.34
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.99
65.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.06
77.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
0.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
731
2.47
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7982
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2660.2
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2449
8.28
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
587
1.99
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
847
2.87
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10662
36.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1023
3.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.141
1.141
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9987
33.78
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.07
36.07
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Sam Leever and James McDonald

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7998
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2666
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
2.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
777
2.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
743
2.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.62
95.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.91
1.91
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.05
38.05
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Leever and James McDonald

Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
217.32
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1074
600
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
171
600
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
993
554.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.493
0.493
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
102.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
150
83.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
9.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
7.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
18.44
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.71
31.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
234
130.73
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
239
133.52
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
50.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
43.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
92.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57.05
31.87
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.91
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
27.37
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
77.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.78
7.78
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.36
0.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
13.97
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.23
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Leever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA