Bill Macdonald vs. Luke Putkonen — Career Comparison

Bill Macdonald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luke Putkonen
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Macdonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Luke Putkonen as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Macdonald posted a career ERA of 4.66 against Luke Putkonen's 4.66, with WHIP of 1.534 and 1.552 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Macdonald and Luke Putkonen

Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.02
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.19
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.18
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.62
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
4.66
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.66
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
8.42
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
10.24
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.42
8.42
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.24
10.24
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.95
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
5.39
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.54
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.59
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
7.26
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.998
0.998
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.3
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
703
39.46
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
40.41
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.35
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.5
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.84
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.84
4.84
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.531
1.531
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
33.96
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
193
35.94
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.46
39.46
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41

Fielding Stats for Bill Macdonald and Luke Putkonen

Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
8.19
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.1
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.93
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.56
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.49
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.49
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Macdonald and Luke Putkonen

Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
392.73
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
600
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
534.55
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
13.61
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
109.09
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.83
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
18
196.36
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Luke Putkonen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Luke Putkonen
Career
Per 600 PA