James McDonald vs. Mike Willis — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Willis
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike 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 led in home run suppression (HR9+ 82 vs 61), strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 87), and run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 81). Mike Willis held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 75). Role difference aside, James McDonald holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for James McDonald and Mike Willis

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.21
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.64
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.46
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
9.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
1.09
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
231
4.06
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.77
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.46
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
4.53
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.922
0.922
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.27
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1295
39.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
4.9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.69
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.7
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.473
1.473
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
34.57
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Mike Willis

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
4.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
888
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
296
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.58
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.49
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.13
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.07
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.14
97.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.472
0.472
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Mike Willis

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
136
477.19
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
144
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
171
600
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Mike Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Willis
Career
Per 600 PA