James McDonald vs. Jeff Williams — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Williams
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats RightOceaniaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Williams 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 7.49 and 1.855 for Jeff Williams. 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 Jeff Williams

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.77
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.81
10.81
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
7.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.56
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
4.68
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.231
1.231
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
42.29
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.56
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
8.12
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.838
1.838
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Jeff Williams

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.77
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.72
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.65
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.81
10.81
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Jeff Williams

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
1707.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
23.82
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
52.63
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
66.67
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
26.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA