James McDonald vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Venafro led in home run suppression (HR9+ 253 vs 82), walk avoidance (BB%+ 113 vs 75), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 109 vs 89). James McDonald held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 67). Role difference aside, Mike Venafro holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for James McDonald and Mike Venafro

James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
4.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
3.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.888
0.888
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
34.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Mike Venafro

James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.43
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.43
91.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.209
0.209
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Mike Venafro

James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA