James McDonald vs. Dan Wheeler — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Wheeler
Gen XRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Wheeler as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dan Wheeler led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 144 vs 75), run prevention (ERA+ 118 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 99 vs 89). James McDonald held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 82 vs 76). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Dan Wheeler.

Pitching Stats for James McDonald and Dan Wheeler

James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.35
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.76
36.76
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.98
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.27
8.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
2.73
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.45
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
7.8
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.169
1.169
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2680
37.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
2.63
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
4.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.59
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2430
34.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.65
37.65

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Dan Wheeler

James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
589
8.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.81
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
1.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
1.32
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.91
96.91
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Dan Wheeler

James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
44250
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
525
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
9.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.81
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Dan Wheeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Wheeler
Career
Per 600 PA