James McDonald vs. Ted Wills — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wills
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wills 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 5.46 and 1.674 for Ted Wills. 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 Ted Wills

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.66
15.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
4.2
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
5.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
487
8.55
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
10.14
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.56
8.56
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
1.4
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.69
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
7.76
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
6.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.76
7.76
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.314
1.314
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.234
1.234
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.82
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.33
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2215
38.91
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
40.91
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
4.58
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.94
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.26
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.401
1.401
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
33.92
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
35.74
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.91
38.91
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Ted Wills

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.6
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.83
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.64
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.49
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
1.42
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.98
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.29
95.29
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.11
91.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.494
0.494
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.66
15.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Ted Wills

James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
1028.57
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
145
508.77
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
538.78
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
56.14
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
49.12
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.02
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.68
9.4
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
52.66
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
63.16
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
101.75
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48.98
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
61.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.18
-4.15
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
56.94
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
3
36.73
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
75
263.16
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
2.28
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24.49
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA