James McDonald vs. Bill Vinton — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Vinton
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Vinton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bill Vinton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.46 and WHIP 1.194 compared to 4.2 and 1.442 for James McDonald. By the career numbers, Bill Vinton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James McDonald and Bill Vinton

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.06
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.49
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.54
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.22
47.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.97
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.46
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
942
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
8.66
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
160
4.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.742
0.742
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.77
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
39.98
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.19
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
231
6.62
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.194
1.194
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1318
37.78
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.98
39.98

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Bill Vinton

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
978
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
326
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.21
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.47
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
3.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
2.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.55
84.55
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.325
2.325
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Bill Vinton

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
37
157.45
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
141
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
570.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.112
0.112
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
63.83
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
51.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.77
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
12.77
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.97
12.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
76.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
93.62
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.134
0.134
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
68.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
38.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
106.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.87
-3.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
29.79
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
140.43
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
4.27
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Bill Vinton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Vinton
Career
Per 600 PA