Zach McAllister vs. Gifford McDonald — Career Comparison

Zach McAllister
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gifford McDonald
Lost GenerationSouth CarolinaNorth AmericaNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Gifford McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach McAllister as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Zach McAllister posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.15 and WHIP 1.412 compared to 4.69 and 1.649 for Gifford McDonald. By the career numbers, Zach McAllister had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Zach McAllister and Gifford McDonald

Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.33
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.82
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
1.03
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.44
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.44
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.53
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.48
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.31
45.31
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.69
23.69
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.95
78.95
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
4.15
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.69
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.15
4.15
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791
27
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
282
27
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
9
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
9
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
9.51
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
10.34
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.34
10.34
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
1.07
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.03
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.5
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.17
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
8.25
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
5.27
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.25
8.25
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.253
1.253
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.085
1.085
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.33
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.23
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.48
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2592
39.08
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
41.65
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.84
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
4.82
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
6.22
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.82
4.82
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.22
6.22
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.12
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.72
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.23
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.62
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.77
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.649
1.649
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2353
35.47
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
365
34.95
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.08
39.08
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.65
41.65

Fielding Stats for Zach McAllister and Gifford McDonald

Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.33
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.03
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1791
27
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
597
9
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.51
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.48
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.86
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.14
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.13
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
2.36
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.99
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.14
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
88
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.69
23.69
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Zach McAllister and Gifford McDonald

Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
287
28700
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
22
240
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
55
600
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
523.64
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.427
0.427
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
76.36
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
65.45
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.87
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.64
17.87
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
87.27
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
109.09
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.363
0.363
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
54.55
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
76.36
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.29
-28.8
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
14.01
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach McAllister
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Gifford McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McAllister
Career
Per 600 PA
Gifford McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA