Dale Matthewson vs. James McDonald — Career Comparison

Dale Matthewson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Matthewson 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 4.34 and 1.328 for Dale Matthewson. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dale Matthewson and James McDonald

Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.34
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
8.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.72
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
242
37.55
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.86
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
33.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.55
37.55
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Dale Matthewson and James McDonald

Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1537
27
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512.1
9
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.464
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dale Matthewson and James McDonald

Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
2900
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
18.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
21.87
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Matthewson
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA