Jim McDonald vs. Ryan O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Jim McDonald
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan O'Rourke
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim McDonald built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan O'Rourke as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim McDonald posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.27 and WHIP 1.543 compared to 4.84 and 1.324 for Ryan O'Rourke. By the career numbers, Jim McDonald had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim McDonald and Ryan O'Rourke

Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
2.62
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.06
47.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.44
40.44
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
4.27
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.84
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1404
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
489
9.4
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.33
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.12
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.44
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
3.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
9.12
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.831
0.831
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.593
1.593
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2064
39.69
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
37.99
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.42
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
5.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.21
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.74
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1825
35.1
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
31.66
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.69
39.69
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99

Fielding Stats for Jim McDonald and Ryan O'Rourke

Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
7.37
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
10.43
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.14
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
27
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
27
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.1
9
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.11
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.93
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
6.13
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.74
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
8.57
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
8.24
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.68
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.2
96.2
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.118
1.118
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.161
0.161
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.44
15.44
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.7
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim McDonald and Ryan O'Rourke

Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
545.1
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
33600
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
600
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
128
501.96
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.569
0.569
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
90.2
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
66.67
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
19.61
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.92
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
23.53
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.8
38.45
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
117.65
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
160.78
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.055
0.055
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.288
0.288
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
54.9
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
39.22
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
94.12
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.07
39.47
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
70.59
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
48
188.24
Ryan O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim McDonald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.45
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McDonald
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA