James McDonald vs. Dale Willis — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Willis
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Willis 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 5.04 and 1.657 for Dale Willis. 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 Dale Willis

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.04
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.04
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
9.27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.98
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9.47
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.47
9.47
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.612
1.612
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.81
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
41.71
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.64
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
35.87
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.71
41.71

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Dale Willis

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.04
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.81
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.61
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.62
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Dale Willis

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
2600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
14.97
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
14.04
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
6.7
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Dale Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Dale Willis
Career
Per 600 PA