James McDonald vs. Harry Wilhelm — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Wilhelm
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Wilhelm as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. James McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.442 compared to 6.12 and 1.560 for Harry Wilhelm. By the career numbers, James McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for James McDonald and Harry Wilhelm

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
60
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
12.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.96
12.96
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
39.96
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.72
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.92
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.92
7.92
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
38.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Harry Wilhelm

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.88
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Harry Wilhelm

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
553.85
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
107.45
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
369.23
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.974
0.974
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
116.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Harry Wilhelm
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Harry Wilhelm
Career
Per 600 PA