Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 2008
- Draft
- 2002Rd 11, Pk 331
- College
- Golden West College
Bio
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Debut
- 2008
- Draft
- 2002Rd 11, Pk 331
- College
- Golden West College
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 131
- W
- 32
- L
- 30
- ERA
- 4.20
- IP
- 512.1
- K
- 442
- BB
- 231
- WHIP
- 1.40
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | LAD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 2009 | LAD | 45 | 5 | 5 | 4.00 | 63.0 | 54 | 34 | 1.49 |
| 2010 |  LAD/PIT | 15 | 4 | 6 | 4.02 | 71.2 | 68 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 2011 | PIT | 31 | 9 | 9 | 4.21 | 171.0 | 142 | 78 | 1.49 |
| 2012 | PIT | 30 | 12 | 8 | 4.21 | 171.0 | 151 | 69 | 1.26 |
| 2013 | PIT | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5.76 | 29.2 | 25 | 20 | 1.65 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 2
- W
- 0
- L
- 0
- ERA
- 0.00
- IP
- 5.1
- K
- 7
- BB
- 2
- WHIP
- 0.94
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 37
- CG
- 1
- SHO
- 0
- K/9
- 7.8
- GB
- 608
- FB
- 910
- G/F
- 0.70
- WP
- 19
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 4 | 17 | 0.2 | 0 |
| 2009 | LAD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 86 | 101 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2010 | LAD/PIT | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 69 | 140 | 0.5 | 5 |
| 2011 | PIT | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 209 | 315 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2012 | PIT | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 | 202 | 285 | 0.7 | 3 |
| 2013 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 | 38 | 52 | 0.7 | 2 |
What were James McDonald's career stats?
James McDonald played 6 seasons for the Dodgers and the Pirates. He had 32 wins and 442 strikeouts with a 4.20 ERA over 512.1 innings. His best season was 2012: 12 wins, a 4.21 ERA and 151 strikeouts.
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