James McDonald vs. Cotton Williams — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cotton Williams
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, James McDonald and Cotton Williams are fairly close on the surface numbers. James McDonald carried a career ERA of 4.2 against Cotton Williams's 4.62. The surface numbers don't cleanly separate James McDonald and Cotton Williams — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for James McDonald and Cotton Williams

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.84
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.24
43.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
4.62
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
181.1
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
10.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
2.88
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
4.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
797
39.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.79
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
5.61
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.79
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.439
1.439
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
720
35.74
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.99
1.99
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Cotton Williams

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.3
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.93
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1447
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
482.1
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.64
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.84
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.25
93.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.949
1.949
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
62.6
62.6
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.1
64.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Cotton Williams

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
83
214.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
171
600
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
232
600
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
213
550.86
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
142.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
116.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.93
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
10.34
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.59
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.86
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23.14
59.85
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
183.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
186.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.557
0.557
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.255
0.255
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
82.76
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
62.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
142.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.83
69.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.79
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Cotton Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Cotton Williams
Career
Per 600 PA