James McDonald vs. Lucio Valdés — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lucio Valdés
Lost GenerationCubaCaribbeanCuban Stars EastAmerican Negro LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, James McDonald and Lucio Valdés are fairly close on the surface numbers. James McDonald posted stronger numbers in ERA (4.2 vs 33.75) and WHIP (1.442 vs 3.750). Lucio Valdés had the advantage in home runs allowed (0 per nine innings vs 0.98). By the career numbers, James McDonald 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 James McDonald and Lucio Valdés

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.44
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.81
19.81
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
20.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
67.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
33.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.5
67.5

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Lucio Valdés

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.44
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Lucio Valdés

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Lucio Valdés
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Lucio Valdés
Career
Per 600 PA