James McDonald vs. Brad Wieck — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Wieck
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Wieck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Wieck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.106 compared to 4.2 and 1.442 for James McDonald. By the career numbers, Brad Wieck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James McDonald and Brad Wieck

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.77
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
13.42
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.42
13.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.894
1.894
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
37.41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.51
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
33.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Brad Wieck

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.046
0.046
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Brad Wieck

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
19500
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA