Bill Macdonald vs. Ken Takahashi — Career Comparison

Bill Macdonald
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Takahashi
Gen XJapanThrows LeftBats LeftAsiaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Macdonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Takahashi as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Takahashi posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.96 and WHIP 1.390 compared to 4.66 and 1.534 for Bill Macdonald. By the career numbers, Ken Takahashi had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Macdonald and Ken Takahashi

Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
2.02
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9.22
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.18
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.62
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.11
42.11
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
4.66
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.248
0.248
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
481
27
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
27
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160.1
9
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.1
9
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
8.42
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.57
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.42
8.42
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.95
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
5.39
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.61
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
3.59
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.57
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.57
7.57
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.78
1.78
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.998
0.998
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.22
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
703
39.46
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
38.2
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.51
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.65
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
5.5
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.96
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.96
2.96
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.66
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.99
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.534
1.534
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
33.96
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
32.27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.72
2.72
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.46
39.46
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2

Fielding Stats for Bill Macdonald and Ken Takahashi

Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
9.22
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
27
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.1
9
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.98
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.3
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.45
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.583
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.66
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Macdonald and Ken Takahashi

Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
392.73
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
8400
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
534.55
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.122
0.122
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
13.61
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
109.09
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.332
0.332
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.121
0.121
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
1.83
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
196.36
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.06
3.06
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Ken Takahashi
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Macdonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Takahashi
Career
Per 600 PA