James McDonald vs. Turk Wendell — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Turk Wendell
Gen XMassachusettsThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Turk Wendell as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Turk Wendell led in run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 94), home run suppression (HR9+ 93 vs 82), and walk avoidance (BB%+ 85 vs 75). James McDonald held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 95). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Turk Wendell.

Pitching Stats for James McDonald and Turk Wendell

James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
7.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.17
52.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.93
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1937
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
8.13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.13
8.13
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
1.02
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
4.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.77
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
515
7.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.18
7.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.299
1.299
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.39
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2812
39.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
2.56
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
4.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.53
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2406
33.54
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.2
39.2

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Turk Wendell

James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
552
7.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1937
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645.2
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.96
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
2.27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.09
95.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Turk Wendell

James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
552
6759.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
526.53
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
4.99
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
97.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.237
0.237
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-1.17
-14.37
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
232.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.58
2.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Turk Wendell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Turk Wendell
Career
Per 600 PA