James McDonald vs. Brandon Workman — Career Comparison

James McDonald
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon Workman
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

James McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Workman as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brandon Workman led in home run suppression (HR9+ 275 vs 82), run prevention (ERA+ 129 vs 94), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 113 vs 89). Role difference aside, Brandon Workman holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for James McDonald and Brandon Workman

James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
6.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.71
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.61
51.61
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.17
54.17
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.2
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
4.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.252
0.252
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
987
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
9
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
487
8.55
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
8.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.18
8.18
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.98
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
1.04
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.06
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.29
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
442
7.76
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
343
9.38
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.314
1.314
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2215
38.91
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1410
38.57
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
261
4.58
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164
4.49
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.33
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.22
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.26
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.3
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.69
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.401
1.401
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1931
33.92
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1230
33.65
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.99
1.99
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for James McDonald and Brandon Workman

James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
2.3
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
6.51
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.44
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.49
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1537
27
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
987
27
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512.1
9
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
329
9
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.6
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.6
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.83
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.49
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.29
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.42
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.26
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.29
95.29
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.193
0.193
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.6
62.6
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for James McDonald and Brandon Workman

James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
136
477.19
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
238
35700
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
600
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
145
508.77
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
56.14
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
49.12
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.02
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
9.4
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
63.16
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.75
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.184
0.184
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
52.63
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
14.04
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
66.67
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.18
-4.15
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-45.12
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
45.61
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
263.16
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.28
2.28
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
45.61
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.54
Brandon Workman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
James McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Brandon Workman
Career
Per 600 PA